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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9260978" data-attributes="member: 6696971">[USER=20459]@Nephis[/USER] SC Completed.  Goal: Ferret out the Bladeling Horde's level of dissatisfaction with the sedentary state of being an occupying force in an urban setting.XP & Loot* Level 13 SC = 800 xp* Gain a level 8 magic item; a ceremonial gift from Rietka due to you countering her best efforts in the duel.[HR][/HR]The trio's bodies and mental faculties undergo a reorienting ritual at the Psicrafter's Guild; partaking of astral-imbued wafers and a bath in ethereal mineral waters.  Though screens are offered, Rietka spares no one of her form, undresses out in the open and plunging into her basin like a child in a desert oasis.  During the bathing, Rietka regales the trio of the growing discontent among the ranks of the Bladeling Horde stationed in Bantouk.  They have lived a ruthless, rugged martial life of brutality and no quarter given in the wild.  This "civilized city life" is beneath them or beyond them...or both.  Many have taken to Gae'al's Arena as more than just a pastime...as an obsession that borders on dereliction of duty.  There is growing concern amongst the ranks of leadership that the increasingly violent sparring in the Arena will spillover into the streets of Bantouk; Vendettas, boredom, and bloodlust run amok.Afterward Rietka takes something of her armaments and wargear, curtly presenting it Pa'avu in an almost embarrassed fashion before quickly leaving the scene.The look that Yazdan addresses Pa'avu with silently conveys that he has concern over what Rietka has shared with them.[HR][/HR]Alright [USER=1282]@darkbard[/USER] and [USER=20459]@Nephis[/USER] .  Where to?  To the Arena to investigate this growing situation or consult with Gae'al?Some form of investigation into The First Flame; either the ancient historical records, interviews, the Omthala's Cathedral itself, or perhaps the primordial stages of erecting a dangerous ritual to surveil and interact with the present time loop?A journey back to the ritual sanctum high in the mountains for a Spiritual Sojourn to gain the counsel of an Elder Primal Spirit?Attempt (good luck!) private counsel with the young Empress?Is there concern that this epoch's generation of The First Flame might be Ibhea and he's headed toward a path of ineffable damnation and villainy?</blockquote>

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