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Message: <blockquote data-quote="covaithe" data-source="post: 4833865" data-attributes="member: 46559">[sblock=Palindrome]ooc:  Yeah, I'm not doing a terribly good job of explaining this.  But we're getting closer!When Palindrome casts the sign of the eye on the the paper, two bright spots flare to life:  the small eye markings next to two of the stories.  One is about rumors that L'irkash wedding rituals involve sacrificing young girls to an elemental abomination.  The other is about a squad of guardsmen who are reported to be shaking down halfling street gangs.  The story dwells lavishly on the laughter of the real thieves:  loud, harsh, mocking barks of derision.   When he tries on the medallion and casts, the same two handwritten eye markings again flare to life, but there is also a faint magical shimmer over the blank area.  Clearly wearing the medallion had some effect.[sblock=int check results]Thinking about elemental abominations, Palindrome wrinkles his nose in disgust at the memory of the distinctive odor of the particular combination of reagents necessary to complete the ritual.  Those two components are frequently used in other rituals without any odor, but something about the particular qualities of the magic needed to open rifts between worlds causes them to combine with a particularly revolting stench.[/sblock][/sblock]</blockquote>