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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 1736138" data-attributes="member: 114">Taran and M’ir meet up with some of the tanners at just before midnight and walk with them into the district where the temple is. Despite the disgusting smell from the workers there is a jolly air amongst them. This is their opportunity for belonging and they are happy to be going along. Inside the temple the largest candles have been lit and the ground floor is well illuminated even though the balconies and dome are heavily shadowed. To start with there is some desultory chanting led by the three short temple acolytes who had been met before – Jazil, Mizril and Shalzar. Then a much taller figure in robes and carrying a large holy water sprinkler strides onto the platform by the altar. He uses his sprinkler to shake water over the heads of the nearest faithful and proclaims loudly the mighty Asura’s blessing on them, along with many words of encouragement and blessing for the “foundations of society”.Then as the chanting increases in tempo he makes some mystic passes and utters a prayer to Asura,  then he gestures to the congregation and his words roll out with commanding power “COME!”.Taran and M’ir feel his voice tug at their hearts, but they resist the compulsion to move forward – then decide to move forward with the others to avoid blowing their cover.Up on the top of the dome Tania, Trajan and Anne-Marie are waiting for a code signal. They faintly hear the words of the high priest, and Tania responds instantly – Dimension Dooring down into the main body of the temple in accordance with the command!“Nine Bloody Hells” curses Trajan and he instantly runs for the edge of the temple and takes his pre-prepared rope down to the front door.  Anne Marie is slower off the mark but makes up for lost time by simply leaping down the 20ft to the ground, landing catlike with her rapier prepared.Inside the service the priest seems a little surprised to see the black-robed wizard appearing in the middle of his congregation, and perhaps his eyes widen a little more as the temple doors are hammered open. Thank evilness that he had been able to prepare for tonight thanks to that useful divination Asura vouchsafed to him a few nights earlier...</blockquote>

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