

Maui's eyes, blurred red as the warm fire and the purring of his nearby companion pull him towards sleep, drag themselves back open. "Hlurrm?" he manages. He gets to his feet instinctively responding to Vincezo's call to leave though he has not really understood what is going on. With surprising gentleness he bends down and scoops up Taniwha and lays him across his shoulders. As he walks out the door he asks Vincenzo. "Who is Harold?"A Harold rushes in bearing the tunic of house Del Vecchio da via della Rosa D'Avorio, the door swing open with a slam against the wall, Vincenzo jumping at the burst of noise and sunlight. He turns to see the source of the interruption only to groan upon seeing who it was. The harold sees Vincenzo at the same time and smiles a weary grin.
Crossing the crowded common room the harold, whose smile grins wider as he approaches, make Vincenzo's curiosity grow. "Maui, I believe some good new may have arrived by the hand of my family harold, Guinio."
Indeed when the harold arrives he produces a rolled and sealed parchment, bearing the family seal, and he hands it to Vincenzo saying, "Mi lord, Your father sends his greetings! And my thanks for being at the first place for me to look." he adds with a wink and a smile.
Reading it aloud so Maui can hear, it says:
[sblock=the parchment letter]
Greetings Vincenzo my son,
I have arranged for a cooperative busines arrangement with an allied murchant at the behest of your Uncle Vincenzo. You and another of your adventering fellows are invited to join him as guard to he horse festaval of Martna. Ther you are to be at his side to preveny harm or robery while his abroad from his home. you will be paid directly by him upon completiion of the business and return to Venzaa.
I know this is your heart, so enjoy.
Your Father.
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"Maui, We have work in Martna! It looks like that fur rug of yours will have to move himself."
Maui's eyes, blurred red ...*snip*... With surprising gentleness he bends down and scoops up Taniwha and lays him across his shoulders. As he walks out the door he asks Vincenzo. "Who is Harold?"

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Rulebook featuring "high magic" options, including a host of new spells.