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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 5622908" data-attributes="member: 16069">The offer seems genuine enough, Derek's voice (reedy as it is) is tired and lacking in hope, although towards the end of his conversation not entirely hopeless- he perhaps sees a way out of this mess. You head on it to the chamber, which has seen better days.Here and there rats nest in the filth, a swarm of the creatures scurry around the entrance- they move away as you approach, or at least do not come any closer- you get the feeling the rats somehow obey the commands of whoever this Derek is.Here and there Dire Rats stand and scurry and scavenge in the dirt.You make your way past four statues, Halfling maidens- most odd, the walls of the crypt show signs of having once been adorned with delicate frescoes- here and there a partial scene presents itself, but again, for the most part the place is filthy and broken, plaster litters the floor near the walls.The altar at the end has been desecrated recently, it looks once to have been dedicated to Avandra, now however it is littered with the bloody, and in some cases, bitten corpses of rats.The attack doesn't come, but that's not to say you don't feel the threat, moving in you spy a small hand clutching a hand crossbow- the wielder obscurred behind one of the statues- you are being watched."Ratsssssss!" Mirtala hisses, the woman is a mess- you quickly assess the situation- she has been bitten by the rats- the wounds have not been cleaned, left to fester. There is life in her and yet it ebbs and flows, clearly she is infected- Filth Fever, in the early stages, left unattended she will die. Although she'll last at least two days more- she needs medical attention, more than you can bestow in this short visit to have any chance.Mirtala looks through you, half-smiles, reaches out to stroke your hand- and then suddenly draws back and shrieks- you do what you can, the woman is sorely affected... the things she has seen.Your healing does some good- the wounds are clear and clean now. Your words alas are lost to her- calmer now after your efforts, she nods and finally sleeps, you lie her down...From behind the nearest Halfling statue a Gnome appears, or else steps out in to the shadowy light, he offers over a jacket- his jacket, and then a rough blanket- nods toward the woman, you make her comfortable, then rise.The Gnome looks at you- a mixture of guilt and... perhaps fear."Get Big Tony, soon as you can, then get back here- we just want to go home."Before you can reply the Gnome edges in to the darkness, seemingly disappears.New Map- <a href="http://gallery.rptools.net/v/contrib/goonalan/Scales+of+War+%231+Rescue+at+Rivenroar/085+Castle+Rivenroar-+Derek+_amp_+Mirtala.jpg.html" target="_blank">085 Castle Rivenroar- Derek & Mirtala</a></blockquote>

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