A pale man sits at this table, calmly picking at a bowl of cold stew. He looks at you disinterestedly.
"Cleese."
"Just sitting around."
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phaedrus
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scimitar
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scimitar
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"Yes. I can tell you this much. The surface worlders have not forgotten about us. They watch us. They have spies and outposts down here. And, thanks to us, they have opposition."
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oppos
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"They victimized us by putting us down here. We will not stop being victimized until we strike back. This is the noble cause we are giving you a chance to be a part of."
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mission
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"We have found out that, in the southwest corner of the Cave of Spirits, to the south of here, the surface worlders have a secret base, from which the watch us, and report back through a crystal sphere."
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sphere
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"A large orb, which enables then to communicate with those above. Your job is to attack their fort, and destroy the orb. This will severely damage their communications with the surface world. When you have done so, come back, and use the password again."
"Oh! And watch out for the gremlins."
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greml
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"The cave you are looking for will have lots of gremlins in it. Be careful about them - they'll strip you of food in an instant!"
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stnd
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A nimble woman with a short sword and a deadly expression stares at you from across the desk.
"I'm Rogow. Of the Scimitar."
"I'm in charge of this particular cell. You are now a member of the Scimitar."
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cell
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"The Scimitar is large, and getting larger. Alas, spies and assassins of the Empire above are everywhere, and many of us were being killed. So we split up into small groups, any one of which only knows of few others." She sighs. "Makes recruiting hard."
"In particularly, we're looking for a group of skilled, dedicated adventurers."
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adventur
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"I thought you'd never ask." She chuckles. "We're all down here. They're all up there. But we are harder to control and watch in these endless tunnels than they expected. This is the ultimate breeding ground for rebellion. But - there is one problem."
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problem
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"It's simple. There is one advantage they will always have over us. They can get at us, but we can't get at them. To be on equal footing, we need to find the exit to the upper world."
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exit
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"This is something I'm sure you don't know. They left an exit unblocked. We know where it is, and we know how to get to it. But we don't have everything we need. That's where you would come in. We need a small, strong group to get the right information."
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inform
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"Our greatest ally is an archmage named Erika. She told us the location of the exit, and about the password."
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location
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"We know it's in the tunnels west of Fort Remote, near the northern end. What is not known is exactly where. However, we know a dragon named Sulfras lives around there. Almost undoubtedly, he knows something about it."
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password
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"Erika says there is a four part password necessary to get through the exit. She has known that for some time, and has been scrying to try to find out who knows it or who might know it. Try to find her, and ask her about the password."
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erika
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"One of the greatest archmages ever. She was sent into Exile, and has never forgiven those who did it. She's wonderful. Her desire for revenge will save us all. Go see her, by all means! Her tower is to the southwest."
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scimitar
0
"The great hope of Exile. We find and slay the surface world spies. Our agents are everywhere. You need to know how to identify them. They can help you when you are in danger."
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ident
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"The word to identify yourself as a member of the Scimitar is 'Icarus.' We, like he, will take great risks to be close to the sun. Do not use this word lightly. Only use it if the person leads you to believe he or she is in the Scimitar."
"Expect aid from them, and give it in return. We all depend on one another."
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agents
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"We must stay hidden. The enemy is everywhere. If you think I'm paranoid, think of the fort you attacked. That is not the only one we know of. We believe there is a band of Empire spies in the cave of the giants, across the chasm south of the giant fort."
"We'd love to do to that group what we've done to others, but we can't get to it."
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stnd
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A man in rags sits in his cell, munching on a chunk of stale bread.
"Vennel." He speaks wearily, as if used to being questioned.
"I'm your prisoner. Well, the Scimitar's prisoner. So I guess your prisoner too."
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prison
0
"You guys captured me when I got separated from my group. I told them all I know already. And I'm homesick."
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home
0
"Oh. You probably don't know. I'm from the surface. I was part of a group they teleported down to watch all of you, but I got lost in all these tunnels. I've already told them about the fort. I don't have much else to say. Please don't kill me."
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kill
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He starts twitching. "That's what's going to happen, isn't it? They told me you were all harmless, and I'd be away from my family for six months. Now I'm going to die in this pit!" He starts to get hysterical, then regains control.
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fort
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"Yeah. There's a hidden fort in the Cave of Spirits. That's where we keep to orb we use to communicate with the surface. I told them all this already. They didn't need to torture me or anything. You aren't going to torture me, are you?"
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torture
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"I just wanted to make sure."
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danger
0
"Now that you've worked for us, you will be in constant danger of attacks from above. They know we've spent some time looking for a group of adventurers."
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scim
0
"Oh, I don't know anything about that! I don't know anything about any of you or anything you do or anything! Don't kill me!"
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stnd
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stnd
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stnd
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stnd
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stnd
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stnd
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stnd
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You see a man in mismatched armor. He looks slightly bored.
"Timothy."
"Guarding this Scimitar cell. We don't think they know we're here, but the attack could still come at any moment."
