Sitting down at the table Brenon tells everybody what he and Spider discussed.
"Morning Jinx. Indeed, as I thought, Spider hails from our homelands."
Orelan breaks the fresh bread between his fingers, and smothers it in jam, before asking the servant to bring a hot tissane.
"I believe we have two roads open to us. On one path we seek to return home as soon as we may; and search the city for puissant mages who may assist us. On the other path we accept our good fortune to have travelled far beyond our country-men; and we seek adventure and glory in this fair city!"
Another mouthful of bread.
" Does anyone have a preference?"
"I believe we have two roads open to us. On one path we seek to return home as soon as we may; and search the city for puissant mages who may assist us. On the other path we accept our good fortune to have travelled far beyond our country-men; and we seek adventure and glory in this fair city!"
" Does anyone have a preference?"
Artemis sits down at the table and grabs some bread and jam, asking the girl if she can get him some freshly squeezed Orange Juice.
"Well I for one want to return home, although I am not adverse to exploring this wonderful city before we attempt that journey."
"Actually i am quite sure we cam here by the same means" "I think it is very safe to assume that the general consensus of the party is that we want to go home, I also think that none will have any reason to why you shouldn't join us. Tomorrow i will tell the group what we have spoken about. Brenon stands and moves to the door, obviously ushering Spider out se he can finally get some sleep.
”aye, you don’t say, so that bastard stuck it to you all as well. Seems your group faired better than mine. Did you manage to kill the thing?” he asks as Brenon rises and moves to the door.
”tomorrow?” he says with a confused look having lost his train of thought ”ah ok, then you can all fill me in on your current adventure.”
Spider rises, his drink still in hand, he sees the expression on Brenon face as he stands near the door, then he quickly downs the drink. He places the glass down on the table but barely manages to place it along the edge.
”Tomorrow then, tomorrow” he says as he leaves, his voice loud. Even as he exits he turns an says goodnight to Brenon as the door closes, then the sound of a glass breaking upon the floor is heard from beyond Brenon door. Spider ignores it as he begins to head to his own room but stops upon hearing the sweet strains of a Varisian folk song coming through the door of a VERY happy Magatha. His curiosity peaked, he goes to her door an gives a solid rape on the door.
Longreach, if you rather not role-play out Spider annoying Magatha becuase of the backward format then we’ll assume she didn’t bother answering the door
skip to here if Magatha doesn’t answer the door
Spider returns to his own room and swings the door shut behind him. For an inexperienced young drinker like Spider, three rather quick downing of strong drink has already crept up on him. He makes his way to the bath, splashes his hand in several times then heads to the bed wear he plans to undress, which never happens as he lays back to stretch for a moment and the lands of dreams leaps upon him.
Normally an early riser, Spider finds today rather difficult because of his drinking the previous night. Though he makes it through his normal morning routines, his concentration was difficult to maintain while doing so.
His arrival to join the others for breakfast is a quiet one as he takes a seat as Artemis states ”Well I for one want to return home, although I am not adverse to exploring this wonderful city before we attempt that journey."
With his head still pounding he grabs a helping of bread and a glass of water. After about a minute he say ”it’s a big city that’s for sure, but I’d like to accompany you all on the return trip home if you don’t mind?”.
Spiders current perspective is that the group knows the way to get back home.
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The serving girl brings over all of your requests and a nice pitcher of iced milk, fresh from the cow this morning.
Brenon:
You all see Brenon start to sway in his chair and a dazed look in his eyes....
A refreshed but annoyed Magatha arrives at the table come morning and growls out "So who liked the SHOW last night..." Giving each and every one of the people at the table the eyeball, trying to catch out the person who was peeping when she heard the thump of the door closing last night
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A refreshed but annoyed Magatha arrives at the table come morning and growls out "So who liked the SHOW last night..." Giving each and every one of the people at the table the eyeball, trying to catch out the person who was peeping when she heard the thump of the door closing last night
Spider seems to visibly shrink in his seat a bit more at Magatha statement as he recalls most of his actions from last night.
