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"We do not have enough weapons to supply the growing town guard. Kierk in the mines told me that he has stumbled across some ancient ruins," Lovecraft says. "He believes they may be the remnants of a Dwarven fortress. If so, that may provide us with some weaponry. As we do not have an adventurer's guild in Valwick, I have to turn to the church for this. I'd like to see if the ruins would be suitable for exploration and perhaps I can delegate some men to investigating them."
Ylrhea looks around as they walk, noting anything suspicious.
Ylrhea sees nothing out of the ordinary as she, Sadhana and Celia arrive at the Common House.
Ammon finished with his morning rituals and headed downstairs.
"That would be something of import. I don't believe I can perform any sort of vision spell to scout the area, but I believe I can find someone who can. It's going to take me a bit, but I'll let you know. Do you have any sort of details I can pass on?"
"That would be nice, and somehow I don't think illusions would be quite the same." Cyna says.
Celia also keeps an eye out for signs of anything unusual.
Celia doesn't see anything suspicious.
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"Kierk would know more than I," Lovecraft says. "I simply want to know if the area is structurally safe to explore."
"Maybe we should ask Arista about it. She might know something," Sienna says. "Plus...I want to see if she's come up with anything for our wedding yet."
Magestreia sees Celia, Ylrhea and Sadhana as they enter and calls them over to the table.
"Sounds like a good a place to start as any. Let's go." Cyna responds with a nod.
As they see Magestreia calling them over, Sadhana gives everyone seated a smile. "Good morning everybody, I hope you all rested well."she says pulling out a chair for Ylrhea.
"You think she's at home?" Sienna asks Cyna.
"It took some getting used to," Magestreia answers.
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"It wasn't a cold stone floor, so I slept better than I have in some time," Warrin says.
"Yes...it was much better," one of the Anizari women answer.
Getting up and extending his hand, "Thank you Lovecraft, I'll go see Kierk for the details. I'll come back when I've gotten more information."
Ammon saw Sādhanā and her companions talking to some other people. He didn't want to interrupt her, in case it was something important.
The paladin shakes the cleric's hand and walks Alethiro out. "Thank you."
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Making their way back up the beach, Tesia holds her wife close to her. The feel of her wife in her arms the most soothing comforting thing she has ever known. As they head back towards town, Tesia works Blaze into a smooth run until they reach town before slowing him down again. They head through town and back to the stables where she climbs down from his back before helping Rhy down. Walking him back towards his stall she greets Langly, "Hey there, brought him back finally. Sorry we were gone a little longer than expected, we ran into some things that we needed to see to while we were out. He's been exercised quite a bit and is probably ready for a good brushing." She says as she rubs Blaze's nose affectionately.
Leaving the Fort, the Elf headed to the mines.
Langley nods. "I'll be sure to do that, ma'am."
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Kierk is working with a couple of apprentices on some armor as Alethiro approaches.
She smiles and gives the boy a nod, "I'm sure you will. You take such good care of all the animals." She says as she hands him a couple of silver, "Thank you for all your hard work."
"I can only imagine." Sādhanā says to Magestreia with a glimmer of a smile. Turning to the family she nods with a warm smile. "Good, if there's anything we can do, you have but to ask."
With a chuckle Celia responds to Warren as she sits. "I know exactly what you mean, not sleeping on cold hard ground in chains is something I'll never take for granted again."
Alethiro approached carefully, he didn't want to disrupt their work. He moved into Kierk's line of sight to let the Dwarf know that he was there.
As Langley accepts the silver, eyes widening a bit, Rhadaya smiles, leaning into Tes. "Where to now my love? Anything specific you wanted to do today?" she asks with a hint of mischief in her eyes.
She smiles while wrapping an arm around her wife, "Well....we've already done all the shopping that we need to for a while...was there anything else We needed to get right now? Have we gotten a gift for Cyna and Sienna yet?" She asks as they walk away, moving her hand to the small of her love's back. Resting it right above her rear.
Kierk nods at Alethiro as he directs his apprentices to continue. He then steps up to the elf. "Whatcha need, good sir?"
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"I think after a day of rest, we'll be able to determine what we need," the Anizari replies.
"I see some concern in your eyes," Magestreia notes. "Is something the matter?"
"I'm pretty much settled on what I need," Warrin says. "A ride back to Lysse."
"I just spoke Lovecraft, and he told me of the abandoned Dwarf Fortress you discovered. I wanted to get some extra details so I can have someone do a vision spell to determine threats."
"What d' ye want t' know?" Kierk asks. "Not much more Ah kin say other than it bein' a fortress in a large chamber."
"I need as detailed description as you can give. The more details given, the easier it will be for the vision spell to home in and inspect it," Alethiro says as he pulls out some parchment and ink.
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"There're some dwarven runes on the walls an' a large wooden door," Kierk says. "Tha's about all Ah kin think of. Yer welcome t' take a look yerself. I'nt too far inside th' mine."
After writing all that Kierk said, he handed the parchment to the Dwarf. "Could you possibly draw what these runes look like?"
"Not yet, hmmm..." Rhadaya muses. "I wonder what they's like."
"I'm pretty much settled on what I need," Warrin says. "A ride back to Lysse."
"That we can definitely arrange." Sādhanā says to Warren. "How soon would you like to leave?"
"Today would be nice," Warrin replies. "I'd just like to get back home...the guild paperwork will be a bear though."
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Kierk takes the parchment and hastily draws a few runes on it. "There ye are."
She thinks for a moment, "I don't know really. I know that Cyna is really good with a bow, and that Sienna is great with magic.....but it should be something for the both of them....or something for the house? I don't know...we have a few days. Maybe if we see them around we could ask if there's anything specific they need or want?" She wonders aloud.
"Alright I'll see what we can do." the magus responds.
As Magestreia demonstrates her perceptiveness she nods. "There's a few things of note, I'll go into more detail when we're somewhere less public" she says quietly
"Probably better than just guessing." Rhadaya agrees.
"Well then, enjoy your rest. Valwick is as safe a place as any in Zahvroma. It has it's dangers, but it also has people dedicated to keeping it's citizens safe." Celia says warmly.
Magestreia nods.
The Anizari nod at Celia, the young girl picking at her plate of food.
Arista goes inside the temple to see if Alethiro was there. Going to the front of the temple, she kneels momentarily and says a brief prayer for the people of Priroda, Valwick, and all of Zahvroma before leaving fifty platinum in the coffer and looking around for her husband.
Tesia nods, "Well...there's no real point to wandering around out in the cold." She says with a slight shiver, "Why don't we stop by Yulia's Cafe and see if she's there and has any of that wonderful hot chocolate left before heading home?"
Rajni stirs slightly in her sleep as the sound of things being sawed and hammered out back, but remains asleep as she turns again on the couch under her covers.
Taking back the parchment, "Thanks Kierk, best not delay you from your teaching."
Bowing to the Master Smith, the Elf took his leave and headed to Michael's.
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