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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Telsar" data-source="post: 1589131" data-attributes="member: 18837">[Accalon’s Diplomacy rolled 7+9=16.  Luckily for you, the guy likes to gossip <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ]Algernon’s eyes roam over Valasia. “I know absolutely nothing about the girl with any certainty.  However, I do have a theory.  I think she’s the daughter of some whore and Lord Vandior, you know, one of the nobles on the king’s advisory council.  I only say that because I once came here with a noble who’s met Vandior’s family, and he said that Valasia looks like she could be sisters with the Lord’s legitimate daughter.  I’ve never met the girl, so I couldn’t say for sure, but that would be quite a scandal if it were true.  The highest ranking elf in the city, impregnating a whore, his progeny working in a whorehouse.  But why that would keep Brie from putting her to work, I have no idea.”In a house on Gorgon’s Way, Anton, still tied up but who’s been quiet up till now from Gwyn’s threat, comes to the lady’s defense. “Leave Elorelei alone!  I’ll tell you what I know, just get your filthy hands off her!  The girl you’re looking for, I saw her 3 weeks ago.  She wasn’t walking the streets, she was helping to move some great big long thing from the old Heironeous church, the one that burned down.  Some guy, I didn’t get a good look at him, was helping her.  Whatever they were carrying was covered in a tarp.  They put it in a wagon and that’s the only time I’ve seen her.  Now leave her alone!”Elorelei continues to babble a bit, taking in what Anton is saying “The old church?  Yes, she works at the old church.  Been fixing it up, her and another girl.  Such sweet girls.  Not like…” her eyes look back at the woman with a dagger at her throat, and she seems to come back to her senses. “Oh god!  What are you going to do to us? Oh… what are you planning for that sweet girl?  She’s not a whore.  Anton, they think she’s a whore, but she’s not!  Just leave the poor girl alone.  Just leave us alone!”  She sobs uncontrollably.  Then, two large bloody pieces of her dog come flying through the door.  Although they don’t quite hit the lady [Attack rolled 4+4(ranged)-4(non proficient)=hit AC 4], dog blood does splatter over everything in the room.  The woman’s sobs turn into to high pitched shrieks of terror.  Alicia doesn’t see anybody outside who could have witnessed what happened, but it is very dark.At the Rusty Guts, the owner says “I don’t know where Hex keeps hisself.  I guess these two would a’ known”, referring to the two bodies on the floor, one of which has quit breathing.  “I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the run-down area that’s pointed out on the map.” Still looking down the street, he says “They’re arguin’ about somethin’ it looks like.  Couple of ‘em looks like they got some nasty lookin’ weapons.  But they seem involved in their argument; they might not notice ya leavin’.  And I need to call the guards soon, so I kin get this place cleaned up.  All but yer table, ‘course.”  As Aligor quaffs his last potion [Rolled 3+1, gave back 4 HPs, total HPs = 22], Rusty moves to the bar, and throws him a vial. “That’s my only healin’ potion.  Just keep it for emergencies.  But it looks like ya need it more than I do.”</blockquote>

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