[2/13/2026, 4:05:23 PM] Zarick
i really wish the right pane had a background instead of being transparent
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[2/13/2026, 4:05:28 PM] Zarick
i always think something is wrong with it
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[2/13/2026, 4:05:34 PM] Ram Banaram
There's nothing obviously mystical about Ram Banram. Lindalsivranragdya claims his croaks are the messages of Justice, but will admit not to knowing what kind of entity Justice might actually be. The frog is certainly large, and old. And when he emerges from the fountain pond there's none of the mud or scum that might be expected to adhere to his slimy skin...
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[2/13/2026, 4:05:41 PM] Crion
something WAS wrong with it for me two sessions ago
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[2/13/2026, 4:05:49 PM] Crion
now...anxiety
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[2/13/2026, 4:06:25 PM] Dammitwho
That's right motherfucker the green splotches could come for you AT~ANY~TIME~
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[2/13/2026, 4:06:58 PM] Dammitwho
are we all starcraft scv voice good to go?
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[2/13/2026, 4:07:08 PM] Crion
AH'M HERE
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[2/13/2026, 4:08:21 PM] CBN
Yes.
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[2/13/2026, 4:08:35 PM] Zarick
existence is torment
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[2/13/2026, 4:08:52 PM] Gul Banana
apart from it being annoying to keep typing /ooc i am good
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[2/13/2026, 4:11:39 PM] Dammitwho
very well! When last we left our heroes, you were in the disorganized archives room of the Wyvern's Wings, tavern, city hall, and center of government for Moonglow Bay! You had just managed to puzzle out the location of long-dead archmage and re-founder of the village Cecilus Highleaf's remote experimentation laboratory, in some long abandoned lead mines outside of town. You've theorized that this may have some relation to the bizarre biological oddities that are threatening the town, on the theory that wizards love to cause problems for other people.
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[2/13/2026, 4:12:09 PM] Imran Traveler
It seems historically supported.
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[2/13/2026, 4:12:50 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Highleaf was a collector of the mysterious magical artifacts from Silvermount... so even if the mine isn't full of gooze, there might be something shiny to find.
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[2/13/2026, 4:13:42 PM] Dammitwho
Separately (hopefully separately!) you've learned that a small band which Imran theorizes to be hunters out of Nidal was looking for a group of five of their countrymen yesterday evening when you were - fortunately - away from town. The gods only know that they're up to, but they're somewhere in the Moonglow Bay environs even now.
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[2/13/2026, 4:14:18 PM] Imran Traveler
We should probably look for them...or at least keep an eye out if they come looking for us.
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[2/13/2026, 4:14:37 PM] Dammitwho
While you're likely not who they were looking for, since only one of you fits the description, is it possible they'd ignore Imran if they came upon him? That hasn't been his experience, alas.
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[2/13/2026, 4:14:46 PM] Crion
OOC dammitwho is that something you'd like me to steer away from pressing on due to nicolae absence
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[2/13/2026, 4:15:05 PM] Crion
otherwise my instinct is to look for 'em right now because imran is like that
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[2/13/2026, 4:15:13 PM] Crion
can't be letting low men run about.
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[2/13/2026, 4:15:35 PM] Zarick
same for brun because seems like they might harm Villagers
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[2/13/2026, 4:16:09 PM] Dammitwho
So I've got some things you'll encounter in the wilderness near MGB, but we'll have to stop if you actually run into Mykos and his gang since (hopefully not a spoiler) that'll end up a combat encounter
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[2/13/2026, 4:16:44 PM] Gul Banana
if they're as vile as imran dramatically implies, actively hunting em down seems desirable
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[2/13/2026, 4:16:48 PM] CBN
i'm in favor of crawling the hexes, regardless of whether they end up with nidalese or "wizard problem" things
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[2/13/2026, 4:17:00 PM] CBN
dubnoom will go wherever taller creatures go, because you always follow the cover.
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[2/13/2026, 4:17:58 PM] Crion
alright let's attempt to do secondary fact finding and poking about
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[2/13/2026, 4:18:30 PM] Crion
we can do a brief sweep of town to make sure they're not just in the open
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[2/13/2026, 4:18:39 PM] Dammitwho
Sure! What are you looking for / who would you like to talk to?
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[2/13/2026, 4:18:39 PM] Crion
if they are i suppose it's a 15 minute session,
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[2/13/2026, 4:19:12 PM] Crion
remind me, was it the wife of the innkeeper who set up the nocticula shrine?
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[2/13/2026, 4:19:27 PM] Crion
that's something imran wants to check in on, local nocticulans
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[2/13/2026, 4:19:34 PM] Gul Banana
an only slightly-related curiosity: how many of the people here do stuff like "grow food and maintain buildings" as opposed to painting? or are the painters-for-export parttime?
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[2/13/2026, 4:20:24 PM] Dammitwho
crion: yes, she has it out back of the shrine to Shelyn. You were told it's used for "the high holidays and such"
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[2/13/2026, 4:20:48 PM] Dammitwho
Banana: That's something you could ask an NPC about, if you were of a mind
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[2/13/2026, 4:22:18 PM] Gul Banana
might as well. given that artists need light, can any of them be found by wandering around outside in the village?
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[2/13/2026, 4:23:57 PM] Gul Banana
the wizard-bootstrapped local industry interests lindal. it's economic specialisation without the urb in which it would usually accumulate
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[2/13/2026, 4:24:28 PM] Gul Banana
however, brb due to coffee arriving
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[2/13/2026, 4:25:23 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran would talk with Genna, if she's about and separated from her duties enough for conversation. A minor Nocticulan shrine-cubby is not the most surprising thing to see in an artists' colony, but he would know if there were any actual devotees here or in the countryside. He finds that a fellow believer who wears chainmail is helpful for solving many of their problems, from rent disputes to street harassment.
