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<blockquote data-quote="random user" data-source="post: 1640091" data-attributes="member: 16581"><p>Feeling exilerated by their triumph, the party decided to explore the rest of the giant cavern. Beyond the stalagmites, the lantern illuminated a fast flowing river at least 10 feet wide. Vernon lit another stone with light and tossed it across the river. A small chorus of clicks greeted him, as Vernon spotted two adult shocker lizards along with two hatchlings. The two adults took an agressive stance but did not charge, and the party decided to withdraw.</p><p></p><p>Eventually they found a cabin built in one of the corners. Approaching carefully, they quickly surmised that the cabin was vacant and had been abandoned long ago.</p><p></p><p>A quick search revealed a book, several pouches of arcane material components, two pearls worth about 100 gold each, and a monocle carefully left on one of the beds. Kestrel quickly discovered that magical items glowed when looked at through the lens. The pouch showed magical markings when seen through the lens, leading the party to believe this was indeed the courier's pouch. Malif flipped through the journal and found out it was over 60 years old. Scanning to the last entry, he read:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">We [the author and two of his companions] found what appeared to be an easy mark on the road today. We ambushed him carelessly, and it would prove to be our downfall. It turns out that our mark was a powerful cleric who quickly killed off Kooper and Freca. As he turned to face me, I decided to beg for mercy. He did not pay attention to me, and in a panic I swore an oath to Valkon, who I assumed was his god. At that, he stayed his mace.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">He agreed to spare my life if I would swear to turn away from my evil ways and spend the rest of my life in repentance. I quickly agreed, and I intend to follow through with my oath. This will be the last entry in my journal of exploits. This cabin has too many memories of my past. I must find somewhere else to stay now. The loot from the hapless mage we killed earlier this morning I will leave here. It will be the ultimate test -- and a sign of my conviction -- I will not touch this treasure or come back.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Where my life leads me now I do not know. But now I leave my past behind me.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>There was a brief moment of silence as Malif finished the entry; there was nothing to be said. Eventually Vernon spoke up and said they should finish exploring the cavern. There explored the near side of the cavern without finding anything else of note. The river ran the entire length of the cavern and was 10 feet across at the shortest points. The party considered a couple ways for ford the river but eventually decided it was getting late and they should head back to town.</p><p></p><p>It was about two hours till midnightby the time they made it back to Pavalar. They met some guards at the checkpoint into the city and explained how they came into possession of the courier's pouch. The guards looked at the party and seemed to believe the story. One of the guards provided an escort to the police station where they submitted the pouch for evidence.</p><p></p><p>March 3</p><p></p><p>Most of the party turned in for the night, but Errol and Blink decided to head to the university commons for a midnight snack. The commons was unusually busy with hungry students getting a snack while studying for finals. Spying them, Brock came over and blurted out, "Why did you guys get picked and not me? I would have done much better I'm sure."</p><p></p><p>"What?" said Errol. "It wasn't that exciting. There was crap everywhere and it smelled."</p><p></p><p>"Anyways, I don't believe you don't need to take finals now. I would have gotten a better score than you anyways." And with that Brock walked off.</p><p></p><p>Ravni, another classmate, also stopped by. He greeted Errol and Blink. "Hey, by the way, I'm hosting a surprise party for Jay in the commons on the 22nd. Everyone in our class is invited. She has to go back home right after finals so she'll miss the graduation party. She'd love to get a chance to say bye to y'all I'm sure."</p><p></p><p>As they were finishing their meal Kestra came by. "That was pretty cool what you guys did! Anyways just wanted to say hi and congratulate you guys. Anyways, gotta get back to my studies!"</p><p></p><p>Errol was surprised at how many people knew about what happened, and decided to check up on it in the morning.</p><p></p><p>The next morning, Errol went looking unsuccessfully for Pippy, while the rest of the party, sans Errol, went to Mortenser's office and filled him in on what happened. "Nice job, it sounds like you won't have a problem getting Alana acquitted," he said. He also said he would look into whether her court day could be moved up.</p><p></p><p>After their meeting, Vaugner thought it would be a good idea to sign depositions in case the party couldn't make it to the trial. Malif gave a guard a short note and tip to deliver it to Alana.</p><p></p><p>Errol went to visit Tera but she wasn't in. Finding Mortenser still in his office, Errol knocked on his door. "Do you know where Tera is?" Errol asked.</p><p></p><p>"She's taken a leave of absence, and isn't around. She's looking forward to seeing you at the graduation party though," he replied.</p><p></p><p>Kestrel found his mother and asked her about the strange rocks. She shared his concern but didn't have any specific information on what to do. Troubled, Kestrel then went to Mortenser's office and said, "So there are these rocks that a street urchin bought from a wizard, when we had previously bought a some, they were confiscated at the inner city gates. Now they seem to be multiplying out of control, and it seems that no one but me is concerned!"</p><p></p><p>Mortenser thought for a moment and then replied, "This is indeed concerning. I will bring this up before the council and we will try to gain some insight into this matter. For now, if you can find out any more information I would appreciate it."</p><p></p><p>After lunch the party met back up. Errol wanted to do more research into the unsettling group dream, so they walked to the library to talk to Malif's mother, who was a librarian. She agreed to help them research the phenomena, and pointed out that they could also hire some professional researchers to speed up the process.