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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7834476" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Black Magic for the BaronThe morning of Uktar 21, Rahnee left the house early on an errand and returned to find Aerikoth and the others assembled in the guest house common room. She inquired if anyone knew where she could find a Bloodback Spider, explaining she had been informed that her mage brother wanted one. Aerikoth commented that he had heard of the spider, which was supposed to have its habitat in the Dragon Coast region. Rahnee, unsure exactly of why her brother wanted the spider or whether it should be sent to him alive or dead, mentioned that she had copied out some notes for her brother from Westgate's Naturalist Guild, but hadn't bothered to remember the details of their contents. Jokull commented that he had to go see the Quivering Thumb proprietor, after which he would be ready to accompany the others to meet Iono at Castle Thalavar. Jokull returned after a short while and the group departed, Brok-Tul making a detour to the Market to pick up a piece of equipment before meeting up with the rest outside the castle.Upon their arrival, Iono guided the party back to their usual meeting room, where Garis was waiting for them. Before discussing the proposed Mercenaries Guild sponsorship, the reason for Garis' presence, the Thalavar steward opened up a chest containing the evil magic items to be transported to Baron Pahar. The group spent a few moments looking at each other, no one moving to take the items, until Jokull stepped forward and volunteered. Rahnee commented that she suspected he, out of all of them, was best suited for this difficult task. Jokull then took possession of a cloth-wrapped staff, a large tooth, and some magical scrolls. Iono stated that they would receive payment from him at the castle, once they had delivered the items and returned to Westgate.Rahnee tactfully inquired about the terms of the Mercenaries Guild contracts, as Aerikoth was hesitant to become a member, but was willing to assist the others in assigned tasks. After Iono explained that all involved had to be bonded members, Aerikoth reluctantly put aside his pride and agreed to join, with reservations. Garis indicated that he would be the group's future contact regarding their Guild business and would pay them their bonding fee - 100 gold per person - at their next meeting. The party agreed to meet him at the Empty Fish tavern, outside of West Gate, the evening of the day after their return to Westgate, whenever that occurred. Garis told the group that they would be his eyes and ears within the Guild, and he would meet with them periodically and anonymously to discuss Guild doings. Brok-Tul asked a question about what cover story they should come up with for joining the guild. Marik in response dryly suggested that they should say they liked coin, apologizing for the complexity of his idea. Both Iono and Garis wished them luck and the group headed back to the Gatereach guest house to pick up their equipment for the journey ahead. As they were departing the city, Jokull passed the magical staff to Aerikoth to carry.</blockquote>

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