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[2/13/2026, 4:26:47 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun will follow Imran, because those Low Men are after him, and because there's more chance of playing with the kids or listening to the snake lady sing that way.
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[2/13/2026, 4:27:29 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
While the others probably sniff around town, Dubnoom will spend just a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittle more time with the archives before heading back to the inn. The only thing better than spending time around other peoples' stuff, is doing so alone. That's how it can become your stuff!
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[2/13/2026, 4:27:38 PM] Imran Traveler
He's so wise!
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[2/13/2026, 4:27:50 PM] Dammitwho
As Lindal exits the Wyvern's Wings to look for someone to talk to about local economics, he notices that across the square is a decent sized building with the look of a general store. As he recalls, a prominent enough citizen to be mentioned in his group's introduction to the town.
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[2/13/2026, 4:28:59 PM] Dammitwho
Imran, when he explains his intent, is directed to the temple of Shelyn by Quinthus, explaining that Genna has taken young Marissa there, and it would be a perfect time to discuss shared religious matters.
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[2/13/2026, 4:30:02 PM] Imran Traveler
Off we go, then. Ideally he wouldn't be in full chain, sword, and shield in a shrine, but the Low Men are about.
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[2/13/2026, 4:30:44 PM] Dammitwho
Is Dubnoom looking for anything in particular in the archives? Any subject?
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[2/13/2026, 4:33:49 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Anything else about Cecilus's works and projects. There's a lot of ground to cover between "wizard project in a lead mine" and "therefore, gooblins" and it doesn't hurt to try to figure out...anything, at all, that might be useful. Knowing is easily 2/3 of the battle (the other 1/3 is fleeing when necessary).
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[2/13/2026, 4:33:52 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Irori's shrines definitely don't discourage arms and armor, so Brun has no inkling other gods' shrines would.
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[2/13/2026, 4:35:07 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
An actual shopfront! Whether or not we're going to be around here long enough that it's worth poking into how the place works it's always worth poking around a store. Lindal will saunter in, checking out what kind of inventory control measures they have. It's a reflex.
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[2/13/2026, 4:35:24 PM] Gul Banana
would thievery be an appropriate roll to "case the joint". just a reflex!
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[2/13/2026, 4:37:03 PM] Dammitwho
The temple of Shelyn is a mostly wooden structure, with intricate carvings made into the outside walls and along the columns on the front. Imran and Brun can roll Perception or Society DC 14 to examine them closer if they care to, Lindal can roll Thievery DC 16 to case the general store.
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[2/13/2026, 4:37:21 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
19
1d20 + 7 = 12 + 7 = 19
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[2/13/2026, 4:37:44 PM] Brun Rentclaw
25
1d20 + 8 = 17 + 8 = 25
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[2/13/2026, 4:38:34 PM] Imran Traveler
12
1d20 + 7 = 5 + 7 = 12
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[2/13/2026, 4:39:16 PM] Imran Traveler
hmm
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[2/13/2026, 4:39:23 PM] Crion
why isn't this rolling...
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[2/13/2026, 4:39:31 PM] Dammitwho
you've rolled twice
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[2/13/2026, 4:39:39 PM] Crion
even more interesting
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[2/13/2026, 4:39:44 PM] Dammitwho
it's showing up in chatlog etc
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[2/13/2026, 4:40:00 PM] Crion
perhaps having wrath of the righteous open in the background was messing with it. ive closed that
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[2/13/2026, 4:40:14 PM] Dammitwho
The main protection against theft Lindal can see is that the front area is wide open, with merchandise displayed around the walls. Unless there were a lot of people in here at once, you'll always be in clear view of the front counter. There's not really anything preventing you from just pocketing something and walking out the door with it, apart from (presumably) the owner saying "stop that", chasing you and hitting you, telling the guard, etc
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[2/13/2026, 4:40:16 PM] Crion
well they are effectively hidden rolls to me,
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[2/13/2026, 4:41:13 PM] Crion
ok reloading reveals them. wow that roll was bad
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[2/13/2026, 4:41:52 PM] Crion
actually i'm stupid
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[2/13/2026, 4:42:06 PM] Crion
use that 20, i'll spend the hero point for the "reroll"
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[2/13/2026, 4:42:32 PM] Crion
or just reroll again since i deleted the second roll a millisecond before thinking of that
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[2/13/2026, 4:42:51 PM] Dammitwho
Brun and Imran notice two things: first, the carvings aren't directly into the walls of the temple as they first appeared, but into square tiles that have been attached to the walls. The columns are likewise segmented. Each tile has its own artistic work that trails off at the edges, and the tiles surrounding it take up the lines at the edge to work them into their own pieces. A technique called "exquisite corpse", Imran believes, though that may be a Nidalese or Ustalavian term.
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[2/13/2026, 4:43:08 PM] Dammitwho
Nah you can have the 20, it's just some background
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[2/13/2026, 4:43:46 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Right, so all it would take is a distraction. Easy enough to just- well, he's got no need to nab anything right now. The group's already being fed! Anyway, let's talk to the storekeep.
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[2/13/2026, 4:44:08 PM] Dammitwho
Though many of the tiles are colored, none of them use traditional paint - instead colored chalk has been painstakingly used. This is odd, as it will definitely be washed clean the next time it rains. Perhaps that's intentional, and the carvings are colored differently each time?
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[2/13/2026, 4:45:58 PM] Dammitwho
The shopkeeper is an elf. It's hard to tell age with elves, but a human who looked like him would be in their mid thirties. He's yawning and there are bags under his eyes, but he smiles as he greets Lindal.
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[2/13/2026, 4:46:17 PM] Brun Rentclaw
To Brun this makes perfect sense. How will you get better at it without doing it over and over again??
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[2/13/2026, 4:46:30 PM] Dammitwho
"Cecilus Thalaer, owner of Thalaer's Goods and Sundries. What can I get you?"