”aye, sorry about that, stayed up a bit with Brenon here and had a few drinks to many I guess. Afterwards I heard you singing and it caught my attention, so for whatever reasoning which escapes me at the moment, I called you as I knocked on your door but ya didn’t answer so I went to my room and I don’t recall much of anything after that.” Its painfully obvious that Spider is embarrassed by his action last night.
”I don’t thinking drinking agrees with me much” he adds, placing his hand to the side of his head. ”how the hell do people drink half the night away, then expect function the next day anyways?” he ask as a rhetorical question
I didn’t add it into my previous post, but its likely Spider would have at least called out to Magatha once or twice since he was under the influence, so its up to you whether Magatha actually heard him or not
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Brenon stays in his chair, relaxes, closes his eyes and ask's his god for advice, guidance, strenghth etc.
Everybody sees Brenon body relax slightly and his eyes close. (you can see the rise and fall of his chest... he didnt just die)
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** spoiler omitted **Everybody sees Brenon body relax slightly and his eyes close. (you can see the rise and fall of his chest... he didnt just die)
Brenon:
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A refreshed but annoyed Magatha arrives at the table come morning and growls out "So who liked the SHOW last night..." Giving each and every one of the people at the table the eyeball, trying to catch out the person who was peeping when she heard the thump of the door closing last night
Magatha:
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"I believe we have two roads open to us. On one path we seek to return home as soon as we may; and search the city for puissant mages who may assist us. On the other path we accept our good fortune to have travelled far beyond our country-men; and we seek adventure and glory in this fair city!"
" Does anyone have a preference?"
Artemis sits down at the table and grabs some bread and jam, asking the girl if she can get him some freshly squeezed Orange Juice.
"Well I for one want to return home, although I am not adverse to exploring this wonderful city before we attempt that journey."
Artemis:
Artemis:
Spoiler:Between Brenon's actions and the gentleman who just sat down across the dining room from you have a sense of unease.
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Thinking the words, Brenon tries to communicate with his god.
I cant hear you... What should I seek?
Spider isn't interested or paying any attention to anything around him. He simply moans and droops his head down.
"oh, my head"
Magatha nudges Artemis and leans in to comment, "See that man over there?" pointing out the young man across the room, "That fellow was a little too curious about me yesterday afternoon when I was in the market. I have a feeling we should keep our eyes out for him."
Brenon slowly opens his eyes and explains to those around him what just happened...
Magatha nudges Artemis and leans in to comment, "See that man over there?" pointing out the young man across the room, "That fellow was a little too curious about me yesterday afternoon when I was in the market. I have a feeling we should keep our eyes out for him."
Artemis whispers back to Magatha. "I agree. From the moment he walked in I just felt that there was something not quite right about him."
Artemis makes sure to appear as though he is not looking at the man while he studies him. He leans into Magatha and says, "Do you think he may have something to do with our appearance here, or possibly that he just knows about our situation, even though he may not be directly involved?" He does not really expect Magatha to know, he is just using her as a sounding board for his theory. "I wish we could alert the others, but I think it would draw too much attention to ourselves. Once we are away from here, or he leaves we will discuss it with the others."Artemis finishes his discussion with Magatha and reachs over for some more bread and jam. He sets it down and takes a big drink of his orange juice. He tries to keep an eye on the man while still paying attention to the party's conversation.
”glurp.., squeal.., oh my!” Spider jumps up, his chair goes crashing to the floor from his sudden movement. He looks left then right, but being as this is his first time here he doesn’t know the layout of the inn and decides to make a mad dash for the front exit, but his stomach decides it can’t wait any longer and he spews his guts out.
I decided to leave it open ended for Zoom to decide whether he wants to use this event in some manner other than Spider vomiting across the floor
Brenon slowly opens his eyes and explains to those around him what just happened...
Seek.....Danger......Home.......Undermountain......Portal......Danger .....S hadow Thieves.....Help......
Artemis appears thoughtful for a short while, digesting the information.
"So that can be interpreted in a number of ways:" He starts to count off on his fingers."1. We have to seek out danger in a place called Undermountain to find a Portal home and group called the Shadow Thieves can help. A prospect that I am not entirely comfortable with, considering the name of the group.
