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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 3565509" data-attributes="member: 7006">Jarrith Bronns glances around as the people are getting on with their lives finally, after plenty of days, if not weeks of pain and suffering.  For that he is glad, for it means that his work here thusfar has accomplished something.  However, as newcomer Tessa already begins making herself available to aid, Janis continues to be... a beacon?... to these people as someone to look up to or hold to some standard, and Lady Ashlyn's mere presence helps lighten the weight on these people's shoulders... Jarrith can't help but feel glad that he doesn't take that much stock in the personal plight of the individuals involved.  And it occurs to him that this is and has always been the biggest difference of opinion and split between him and Janis......he's always concerned himself with dealing with the "big picture" or "grand evil"... whereas she's always appeared to be more centric on the individuals.  Get each person to pull themselves up by their bootstraps like she had.Which seems to be why she's always had a problem with him.  Because unlike Selase... while he's a deeply religious man, he's not a priest that concerns himself with the members of his flock.  In fact, he probably appears (and might very well be true) that he's rather unconcerned with the problems each person is under.  He's cold.  He doesn't seem to care.  And as Mateusz Ochem demands of everyone within shouting distance that the details of what has alrady occured be passed onto him, and he walks quickly back to the Blood On The Vine... Jarrith can't help but smile at the achivist's curt attitude.  And he thinks to himself... "you know... Janis is right."The Order of Illumination was created by an extremely orthodox wing of the Church for one purpose and one purpose only... root out evil wherever it be found.  Not to be kind and sweet and nice to the individual members of the Church, not to be a shining beacon of humanity, not to really, actually care on a personal level.  But instead to care on a higher level.  A citywide level.  A nationwide level.  A worldwide level.  Fix the world on a grand scale, and let the adepts, priests, friars, and missionaries translate those fixes to the individuals.So it comes to much relief when the elder Karrn of The Twelve demands an update as to what is going on.  Because here in Barovia, there IS an evil on a grand scale... and it's what Jarrith Bronns, the Shadowbane Stalker has been trying to combat since they've arrived.  And finally there is someone here who will listen to him straight away and not argue or question him on every little thing.  He and Master Ochem are of the same mind, Jarrith thinks... and thus it with light of heart that Jarrith turns to the others as they sourly watch the archvist walk away and he says to them "Don't worry.  I got it.  I'll bring him up to speed."He begins to walk towards the inn, and says over his shoulder to his Lumin Brother and their comrade-in-arms, Marot... "You guys want to join me in this? Or are you two okay with me passing the info along?"</blockquote>

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