You meet a small woman with long red hair and intricately made chain mail. She wears the insignia of a captain, not to mention two long, vicious looking rapiers.
"Cecile Vidican. Captain Vidican, to you. Welcome to Fort Ganrick."
"I'm trying to help this fort get established. That's where you come in. There's Nephilim to the east. And a reward in it for you."
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fort@ganr
0
"Fort Ganrick. Before the Empire attacked, this was a peaceful mining area. Then the Nephilim snuck up here, wiped out the miners, and got established. Now we're here to hold them in until we can root them out."
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empire
0
She grimaces. "They haven't attacked up here much, but more than enough, let me tell you. The Nephilim only made things worse."
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established
0
"Both sides are trying to get settled in. They're ahead, but we're catching up. Hopefully, you can help before they attack."
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neph@help
0
"The kitties have established a lair to the east. We don't have the troops for a frontal assault, but we have high hopes that a small band can sneak in and do some damage to keep them off guard. The hard part is getting past the gate."
She pats her blades. "We have to do something before they attack. We're ready, but not that ready."
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gate
0
"The kitties have a big, trapped gate in the front of their lair. It'll be hell to get through without a huge force. We think they must have a back way in, but we don't know where it is."
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attack
0
"They've made raids in the past. We're worried they'll attack this fort in the near future. Small sorties we can handle, but we're not ready for a pitched battle yet."
She thinks. "If we do get attacked, we'll need your help. Be sure to use the armory."
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armo@supp
0
"You can find supplies in the rooms to the east. Help yourself. We won't send you into the jaws of doom empty-handed. We don't have much to offer, I'm afraid. Little more than stone weapons, until Formello sends up something."
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form
0
She sighs. "Formello's the biggest town in these parts. It's where I grew up. It's a ways to the southeast. I've been all over, and Formello is the nicest place in Exile by far." She sighs again. "Of course, that's not saying much."
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reward
100
10
stnd
0
You meet a harried, balding man. He doesn't want to slow down to talk to you.
"I'm Gridley. And I don't have much time to chat."
"I'm the quartermaster for Fort Ganrick. And I need help!"
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quarter
0
"Yeah. I keep track of supplies. Well, that's supposed to be my job. But I also cook. And clean. And hold the kids hands. And try to get everything in shape before we get attacked."
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fort@ganrick
0
"Lovely, isn't it? Put together in a hurry, staffed even faster. We keep asking Fort Draco for help, but they have their own problems. We do the best we can."
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help@draco
0
"We need help more than anything. More people, more supplies. As things are, we can't hold up under a serious attack. We keep asking Fort Draco for supplies, but the Empire has them so scared they won't spare anything to fight the Nephilim."
"You passed Fort Draco on the way up here. It's just a little ways south."
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supplies
0
"Oh, you need things do you? Ask Cecile, the captain, about supplies. She'll tell you what you can have. It won't be much."
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stnd
0
A scrawny man wearing the robes of an apprentice mage is reclining on the bed. He seems to have a headache.
"I'm Ian. Who are you?" He looks you over. "Oh. Adventurers. Go away."
"Go away. I have a headache."
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adven
0
"You're here to help against the Nephilim, right? I thought so. Well go run off and do something, there's a good chap. My head hurts."
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head@hurt
0
"Yes. From my journey. Wake me if we get attacked."
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attack
0
He gets irritated. "Look, I've had a hard trip, and I shouldn't be here anyway. I'm supposed to help in an attack, and I will. Until then, leave me alone."
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journey
0
"From the tower."
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tower
0
"From the Tower of Magi. Perhaps you've heard of it. A place where magi can learn and grow and gain power without having to fight kitties and Sliths and whatever. It's far to the south. Too far. Now will you please go away?"
He rolls over on the bed and grumbles at you obscenely.
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sliths
0
"Yes, the Slithzerikai. The lizard people. You haven't forgot them, have you? There's still some around here, the nasty kind, as vicious as ever."
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stnd
0
A small lizard darts happily across the floor.
It looks up at you. Then it skitters around some more.
It doesn't seem to be interested in discussing its career prospects.
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gnrc
0
"Hiss."
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empire
0
"Our biggest threat, but not our job. We've got to hold off the Nephilim."
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nephilim
0
"They live to the east. We're here to hold them in."
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stnd
0
You see one of the soldiers of Fort Ganrick.
The warrior nods, but doesn't seem to be too interested in you.
You receive an irritated look. "Protecting the fort. What else?"