2. We have to seek out a Home in a place called Undermountain, where there is a dangerous Portal guarded by Shadow Thieves, to get Help.
3. Well there is no 3, but only 2 points isn't much for a five fingered hand, so I thought I would even it out a bit." He flashes another one of his grins, still warily trying to keep an eye on the man without him knowing, while trying to concentrate on the conversation at hand. Not an esay task.
Brenon slowly opens his eyes and explains to those around him what just happened...Seek.....Danger......Home.......Undermountain......Portal......Danger .....S hadow Thieves.....Help......Artemis appears thoughtful for a short while, digesting the information.
"So that can be interpreted in a number of ways:" He starts to count off on his fingers.
Orelan politely averts his gaze from Spider's - ahem - unwellness. Then as Brenon and Artemis speak, his face lights up. "Well. Danger seems to be a theme, but that expected. There is no reward without danger. 'Undermountain' and 'Shadow Thieves'... perhaps someone in this city will recognise the names?"
'Undermountain' and 'Shadow Thieves'... perhaps someone in this city will recognise the names?"[/b]
"Yes I agree. This is all the more reason to both visit the Library and to try and find some info from the populace. I would think that something with the name of "Undermountain" would have more conclusive information in a Library, whereas with an Organisation with a name like the "Shadow Thieves" we would probably get more reliable information from a tavern or the local Law Enforcement."
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Carnesir's loud noise turns the heads of the little girl and another women heading to wait on the gentleman across the room who is now looking also at the display. He makes a face of disgust and then goes back to his bread and honey. The serving women heads over to help Carnesir and directs the little girl to get a mop and bucket to clean up quickly.
A few moments later a tall woman dressed in regal attire enters the dining room, sees the man sitting by himself and joins him. They seem to know each other. They are speaking in hushed tones. She seems to be a little nervous, glacing around, toe tapping, and her hand knocking on the table.
Spider leans a bit against the serving girl as she comes over to assist him ”Than...," he begins to say as another and final bout of vomit spews forth onto the floor. "cough.., cough.., uuungh..," he grabs hold of a chair nearby and dumps himself into it. With the serving girl still assisting him he reaches and grabs the towel that had been over her shoulder and wipes his mouth. "Thank you. So sorry about the mess" he says as he begins to slide the chair back a bit away from the mess that he just heaved upon the floor. After the spurt of dizziness from the experience fades away Spider starts to feel a bit better.
”Here, let me help”, though still feeling a little queasy he begins moving chairs and sliding tables aside so that the serving girl can easily reach and clean up the mess. ”I guess there are better ways to make a first impression huh” he states, hoping to distract her a bit from the embarrassing event. ”I’m Spider” he adds as he moves a pair of chairs aside ”been here only a week and I’m already makin a mess of things.” he says jokingly in a playful flirting way as he looks at the serving girl with a broad smile. Spider is obviously a little pre-occupied to HEAR anything that anyone in the dining room is talking about.
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Spider leans a bit against the serving girl as she comes over to assist him ”Than...," he begins to say as another and final bout of vomit spews forth onto the floor. "cough.., cough.., uuungh..," he grabs hold of a chair nearby and dumps himself into it. With the serving girl still assisting him he reaches and grabs the towel that had been over her shoulder and wipes his mouth. "Thank you. So sorry about the mess" he says as he begins to slide the chair back a bit away from the mess that he just heaved upon the floor. After the spurt of dizziness from the experience fades away Spider starts to feel a bit better.
”Here, let me help”, though still feeling a little queasy he begins moving chairs and sliding tables aside so that the serving girl can easily reach and clean up the mess. ”I guess there are better ways to make a first impression huh” he states, hoping to distract her a bit from the embarrassing event. ”I’m Spider” he adds as he moves a pair of chairs aside ”been here only a week and I’m already makin a mess of things.” he says jokingly in a playful flirting way as he looks at the serving girl with a broad smile. Spider is obviously a little pre-occupied to HEAR anything that anyone in the dining room is talking about.
The serving lady helps you out to your seat and saysDo not worry about the mess, I have seen far worse when I worked for those run down taverns who slop swill everywhere. This is only a small mess so drink up some fresh water and eat something, I'll bring you a small drink to ease you belly from last nights fun. Oh and by the way my name is Meagrin. She leaves to get her promised saving elixir.
