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Message: <blockquote data-quote="xochael" data-source="post: 193533" data-attributes="member: 4344">For TaleaA wooden cup filled with cool water is set down in front of you, followed by a tray with a thick slice of ham, two kinds of cheese, and a chopped apple and grapes.  A small dish with several pieces of fresh bread follows. The steam rising from the bread carries the smell of honey.  The ham is salty but quite good. The darker cheese has a spicy taste and the other is very mild.  The grapes are sweet and the apple is tart. The barkeep speaks to the hooded figure to the right of Talea (the old drunk is to her left and he looks like he is about to fall over), “I’m busy, Azoc, tell the lady about the coliseum. “Azoc has been sitting silently since Talea entered.  Now he pulls back his hood and begins to speak, “The competition at the coliseum tonight is a solo fight.  Anyone can enter up to an hour before it starts.  Winners fight winners till there is only one left.  You lose if you die or yield.  It costs 510gp to enter.  500 is for resurrection and some fools choose not to pay that part.  The fights are as balanced as possible and more proficient warriors are not allowed to challenge a less skilled adversary.  That means there are usually three winners a lower(lvl 1-4), middle(lvl 5-10), and upper(lvl 11 –lvl16).  The prize for winning is a free week stay at the Sword and Cross and 300gp for lower, 600 gp for middle, and 900 gp for upper.  These are not the annual championships, just some warm-ups really.  There will be a team fight as soon as the singles finish.  I have not decided yet if I will enter either; considering you are not from around here, I guess I should tell you that my team won the championship in the last annual event.”Azoc leans forward a bit and whispers, “the barkeep probably won’t mind but the drunks might hassle you if you mediate here.  You can stay at the Arms for two gold pieces but I cannot guarantee the drunks won’t hassle you there either.”Azoc downs whatever concoction was in his cup and rises up to leave.  Just before falling over, the old drunk wakes from his stupor long enough to adjust his position. For PaskatoyA low level acolyte was sent to Trenton days earlier to survey the situation for Paskatoy.  He knows when you were to arrive and was supposed to be waiting for you at the gate but he isn’t here yet. The guard looks up at you, “Greetings traveler, what is your pursuit? When the conversation ends, the guard states, “If anyone gets trampled by that wagon, you’ll be in serious trouble.”</blockquote>

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