Game 70

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Outside the bar, a man bumps into Ereb. Ereb grabs him by the scruff of his neck, and in their exchange of awkward thieves cant discovers that the man deposited a message in his coat. Producing the note reveals a small scroll that has the symbols for lone wolf with an accented mark for emphasis for __ contraband, and headway and ____. Red fist at the bottom of the note.

As the group starts to leave, guards begin to tale them. A chase scene ensues, but eventually…

The cliffs here are sheer and clearly very difficult to scale. Afterwards, we head to the ruins for Ereb’s “audition”. Once we get there, we hear a child playing and singing a song to himself. Ereb begins to look around for symbols. He sees an old symbol that indicates that this was once a safe place, but it has been haphazardly scratched through.

“Hey!” he says to the boy “My names Frank, what’s yours?”

“Im not supposed to tell you.”

“You can give me a fake one!”

“My name is Petey!”

''“Good one. Do you know these scaffoldings pretty well?”''

“Yeah.”

''“I’ll give you a present if you help us. What do you like the most?”''

“There’s this dog on beacon street… maybe a bowl for him?”

''“We can do that. But you have to help us up.”''

“So, are you going to go up and talk?”

''“Yes.” As Ereb casts detect magic, he sees that the boy’s pocket is glowing. The boy pulls out an old coin that is familiar to Ereb.''

“Do you want to trade for that?” Ereb asks.

“My uncle says that whenever I’m in trouble, I just say his name and he’ll come and help.”

Ereb trades “Petey” 10 gold for the old coin.

The group begins to make their way up the scaffolding. As they get further up, the structure appears to be some kind of chapel.

1st room: supplies. Has two statues that open the door when hands upturned, although the left one has the symbol for danger and releases fire when turned.

2nd room: has illusion magic on “north” and “east” wall. Physical objects pass through it. The “east” wall leads into a small room with a statue of Talos and a chest. The “north” wall leads into more of the temple.

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We finally arrive in a room with a man with silvery blue eyes. “I see another has made it through the trials.”

Ereb shows the coin.

“Your cadence is familiar. Your face, may I see it?”

Ereb reveals his face.

“You don’t know me. But I know you. I’ve heard of you. When I was a young man, I heard stories. There is not much time. I’m afraid I’ve been immersed in details. The days are growing darker. I think formalities are in order. I am Pippenothio(sp?). Are these your companions?”

“Oh my Lord it is a pleasure to meet you!”

“My reputation precedes me, but I’ve been a fan of your work for quite some time. But before we continue I should meet your companions.”

Otto introduces himself as “Gilbert’. The man recognizes him with a look of fear, for this man was a young man named Pip who once worked for Waldro. He goes on to beseech Ereb for help with a job. Says Ereb’s brother said that he could trust him.

“There is an item that the golden hand told me about. She was so close. I... “ he leans in “Have you heard of the crown of tief?”

“Excuse me what did you say?” perks up Damian”

“The Crown of Tief.”

“Oh, I’ve heard about it.”

“What do you know of it?”

''“Too much. Not enough.”''

''“I don’t have time. The council. The magistrate. The disappearance.''

“The prophet was the last one to have seen it. The golden hand knew though. She knew where it could be found. The magistrate agents are closing in on me everyday.”

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