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<blockquote data-quote="Aust Thale" data-source="post: 7592548" data-attributes="member: 6804768"><p><strong>Respen Seeks To Visit With Tokwan...With Reservation and a Good Deal of Tact</strong></p><p></p><p>~ <span style="color: #FF0000">I wonder.... </span>~</p><p></p><p>Respen flashes back to what Dame Clare's instructions were in her mental message: </p><p></p><p>~ "<span style="color: #FF0000">Serindak is in trouble. He sent me a mental message about a week ago; he is helping me find an item of extreme importance.... It is an artifact known as the Helm of Selreen. Serindak went to seek the aid of a Sphinx known far and wide as Khubsheth The Prophet, hoping he might know something about where the helm could be or about who could have it. Khubsheth attacked him, forcing him into gaseous form. Serindak slipped past the Sphinx, and discovered that the statue that he rests in front of conceals a hidden passage, which leads to some sort of tomb. Serindak decided to explore the tomb, in hopes of finding something there that might be useful. The last mental message that Serindak sent to me was that he no longer cared to seek Khubsheth's advice, when he could have the counsel of the Dark Queen. Then, I suddenly lost contact and have not heard from him since. I can feel that his essence still exists, that he has not been destroyed, but I can no longer feel his thoughts, nor his blood connection. It's as if he no longer has a physical form. I am not sure what to make of that, except that it cannot mean anything good."</span></p><p><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #FF0000">...Finding the Helm of Selreen is a far more important task, one that cannot be put aside. I would like for you to seek out this Khubsheth, and find out what happened to Serindak. I doubt he would attack one so amiable as you. I think Serindak probably fell victim to the prejudice borne of his eight-legged form. In that regard, I would surmise that you could succeed where he failed. The priority is to discover whether or not Khubsheth knows anything about the Helm of Selreen. If he does not, then your second priority should be to ask him about the tomb below the statue, and inquire as to what fate Serindak might have met by venturing into that place. The Perch of Khubsheth is at the base of a large, sandstone statue, in the Kingdom of Ull, in the hills just south of Kester. The statue is a remnant of a fallen kingdom; it is a depiction of the Sphinx Queen, Ankharet. I suspect that she might be the Dark Queen that Serindak was referring to, which probably means that she is some form of powerful undead being. </span>"~</p><p></p><p>Snapping to, Respen listens to Tokwan as carefully as Tokwan obviously chose his words, and Dewydd chose his. He very much understated the risk everyone was taking, clearly not inclined to tell Tokwan the real reason for their being here. Respen preferred to remain silent, not particularly inclined to camels, but understanding that they might need them; the same with food and rations. </p><p></p><p>He contemplates asking Tokwan a question, or thanking him. He chooses instead to simply nod his appreciation. </p><p></p><p>~ <span style="color: #FF0000">I wonder why, if they knew this Khubsheth and had such a familiar relationship with it, why Tokwan wouldn't try to find out why the Sphinx reacted in such a fashion? And what the hell happened to the spider? Respen had never met Serindak before. However, he couldn't help but think Serindak being here and the Sphinx behaving so erratically were coincidences. </span>~</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aust Thale, post: 7592548, member: 6804768"] [b]Respen Seeks To Visit With Tokwan...With Reservation and a Good Deal of Tact[/b] ~ [COLOR="#FF0000"]I wonder.... [/COLOR]~ Respen flashes back to what Dame Clare's instructions were in her mental message: ~ "[COLOR="#FF0000"]Serindak is in trouble. He sent me a mental message about a week ago; he is helping me find an item of extreme importance.... It is an artifact known as the Helm of Selreen. Serindak went to seek the aid of a Sphinx known far and wide as Khubsheth The Prophet, hoping he might know something about where the helm could be or about who could have it. Khubsheth attacked him, forcing him into gaseous form. Serindak slipped past the Sphinx, and discovered that the statue that he rests in front of conceals a hidden passage, which leads to some sort of tomb. Serindak decided to explore the tomb, in hopes of finding something there that might be useful. The last mental message that Serindak sent to me was that he no longer cared to seek Khubsheth's advice, when he could have the counsel of the Dark Queen. Then, I suddenly lost contact and have not heard from him since. I can feel that his essence still exists, that he has not been destroyed, but I can no longer feel his thoughts, nor his blood connection. It's as if he no longer has a physical form. I am not sure what to make of that, except that it cannot mean anything good." ...Finding the Helm of Selreen is a far more important task, one that cannot be put aside. I would like for you to seek out this Khubsheth, and find out what happened to Serindak. I doubt he would attack one so amiable as you. I think Serindak probably fell victim to the prejudice borne of his eight-legged form. In that regard, I would surmise that you could succeed where he failed. The priority is to discover whether or not Khubsheth knows anything about the Helm of Selreen. If he does not, then your second priority should be to ask him about the tomb below the statue, and inquire as to what fate Serindak might have met by venturing into that place. The Perch of Khubsheth is at the base of a large, sandstone statue, in the Kingdom of Ull, in the hills just south of Kester. The statue is a remnant of a fallen kingdom; it is a depiction of the Sphinx Queen, Ankharet. I suspect that she might be the Dark Queen that Serindak was referring to, which probably means that she is some form of powerful undead being. [/COLOR]"~ Snapping to, Respen listens to Tokwan as carefully as Tokwan obviously chose his words, and Dewydd chose his. He very much understated the risk everyone was taking, clearly not inclined to tell Tokwan the real reason for their being here. Respen preferred to remain silent, not particularly inclined to camels, but understanding that they might need them; the same with food and rations. He contemplates asking Tokwan a question, or thanking him. He chooses instead to simply nod his appreciation. ~ [COLOR="#FF0000"]I wonder why, if they knew this Khubsheth and had such a familiar relationship with it, why Tokwan wouldn't try to find out why the Sphinx reacted in such a fashion? And what the hell happened to the spider? Respen had never met Serindak before. However, he couldn't help but think Serindak being here and the Sphinx behaving so erratically were coincidences. [/COLOR]~ [/QUOTE]
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