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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Softwind" data-source="post: 1312096" data-attributes="member: 13893">Thieves, an encounter, and a questTwenty-seventh (Aug 03)  No sooner has the party set foot within the city when they are reminded of the downside of large gatherings of people - thieves. Athena feels a tug at her belt and sees a young human running away with her bag, which contained a fair portion of items to be sold or bartered for operating capital. The Companions give chase, watching the bag pass from one thief’s hands into another, then into and through the sewers. They follow, always just behind the thief, until they lose sight of him. They wander the dank, noisome tunnels for awhile, when a muffled explosion draws their attention. They rush that direction, until they encounter a nightmare formed of transluceny chaos. The thief had almost escaped the adventurers, but had met his end in an abrupt manner at the "hands" (pseudopods?) of a creature from another dimension. In digesting the thief, the magical Bag of Holding was destroyed, spewing forth what contents were not obliterated by the explosion, and causing serious injury to the creature. Enough fight was left in it however, to challenge the bold, brash country adventurers. Finding that many of their blows seemed ineffectual, and that one of the creature’s main attacks was to pull the group member into another dimension before digesting, many of them despaired of being able to survive the encounter. Through perseverance and determination, not to mention helpful magical items, the creature is defeated. At the end of the fight with the creature, half the party found themselves stranded in a land part of yet separated from the place they had stood moments before. These party members sought support from the local clergy, and were able to escape their erstwhile prison with the assistance of Aranthea Siean, the Druidess at Mielikki’s Grove outside Everlund. Once reunited, they seek rest, renting a room at the Scowling Orc and spending time in the tavern portion. The next day, upon leaving the Tavern, the party is accosted by guardsmen, claiming Skylar is wanted for crimes against the Guild of Mining and Merchants. The party is taken before Submistress Gwynnth, (as they did not wish Skylar to be there alone), the error of mistaken identity is discovered, and the party dismissed. No answers are forthcoming from the Subguildmistress to the party's questions about the Guild’s real target, an elf woman by the name of Shiara. Afterwards, the party members separate to explore the city, seek out answers to questions, craftsmen to create weaponry, or guild leaders to learn from. The arcane casters get more than was bargained for, as they seek access to the Everlund Guild of Wizardry (with branches throughout the Silver Marches). The Headmaster of the Guild, Gotien, sets before them a quest, the successful completion of which will grant them sponsorship for membership in the Guild, with all the benefits (and requirements) that entails.  A guildmember by the name of Yurace, with an escort of city Rangers from the Green Hall, were sent into the High Forest to speak with Turlang the treant a fortnight before... and were not heard from since. The party is requested to find out what happened to the envoy, and report back to Gotien. The return of the envoy, or his remains, was requested, although not required. From what the party has heard thus far, this quest might not be so easy...</blockquote>

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