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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3324036" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Caelen's letter continues...</strong></p><p></p><p>The Aereni wizard seemed to be watching the earth creature intently, so I took up a position where I could strike him if he threatened any of my companions.</p><p></p><p>I could hear Dalia chanting some arcane words behind me. Kylara ran down to aid her summoned zombie when the earth elemental dealt it a heavy blow. The wizard seemed concerned by my presence and tried to cast some enchantment on me, but I heard Dalia say something and he hesitated.</p><p></p><p>The human hurled something at the wizard's feet. Two pebbles hit the floor and then exploded in a thunderous blast. The wizard didn't seem injured or disturbed by the noise. After he tried to cast a spell on me I let him feel the edges of my blades. I knew I'd hit him hard several times but he must have had some magical protection because I drew no blood.</p><p></p><p>The Aereni had two bladed chains at his waist that seemed to move of their own accord, and these attacked me viciously. I tried to cut through one of them but it was too hard for my blade to sever. </p><p></p><p>The wizard began to retreat down the steps toward his summoned elemental. Dalia and I followed him, Dalia surrounding them in silence so the Aereni couldn't cast his spells. Then the artificer fired off a spell from one of his wands that caused the wizard's chains to fall limply at his sides. </p><p></p><p>This was too much for the Aereni. He jumped down to the amphitheatre floor and was surrounded by a strange vortex for a moment. When it cleared he was gone and a tiny dragon-like creature stood in his place. It took flight toward the terrace.</p><p></p><p>My companions must have known what this meant as they all pursued the dragon-thing, all but Kylara. The earthen creature had attacked her and she nearly fell. I ran down to her aid. The creature was tough to hurt, but the artificer reappeared and blasted it to dust.</p><p></p><p>After Kylara had summoned the magic of the Undying to heal us, we searched the corpses of the Aereni she'd called Stillborn and found they all had enchanted bracers and targath longswords. We took these. </p><p></p><p>While we gathered up our loot I overheard the others discussing why the wizard had been attacking us. He wanted a talisman Kylara's father had given her. He'd challenged her to a duel of magecraft but he hadn't followed the proper courtesies. I believe he only made the challenge when his minions failed to take the talisman by force.</p><p></p><p>I expect we'll run into him again. We seem to attract this sort of attention. I hope he lets us be until we return from Talenta. Wizard's feuds don't hold much attraction for me.</p><p></p><p>Caelen</p><p>______________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>From: Caelen Siorath</p><p>Sharn</p><p>Breland</p><p></p><p>To my family;</p><p></p><p>Our trip to the plains may be delayed a little. Apparently we've been seconded to the City Watch.</p><p></p><p>On our way to the lightning rail station we took a detour to follow up on an errand that Dalia and Artemis had arranged. We were accompanied by a dwarf from the Watch. We went to the shop of a merchant who was suspected of gaining his merchandise by theft.</p><p></p><p>When we arrived we found the shop in the process of being robbed. The warforged slew one brigand who attacked us. Dalia brought another to a halt with magic. The other thieves set the shop on fire as they fled. </p><p></p><p>I ran inside and put the fire out while the dwarf caught one of the thieves. Then the shopkeeper arrived and began wailing that they'd stolen a key. At first he insisted it was a family heirloom, but eventually he confessed that he'd had our nemesis Caiber steal it for him. It was a magic key that could open any door. This concerned the dwarf, since it meant thieves could go anywhere and take anything. </p><p></p><p>I thought it was the Watch's responsibility to deal with the matter, but the dwarf pleaded with the human to help. The captive thief named an orc called Irontusk as leader of their gang, so we set off to the Grayflood dock district to find him.</p><p></p><p>We located Irontusk easily enough. He started to run when he saw us. I pursued him over a series of moored barges, which proved difficult when their decks were all covered in rubbish and fish offal.</p><p></p><p>By the time I caught up to him he'd fallen in the water. Kylara summoned up a couple of winged creatures and swooped down on him. One of her creatures snatched him up in its jaws and I pummeled him into submission.