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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ariakor" data-source="post: 2338945" data-attributes="member: 8473">"That is god to hear, indeed," the old man says. He then invites you to go with him and the other village elders to the villages meeting hall to have a cup of tea, so they can tell you what has been happening around here. As you walk to the center of the village, towards a building just a littel larger than the others, but built almost entirely out of red laquered wood now chipped y little here and there from age, pepole stop in their daily doings to look at you as you pass them.Inside you are joined by Lao Feng, Kairan and four of the other men to sit around a large table in the center of the hall. The building only has this one room and beside the larger one there are several other low tables scattered around the room. the narrow norhtern side of the room has a shrine dedicated to the Dragon, Phoenix and Qilin, as well as the village ancestors and the air is filled with the smell of burnign incense coming from said shrine. Several metal braziers can be used to heat the room in the winter, but right now it is pleasently warm inside from the sun shining on the red tiles of the roof. There are two entrances to the hall, as well as four windows in the east and west wall, which can be covered in case of rain or storm. One of the younger men goes outside and fetches cups and tea leaves, while another one goes and brings hot water. After the tea has been poured, Lao Feng continues: "Well, these foul bandits have been plagueing our area for some time now.  They only come to our village now to get some food, but in the beginning, when they first showed up around here, they made an example out of everyone who tried to resist them and took most everything of value. It's the same with the other villages near her. And the started to mutilate the shrines we have built here over the years to appease the spirits of the land. But until now, they left the Water Temple in peace. Just yesterday, a few of us returned from the temple, having brought offerings to the spirits there, and they said that they had not seen a sign of the bandit's activity." he then sips his tea, looking at you.</blockquote>

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