Spoiler: Peregrin Ardoc
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Following his awakening, Peregrin Ardoc begins traveling to the district where he had made his home. Being far too intent on his goal, he does not notice any of the myriad small details which might inform him that something was very wrong. His singular focus always was Peregrin's strength and weakness.

He makes his way easily over the canals and through the streets of Cavalcade, and at last ducks back into the fully enclosed section of Bis. Here, in the cavernous spaces and precarious balconies, in the eerie glow and deep shadows, Peregrin Ardoc is at home. Before he can reach the Kiln, the seat of his family's power, he is stopped by a man bearing the ornate chisel of an Ardoc brother. After a moment, Peregrin recognizes him as Gareth Ardoc, a distant but not wholly unfamiliar cousin.

This recognition does not, however, seem to be mutual. A hostile and suspicious glare on his face, Gareth asks, "Who are you?"


Spoiler: Mister Vanilla
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Mister Vanilla is surely a paragon of stoicism, to take such strange and unsettling events in stride. Truly, his example is an inspiration to us all.

Passing through the temporary streets and alleyways of Downmarket, he easily finds a vendor of exotic drinks willing to part with a few cups of strong coffee for just a few copper coins.

He and Master Lock continue across the market and cross that intangible boundary into Hospice. Under the relentless assault of another sort of salesperson, they cross this district as well and then duck into the enclosed Ring district known as the Tarheel Promenade. On the Promenade itself, the grand Bank of Abadar waits, its heavily fortified walls and magical protections one of the few inviolable things in the city. The doors stand open, as they usually do, although as always there are guards outside, a fact Mister Vanilla is all too keenly aware of.


Spoiler: Rose
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Rose slips unnoticed into the alley, where she does indeed see a familiar fox. The fox looks at her and Rose at once feels that connection which has always marked their relationship. Something is clearly odd about it, though, for instead of joy and relief, what she feels from Medea is confusion and unease.

Standing in the alleyway, she recognizes her surroundings and realizes that she is on the outskirts of Bis, with the Duskwarden Guildhouse just a few twists and turns away.


Spoiler: Istilia Ennira
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But of course Istilia Ennira realizes that returning to the inn would be premature at this time. Instead, her steps turn towards the Street of Little Gods, following what is (by some lucky coincidence) the most direct route to get there. She crosses through Downmarket, the great center for trade in all things that in another place would be unspeakable. She passes through Hospice, where love is for sale or at least for rent, slightly shopworn at discount prices. She ducks into the enclosed district of the Tarheel Promenade, where more permanent shops crowd for space beside the temples of gods both beautiful and terrible.

And at last Istilia Ennira ducks down a side street, the Street of Little Gods, where every faith and every follower has a place to call home.


Spoiler: Kiyanna
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Kiyanna nearly stumbles over her own feet, which is likely a poor omen for what she's about to attempt. Her dance is sufficient to weave a charm, though, and the man walking past takes the scarf and drapes it around his shoulders with a shrug. The fact that he's obviously inebriated and likely not even aware of what he just did detracts only slightly from the immense triumph of the moment.

Kiyanna feels a momentary cautious impulse as she begins preparing her scarves for what is, really, a quite foolish display. He reminds herself that he did die doing this not so long ago at all, and if he dies again there's absolutely no guarantee that he will miraculously return to life. At the very least, he decides, he should remember to use a safety rope this time. Or, as the case may be, a safety scarf.


Spoiler: Juma
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Juma races through the city, from the Tarheel Promenade all the way to the Warren (for Vildeis is, of course, not so widely renowned a deity as to have a temple in that district, and while she has a shrine on the Street of Little Gods, her actual church is in a more impoverished part of the city). He wisely remembers to sheathe the blade, as sprinting through the city while holding a bared dagger is seldom a good idea.

As usual his appearance attracts some notice but no real reaction in the City of Strangers. In Hospice, it is naturally assumed that he is simply a seeker of more extreme sensations than most, and the proprietors of some of the more similarly-minded establishments call out to him as he passes. In Downmarket, where the mercantile spirit takes a slightly more impersonal turn, the interest is more in his unusual weapons, and he hears several shouted offers to purchase them.

At last, though, Juma returns to the Warren, where he was born and lived and died. The church of Vildeis is a small and unassuming building tucked away in a corner of the district. As he approaches, Juma sees one of the clerics of the empyreal lord working outside, a woman who had always been particularly disapproving of him.