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[2/13/2026, 4:47:18 PM] Imran Traveler
Beautiful. Imran's heard of this before. Some cultures -- drier ones -- do similar art with sand. The impermanence is the point.
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[2/13/2026, 4:47:32 PM] Imran Traveler
Wind. Rain. Elements.
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[2/13/2026, 4:49:31 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Namaste! I'm Lindal, of the pathfinders, and this" a gesture to his shoulder "is Ram Banaram. Have you got any caving gear? Lanterns, picks and props?"
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[2/13/2026, 4:51:29 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom struggles to stay awake, poring over tomes (looking at shipping manifests and crop rotation instructions) and trying to find anything to Know Thy Enemy better. But, come to think...wizards usually leave their journals detailing all their terrible workings and the consequences, in their workshops or basements, don't they? Points to ponder. At least it's quiet and smells bad in the archive, which is great.
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[2/13/2026, 4:53:32 PM] Imran Traveler
"I was never a man for art before I left Nidal," Imran says aloud to Brun and himself. "I changed my ways when I saw how much color the rest of the world had to offer."
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[2/13/2026, 4:55:20 PM] Dammitwho
"Caving gear? Not much call for that..." He frowns, looking down at his inventory list. "Lanterns I've got a'plenty, 7 silver per. I've got a stack of leftover scaffolding you can pick through, a copper for ten feet. No warranty for using them as cave props though, so don't come back asking for a refund if you die in a collapse.
Pickaxes I'd have to order in. Say a gold per pick, or four gold for five."
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[2/13/2026, 4:57:48 PM] Dammitwho
There doesn't appear to be much activity around the temple. You recall that Moonglow Bay is short on priests at the moment - a cleric of Shelyn would be able to handle keeping the graveyard quiet - so you wouldn't be interrupting anything if you just went on in.
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[2/13/2026, 4:58:14 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran has the decency to wipe his feet a couple times more than usual before he does.
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[2/13/2026, 4:58:21 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Kholo art is very colorful, just not necessarily in very orderly or always pleasant ways."
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[2/13/2026, 4:58:47 PM] Imran Traveler
"The downsides are worth the upsides. Bad art is still art."
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[2/13/2026, 5:00:15 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Let's start with what you've got in stock, Cecilus. Any relation to the great man? We'll definitely take some of your scaffold lumber, and the lanterns I'm still thinking about..."
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[2/13/2026, 5:03:22 PM] CBN
should i roll for further research or assume it's a fool's errand over here
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[2/13/2026, 5:03:25 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
How about rope? We could probably use some rope. This has turned, Lindal realises, into a legitimate shopping spree. Abandoned mines are not inherently safe!
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[2/13/2026, 5:03:47 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"It's always worth improving at something."
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[2/13/2026, 5:03:48 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
(I've dropped a Merchant token representing Thalaer's stock that you've mentioned an interest in on the map, let's see how it works)
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[2/13/2026, 5:04:11 PM] Dammitwho
sorry cbn i'm getting to you
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[2/13/2026, 5:04:15 PM] Gul Banana
ooo
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[2/13/2026, 5:05:06 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
Cecilus Thalaer sells 5 × Ten-Foot Pole to Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya.
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[2/13/2026, 5:05:26 PM] CBN
npnp
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[2/13/2026, 5:05:37 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
Rope
50 feet of rope.
Item 0 Price: 5 sp
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[2/13/2026, 5:05:51 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
Cecilus Thalaer sells 2 × Rope to Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya.
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[2/13/2026, 5:05:53 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom! Roll Arcana and if possible roll Engineering on behalf of Tak Ironflame! DC 18 for both!
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[2/13/2026, 5:06:22 PM] Gul Banana
we have some light magic in the party... but a lantern as backup wouldn't hurt i think
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[2/13/2026, 5:06:46 PM] Dammitwho
That isn't all that Cecilus has of course, if you decide you want something else and he has it i'll put it in his stock
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[2/13/2026, 5:07:19 PM] Gul Banana
i want... to figure out whether he was named after the archmage
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[2/13/2026, 5:08:55 PM] Dammitwho
Inside the temple to Shelyn, the boys notice an unusal setup. Instead of pews facing an altar, there are somewhat widely spaced chairs in concentric circles facing an empty space in the center. At the back of the room is a statue of Shelyn - the familiar kind, a kneeling woman in a robe and a gentle expression playing a harp, with a small songbird perched on it.
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[2/13/2026, 5:09:26 PM] Dammitwho
There's a door to one side left partly ajar, and you can hear two female voices (one young and higher-pitched) coming from behind it. That must be where Genna and Marissa are.
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[2/13/2026, 5:09:42 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
23
1d20 + 5 = 18 + 5 = 23
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[2/13/2026, 5:10:15 PM] Tak Ironflame
18
1d20 + 5 = 13 + 5 = 18
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[2/13/2026, 5:10:34 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun feels an odd urge to burst into song.
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[2/13/2026, 5:10:42 PM] CBN
shocked that worked, but you can go to someone's character sheet, click the skill and it'll roll For Them
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[2/13/2026, 5:11:19 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran is willing to simply sit and wait for them to finish what they're talking about, rather than eavesdropping. In fact, he'll step out back to take a look at the Nocticula display.
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[2/13/2026, 5:11:19 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus nods. "Yep. Named for the founder. There's a few of us about. I do get questions from nobles now and again if that isn't an odd name for an elf. Which I think is pretty rude! Elves can be named anything we like, and anyway I've never even *seen* Kyonin."
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[2/13/2026, 5:15:27 PM] Gul Banana
has thalaer got any of: @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-srd.Item.Du05UxCyCM0ZWH8z]{Oil (1 pint)} @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-srd.Item.5j5KyZsGOfbrJNUZ]{Ladder (10-foot)} @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-srd.Item.7fSnvJ2xoSfa6JXD]{Caltrops}
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[2/13/2026, 5:15:31 PM] Dammitwho
Between the two of them, Dubnoom and Tak can come up with a bit more information about what Cecilus (the old one, not the elven storekeeper) was up to. The archmage seemed very concerned about lightning or electricity - spent a fair amount of gold on sheets of thin layers of rubber sandwiched between cloth to serve as waterproofing, and thin metal chains explicitly marked out as grounding instruments.
