In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 69):

"Who is Zeelzeel's people?"
This message was lightly edited by the player at 17:59, Thu 03 Mar 2016.

Gesturing at Zeelzeel, who might well be hard to see in a crowd of hobgoblins.

"Zeelzeel is a goblin -- I apologize, I had thought you knew him."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 71):

The hunt priest, who discovers that it is fairly easy to part
 a crowd with a spear shrugs his shoulders.
"I know of Pallido. It does not foll8w that he should
know me. I am Zeelzeel, called the Shadowspear. I serve the
 Erl King. Right now, I come to you to seek out Glosso and
Hramina, before Murfash and his people lay waste to our
 people. They might not be able to penetrate your fastness
here, but they are wreaking havok on any of our kind that
they meet."

"And I am Ardenas, called Barehand.  I sought out Zeelzeel for this same cause, after others who had meant to aid me fell to squabbling and lost sight of the goal.  Claire," pointing her out, and including the torchbearer and cartographer, "Renolan and Kasmir are in the hire of Mythos Songau, now under my supervision, but this is Claire's cause as much as mine and Zeelzeel's.  We seek to find a way to satisfy or pacify Murfash and his followers, who will otherwise destroy anything they must in order to find Glosso and Hramina -- and they wish those two no good."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 73):

Pallido does not meet anyone's gaze, and fidgits as he
speaks.
"How can I trust Clair, when her sister Francine
cheered for Orgash, hook player for the team of Dengrash?"

In reply to Pallido (msg # 74):

Clar is taken aback by this.
"How do you know this about me?"

In reply to Strong Clair (msg # 75):

"Five seasons ago, Khrosh has thrown the
seventeenth stone. Rajadeel swings his chain, I feint left,
then right, then straight. Horgan follows the feint, I move
past him as Orgash swings his hook, grazing my shoulder.
Francine jumps, clapping her hands, shaking the bells at her
ankles, three on the left foot, four on the right foot,
Cheering as he cuts me, Orgash Orgash hack and slash!
Four seasons ago, walking with Rajadeel to pick up
his boots from the cobbler Mikhail, third stall from the
Kebab vendor on street of the tanners at just past the noon
bell, Rajadeel had a design of seven nails on the toe of his
 boots, marking each of our goals that season, passing Orgash
and Francine coming from the kebab stall. He is wearing his
yellow and black, as is she. He has two kebabs with green
 bell pepper, she has one with onion and red pepper, Orgash
says to match her hair. He glances to one side as another orc
 girl with red hair walks past carrying a basket of fish from
dockside. Hey! Orgo, that's my sister! You, Clair
are the sister carrying fish."

"Your memory is impressive, Pallido.  You'd have made a great sage, I think.

I recall Clair telling us she once cheered, as well -- it's common among urhaqui youth, I gather.

"The problem is that Hramina had cheered for Murfash -- but then ran off with Glosso.  I'm still not certain whether Murfash and his team object mainly because Glosso is a competing quick, or because he's a goblin, of just because Hramina threw him over -- but the fact is, they've been trashing the goblin quarter looking for those two, and seem poised to do worse.  Murfash claims his honor is at stake."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 77):

"I never cheered. That was only Francine, and Orgash
is dead, killed by bandits while on guard duty. I am not my
sister."

In reply to Strong Clair (msg # 78):

"If you are not for Murfash, and you want to see Glosso, the prove it. Bring me a trophy from Khrosh's
telovadnica. There is one, missing left upper canine, red stripe down muzzle. Bring me that, I show you Glosso."

After a moment's thought, Ardenas replies.

"A hazardous task you set.  Though I am against Murfash in this, when I visited Khrosh's telovadnica earlier to try to reason with the juggers, I was required to fight, and they have many who are more than a match for me.  Still, I might be able to take the trophy by stealth, though it will require some time."

"Where will I meet you when I come again, likely tomorrow or the next day?  And is there an alternate way into your quarter from the street, without passing through the Guild?  I will be unable to pass the gate from the Guild to your own gates again if Zeelzeel can't be with me; I haven't enough Guild rank."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 80):

"If you do this thing, I  might return with you, or you
could travel with Oly of Hitomi, each of them possessing Rank
 and the skills you might need. I fear you m7ght need healing after this hunt, so come and see me, yes? No?"

In reply to Zeelzeel Shadowspear (msg # 81):

"I will be here. Come if you are coming, but you
will not see Glosso unless you bring the trophy."

"I know Oly -- he was the most reluctant to part, of those with whom I started this, and the least prone to squabble.  Hopefully I can find him in the Guild, if we hurry back.  I will return as quickly as I can, but cannot say if it will be tomorrow, the next day, or even later."

Turning to Zeelzeel:

"Let us collect Clair, Renolan, and Kasmir, and return.  I must seek Oly at the Guild."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 83):

You gather the others, and make your way up and out or the
hobgoblin  town.

As we climb the five flights to return to the gate level, Ardenas turns to Kasmir.

"How much longer does Mythos have your service?  I've lost track of the days with all this running around."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 85):

""The hree of us are paid through tomorrow."
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"Thanks.  Once we find Oly or Hitomi I may need to leave the three of you for a bit to go retrieve an item Pallido requires.  I might still need your services tomorrow, but I'm not sure I can afford to extend your employment.  What was your agreement with Mythos on payment?"

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 87):

"Twenty copper each, and Kasmir wants $50 for the mqp."

"Kasmir, I'm afraid you'll have to find Mythos (or maybe Oly or Huey) to get paid for the map -- if you haven't started the final draft yet, you might wish to wait until you find him.  I'm afraid my own purse won't pay any of you beyond tomorrow.

"Hopefully, Oly will still be at the Guild when we get there.  I don't know Hitomi, but I'm pretty sure Oly will want to help further with this -- and I'm likely to need his help to get what Pallido wants."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 89):

Kasmir shrugs as you follow his directions back towa4d the guild.
"In the worst case, I may sell it to the guild."

"I'm glad to hear you won't wind up wasting your effort, then.  Meantime, let's hurry.  I'm sure Zeelzeel would like to rejoin his followers, and I need to try to find Oly."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 91):

About an hour later you make your way to the guild gate, and Charra opens the porticullis for Zeelzeel. You head up to Back Table in the guild.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 92):

Just a bump not readu to archive yet

In reply to Narrator (msg # 93):

Bump