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+They discussed what to do. Eryn wanted to give chase to the escaping Xvart to retrieve the gem. She and Cal-El took off. He tracked the creature while she kept searching the horizon for any sign of life or movement. They eventually lost the tracks as the ground hardened and the terrain grew rocky and hilly. They returned. There was more searching of the camp but nothing else was found. They determined they had about 6 weeks before the deadline in the letter they'd found. Eryn suggested using Tinkle to get the message to Allistar but she wasn't sure what he would do, absent the gems. Symon didn't want to go to the Tinkle-well too many times for fear of using up their friendship with him. They discussed using a messenger, someone like Sergeant Harris to deliver the message to Allistar but Cassndra was insistent that there was no way around Frosthaven. He suggested that maybe the Freds could help deliver the message. Angelique was insistent that they get the boy back to his mother soon so they set out for the farm.
+They discussed more the events that had happened to them since they became The Company Clandestine. One of the revelations was that the priest at Three Point's Inn was Mathias. Angelique remembered that during this meeting, Mathias touched her hand. She thought he used that moment to verify her identity. Angelique recounted the story of what happened to her father. She followed that up with the letter her Grandfather sent her. They again tried to determine if she had something that they might be looking for. They realized that what she carried was her bloodline. They need her blood to accomplish something. They have the ring they took from her father. Her blood must be a key part of this. They felt like they are being directed somewhere, directed to take her somewhere. They are being guided north. That must mean they are being led to Coldspire, Nordain's castle, Grimbog Vale, or the Valley of the Bones.
+The discussion shifted to Xantha. She is at the Grimbog Vale. That's where she found the mummy that almost killed her. She discovered that there was something in the mud that long ago, infused it with magic. She captured one of the creatures and took mud back to her lab to test. She learned how to animate a creature like that one. The process was slow. SZhe went to Cyix to visit someone named Azgar. She came back with more information and materials. She eventually worked it all out and created Puppy and a pet for Zora as well. She is also able to create creatures like the one in her cage. She can create an army of them. The magic, they determined, might have come down to the world on an asteroid, which crashed in this northern area, coming to rest in Grimbog Vale. When they looked at their map, it seemed obvious that this was the case based on the valleys and the mountains to the north. Also during all of this discussion, they realized two things. That they had no way of knowing if Allistar would assist King Lundor if they managed to get the letter to him. The other thing was, how did King Lundor know that Allistar was alive and in the position within the guild that he occupies? They figured that the Dragon Vale was not as cut off from the rest of the world as they had thought. They debated how it was that Zara could see Morgan and Marlina. It must have something to do with the rings that Xantha had given them infused with her blood.
+They made their way back to the farmhouse. The mother was very happy to have her son back safe and sound. She offered rewards but Angelique told her to keep her money, they don't need it. The mother offered to feed and house them for as long as they liked. They took her up on the meal and lodging for the night. Symon asked Cassandra if she would put off killing Blackmore for a while and join them as they continued northward to deal with the Lundor situation. She said she would join them.
+The next day they set about identifying 4 more items. The Bastard Sword, which was a +1 magic sword. The Leather Armor was Leather Armor +2. One of the long swords was a +1 sword. The gloves were identified as Gloves of Missile Snaring. Eryn took the Gloves. Xor took the Bastard Sword. Cal-El took the armor and the long sword. Symon took a Ring of Protection +1. After that, they set out for the potion shop. They asked the Freds if they could send messages over great distances. Only by messenger. They had no special spell for that. They asked if the Freds could identify some items. They offered to for 100gps each. We had them identify the remaining items. A dagger +2, a shortsword +1, and the last long sword which was a +1 sword. Angelique asked about the ointments. They told us they were Keoghtom's Ointment. There were 5 doses per bottle, 2 bottles. It cured poisons, diseases, and healed wounds. If placed on the wound, or swallowed, it cured poison or disease. It also heals 1d4+8 points of damage. When wondering what to do next, they decided to head to the tavern to talk with Lucas. On their way to the tavern, they noticed the colder temperatures and stopped by a clothing store to pick up winter gear. Sadly for Eryn, there was nothing cute and stylish. It was all baggy stuff, but warm.
+Lucas seemed surprised to see them as they entered the tavern. They let him know that Roger and his crew were dead and gone. He seemed good with that. He told us that they about tore apart his place after we left and that they took Sergeant Harris back to Frosthaven. He was in bad shape when they left. They asked if he had a way to get messages out of the area to other towns without using runners. He said that runners is the only way he knew of to do that. They discussed what was north of here with Lucus but he only knew some of the basic animals that they might run into going up that way, wolves and bears and such. The party took a couple of rooms that night and rested. They ain't the next morning, let Lucius know about the abundant supplies down by the dock. They headed out, north, towards the Xvart battlefield. They passed that and continued on till nightfall. Eryn and Xor took the watches. The night passed uneventfully but when they woke up, something was off. Xor and Eryn remembered starting the watch but remembered nothing after that. They found marks in each other indicating that someone had poisoned them to knock them out. Angelique was hard to wake up. Once she did wake, she recounted what she could remember from the night. She remembered a conversation she'd heard a while she slept. It went like this.
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+"She does not have it." You hear a female voice speaking as if in a dream.
+"They must have hidden it somewhere or one of the others has it.. hmm. So be it. Let us proceed with this." Replies the voice of an unknown man.
+“This will not work.” You hear a different man say calmly.
+“Perhaps, but Mathias wants it tried. He is growing impatient with your apparent lack of progress,” the first man answers.
+“My sister and I have filled graveyards with impatient adversaries.”
+"What about friends?" Quips the voice quickly with a touch of glibness but then continues. “Oh, I have no doubt, but her companions have proven to be much more resourceful than even you anticipated.”
+“All the more reason to follow the plan!” This time it is the voice of the woman again dripping with venom, "Your interference has already jeopardized this mission!”
+“Perhaps, but things are widening and threaten to spin out of control. It is not a risk we can afford to take. Plus, with the joker in the deck now you would both do well to watch yourselves. You know where the one is the other is not far behind and he is not someone any of us want to face. At least not now."
+“You let us worry about those two,” replied the calm voice again.
+“Hmm, unfortunately, that is not something we are willing to do being so close to our goal. Fear not, you shall both receive your pay even if this works.”
+“How much even you underestimate us. Money is the smaller concern. This will fail and only make it more difficult, but the task will still be completed.” Replies the calm-sounding man.
+"Your faith in your abilities reassures me,” came a response from the other somewhat sarcastically.
+“You would do well to guard your tongue,” hissed the female voice again.
+“Now now, there is no need to make threats. Hold her arm steady for me and let me proceed.”
+You feel a sharp pain in your wrist with your arm stretched firmly outwards. After a few moments, a voice chants an incantation, and the pain in your arm slowly disappears.
+“There now, that should suffice I think. Return her to her group and continue with your plan. If this is successful I shall notify you and you can eliminate them all and withdraw.”
+“Very well. It will not be. We will see you again once it is completed.”
+“Of that I have no doubt.”
+Darkness takes you. You remember no more.
+######
+Angelique looked at her wrist and then told everyone what she remembered from her dream, or was it a dream?
+Of the voices, she remembered that two were male and one was female. They decided that one of the males was Morgan and the female was Marlina. The other male voice was unknown.
+That's where it ended!
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