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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gwaihir" data-source="post: 2874547" data-attributes="member: 14487">Location Antioch: The MuseumAn elderly man with a ribbon on his tunic noting his volunteer status walks up to the two elves and asks "Welcome to The Museum of the Ancient and Venerable Church. What can I do for you?"Randall asks, "Sir, I see there is a second Star Sapphire on display, and that it was recently found. This one (pointing at the clear star gem) I have seen here before. This other one looks different. Tell me true, is this just a display copy of what the curators think the other gems should look like? I would think they all look the same. And, they have been missing for a very long time."The Red Star Gem appears to be the one you had for a while."It is true as you say," the old man replies, "that a second Star Gem of St Xantas was recently found. It was a cause for much celebration among those of us at the Museum. It was found in the crypts below the Church of Eli."Randall quietly argues for a while, as before, that he thinks it poor policy to display poor copies of items in the museum, including other items found throughout the other areas."In spite of what you say, Sir, these are the real Star Gems that St. Xantas returned with from the deepest desert. Whenver the museum displays a fabrication of an item or scene, it is indicated as such. For example, if you look at the St. Salix display, you will note that the blade displayed there as Durandal is clearly labeled as a historians reproduction."Whispering, Randall asks "I heard that one of the star gems has a secret power that allows its holder to teleport. Is that true? Can someone touch the stone and teleport in or out of here? Oh I suspect there are magics preventing that, though." He looks around and mimes finding a force shield around the display case, pretending to sense forces and magics that may or may not be there.The man smiles. "I don't believe the Star Gems have teleportation as one of their abilities. As you can see from this sign over here: St Xantas returned with three Star Gems them from his desert travel. They are reputed to be Red, Blue, and Clear. We have now have two of the three here. Each a special power, the Clear, dispels Illusions, the Red, heals, while what the Blue does is unknown. It has been missing for several thousand years. Still you are correct, there are certainly many gaurds and wards both magical and mundane that protect the priceless artifacts of this place. And It seems you already know that this Museum, as well as all the Churches here in Antioch are warded against teleportation. A very common precaution."Randall and Elbereth thank the man, then leave the museum.</blockquote>

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