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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cinerarium" data-source="post: 942071" data-attributes="member: 9349">Begeth's InformationFor the next few moments, the world seemed to return to normalcy.  Snow fell over quiet cobbled streets, the houses leaning over them like old men bearing the burden of years.  The buildings in the Old City Ward are crumbling, standing more out of habit than any regular maintenance.  Refuse lines the gutters, and ice and mud fight for dominance in the areas not covered in excrement.Toth seemed unperturbed by the squalor surrounding us.  He grunted, rolled his massive shoulders, and winced.  “I still feel them burns on me, though yer god did well enough to heal me up.”  He eyed me.  “Anyway, what with your helping me n’ all, I figures I might as well tell ye what I mentioned earlier.”I smiled softly.  “We would appreciate it.”Toth spat a glob of snot in the snow.  “Bugdul Orc-father is an old pal of mine.  Known him four winters, if it was one.  Anyway, he was hired by an old man in black robes – beady eyes.  Looked like a ferret.  Bunch of boils on his skin.  Ugly bugger.  Paid Bugdul in old coins – older ‘an I’ve seen, and I’ve seen old over in Apia.  Told him to watch the roads…”Kazir idly glanced upwards at Zazu, then looked back at Toth as the half-orc drifted into silence.  “Please, friend, go on.”“Aye, well, this old peach tells ‘em to watch the road.  Bugdul and some other rough lads.  Tells ‘em to watch for yer group.  Watch good.  Make certain you don’t leave in one piece, if ye get my meaning.  Bugdul says he thinks other bands were hired.  Says the old guy’s got plenty of the ancient coins and spends ‘em like a sailor at a whorehouse.”I frowned.  “And your friend Bugdul –“Begeth appeared uncomfortable.  “He ain’t no friend.  I just worked an odd job or two wit ‘em and his boys before.  He’s most like out there,” he gestured toward the walls looming in the distance, “waitin’ and watchin’.  Ye may wanna find a new job, here in the city, ‘cause leavin’ may be bad for yet purty faces.”  He laughed softly as we came into view of Harlan’s.So once again, our fates are hounded.  First by Steel Jack and his boys, now by this Bugdul Orc-father.  It was all too much to deal with at present, so we left Toth at Happy Harlan’s, and slogged on to the temple and some much-deserved rest.</blockquote>

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