The Reconquista: Part I (Shadows over Istivin)
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Algorthas gazes calmly at the elven scout, "The Society of the Vigil? Yes, I have heard of them.Ranger Rick said:
What do you know about them, and why are you interested?"
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Taking a pause, than slowly george leans forward. Looking into the old man's eyes George softly replys, "Does that group have any connection with where you are sending us? Before you they where my best source of understanding this maliase that has erupted on the populace."
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The old man's eyes drift to his desk and he seems to carefully consider his answer before replying. "As far as I know the Society has nothing to do with the pall that hangs over this city. They are merely," and here he pauses again, "a reaction to what is happening. Dealing more with the symptoms rather than than the cause, although I do not believe that they have their eyes truly fixed on the right target. They have been active in Istivin for over a year now, and at least according to my own investigations, the encroachment of the Abyssal presence has only accellerated."
He finishes and sits back in his chair, "Well, are there any other questions I can answer for you before you leave? As I have mentioned, time is of the essence in this matter."
He finishes and sits back in his chair, "Well, are there any other questions I can answer for you before you leave? As I have mentioned, time is of the essence in this matter."
Ranger Rick
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"As usual time is a luxury that one never has." Looks around at others to see if they have any questions.
James Heard
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While Latalya went upstairs to fix her hair and makeup, Mavic looked over the books in the room making comments and small talk about the volumes therein with the owner.
Eshanna and the Reddogs tried unsuccessfully to not look bored while they waited, taking turns going upstairs to use the bathroom.
Eshanna and the Reddogs tried unsuccessfully to not look bored while they waited, taking turns going upstairs to use the bathroom.
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Branding Opportunity said:
"I have everything I need," Reivik replies absently from where he stands by one of the bookshelves, avidly perusing titles.
His passion for old histories has been kindled; he gives the impression of a man who could quite happily spend a year browsing Algorthas' collection with only the occasional break to eat or sleep... and not even that, if he can filch the Ring of Sustenance flashed about earlier, and do something about the Antimagic Field...
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Once you are ready to go, Algorthas moves out from behind his desk and addresses you briefly, "Well, good luck, lords and ladies, and may the gods watch over you. You are undertaking quite a task and without you I'm sure Istivin would soon be in very dire straits indeed. Don't underestimate the power of what you are investigating. It has been able to subvert the mightiest wizards and soldiers that Sterich has to offer, and twist their minds and hearts to mistrust and hatred." With that we waves goodbye and returns to his chair, looking more like a frail, old man than ever before.
As you emerge from the strange basement room, Anastasia turns to all of you, a stern look of concern on her otherwise fair face. "This is quite serious. My sisters and brothers in service to Mayaheine should be made aware of what is happening. I will go to them and warn them of what the seer has told us. I will join you as soon as I can. Good luck my friends." With this she smiles warmly and heads off south toward her goddess' temple.
You quickly make your way out of the old temple back out into the odorous streets of the Abandoned Quarter. From time to time as you walk towards the Keep you can see strange, mismatched eyes peering out from behind walls or through broken windows, watching, observing. If approached or spoken to they quickly disappear from sight and do not reappear again.
After a short work you leave the buildings behind, and head out over the grassy fields which surround the Promontory. The walls and outer towers of Krelont Keep look down on you with stern and cold majesty, unaware of what is happening around them.
You can smell the Effluvium long before it comes into sight around a corner of the Promontory. It is a small lake into which countless sewer pipes, large and small, empty into. The foul-smelling, murky brown water ripples lightly in the cold morning wind, but nothing seems to live in this fetid soup. Most of the drains which empty into it are only a few inches in diameter, but some are as large as four feet across.
After only ten minutes of searching you come across the sewer entrance marked with the builder's sigil which Algorthas had drawn for you. It is out of sight of the keep's watch towers and no homes are built nearby, so anything you do in this region should go unnoticed. The tunnel itself looks hardly inviting; merely four feet in diameter, the thick, nasty off-flow that sluices into the Effluvium pool is an affront to both eye and nose. Looking inside, the niter-encrusted walls slither with things better left in the dark. The tunnel's incline is slight, but it looks as if the slick surfaces will make clambering up it a distinctly unpleasant experience. No grate or gate can be seen in the tunnel, although you did not see any in any of the larger openings either.
As you emerge from the strange basement room, Anastasia turns to all of you, a stern look of concern on her otherwise fair face. "This is quite serious. My sisters and brothers in service to Mayaheine should be made aware of what is happening. I will go to them and warn them of what the seer has told us. I will join you as soon as I can. Good luck my friends." With this she smiles warmly and heads off south toward her goddess' temple.
You quickly make your way out of the old temple back out into the odorous streets of the Abandoned Quarter. From time to time as you walk towards the Keep you can see strange, mismatched eyes peering out from behind walls or through broken windows, watching, observing. If approached or spoken to they quickly disappear from sight and do not reappear again.
After a short work you leave the buildings behind, and head out over the grassy fields which surround the Promontory. The walls and outer towers of Krelont Keep look down on you with stern and cold majesty, unaware of what is happening around them.
You can smell the Effluvium long before it comes into sight around a corner of the Promontory. It is a small lake into which countless sewer pipes, large and small, empty into. The foul-smelling, murky brown water ripples lightly in the cold morning wind, but nothing seems to live in this fetid soup. Most of the drains which empty into it are only a few inches in diameter, but some are as large as four feet across.
After only ten minutes of searching you come across the sewer entrance marked with the builder's sigil which Algorthas had drawn for you. It is out of sight of the keep's watch towers and no homes are built nearby, so anything you do in this region should go unnoticed. The tunnel itself looks hardly inviting; merely four feet in diameter, the thick, nasty off-flow that sluices into the Effluvium pool is an affront to both eye and nose. Looking inside, the niter-encrusted walls slither with things better left in the dark. The tunnel's incline is slight, but it looks as if the slick surfaces will make clambering up it a distinctly unpleasant experience. No grate or gate can be seen in the tunnel, although you did not see any in any of the larger openings either.
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