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[2/13/2026, 5:16:44 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"The chains are for the electricity to run on because it's fun for them." Dubnoom observes, and Tak is too polite to argue with what is fundamentally accurate, if scientifically 'insane horseshit.'
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[2/13/2026, 5:18:09 PM] Dammitwho
He does have those, though caltrops are another thing he'd have to order and Lindal notices they're overpriced - to which Cecilus agrees, saying that while pickaxes are within the blacksmiths' normal competence, caltrops require extra work and planning.
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[2/13/2026, 5:18:46 PM] Dammitwho
Brun+Imran: That is the door to the Nocticula shrine, it was put in so you didn't have to go out and around the building to reach it
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[2/13/2026, 5:19:12 PM] Imran Traveler
Ah, well. That's awkward.
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[2/13/2026, 5:19:57 PM] Dammitwho
I mean, you can knock on the doorframe or something. They've left the door open, so whatever they're talking about can't be like... secret.
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[2/13/2026, 5:20:21 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun scuffs his feet and huffs loudly, announcing his presence without seeming to mean to. Or at least he seems to think so.
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[2/13/2026, 5:20:30 PM] Imran Traveler
Yes, unless it's an argument or some sort of worship ritual, Imran will knock on the frame.
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[2/13/2026, 5:20:32 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"You're certainly right. The monks gave me *three* names, two of 'em too holy to actually use, but it's the same thing - respect highe- for greater beings. How long ago was your founder, anyhow? We noticed his tower is kinda unmaintained at this point."
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[2/13/2026, 5:21:19 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Given that we're likely to set out shortly, Lindal doesn't want to order anything in (and there's no way he'd be paying gold pieces for some pickaxes he doesn't actually want to swing, anyway).
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[2/13/2026, 5:21:34 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
Cecilus Thalaer sells Lantern (Hooded) to Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya.
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[2/13/2026, 5:21:37 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
Cecilus Thalaer sells Oil (1 pint) to Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya.
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[2/13/2026, 5:21:42 PM] Cecilus Thalaer
Cecilus Thalaer sells Ladder (10-foot) to Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya.
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[2/13/2026, 5:23:26 PM] Dammitwho
The voices stop and Genna calls out cheerily: "Come in if ye've a mind!"
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[2/13/2026, 5:24:05 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, Imran's got one of those.
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[2/13/2026, 5:24:22 PM] Imran Traveler
He'll step into his goddess's office.
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[2/13/2026, 5:26:13 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom and Tak also notice that while the 'precursor material' was brought to Moonglow Bay in metal tanks (suggesting a liquid or perhaps an ooze), there's no indication of Highleaf buying or installing similar tanks in his laboratory. At least, not labeled as such. Tak notices that there *is* mention of the precursor material being transferred. Perhaps whatever it's being held in is part of the infuriatingly blandly labeled "artifacts [techne]"?
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[2/13/2026, 5:26:40 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Does this younger Cecilus act Forlorn? MGB has folk of several ancestries, but it seems kinda homogenous culturally. Lindal wonders whether Taldor is all that way...
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[2/13/2026, 5:26:44 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
You had Dubnoom at "artifacts."
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[2/13/2026, 5:28:39 PM] Dammitwho
While the shrine to Nocticula is much smaller than the one to Shelyn, it does still have an interesting layout - the artists of Moonglow don't go for half-measures when it comes to style. There are a few windows, but they're small, in the ceiling, and angled so that they face *away* from the altar to Nocticula, which when the doors are closed must be swathed in darkness. And then illuminated again by candles, such as the one newly lit on the altar.
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[2/13/2026, 5:29:40 PM] Dammitwho
Genna and Marissa are standing together next to the altar. Genna smiles and opens her mouth, but Marissa beats her to it: "Oh it's Mister Sword and Brun!".
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[2/13/2026, 5:31:23 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus Thalaer doesn't seem to be particularly downcast. He may just be as young as he appears, such that the people he grew up with haven't started dying of old age yet.
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[2/13/2026, 5:32:43 PM] Imran Traveler
"It is I. Hello, Marissa."
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[2/13/2026, 5:33:03 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Forlorn" is what the elves of Jalmeray - who preferred the company of their own kind - called, basically, any other kind of elf. Probably intended as a slur, now that Lindal comes to think of it. Anyway, perhaps it's different in the north...
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[2/13/2026, 5:33:05 PM] Imran Traveler
He takes a very brief moment to close his eyes and genuflect to the altar.
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[2/13/2026, 5:34:12 PM] Dammitwho
Lindal could probably ask him about it. The other members of his party might consider that rude, but they're not here now, are they?
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[2/13/2026, 5:36:20 PM] Dammitwho
"I were just telling young Marissa to light a candle to the Lady for you bringing her home safe and to see no harm comes to you or yours, and here you are! We daughters of Stheno follow whichever god we please, but we always keep the Lady in our hearts, so we do."
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[2/13/2026, 5:36:22 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
That's what he's trying to do! But diplomatically.
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[2/13/2026, 5:36:25 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Hi again! How're you doing?"
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[2/13/2026, 5:37:04 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom! Has your curiosity, at last, been sated! Do you seek... *more*?
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[2/13/2026, 5:39:33 PM] Dammitwho
Lindal: Then I fear you must roll Diplomacy to Make an Impression!
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[2/13/2026, 5:40:27 PM] Dammitwho
To Brun's question, Marissa announces "Mumma's making me tell the Birth Story *again*!"
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[2/13/2026, 5:40:30 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "I like the windows, moving the light away. The Queen still loves her midnight, and I find it appeals to me as well." He pauses. "Frankly I burn easily."