</p><p></p><p>He wouldn't talk even under threat of being slain and raised as one of Kylara's minions, but Dalia had a spell that made him speak the truth. He told us he'd been hired by a sickly elf at a guildhouse in the Precarious district. He didn't know the elf's name.</p><p></p><p>The changeling made itself useful for once by taking the orc's form when we went to the guildhall. It went in with an invisible Dalia. She cast another spell so she could speak with us while inside.</p><p></p><p>They found the elf right away, along with several other sick people. The changeling didn't get anywhere so he left, but Dalia stayed invisibly in the room and listened to the elf's thoughts. </p><p></p><p>When the changeling came out we burst in and I followed him back to the room occupied by the elf. The door was locked and I couldn't kick it in. Dalia had to use another spell to open it from inside.</p><p></p><p>I held the elf at bladepoint while the others questioned him. He agreed to tell what he knew after Kylara offered to cure what ailed him. He said he'd been hired by a priest from Thrane to steal the key. The priest had told him he'd cure the elf's sickness in return, but he'd lied.</p><p></p><p>For some reason Kylara insisted that she couldn't leave the city until she healed all the sick men. I don't know why she wanted to waste her care on thieves. But we all agreed to wait until they recovered before leaving for Talenta. We're not giving them our aid for free, though. The guildhall was abandoned, but I don't believe the gems and tapestries we found belong to the building. We took some to cover the cost of the healing scrolls Kylara wanted.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of tapestries, there was one with the image of an unusual structure with two towers. It reminded me of a tale I've heard about an Aereni diabolist who was exiled. It also reminded me of some ruins we saw when we were hunting the vampire. It's odd how everything we do seems to be so interconnected.</p><p></p><p>We should be leaving for the halfling lands soon, unless the human finds some other way for us to do the City Watch's jobs for them.</p><p></p><p>Caelen</p><p>_______________________________________________</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Quips & Quotes</u></strong>:</p><p></p><p>Hedrin: "His <em>wrack</em> is ruined."</p><p></p><p>Devo: "Artemis plays the bad cop. Or plays a cop badly."</p><p></p><p>Zora: "Dalia casts <em>detect thoughts</em>."</p><p>DH: "On Artemis? You get nothing."</p><p></p><p>Zora: "He's part of the Watch, not the Help."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3324036, member: 30035"] [b]Caelen's letter continues...[/b] The Aereni wizard seemed to be watching the earth creature intently, so I took up a position where I could strike him if he threatened any of my companions. I could hear Dalia chanting some arcane words behind me. Kylara ran down to aid her summoned zombie when the earth elemental dealt it a heavy blow. The wizard seemed concerned by my presence and tried to cast some enchantment on me, but I heard Dalia say something and he hesitated. The human hurled something at the wizard's feet. Two pebbles hit the floor and then exploded in a thunderous blast. The wizard didn't seem injured or disturbed by the noise. After he tried to cast a spell on me I let him feel the edges of my blades. I knew I'd hit him hard several times but he must have had some magical protection because I drew no blood. The Aereni had two bladed chains at his waist that seemed to move of their own accord, and these attacked me viciously. I tried to cut through one of them but it was too hard for my blade to sever. The wizard began to retreat down the steps toward his summoned elemental. Dalia and I followed him, Dalia surrounding them in silence so the Aereni couldn't cast his spells. Then the artificer fired off a spell from one of his wands that caused the wizard's chains to fall limply at his sides. This was too much for the Aereni. He jumped down to the amphitheatre floor and was surrounded by a strange vortex for a moment. When it cleared he was gone and a tiny dragon-like creature stood in his place. It took flight toward the terrace. My companions must have known what this meant as they all pursued the dragon-thing, all but Kylara. The earthen creature had attacked her and she nearly fell. I ran down to her aid. The creature was tough to hurt, but the artificer reappeared and blasted it to dust. After Kylara had summoned the magic of the Undying to heal us, we searched the corpses of the Aereni she'd called Stillborn and found they all had