A few moments later a tall woman dressed in regal attire enters the dining room, sees the man sitting by himself and joins him. They seem to know each other. They are speaking in hushed tones. She seems to be a little nervous, glacing around, toe tapping, and her hand knocking on the table.
Orelan is oblivious to Magatha's and Artemis's distraction, and continues talking in his clear voice, "So, how shall we proceed?" He rises and puts a concerned hand on Brenon's shoulder. "Are you well? Here, have some water. I don't remember you being so ... shaken by god-touch ... back home. Is there anything more you can tell us?"
"I'm sorry but the whole experience came as a shock... This is not the first time I have been contacted, yesterday after I left the inn and headed here i passed a small jewelry shop where I felt the pull to go inside <pulling out the pin Brenon continues> where i found this" "It was then that I noticed I couldn't feel my gods presence very well here... if at all... After i had told you this I intended on returning to my room and preying... I am now certain that we are one a wholly different plane and that and that Olidammara has offered his wisdom to help us return home."
Collecting his thoughts Brenon continues on.
"I believe Undermountain is our destination, whatever danger will show itself and until it does we must just work together to face it and defeat it when or if it occurs... I know strongly suggest we make our way to a library and find books on geography... Sooner we get to Undermountain the better..."
"New Olamn in the castle ward is dedicated to bardic knowledge, we should find all we need there, and I think we should head there next... I'm not liking staying in any one place for to long... <subtly gesturing to the two people at the other table> and if we move we'll know if there here for us or just breakfast"
"We might also want to see if we can find a cartographer, a map to whereever we are going would be invaluable I think."
"Good idea Magatha"
With that Brenon stands.
"Well I'm off to New Olamn, its time to learn a bit about where we are."
Brenon leaves the inn... but not so fast that his friends can't catch up if they want to.
"Good idea Magatha"
With that Brenon stands.
"Well I'm off to New Olamn, its time to learn a bit about where we are."
Brenon leaves the inn... but not so fast that his friends can't catch up if they want to.
"Well! Good idea -- I'll join you, Brenon. Do you know the way?" Orelan gulps down the last of his drink and heads out the door after Brenon. "Anyone else?"
"Of course, lets get moving." Magatha rises and moves to join Brenon and Orelan.
"Anyone else?"
Artemis finishes his Orange Juice and gets up to leave. Just before he follows the others out, he takes one last look around the dining room, being careful not to linger on the man and woman, but making sure to mark their appearance and whether or not they took any notice of the party leaving.
"Wait up, I'm coming too. You coming boy or are you going to stay and flirt with that girl?" He directs this last question to Carnesîr.
I know the way, I asked the guard yesterday remember.
"Wait up, I'm coming too. You coming boy or are you going to stay and flirt with that girl?" He directs this last question to Carnesîr.
"Huh?.., oh yeah, right, coming" Spider says as he gets up and moves to the their table and finishes his water. Grabbing the remaining bread he heads out after the others.
"you know i'm a full sixteen seasons and have come of age" he says to Artemis as he places a piece of bread in his mouth "calling me a "boy" just don't fit anymore you know, young man has a nice ring to it though" he adds "it'd be like me calling you baldy, even though you are it just doesn't fit, right?" he states as he extends the bread out to Artemis "want some?"
"Wait up, I'm coming too. You coming boy or are you going to stay and flirt with that girl?" He directs this last question to Carnesîr."Huh?.., oh yeah, right, coming" Spider says as he gets up and moves to the their table and finishes his water. Grabbing the remaining bread he heads out after the others.
"you know i'm a full sixteen seasons and have come of age" he says to Artemis as he places a piece of bread in his mouth "calling me a "boy" just don't fit anymore you know, young man has a nice ring to it though" he adds "it'd be like me calling you baldy, even though you are it just doesn't fit, right?" he states as he extends the bread out to Artemis "want some?"
Artemis chuckles as he takes some of the bread from Carnesîr.
