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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1818710" data-attributes="member: 99">The fire burned low in Urdrax’s mead hall and the companions were gathered close around with mugs of Brigante drink in their hands.  After a long day of exchanging information they had formed their course of action and prepared to embark upon it.  They had tired of talking far earlier in the day, far earlier than they had been able to quit talking.  Each now sat quietly thinking of the role he would play in the upcoming events.Lazarius would return to the Imperial War College and gather what information he could about the movements of the Legions.  He would also try to use his time to master additional magics that my aid them in the coming battles against the forces of Bane.  And Marius had also said he had some sort of project he needed help with but had declined to elaborate further until they were back in Emor.Marius was to try and gain an audience to Senator Gracchus and see if any ties could be made with him.  They had all decided that it would be best if they could somehow associate themselves with a legitimate authority in the Imperial regime in order to blunt the opportunities their enemies might use to call them outlaws.  Marius was also going to see if any further dirt could be dug up on Flavius, Pontius or Solvaria.  While such rumors had found little favor during their recent rise to power, once the Orcs attacked, they might be more vulnerable to political attack.Marius also pondered a personal matter that would require aid from Lazarius and possibly some of his friends among the Chancellors of the Imperial War College.  He had been made certain offers during his liaison with Jalena and it was time that he came to a decision on those matters.  But contacting her was something that required magic and, as much as he wished to keep these matters to himself, he simply didn’t have those resources.Marcus too would return to the Empire and intended to make his way up and down the southern coastal province, trying to bring warnings of the dire threat posed by the Orcs.  He hoped that his status as the Left Hand of St. Cuthbert would give him enough status among the parish priests of St. Cuthbert to have them pay heed to his warnings.  They would need to use every ounce of the Church’s influence to place pressure on the Imperial Army to be prepared for the threats posed by this coming Army of Bane.Speaks would travel south to the lands of the Suevi to meet with the various tribal shamans and with Relmar if he would agree to such a meeting.  He had to try and make them see the reason in falling back to the north and staying out of battle with the Legions until the coming invasion could force the Empire to make some hard decisions.  And he was also going to do his best to forge a new order among the shamans.  He respected their culture and traditions but also realized that they were contributing to the tribes acting separately rather than in unison.  Better that the shamans at least take a broader view.Cathal was going to journey northwards to the Stone Tooth and warn the Dwarves of the conflict that was about to take place in the south.  The small but growing enclave of Dwarves would no doubt wish to have some influence on who their neighbors would be in the coming years.  It was hoped that the budding trade between the Fodor tribes and Stone Tooth Dwarves would help push them toward offering some support.  But none of the companions held out much hope that the Dwarves would aid them directly in a battle against the Legions.  Still, it was worth the trip and only the hale and fleet-footed Cathal could hope to make the trip in a short enough time before their planned rendezvous in Hrongar’s Hill two week hence.It was then that they would embark upon their next trip to the City of Endless Summer.  They had reasoned that perhaps the army of Orcs would be attempting some sort of dire rituals, sending aid to Bane in his attempt to break free from his prison.  They also felt that if such rituals were to have a focal point from which this power was to be guided to Bane’s hands that it would be through the refuge he’d set up in the Blackpeaks.  And so, once they had made the preparations they could over the next couple of weeks, they would journey there once more to directly oppose the will of a god reborn.By some silent agreement, each rose from around the fire and went to his quarters for the night.  In the morning they would party ways again to do what good they could in the time they had left.</blockquote>

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