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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrow" data-source="post: 2494683" data-attributes="member: 301">Session 5 - Death in FreeportThe following morning the trio returned to the Temple of Harrimast.  They made small talk with Father Peg-Leg while he worked his magic and promised to meet his friend for lunch at the Dented Helm.The arrived at the Helm and met Tavarii, a drinking companion of Sully’s.  The group, apparently believing that an ability to hold one’s liquor was the only prerequisite for a career of killing things and stealing their life savings immediately welcomed him into their ranks.They had arrived just in time to here the tail end of a tall tale told by a local personality, Erky Timbers, an adventurous gnome who runs the local temple dedicated to Zheenkeef, goddess of wine and madness.  Apparently the little guy had been with a group of explorers up near the north end of the island when they were ambushed by a tribe of cannibalistic kobolds.  The rest of his party were killed and Erky was destined for the stewpot when he was rescued by yet another group of adventurers.  (Everyone knows that adventurers breed faster than rabbits, they have to, what with the mortality rate and all.)  This new group rescued Erky and slaughtered the kobolds.A couple of his rescuers had come with Erky to the Helm, apparently to bask in the disinterest of the regulars and buy everyone drinks.  Elena Mere is a beautiful black woman of the bardic persuasion.  Her companion, Tessa Corwyn is the requisite firey haired, ill tempered warrior of the bunch.  Tessa held a leash attached to the neck of a kobold crouching on the floor next to her.  Apparently the pathetic looking creature was the only survivor of his tribe.  Originally the keeper of some large lizard that his dragon worshiping kinsmen revered, Tessa had decided to keep the little creature around for his comic value.  Erky and company were soon joined by Mogan Erendyl, the group’s foppish spellslinger.  Tavari eyed Morgan carefully, apparently wanting to make sure that he’d recognize that elvish rump anywhere.Shortly thereafter, our heroes were joined by their new employer, Brother Egil of the Temple of Tinel, god of knowledge and magic.  Apparently Brother Egil’s friend, a librarian named Lucius had gone missing.  Brother Egil’s order swears a vow of poverty, so he can’t offer much.  Lucky for him the group figures that the job will involve killing someone and taking there stuff, therefore paying for itself.Apparently Lucius has a screw loose.  Several years ago he had some kind of breakdown that totally altered his personality.  He forgot his previous life and started using the temple as his own personal library.  Eventually the High Priest got fed up and gave Lucius his walking papers.  Shortly thereafter he disappeared from Freeport all together.Five years later Lucius returned, his old personality restored, with no memory of his years spent wandering.  The High Priest seemed disinclined to give Lucius his old job back until he offered a bribe- a sizeable collection of books he had gathered on his wanderings.  Lucius returned to his old job and lived quietly until recently when he began having terrible nightmares of vast ancient cities, unspeakable rituals, and half seen tentacled creatures.  And now he had disappeared.  Both Egil and the party seemed content to ignore the possibility that Lucius was simply a nut.  Egil provided directions to Lucius’ home, said he could be reached at the temple, and left the party to begin their investigations.</blockquote>

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