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That puts the totals at
Int based General Knowledge on Darklands -10
Knowledge Geography on the route to Luthgrad -16
Knowledge Nature on relevant creatures - 26
Knowledge Local on towns - 24
Knowledge Arcana on sites of power - 15
General Knowledge on the Darklands
From Tommar and Helod bumbling through scrolls they come upon a basic definition of the Darklands. The Darklands are the area underneath the surface of the world. Caves and caverns tunnel beneath the earth hiding the deeper mysteries. It is said this is the home place of the Drow, those dark elves of legend and perhaps of even deeper mysteries. With the darkness and continual twisting of the caves, light and a guide, or many days worth of supplies is important.
Knowledge Geography on the road to Luthgrad
Einor looks through the scrolls and eventually finds a useful scroll from an old cartographer who mapped the island shortly after humans arrived. He manages to put together an idea of the road from Darth to Luthgrad. The road from Darth to Luthgrad is the least traveled road on the island, its length and danger makes only the most foolish of merchants not hire boats to transport goods between the two cities. The two major landmarks on the road to Luthgrad are the Eastmoors and Jurn Forest. The former is a barren landscape of long endless hills with far apart trees and horrid land for farming. The air is thin and weak in these hills and people avoid them for good reason. Many of the less desirable creatures on the Isle have found their homes in these hills. If it was just the Eastmoors in the way though, the road might have the occasional traveller, however the mystique of Jurn Forest cowers the rest. The forest is said to be tied to some magical force, and things that stray off the path seldom come back. Although no factual information has been found regarding the forest, the people of the Isle live in awe and fear of it.
Knowledge Nature on relevant creatures
Tazennin struggles to find any mention of important of different creatures on the Isle, but with a good head and eyesight he manages to come across small references of strange beings perhaps not of this world, but mentioned in hunting guides and sightings nonetheless. The most common being spoke of in these scrolls is the occasional mysterious animal. A white stag seen off in the distance, or great black bear that seems to use the roads of man as much as the roads of the woods. These sightings, although heard of in the rest of Golarion seem to be much more common on this Isle, as though something creates or draws these oddities. The second thing Tazennin finds are a group of strange papers upon what the scrolls call "The people of the Forest". These scrolls talk of a group of beings that from Tazennin's perspective seem almost elf like in nature, but the scrolls do not speak of them as being elves. The scrolls say they sing and dance throughout Jurn Forest, bewitching the trees, and singing to the earth itself. The people seem to stay far away from the strange people in the forest.
Knowledge Local on the Towns
Oberst pulls together a lofty tower of Thanes status reports to Halsgrad and begins to sort through the piles with a great speed and diligence. He quickly gains information on each of the four towns.
Olnslav- Olnslav is the seat of the Thane and the second largest town on the island. Supporting a population in the low 600's, the town is the center of business and culture in the South. The military force of the South, as well as the highly respected Church of Erastil takes it position in this town.
Rutt- Rutt is the smallest town on the Isle. With a population barely under 100, it is of little significance except to the people that live there. The town does have the advantage of being in the best farming spot on the Isle, and as such is the breadbasket of the South.
Darth- Darth supports a population little over 200, and is the center of trade in the South. All of the crafts and lumber that comes from Olnslav goes through Darth, and from that it is quickly rising in wealth and size. The town still has a way to go though before it reaches any real prominence.
Luthgrad- The largest city on the Isle, with a population in the high 600's, it is the only town free of the Thane's reach. Luthgrad manages to support its own town guard and feeds itself from the lucrative fishing near the town. Not only does Luthgrad support the largest population it also boasts the Isle's only arcane group. "The Illuminated Order" is a group of arcane users from all schools of magic. Seeking protection in numbers, all the spell casters of the Isle have banded together in Luthgrad to form their Order, a secretive and untrusting group.
Knowledge Arcana on sites of power
Askar searches through the paper, and struggling slightly with a difficult study, manages to pull out a few rumors of magical sites. The most common magical site talked about is something called the "Sidhe Mounds", and from what Askar can tell they seem to be the tombs of some older beings. These mounds can be found in Jurn Forest, and as with all things there seem to be avoided at all costs. The other sites are only mentioned briefly and with varying degrees of surety on their existence. A small note on what is called the "Singing Tree" is found as well as another small note on a supposed underground network beneath the Whalespine Mountains that the now deceased author thought contained something magically powerful.
The Diplomacy Check
Theodore will look up over the last bites of his apple. "We have given you gold to pay for your ship, we have spent valuable time collecting scrolls for you to peruse over before your going away, and above all that I, had to spend my time to answer any of your questions. What else would you like, me to go along with you and hold your hand?" Ottis sneers and looks down at his hand, trying to return to the apple, then notices he has eaten all of it. A look of dull hatred crosses his brow and he looks up "Well, any more questions?"