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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stonegod" data-source="post: 3342035" data-attributes="member: 36973">With the two of them working together, Khensu and Ashlyn quickly make an opening in the barrier. A moment after, the three riders enter the town square. While the two re-close the protection, the riders dismount.The man who spoke earlier, a dark haired Karnn with a nasty scar across his face, turns to the Inquisitor. "Sir knight. We intercepted your mount in our haste to make for your location. It was good we did, as it allowed us to avoid the undead that walk these streets." The man spits on the cobblestones. "Ugly blighters, and no one controlling them. A waste." A waste of what was left unsaid.Turning to the others, he makes his introductions. "I'm Tobias Gorzen and this be my mate Ladreth Dorkunan." The other armored man, this one a half-orc with a glazed over left eye, nods but says nothing. "We're Deneith hire-ons. This little one"---he gestures to the halfling---"be one of Mateusz's men, Bergeron being his name."Tobias cracks his neck before continuing. "I know you are wondering why we be here when your horse hasn't even met with the rest yet. We're here to warn you. A lot has happened since you left yesterday."Tobais tells a terse version of events of the caravan's journey since the Six ventured out. As Mateusz predicted, the carts made slow progress through the wooded trail---one would be hard pressed to call it a road. Nothing untoward happened until near dusk. Then all chaos broke loose."There was a fire in one of the carts, the one with d'Sivis' sending stone. Thought it was an accident at first, but then we heard fighting. The halfling was there, could tell you more which is why he's here, but we put together later that it was a diversion."When all was accounted for, Mateusz was gravely wounded, another scholar was killed, and some vital records from the Lakeside dig were missing. The culprit?"Emerald Claw. Mateusz warned of their presence, but apparently didn't think they'd be so close. It was an agent and two undead cohorts. They took off for this place after the deed was done. So they're here somewhere. Looking for the same thing we are."Tobias, Ladreth, and Bergeron were sent ahead to warn the Six about the new player on the field soon after everything settled. They rode hard during the night and in the early morning  until they met Luminous outside of gates of Barovia.After finishing his tale, Tobias rubs the side of his head. "That's about it then. So, what's your plan?" A confused look comes over his face a moment as he looks around. "Wait a minute. Aren't there supposed to be six of you? Not this new one"---he gestures as Ashlyn---"but that loopy priestess. Where she be?"</blockquote>

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