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[2/13/2026, 5:40:47 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom always seeks more!
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[2/13/2026, 5:40:57 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Maybe a little...mine map knowledge...
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[2/13/2026, 5:41:45 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"I want to hear the Birth Story!"
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[2/13/2026, 5:42:00 PM] Gul Banana
i will roll this! but also, did he answer the question about how long ago highleaf died?
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[2/13/2026, 5:42:30 PM] Gul Banana
actually, lindal's going to ask the spirits of light how best to make an impression
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[2/13/2026, 5:42:32 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Guidance 1 Cantrip 1 Cantrip Concentrate Divine Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature Duration until the start of your next turn You ask for the guidance of supernatural entities, granting the target a +1 status bonus to one attack roll, Perception check, saving throw, or skill check the target attempts before the duration ends. The target chooses which roll to use the bonus on before rolling. If the target uses the bonus, the spell ends. Either way, the target is then temporarily immune for 1 hour. Spell Effect: Guidance Effect: Guidance Immunity
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[2/13/2026, 5:42:57 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
11
1d20 + 6 = 5 + 6 = 11
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[2/13/2026, 5:43:05 PM] Gul Banana
wtf. hero point!
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[2/13/2026, 5:43:23 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
25
1d20 + 6 = 19 + 6 = 25
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[2/13/2026, 5:44:43 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran has probably heard the Birth Story many times before, but let's give it one for Brun.
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[2/13/2026, 5:45:14 PM] Imran Traveler
Assuming that's a term of art for Nocticula's Turn. If it isn't, who knows where this is going.
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[2/13/2026, 5:48:18 PM] Dammitwho
oh sorry, he didn't. "Old Archmage Highleaf's been gone, oh, a hundred years or more. You can't judge much by the tower, though. It couldn't have been more than a year after he died that the tower was pulled apart. Good stone, you see, and already cut for building. I think my root cellar's got some of the old man's tower keeping the dirt out."
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[2/13/2026, 5:51:01 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Fascinating. Where I was born, a dead mage's tower would be swarming with elementals before anyone could conceive a wholesome use of rocks. Were none of your ancestors worried that the founder could have left behind something dangerous?"
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[2/13/2026, 5:52:00 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal's tying up a huge bundle of planks, cornerpieces and laddering as he speaks. Neither activity impairs the other, though it's not clear how he plans to carry all this out of the shop.
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[2/13/2026, 5:55:42 PM] Dammitwho
Marissa takes a deep breath and begins to recite. "In great-great-grandmumma's time, there was a euryale named Stheno who was born of the evil demon goddess Lemmastu--" Genna gently corrects her. "--Lamashtu. She roamed the land with her mothers and sisters causing fear and chaos, but L-lamashtu was a cruel goddess and she sent Stheno torment and nightmares every day of her life. Stheno cried out to Shelyn, begging her for freedom, but Lamashtu is jealous of her children and won't let even a single one go!"
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[2/13/2026, 5:57:12 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun nods knowingly.
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[2/13/2026, 5:57:44 PM] Imran Traveler
Lamashtu...
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[2/13/2026, 5:58:46 PM] Gul Banana
that's a real god move to pull
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[2/13/2026, 5:59:17 PM] Dammitwho
The younger Cecilus' looks surprised at such a personal question from a person he's just met, but on the whole seems like an amiable type and his curiosity harmless. More importantly, he doesn't seem particularly wealthy or noble-born. "Sure, I've heard people say 'Forlorn'. Hard to say what it means, y'know? There's only me in town who's a full elf these days, and I'm not even middle-aged for a human. I will say that my parents upped stakes for the homeland as soon as I was set up in life, so maybe there's something to it."
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[2/13/2026, 6:01:03 PM] Dammitwho
He shrugs. "Who can say? Sure, maybe in a hundred years all my friends will be gone and I'll look around at the town and think 'everything's different'. Maybe then they'll call me Forlorn and I'll go visit my parents in Kyonin. I'm not so old that I make real plans for a hundred years off!"
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[2/13/2026, 6:03:42 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"A truly unimaginable length of time. What interests me, Cecilus, is the setup of this town. Feels like the founder arranged things, people, to his liking - a structure that wouldn't have come together otherwise. Life around here seems fine, but I wonder of its instabilities."
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[2/13/2026, 6:05:14 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Of things that without that central figure decay, such as an elven couple's life outside their homeland, or containers(?) of lab ooze. Lindal does not say this.
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[2/13/2026, 6:05:15 PM] Dammitwho
"But it was then that the Lady Noctickuler-- Noc Tic U Laaah, who was then the demon queen of assassins, listened to Stheno's pleas. Because though Nocticula was a demon she still loved art and music, and so she had a long friendship with Shelyn. And Nocticula said that she had a way to free Stheno, and that Shelyn should encourage her to rebel! And that's what Shelyn did!"
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[2/13/2026, 6:06:03 PM] Dammitwho
Does Dubnoom's Lore: Underworld refer to the criminal underworld or literal undergrounds?
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[2/13/2026, 6:06:17 PM] Imran Traveler
Hey, that's mostly true.
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[2/13/2026, 6:07:00 PM] Imran Traveler
And she got the pronunciation right the second time. But here's the secret: The Lady finds children mispronouncing her name charming and funny. He has it on good clerical authority. Not helpful to mention around the teachers, though.
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[2/13/2026, 6:09:36 PM] Dammitwho
"Stheno cursed Lamashtu, and said she'd NEVER do evil again! Lamashtu was enraged and killed her--" Marissa slaps a fist into an open palm. "--like that! Shelyn was horrified, but Nocticula took all the hundred snakes of Stheno's hair and together with Shelyn worked them into a new people, which they called the stheno. That's us! And Nocticula said that since Lamashtu loved making evil and twisted children and taking them from their parents, it would hurt her most to take Lamashtu's children and make good and kind ones!"
