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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Northman" data-source="post: 1632933" data-attributes="member: 14062">Three men walk into the inn.  They are all middle-aged and dressed well in linens and wool.  One of the men carries a sword and has the look of one trained in the martial arts.  One has a dark beard, and one has a greybeard.  The greybearded man smiles and spreads his arms wide as he walks toward Fat Tom.Fat Tom smiles and shouts, “Ulmali!”Most people in the inn look over and watch, though neither man seems to notice or care.  The name seems familiar to Zerash, Eroria, and Walf.  In fact it’s Zerash who mutters his full name, “Ulmali Thergenson.”As the Mira, the Lady of Allernan dies, there are two possible heirs to her thrown.  She has no children as so must choose someone to pass her title to least the Kaiser choose himself, which may happen either way.  Though, most people believe that even the Kaiser would not do that to a woman so beloved and cherished for so long as a fair and just ruler.The first possible candidate to pass on the thrown to is Thomas Fernsword, the Lady’s only living relative.  He is the favorite and most believe she will name him very soon as her heir.  He is a cleric of Adenan, both hardworking and trustworthy, but is young and naive.  Many would love to see Allernan stay in Adenanite hands and continue its legacy of honest guards and strict laws.  Thus Thomas is the favorite.The second candidate is Ulmali Thergenson.  Thergenson is a minor noble with lands near Dumbledein who has made his residence here in Allernan for most his life.  He is wise and skilled in administration, and much more ready to rule than the young Fernsword.  He is an honorable man by all accounts but the fact he is skilled in politics and administration makes him suspect in many men’s minds.There is a third man.  Arnak Eberson is a wealthy man with few titles but considerable wealth.  He thought the town needed both more beauty and another water source within its walls and so had the stone fountain west of the Church of the Bright Blade built at great expense to himself.  He is known for being generous with his wealth and gives much to both the Church of the Bright Blade and the Temple of the Healer.  Yet he does not desire the title of Lord Mayor and has made it clear that he is comfortable with his life as such.  If he would consider the title, he most likely would be not only the people’s choice, but the Lady’s choice, it is said.Ulmali embraces Fat Tom and they exchange pleasantries.  They seem to be old friends and laugh genuinely with each other.  Fat Tom has one of his sons take his place behind the bar and goes with Ulmali to a back room.  You have only seen the sight a handful of times that you see now, the padded, if flattened, stool of Tom the Fat, vacant.</blockquote>

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