"Very well, Spider it is then," he says, giving Carnesîr a grin. "It's nice to see you can stand up for yourself, you may need that in the days to come I feel."He follows the others out, but Carnesîr just catches drifting from ahead "But if you ever do call me Baldy, be prepared for a welt the size of my Quarterstaff on your arm!" Another chuckle follows.
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With Brenon in the lead you head out to New Olamn Bard College. The college is perched high above the ocean on the cliff face of Mount Waterdeep. There are two way to reach the college, the Cliffride which is a gravel slope that runs along the western edge of Mount Waterdeep's northern spur. The other is known as the Mount Melody Walk which is a tunnel through the mountain and the quicker of the two. Knowing the group has purpose in their step the tunnel seems the likely choice. Once in the tunnel you will notice it is magically lit and soft music is playing from somewhere. All in all it is a very pleasant walk. Once to the top you are hit by a nice breeze coming off the ocean and the cries of thousands of seabirds riding the air currents. You also see several minstrels here and there practicing there music on the grassy sloped area. The buildings have a grand view of the ocean. The college owns two buildings(villas) the one looks to be housing and the other would be where the college does its business. Music can be heard everywhere you walk carried by the gentle breeze. You reach the college steps and the music is even louder now. Everywhere you look their are students coming and going either singing or playing. The enterance is wide open, you enter and are in a very large room full of chairs and couches, most are full with students playing or chatting. To your left you see where the colleges offices are and a middle aged man behind a counter waves to you to come to him. Greetings and well met adventures, I am Iio Estelmer, how may I help you today?
"Well met Iio Estelmer, my name is Bence Corto, and these are my friends. We are planning a journey and were wondering if we might be able to use some of your texts, so we may plan as accurately as possible. Of course a donation to the school would be in order."
"Well met Iio Estelmer, my name is Bence Corto, and these are my friends. We are planning a journey and were wondering if we might be able to use some of your texts, so we may plan as accurately as possible. Of course a donation to the school would be in order."
Orelan picks a sunny spot on some stairs and settles down, evidently enjoying the unfamiliar yet beautiful music.
He smiles round at the others, trusting them to have the conversation and find out what is needful to know. He beckons to Spider, [Elvish]"How do you come to know my people's tongue?"[/Elvish]
"Well met Iio Estelmer, my name is Bence Corto, and these are my friends. We are planning a journey and were wondering if we might be able to use some of your texts, so we may plan as accurately as possible. Of course a donation to the school would be in order."
Orelan picks a sunny spot on some stairs and settles down, evidently enjoying the unfamiliar yet beautiful music.
He smiles round at the others, trusting them to have the conversation and find out what is needful to know. He beckons to Spider, [Elvish]"How do you come to know my people's tongue?"[/Elvish]
"Well met Iio Estelmer, my name is Bence Corto, and these are my friends. We are planning a journey and were wondering if we might be able to use some of your texts, so we may plan as accurately as possible. Of course a donation to the school would be in order."
Artemis walks up and stands behind "Bence" leaning on his Quarterstaff and flashing Iio a big grin. He then looks around the grounds, taking in all of the musicians and listening to the various strains of music.
Orelan beckons to Spider
Since having little in the way of funds, the thought of a donation was enough to make Spider take a few paces back. As luck would have it, Orelan gave him the needed distraction to excuse himself. His feet seems to quickly shuffle him away over to the steps near Orelan.
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[Elvish]"How do you come to know my people's tongue?"[/Elvish]
Elven being his nature language the words flow smoothly without any thought as he replies
[Elvish]”Well, as it was told to me I wasn’t born amongst the Mierani Elves.”[/Elvish] Spider begins saying with slight disappointment in his tone.