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[2/13/2026, 6:12:04 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus nods. "There's something to that. You wouldn't think it'd work, would you? A town of artists. And of course we're not really artists all the time. A lot of us fish as well, and that brings in gold, and others farm or raise sheep, and that helps as well. But it's the art that brings in most, and lets us buy what we need. I think it wouldn't work except that we're but a few days' carriage ride from the capital, and we've become... what dy'a call it? An institution."
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[2/13/2026, 6:12:46 PM] CBN
Criminal Underworld, BUT esoteric lore at a penalty can be...all lores
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[2/13/2026, 6:12:56 PM] Dammitwho
"All the highborns buy from us because that's what their pappies did, and there's nobody that does it better. When there's a new fashion in art, it means they pick different artists, not a different town. Y'see?"
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[2/13/2026, 6:13:47 PM] Dammitwho
In that case, you may roll esoteric lore to contemplate lead mine mapping
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[2/13/2026, 6:14:31 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
20
1d20 + 8 = 12 + 8 = 20
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[2/13/2026, 6:14:35 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Empires LOVE those. Maybe Moonglow Bay is here to stay. D'you paint yourself?"
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[2/13/2026, 6:14:43 PM] CBN
*steeples fingers*
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[2/13/2026, 6:14:50 PM] Gul Banana
"those" here meaning "institutions"
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[2/13/2026, 6:15:08 PM] Dammitwho
Marissa concludes. "A hundred stheno popped up where the hundred snakes of Stheno's hair were, and from that day to this every one of them and every one of their children remember that it was Nocticula and Shelyn that freed them and made them." She lets out a long breath like she's just done hard running.
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[2/13/2026, 6:15:27 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"That's really cool! Lamashtu created the kholo too, but Nocticula didn't deliver us from her. It's up to each one of us to decide to be good or bad for ourselves." Brun says this without any malice or negative connotation.
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[2/13/2026, 6:16:26 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "Nocticula has earned her title, the Redeemer Queen. Shelyn is a great goddess in her own right, of course, but Nocticula has her very particular motivations. And she acts with them with a grand swiftness, and forthrightness."
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[2/13/2026, 6:17:44 PM] Imran Traveler
"There's a saying: 'No true believer like a convert.' It's meant as an insult much of the time, a sign of over-zealotry, and that can be true. But it applies to my Lady."
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[2/13/2026, 6:18:47 PM] Imran Traveler
"She believes in the power of redemption very keenly. She tried believing in all the other things first."
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[2/13/2026, 6:22:06 PM] Dammitwho
There's no maps of the lead mines that Dubnoom can find, but there is a scattering of survey information. It looks like the particular mine Highleaf was using stopped delving when it hit an underground stream. That must be why the archmage was so concerned about waterproofing. Also, the chambers closest to the surface were expanded and turned into proper walled rooms, but it looks like HIghleaf died before he could manage that for the deepest parts. He fretted constantly about the possibility of minor cave-ins there, but there were some artifacts that there simply wasn't room to fully assemble anywhere else.
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[2/13/2026, 6:23:48 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus Thalaer: "No, I've no hand at that sort of thing. I do play the violin passing well and being an elf I'm always in demand at the temple. Modeling, y'see."
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[2/13/2026, 6:25:08 PM] Dammitwho
Genna gently nudges Marissa. "Oh! Also, because Lady Nocticula was still a demon at first, all the stheno patiently waited because we knew that one day she would become good, even if she didn't know it. That's why we celebrate Ascension Day, which was the day when it happened!"
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[2/13/2026, 6:27:28 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom announces to the presumably-empty room: "DUBNOOM'S BORROWING THESE." And tucks the surveying information into his sleeves. Tak gets some too (accomplice time).
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[2/13/2026, 6:29:03 PM] Dammitwho
Genna adds: "There's two celebrations. One's Ascension Day as m'girl said, and that's for the townsfolk. It's not the proper rite, you understand, just a bit of fun. It weren't hard to get them to do it - another holiday - but then at night there's First Midnight, and that's the private one with just me and young Genna and any others who feel a pull towards her Ladyship."
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[2/13/2026, 6:31:43 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "A settlement that observes First Midnight in a proper building with a proper altar, it's...the goddess is happy for it."
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[2/13/2026, 6:34:21 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
And with that, our intrepid archival researchers head over to the inn. Probably good to be well-fed before whatever's next, and everyone else will be there at some point.
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[2/13/2026, 6:36:52 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"And of course you've commerce, which I appreciate. This gear doesn't guarantee we'll come back from where we're going, but it'll help!"
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[2/13/2026, 6:37:46 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Come, Ram Banaram. Help me lug these structural materials out to where our tall friends can help."
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[2/13/2026, 6:37:50 PM] Dammitwho
Shyly, Marissa tugs on her mother's sleeve. This is a side of the normally brash young stheno that you haven't seen, and Genna leans down to listen to her daughter whisper in her ear. The snakes of the two sthenos' hair entwine affectionately, and when Genna straightens she says "It's okay to ask, but be polite."
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[2/13/2026, 6:38:47 PM] Dammitwho
Marissa takes a breath and steps forward, speaking very quickly: "Mister Brun I would like to know what kind of person you are since I haven't seen anyone like you and also where do you come from and also you said that Lamashtu made you so what made you decide to be nice and I'm sorry if this is rude."
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[2/13/2026, 6:39:54 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran leans back and considers the altar to hide his smile.
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[2/13/2026, 6:39:56 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus Thalaer: "Let me know if there's aught else that might help! I've no desire to see you perish, we don't get many interesting travelers this time of year!"
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[2/13/2026, 6:40:40 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"I'm a kholo by ancestry, though I'm still not sure what sort of person I am. Lamashtu did make the kholo, and many of them still follow her, but many also don't."