enchanted bracers and targath longswords. We took these. While we gathered up our loot I overheard the others discussing why the wizard had been attacking us. He wanted a talisman Kylara's father had given her. He'd challenged her to a duel of magecraft but he hadn't followed the proper courtesies. I believe he only made the challenge when his minions failed to take the talisman by force. I expect we'll run into him again. We seem to attract this sort of attention. I hope he lets us be until we return from Talenta. Wizard's feuds don't hold much attraction for me. Caelen ______________________________________________________ From: Caelen Siorath Sharn Breland To my family; Our trip to the plains may be delayed a little. Apparently we've been seconded to the City Watch. On our way to the lightning rail station we took a detour to follow up on an errand that Dalia and Artemis had arranged. We were accompanied by a dwarf from the Watch. We went to the shop of a merchant who was suspected of gaining his merchandise by theft. When we arrived we found the shop in the process of being robbed. The warforged slew one brigand who attacked us. Dalia brought another to a halt with magic. The other thieves set the shop on fire as they fled. I ran inside and put the fire out while the dwarf caught one of the thieves. Then the shopkeeper arrived and began wailing that they'd stolen a key. At first he insisted it was a family heirloom, but eventually he confessed that he'd had our nemesis Caiber steal it for him. It was a magic key that could open any door. This concerned the dwarf, since it meant thieves could go anywhere and take anything. I thought it was the Watch's responsibility to deal with the matter, but the dwarf pleaded with the human to help. The captive thief named an orc called Irontusk as leader of their gang, so we set off to the Grayflood dock district to find him. We located Irontusk easily enough. He started to run when he saw us. I pursued him over a series of moored barges, which proved difficult when their decks were all covered in rubbish and fish offal. By the time I caught up to him he'd fallen in the water. Kylara summoned up a couple of winged creatures and swooped down on him. One of her creatures snatched him up in its jaws and I pummeled him into submission. He wouldn't talk even under threat of being slain and raised as one of Kylara's minions, but Dalia had a spell that made him speak the truth. He told us he'd been hired by a sickly elf at a guildhouse in the Precarious district. He didn't know the elf's name. The changeling made itself useful for once by taking the orc's form when we went to the guildhall. It went in with an invisible Dalia. She cast another spell so she could speak with us while inside. They found the elf right away, along with several other sick people. The changeling didn't get anywhere so he left, but Dalia stayed invisibly in the room and listened to the elf's thoughts. When the changeling came out we burst in and I followed him back to the room occupied by the elf. The door was locked and I couldn't kick it in. Dalia had to use another spell to open it from inside. I held the elf at bladepoint while the others questioned him. He agreed to tell what he knew after Kylara offered to cure what ailed him. He said he'd been hired by a priest from Thrane to steal the key. The priest had told him he'd cure the elf's sickness in return, but he'd lied. For some reason Kylara insisted that she couldn't leave the city until she healed all the sick men. I don't know why she wanted to waste her care on thieves. But we all agreed to wait until they recovered before leaving for Talenta. We're not giving them our aid for free, though. The guildhall was abandoned, but I don't believe the gems and tapestries we found belong to the building. We took some to cover the cost of the healing scrolls Kylara wanted. Speaking of tapestries, there was one with the image of an unusual structure with two towers. It reminded me of a tale I've heard about an Aereni diabolist who was exiled. It also reminded me of some ruins we saw when we were hunting the vampire. It's odd how everything we do seems to be so interconnected. We should be leaving for the halfling lands soon, unless the human finds some other way for us to do the City Watch's jobs for them. Caelen _______________________________________________ [B][U]Quips & Quotes[/U][/B]: Hedrin: "His [I]wrack[/I] is ruined." Devo: "Artemis plays the bad cop. Or plays a cop badly." Zora: "Dalia casts [I]detect thoughts[/I]." DH: "On Artemis? You get nothing." Zora: "He's part of the Watch, not the Help." [/QUOTE]
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