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    Xaanthios pauses in contemplation.

    ”I believe moving on is best. Both dragons and druids tend to be strong of will, so the influencing or either could be challenging. That said, testing ourselves against simpler foes such as orcs seems to have potential, should the occasion arise. We must not seek out challenges, our mission is of too great import to risk failure to chance.”

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    Melinda thirds the sentiment, "Yes, we should move on. We have a vital mission and shouldn't waste time unnecessarily."

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    "Agreed. Cross the river here getting cover from our hosts or head to the city?" Cendrik starts making camp, trying to pick a spot that won't upset the probable druids.
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    You camp overnight in the psychoportive shelter without issues, although the lone horse always stays as far away from Lockheed as possible. Within minutes of emerging, an elf you don’t recognize approaches. “I am Chiral. Your words were true, and the petrified orcs are now slain, their mission a failure, and their correspondence ours. These are yours. A ring of water-breathing, and a brooch that protects against Magic Missiles.”

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    Do you want to try to buy or trade for any gear, or head out? If moving, will you go through Tongliao, or will you be bypassing it?'
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    Xaanthios

    Scanning around, Xaanthios finds a fallen branch from one of the local trees. He looks over to the elves with a questioning eye. ”I would like to bring with me a memory of the quiet peace of this place, if it doesn’t offend.” He bows slightly towards them, and murmurs a prayer in elven over the branch, running his hands over the branch back and forth in time with the rise and fall of his prayer.

    The wood shifts and changes under the psion’s hands, straightening into a long simple staff. The twigs and forks and knots of the wood wind around to form intricate patterns that mimic the original shape of the branch. Finishing, he bows again over the now complete quarterstaff, extending a soft smile to the elves.

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    Chiral looks at the staff and smiles appreciatively. “You have some appreciation for nature, and an eye for naturally-formed art. It is good to be creative. So many short-lived people stay focused on a single thing instead of taking the bird’s eye view and enjoying the beauty that is all around.”

    You negotiate and pay for a few potions (please finalize list OOC and deduct funds from sheets, and then approach the river. At this point, it is about 80 feet wide, moves relatively slowly, and you think it gets 10-15’ deep in the river.

    You can probably swim across it without much difficulty, if nothing interferes.


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    With them more accepting now, Cendrik queries Chiral. "You mentioned water elementals?"

    "You stated this is an outpost of whom?"


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    “Yes, the water elementals that live in the river have been troubling travelers recently. There’s no apparent reason.

    We are the Glamhoth Dagnir.”

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    Rex speaks up, "Is there a safe way to cross the river?"
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    "There's a ferry a couple of days to the north, or you could swim. We fly across. Couldn't you do the same with that wyvern?"

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    The four of you decide to continue northward. Rex’Thaun occasionally makes trips to fly to the edge of the river to see if there’s a place to cross, but so far, he’s only seen some a scant few small riverboats travelling south, each well-equipped with alert archers on deck.

    A day after leaving the Glamhoth Dagnir, shortly after passing the joining of the two rivers, Rex hears a beautiful female voice singing. He looks down and spots a white-haired woman in a dress sitting on a rock next to the river. She has a nice voice, but it doesn’t look like she has a boat. He doesn’t feel any special compulsion to fly down to see her, although he thinks her song might have that intent.

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    Xaanthios

    The journey out of the forest had been a peaceful one for the Psion as the poison slowly worked its way out of his body. As his limbs regained their normal (entirely average) flexibility, the psion kept an eye out for opportunities to use his powers to improve their chances for success, either through creating equipment for his allies or through divining their future.

    As Rex swoops through the air, Xaanthios once again sends his inner thoughts to pry at the future as to their chances passing across the river.

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    The route above is treacherous cliffs and climbs,
    The route below is dark with things that enslave your minds,

    No guide in the sun but the howling wind amongst cliffs stark,
    Kill the devil who isn't, and find your guide for the dark.

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    Rex will fly back to the group and explain what he saw.

    He thinks we should leave it alone.
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    Cendrik agrees with continuing on. "I am surprised there are no boats sailing the river. Figured there would be trade between the cities."
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    ”I do not disagree, such seems a needless danger. I have had some insight from prying into the future that I feel it is important to share.” Xaanthios repeats the rhyme to his companions.

    “While it seems as though the mountain passes are custom made for Rex and Lockheed, the journey sounds quite dire. What say you all?”