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[2/13/2026, 6:44:55 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"My clan is from far to the south of here, the Mwangi Expanse. It's nothing like this place... a lot of jungle. The clan overall... is not so nice. They take what they can from anyone who isn't strong enough to protect themselves."
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[2/13/2026, 6:45:34 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus mutters to himself. "Naught but young ladies of the town coming in to ask about how the wheat is growing... how in the Nine Hells would I know, Jessica, and don't think I don't remember you sitting in at temple despite never having picked up a brush before... why's nude modeling so interesting I ask, and I've no desire to leave a trail of half-elves all across town and be run out to Kyonin before my time..."
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[2/13/2026, 6:45:46 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Never seemed right to me. I like to look out for the little guy. And since you're the littlest guy of all, I'll keep an eye out for you." Brun winks at the young stheno conspiratorially.
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[2/13/2026, 6:47:00 PM] Dammitwho
"Protus and Lucus are *both* smaller than me, and Vesuvia is just a baby." Marissa answers solemnly.
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[2/13/2026, 6:47:25 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Okay. Well, I'm a lot bigger than you, so I'll look out for you, and you look out for them."
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[2/13/2026, 6:47:53 PM] Dammitwho
She nods firmly.
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[2/13/2026, 6:47:58 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal pauses for a moment on his way out. "Ah- would you like a hex of ugliness or something? Sounds like a bit of a problem."
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[2/13/2026, 6:48:42 PM] Dammitwho
Cecilus: "Kindly meant, I'm sure, sir. But I shall soldier on nonetheless."
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[2/13/2026, 6:49:44 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Bear up, young elf." The vanara resumes his hauling. If this mine features narrow chasms or crumbling ceilings, we'll certainly surmount them.
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[2/13/2026, 6:49:51 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom and Tak are provided with food and drink! Kenapsu is there as well, speaking gregariously with a few of the other townsfolk, one of whom is gesturing to indicate (possibly?) the size of a fish he caught.
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[2/13/2026, 6:54:18 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom loves a big fish story. He's walking over with his bowl of stew and his cheery demeanor.
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[2/13/2026, 6:56:40 PM] Imran Traveler
This is...good. This is what settlements worshipping Nocticula should look like. A little room off to the side or off to the back, and those who partake are doing well and learning about themselves and making their little art.
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[2/13/2026, 6:57:13 PM] Gul Banana
lindal will probably join dubnoom & npcs in the tavern since the Big Friends are occupied. ooc i am flagging somewhat though
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[2/13/2026, 6:59:50 PM] Crion
i am of course eternal ice cream but if you wanna set up the mykos fight for next session dammitwho that could be a good place to end
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[2/13/2026, 7:00:03 PM] Crion
place to find them, etc
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[2/13/2026, 7:01:54 PM] Dammitwho
Well, you're welcome to go out into the wilderness and start looknig for them, if that's what you'd like
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[2/13/2026, 7:02:11 PM] Dammitwho
And I will begin rolling on.......... the ENCOUNTER TABLE
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[2/13/2026, 7:03:24 PM] Gul Banana
running your index finger down a page that ends in "Balrog"
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[2/13/2026, 7:04:00 PM] Crion
well i do not think i will venture forth without my party,.
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[2/13/2026, 7:04:15 PM] CBN
gather your party! they're filling up on stew!
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[2/13/2026, 7:04:44 PM] Crion
so we might be good to go in terms of returning to the inn, though imran will want a private minute to pray
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[2/13/2026, 7:08:09 PM] Dammitwho
"If it hadn't snapped my line you'd not be doubting me! Three feet if it was an inch!"
"I do not think it was an inch, for I think you are a liar and a rogue, young William." Kenapsu replies amiably. The man apparently called William throws his hands up in the air. "Never have I stretched the truth about such a thing. Show me the man who says otherwise!"
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[2/13/2026, 7:08:46 PM] Dammitwho
Alright, Genna and Marissa are happy to give Imran a bit of privacy if he'd like it
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[2/13/2026, 7:11:44 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun will clear out also.
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[2/13/2026, 7:11:56 PM] Dammitwho
Are you all headed back to the inn?
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[2/13/2026, 7:12:06 PM] Dammitwho
If so: There you are.
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[2/13/2026, 7:12:21 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran takes off his sword and shield, leans them again a chair or a pillar or the wall, and kneels in front of the altar. He's a fairly large man, especially in armor; he looks a bit silly. He closes his eyes, mutters some words, then opens them and pulls out the whistle he's been carving. It's half-done, but the important parts are there: It plays. He gives his goddess a short, soft tune; he shaves off some more of it; he carefully puts the pieces of the wood on the little dish, and uses one of the candles to light them.
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[2/13/2026, 7:12:23 PM] Imran Traveler
For her.
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[2/13/2026, 7:12:26 PM] Imran Traveler
Then it's time to go.
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[2/13/2026, 7:12:49 PM] Imran Traveler
Back at the inn: "Dubnoom!"
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[2/13/2026, 7:13:09 PM] Imran Traveler
"What learns the wise gob from the archmagus's ruin?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:14:13 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom finishes his stew and turns back to Imran, enthralled by fish tales. "Metal! Lightning! Complex interactions. Which are probably for traps."
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[2/13/2026, 7:15:41 PM] Imran Traveler
"That's probably true." He walks over to sit down next to Dubnoom. "We went to the shrine to Shelyn, which also contains the shrine to Nocticula. They paint the outside in complex chalk colors that are washed away by the rain."
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[2/13/2026, 7:16:01 PM] Imran Traveler
"And little Marissa has been learning her history."
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[2/13/2026, 7:17:41 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"...so that they can write curses to the gods to feel better, but they are hidden from their eyes by the rain? Clearing away your sin but leaving the satisfaction of knowing that Dubnoom has said what must be said?" He looks from side to side. "Or at least. What Dubnoom has heard."
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[2/13/2026, 7:18:05 PM] Imran Traveler
"A version of this. A nicer version, for children."