[Elvish]”Though, I was less than a week old when my fathers adventuring companion Dathi Dawnthreader”[/Elvish] Spider empathies Dathi name to give and show his respect for him.[Elvish]”in fulfilling an oath to my father adopted me as his own and as swiftly as any Elf with his grace could he bore me away to live with him in Mierani. Though he decide while I was still very young that it might be better if we lived on the cliff-side coastal village of Arsmeril. You know, it wasn’t till my twelfth season that Dathi decided that it was time I learn the common tongue. At first I really didn’t want to, but it made Dathi happy so I did so for him. But looking back on it I’m grateful for his wisdom in having me learn it because I decided to see the world and its made things much easier really. Of course seeing other worlds wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. I’m surprised many more people don’t speak Elven, I think everyone should.”[/Elvish]
[Elvish]”Might I ask how long its been that you have been away from your people? Perhaps we could return there together? I would love to see Dathi reaction when I tell him of my adventures, though perhaps not till I finish my training as he wasn’t to happy about my leaving until it was complete. So I promised before my return that it would be done.”[/Elvish] there is some concern in his last sentence and perhaps easy enough to figure that Spider may be worried that he may never get the chance to see Dathi again.
being just a little excited, and as young boys do, Spider is going on just a bit :)
[Elvish]”Well, as it was told to me I wasn’t born amongst the Mierani Elves.”[/Elvish] Spider begins saying with slight disappointment in his tone.
[Elvish]”Might I ask how long its been that you have been away from your people? Perhaps we could return there together? I would love to see Dathi reaction when I tell him of my adventures, though perhaps not till I finish my training as he wasn’t to happy about my leaving until it was complete. So I promised before my return that it would be done.”[/Elvish]...
Orelan listens attentively to Spider, smiling slightly as the words gush forth. This is clearly something that Spider needs to share.
"Indeed, a fair story of charity and comradely behaviour. For myself, well, we have been traveling for some little while now. I am content to explore this new world. I will return to my people one day and stand among them with the powers I have won in this realm or others...
But yes, it may be that we will return together. It seems to me that you are young for your kind, yes? There will be time."
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"hmmm. well, i guess looking at it like that you could say so. Funny, Dathi also thought the same thing the first time I mentioned I wanted to see more of the world. I assured him that his methodical teachings and my own determination have instilled many skills in me that exceeded the norm associated with age. Of course he wasn’t that easily swayed and I offered to give him a first hand demonstration.” Spider turns away slightly, seeing now, that at the time it perhaps wasn’t his place to act as he did toward his mentor
”anyways, after picking myself up off the glade several times over” he begin to say with an understanding smile ”I guess he saw what he needed to see. I figure I possessed the necessary basic skills for which he could further hone. I think he also wanted to see if I would continue to get up no matter how often I was thumped, I believe that aspect of it had something to do with my father. I guess if he were to let me venture off at any age, he’d know that I wouldn’t give up so easily just because I stumbled. I think it also had something to do with how my father died, but Dathi refused to speak of it. Perhaps when I return a bit older and wiser he’ll see that I’ll be able to accept what happened.”
”Why does everyone put so much emphasis on age anyways? So long as I can hold my own and get the job done, then what’s the difference!”
Magatha looks over her shoulder at the strange man who is prattling at Orelan in his own tongue like a halfling fresh off of a taffy binge, shrugs to herself and turns back to the scholar.
"We come seeking a little bit of help in a small mystery we might have. It would seem that Brenon here has a bit of the Sight to him and this morning recieved a fairly broken vision. We were told this is the place to come for knowledge and insight, so here we are."
oops.., i just noted i forgot to bracket [Elvish] in my previous post for Spider as he is speaking in Elven to Orelan
”Why does everyone put so much emphasis on age anyways? So long as I can hold my own and get the job done, then what’s the difference!”
"Well, for me, I was interested because it would be a shame for you to die of old age before we return to our homeland. No offense meant."
Orelan pauses, looks up and smiles at Magatha as she gets on with the important job in her typical direct way, then returns to his conversation with Spider.
"So what exactly was this training anyway? Arts magical? Fencing?"
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Iio smiles at the group Of course we can help you. We have a small library here, not as big as the Font of Knowledge's library but we do gather as much information as we can. The library is down the hall, just ask for Brother Tobias and he can point you to any books you'd like to look through. I also might be able to help answer your questions to help solve this mystery you have. And any donation you give would be helpful, we are here to serve and teach....
Judging the man to be honest and trustworthy Bence shares the message.
"Seek...Danger...Home...Undermountain...Portal...Danger...Shadow Thieves...Help... That is the message I received, we believe Undermountain to be our destination, and we are here today to see if we can learn its location."