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    Rex frowns, "Kill the devil that isn't? what are we supposed to do with that?"
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    Cendrik ponders the cryptic rhyme. The Sublime Way had many puzzles of wisdom.

    "Perhaps not a real devil, but one who is the devil to our plans? Kill the devil and gain a friend? A prisoner of our devil? I do not like the idea of things in the dark turning us against each other without the means to protect and counter against it."

    "Rex, have you noticed subtleties with the gift from Him to find our way? When you fly high does it point downward some? When you fly east or west does the direction change enough to compare the differences? Knowing if the way points under the city or high up in the mountains could guide our choices."
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    Rex flies back to the group, and the four of you decide not to investigate the strange woman singing by the river. Rex steers Lockheed a few miles east or west, trying to see if you are close enough for parallax to kick in with regard to your goal, but it doesn't seem to change anything, so you have at least another week or two of travel ahead of you, if not more.

    Rex does sight a couple of large herds of sheep grazing on the plains to the east of the river. The sheep-herders look up at the wyvern, but don't seem to be afraid, even though it's a big draconic sheep-eating beast flying overhead.

    A couple of days pass without more incident, and the group catches up with a lean, bearded man in leathers, driving a wagon full of wool north. "Of course I'm going to Tongliao, it's not like I can take this southeast and sell it in the Trollfens, now is it, fellers? The merchants there buy the wool with good silver. It's a living for me and the wife and kids, especially now that the area's gotten," he blinks for a moment, perhaps realizing that he's over-sharing "well, at least somewhat safer. Most of the big predators have, I hear, been dealt with."

    The path across the river is only a mile or two ahead. You start to pass a few sets of ruts left behind by wagon-wheels, and the smoke of the forges is definitely much closer.

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    Still catching up to the wagon, Cendrik takes off his Tiger Mask to be less threatening. "Must be a local. Should know the ins and outs of the area. Want to take this one Melinda?" He'll keep within earshot but not so close as to be imposing.
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    Rex nods at Cendriks words, staying on top of LockHeed in the back, and smiling, hefting his lance in the cradle of his arm, patting LockHeed on the neck with the other...."and to think she was a real dragon all the time, maybe when we're all done here, we can go back and talk to her, might be the leader...well, we'll see." he whispers to his mount.
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    "Certainly." Melinda steps ahead of the others, approaching the wagon driver.

    "Is there anything we should watch out for in the area?" she asks, with a friendly smile. She waits for him to answer before adding, "I'm glad to hear things have been getting safer recently--why is that?"

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    “Nah, most of the landsharks are wiped out, the centaurs have got more civilized-like, and something scared off most of the wolves, too. It’s the new lady ruling in her castle southeast of here. Her only tax is a few sheep now and again, and that’s better than paying gold that we don’t have. Best you watch out in town…pickpockets and thieves and worse are thicker than they were a few years ago.”

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    "This lady polices the wilderness but not the cities?" Melinda says. "Huh. Sounds like an improvement overall, though, I guess. I take it the ruler before her was worse? How long had she reigned?"

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    "Nah, the city’s run by the guilds…well, not officially, but the Mayor and Sheriff both know who to listen to. Glad I don’t live there.

    There was nobody running this side of the river before. Free, but not safe. Bandits come through? Hide the girls in the cellar, ‘yes sir this, yes sir that, would you like a barrel of salted mutton for the road.’”
    He spits to the side… then eyes your weapons and armor and decides to change the topic.

    “It’s safer to range farther now and leave the family at home so I can go in to town more than once a year – we’re doing a lot better than my pappy’s day.”

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    "Guilds, huh? Sound like bad news," Melinda says sympathetically.

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    "Eh, it's better than some gold-plated addle-pated king."

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    Cendrik increased his speed a little to catch up to Melinda and the farmer. He keeps Melinda in between them so not to scare the commoner. "Good thing we are not bandits. Knowing who is in charge is a useful thing." The swordsage deftly tosses a gold coin to the farmer. "What can you tell us about the guilds? Which guilds are there and which hold the power?"
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    He shrugs. “Probably the miners and the merchants? Those as digs the gold, and those as have it? As long as I get a fair price for my wool, I don’t care.”

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    Cendrik nods and keeps his pace up to get ahead of the wagon. He kept on the edge of the road, on the river side, internally reminiscing on his short stay in Tongliao while keeping watch for ambushing bandits now that they didn't have eyes in the sky.
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