</p><p></p><p>After saying goodbye to Malif's mom, Malif went in search of a falcon, Errol tracked down down a researcher and hired him for three days, Kestrel went to a healer temple to regain some of his dexterity, and the rest of the party took a couple hours to rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="random user, post: 1640091, member: 16581"] Feeling exilerated by their triumph, the party decided to explore the rest of the giant cavern. Beyond the stalagmites, the lantern illuminated a fast flowing river at least 10 feet wide. Vernon lit another stone with light and tossed it across the river. A small chorus of clicks greeted him, as Vernon spotted two adult shocker lizards along with two hatchlings. The two adults took an agressive stance but did not charge, and the party decided to withdraw. Eventually they found a cabin built in one of the corners. Approaching carefully, they quickly surmised that the cabin was vacant and had been abandoned long ago. A quick search revealed a book, several pouches of arcane material components, two pearls worth about 100 gold each, and a monocle carefully left on one of the beds. Kestrel quickly discovered that magical items glowed when looked at through the lens. The pouch showed magical markings when seen through the lens, leading the party to believe this was indeed the courier's pouch. Malif flipped through the journal and found out it was over 60 years old. Scanning to the last entry, he read: [indent] We [the author and two of his companions] found what appeared to be an easy mark on the road today. We ambushed him carelessly, and it would prove to be our downfall. It turns out that our mark was a powerful cleric who quickly killed off Kooper and Freca. As he turned to face me, I decided to beg for mercy. He did not pay attention to me, and in a panic I swore an oath to Valkon, who I assumed was his god. At that, he stayed his mace. He agreed to spare my life if I would swear to turn away from my evil ways and spend the rest of my life in repentance. I quickly agreed, and I intend to follow through with my oath. This will be the last entry in my journal of exploits. This cabin has too many memories of my past. I must find somewhere else to stay now. The loot from the hapless mage we killed earlier this morning I will leave here. It will be the ultimate test -- and a sign of my conviction -- I will not touch this treasure or come back. Where my life leads me now I do not know. But now I leave my past behind me. [/indent] There was a brief moment of silence as Malif finished the entry; there was nothing to be said. Eventually Vernon spoke up and said they should finish exploring the cavern. There explored the near side of the cavern without finding anything else of note. The river ran the entire length of the cavern and was 10 feet across at the shortest points. The party considered a couple ways for ford the river but eventually decided it was getting late and they should head back to town. It was about two hours till midnightby the time they made it back to Pavalar. They met some guards at the checkpoint into the city and explained how they came into possession of the courier's pouch. The guards looked at the party and seemed to believe the story. One of the guards provided an escort to the police station where they submitted the pouch for evidence. March 3 Most of the party turned in for the night, but Errol and Blink decided to head to the university commons for a midnight snack. The commons was unusually busy with hungry students getting a snack while studying for finals. Spying them, Brock came over and blurted out, "Why did you guys get picked and not me? I would have done much better I'm sure." "What?" said Errol. "It wasn't that exciting. There was crap everywhere and it smelled." "Anyways, I don't believe you don't need to take finals now. I would have gotten a better score than you anyways." And with that Brock walked off. Ravni, another classmate, also stopped by. He greeted Errol and Blink. "Hey, by the way, I'm hosting a surprise party for Jay in the commons on the 22nd. Everyone in our class is invited. She has to go back home right after finals so she'll miss the graduation party. She'd love to get a chance to say bye to y'all I'm sure." As they were finishing their meal Kestra came by. "That was pretty cool what you guys did! Anyways just wanted to say hi and congratulate you guys. Anyways, gotta get back to my studies!" Errol was surprised at how many people knew about what happened, and decided to check up on it in the morning. The next morning, Errol went looking unsuccessfully for Pippy, while the rest of the party, sans Errol, went to Mortenser's office and filled him in on what happened. "Nice job, it sounds like you won't have a problem getting Alana acquitted," he said. He also said he would look into whether her court day could be moved up. After their meeting, Vaugner thought it would be a good idea to sign depositions in case the party couldn't make it to the trial. Malif gave a guard a short note and tip to deliver it to Alana. Errol went to visit Tera but she wasn't in. Finding Mortenser still in his office, Errol knocked on his door. "Do you know where Tera is?" Errol asked. "She's taken a leave of absence, and isn't around. She's looking forward to seeing you at the graduation party though," he replied. Kestrel found his mother and asked her about the strange rocks. She shared his concern but didn't have any specific information on what to do. Troubled, Kestrel then went to Mortenser's office and said, "So there are these rocks that a street urchin bought from a wizard, when we had previously bought a some, they were confiscated at the inner city gates. Now they seem to be multiplying out of control, and it seems that no one but me is concerned!" Mortenser thought for a moment and then replied, "This is indeed concerning. I will bring this up before the council and we will try to gain some insight into this matter. For now, if you can find out any more information I would appreciate it." After lunch the party met back up. Errol wanted to do more research into the unsettling group dream, so they walked to the library to talk to Malif's mother, who was a librarian. She agreed to help them research the phenomena, and pointed out that they could also hire some professional researchers to speed up the process. After saying goodbye to Malif's mom, Malif went in search of a falcon, Errol tracked down down a researcher and hired him for three days, Kestrel went to a healer temple to regain some of his dexterity, and the rest of the party took a couple hours to rest. [/QUOTE]
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