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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1495744" data-attributes="member: 426">I will now tell part of the story of the adventure.  (Later, in a separate post,  I will include character stats for my character.)Part I -- A feast and rumors A tall, broad-shouldered man in splint mail armor tried to move carefully through the crowd at the feast hall at the Temple of Darien the Just in Jalston.  The young man, ruddy-skinned with auburn hair and hazel eyes, looked throughout the hall for an empty seat at a table."Of course, it would be crowded tonight -- the night just after the full moon.  It always is," Rath thought.  The night just after the full moon was a feast day of Darien, where people gathered to fight the growing of darkness before the moon waxed again.  At such times, the creatures of the night were most powerful -- and their goddess Nekrem spurred them on to further evil.  At such times, the followers of Darien gathered to stand opposed to Nekrem's evil, countering it with song, feasting and eternal vigilance.It was Rath's devotion to Darien, and his sense of duty that led him to attend the feast day armed and armored for war.  It made his movements somewhat awkward, but Rath preferred to be ready for the unexpected. Suddenly, Rath spotted an empty seat next to a tall man in red robes.The man, too thin for his height, Rath judged, was picking at a plate of roast mutton, potatoes, carrots, and onions.  With a knod of acknowledgement, Rath sat down next to him.  "Rath Labraid, a pleasure to meet you ...." the warrior said as he looked at the man."Mookesh, a scholar and mage by trade.  The temple does put on a good feast," he said.  There was an intent and calculating look in the man's eyes."Indeed," Rath said.  "Have some more food."  While he was hungry, Rath realized the man was indeed a bit thin and perhaps a bit pale from hunger.  Or was it the flickering torchlight in the feast hall.  Mookesh helped himself to some food, then ate silently while Rath grabbed his own plate.From across the room, Rath spotted a thin man of slightly less than average height in brown clothes move purposely throw the crowd.  Despite the man's efforts to be non-descript, Rath recognized Grizz.  Although he had never quite learned Grizz's profession, Rath knew him as a source of news about events and people in Jalston.  Grizz moved slowly, almost casually towards a brown-haired man in blue robes talking to a small group of his fellow Darien worshippers."Arronn.  So, it looks like there is more than feasting going on tonight,"  Rath thought as the priest stepped aside closely followed by Grizz.</blockquote>

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