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[2/13/2026, 7:18:20 PM] Imran Traveler
"You know how art among my people can be."
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[2/13/2026, 7:19:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal arrives in a clatter of scaffolding. He's balancing a long pole on his tail and has his arms full of others.
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[2/13/2026, 7:20:08 PM] Imran Traveler
"Lindal!"
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[2/13/2026, 7:20:15 PM] Imran Traveler
"You are...encumbered!"
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[2/13/2026, 7:20:55 PM] Imran Traveler
"Let me take that ladder from you."
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[2/13/2026, 7:21:24 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal starts handing Imran things, including the lantern. "I thought about mines, I met a shopkeeper, and I thought we might prepare a little."
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[2/13/2026, 7:21:26 PM] Zarick
hm the trading window seems cut off
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[2/13/2026, 7:21:44 PM] Crion
lindal's name is bullying it
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[2/13/2026, 7:21:59 PM] Gul Banana
yeah, it's somewhat janky - ah! i will edit him
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[2/13/2026, 7:22:38 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
let's try this again... how do i actually initiate trade rather than just being told "you can't give things" though
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[2/13/2026, 7:23:31 PM] Crion
there we go, i still had the window open
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[2/13/2026, 7:23:37 PM] Gul Banana
there we are! please turn x to tick
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[2/13/2026, 7:23:49 PM] Crion
imran offered to take the ladder as well
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[2/13/2026, 7:24:19 PM] Gul Banana
it is now included!
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[2/13/2026, 7:24:30 PM] Gul Banana
what the
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[2/13/2026, 7:24:37 PM] Crion
try it again
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[2/13/2026, 7:24:59 PM] Crion
i clicked...the wrong x.
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[2/13/2026, 7:25:33 PM] CBN
v confusing that you click the grey X to accept
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[2/13/2026, 7:25:52 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran: "A ladder! My goddess."
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[2/13/2026, 7:25:55 PM] Gul Banana
tak can get his 10' Later
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[2/13/2026, 7:25:57 PM] Imran Traveler
"This is good preparation."
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[2/13/2026, 7:27:02 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Cecilus of the general store had some interesting things to say, too. I think we're on to something when it comes to wizards' remnants."
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[2/13/2026, 7:27:07 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"He's also too popular with girls."
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[2/13/2026, 7:27:14 PM] Imran Traveler
To Lindal: "Dubnoom has been deep in the books, researching. Traps and such."
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[2/13/2026, 7:27:26 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
To Dubnoom: "Setting or disarming?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:27:37 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran frowns. "Too popular how? Should I even know?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:28:07 PM] Gul Banana
zarick pls untick so that i can change items count
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[2/13/2026, 7:29:16 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom: "Their existence. FOR disarming." Muttering, "Then maybe setting."
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[2/13/2026, 7:29:39 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Really, a trap is just a weapon that someone has left you as a present."
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[2/13/2026, 7:31:18 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Not a fan. I like straight up fights."
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[2/13/2026, 7:31:55 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran collects the various poles and ladder and gets them out of the way for now.
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[2/13/2026, 7:32:14 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Traps are a fight you let other people have without you being around. It's fair because you can always set your own trap too. Or find the trapsmith and feed them to a bear."
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[2/13/2026, 7:32:46 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Brun, I'm happy to stand face-to-face with evil. But evil looks right over my head."
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[2/13/2026, 7:35:12 PM] Imran Traveler
"What else is in here?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:35:29 PM] Imran Traveler
"Ah, foot-spikes."
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[2/13/2026, 7:37:51 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"If something's climbing up out of a hole, we put them on the edge. Or drop them in."
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[2/13/2026, 7:38:15 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Of course, this abandoned magical laboratory/poisonous gas mine could be completely safe."
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[2/13/2026, 7:38:57 PM] Imran Traveler
"Is poison gas invisible?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:39:03 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Did you find any records on how it was a stable and well-secured location that would last for hundreds of years, Wise one?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:42:49 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Good question. I know people get sick from the fumes when they melt down lead roofs, but I haven't stood near one myself to observe it..."
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[2/13/2026, 7:43:24 PM] Gul Banana
i'm brb
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[2/13/2026, 7:43:27 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"The trick with poison gas is that you wave your torch around all the time. Torches are useful even if you do not need them because your eyes are better than other peoples'."
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[2/13/2026, 7:44:06 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "Because if it's invisible, it will still react to fire. Yes."
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[2/13/2026, 7:45:35 PM] Imran Traveler
"Perhaps it will even burn up! Hmm. Perhaps it will burn up in a way that's unhelpful."
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[2/13/2026, 7:48:08 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"I'm sure we'll be able to handle whatever we find there."
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[2/13/2026, 7:49:13 PM] Imran Traveler
To the rest of the group: "Worth noting -- we will have to deal with this Mykos and his Low Men at some point. Ideally alone and in comfortable circumstances. Maybe at night in the rain."
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[2/13/2026, 7:49:21 PM] Imran Traveler
"But they are coming for us, because of me."
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[2/13/2026, 7:49:50 PM] Dammitwho
You don't know it's because of you *specifically*!
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[2/13/2026, 7:50:36 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun thumps his leg. "Then let's go get 'em!"
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[2/13/2026, 7:51:13 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran is willing to daringly guess.
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[2/13/2026, 7:51:42 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
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[2/13/2026, 7:51:41 PM] Imran Traveler
"...Alright. Let's get some rest, gear up, and head out."
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[2/13/2026, 7:51:55 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Can these Low Men and Mykos see in the dark?"
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[2/13/2026, 7:52:02 PM] Imran Traveler
"You know, I'm not sure."
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[2/13/2026, 7:52:11 PM] Imran Traveler
"That's a gift some of them can have."
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[2/13/2026, 7:54:46 PM] Dammitwho
Tak Ironflame will arise from his stupor and the gang will head out into the forest once more... next week!