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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 2527709" data-attributes="member: 21064">Garrit and Cryndo both look horrified at what Devlin and Malen have done.  Cryndo rushes to the old man, but it's already too late.  Malen's bolt went straight through the man's heart, and not even Hyrag can bring the man back now.  Garrit kneels down next to the boy and puts his hand on his shoulder, whispering something into his ear.  Slowly, the boy calms down and stops his incessant screaming.  Instead, he stares blankly at his master's surprised, dead face.  Garrit continues whispering in the boy's ear, but it doesn't seem like the boy is listening.The search of the tower reveals only three things: First, a tiny bag with a pittance of copper inside (11 pieces).  Second, a wooden bread box with three stale loaves.  And third, an old piece of parchment written in Olde Common.  Jasper easily translates to the current dialect:This Indenture of Sale, made and entered into this 12th of Uktar 1046, between George Tellamein of the township Orussus, the one part, and Robert Front of the township aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of fifty gold to him in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged a certain tract or parcel of forested land containing fifty acres, be it the same more or less, lying in said township situated as follows to wit: beginning on the north side of sd township and extending to the end of the forested land to sd Robert and his heirs and assigns, do Warrant and defend the land aforesaid from the claims of themselves or any other person or persons claiming through or by them whatever by our hands, and seals this 12th Uktar 1046.George TellameinRobert FrontScribbled in on the other side is a long list of names coupled with dates and prices, each successive pair of names appearing more recent than the last.  The list ends with:James Ferrier to John Lerrot, 5 silver, 27th of Tres, 1372Jasper translates the 'legalese' to real Common: "Basically, George Tellamein sold this 50 acres of forest to Robert Front for 50 gold, and Robert Front sold it to Frank Smith, and Frank Smith sold it to... so on and so on.  Until we get down to the bottom here, where John Lerrot appears to have paid 5 silver for it about a month ago."Upon total exploration of the entire tower, there is no evidence of any arcane laboratories, experiments, scrolls, books, or anything even remotely magical whatsoever.[sblock]OOG: If anybody is clearer on Enworldian chronological history, tell me.  For lack of better information, I used the Forgotten Realms time system.  Uktar is the 11th month (November) and Tres is the 3rd month (March).  The 'current year' (or so I chose it to be, since I couldn't find anything) is 1372.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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