The  other Holy warrior  waved to   Reedrick.

 The Dwarf cleared his throat, as if  reciting from a tome , or scroll,..thgose who undertake  the finding  or recovery of  an object or person,...if confronted, by agents sent for that very same, will be considered hostile and may be attacked, as if they were Bandits  ...

 The  dwarf  swigs from his Ale,...lotsa  quill necked  robed  figures, are more worried  that they might not get the glory...or might have to pay too much, if the  wrong folks find somthin'  they want..

"Aah, I see. Strange but I guess that is the way of things here."

<-------From the Temples

Cassandra walked in, Myra right behind, looking around.  She was wearing a cloak that she had not been wearing before, a worn dark one.  One might notice the broken lock clasp that held it at her throat.

"Hey, anyone miss me?" she asked.

 Reedrick was looking over  some papers as the others  talked,..aye Lass.. wonderin' if ya  went  an' changed yer  mind  an' joined the   'Rollin' Waves"..or  some such group.  he winked at her.

  Reedrick Motions to the   late   meal ( stew  as always.. was  well as  sliced  meats and  fresh made bread, and drink of choice)

  When folks are settled he  waves his hand a the few parchments, and begins.

  ... Justin..whether he wants ta or not.. hasta  lead ya until  you either pick another leader, or ye  Hold up with yer Parent Unit..which is  Quickshadow's...

 ..now? Ye  got yer  many ways ta do this?... Ye can try an' find him, straight away... Nara said he was headed to Mok?.. so..that would be a direction ta go...

 ..the lads  bantered about  the Temple of  Eta  tryin' ta  find some damn  Myth of a temple in the   Bleedin' High Peaks...

..we got a few head  Huntin' notices  here... most are  between her  and Tork..which shoulda  been handled  by our  Units in The Trace woods..but it seems they are never  where they're  bloody supposed ta be...

 ,,,Now?...  ye  cpould go off in  pairs... but?  that enevr  works out well, and there's  alot of folks out there, that would like ta  catch  an Arrow or two alone..

Justin greeted Cassandra and Myranda with a friendly nod. Grimacing at Reedricks directive, he shrugged at the options, then smiled at the realisation of Eta's hand in this. Looking about the team, he waited for each to voice their preference.

"For me it's the Temple or one of the Hunting notices." answers Kr'wyn. "And how could we combine this with checking on Carn's activities best?"
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    The  Dwarf  pulls down a Map of the lands  he gets a  Butcher  knife from the  table, wipes off the grease  with  a bar towel and uses it as a pointer...

     When Reedrick  speaks there is  some..notable... distain  for Carn and his Unit,.. ye go out   from here.. Ta the trace wood.. as  far over  as Trok..and  Ta the edge of the  Trees  'round  Tou.. That..and the trace Wood, is supposed ta Be  CArn's patrol area...he's ta dish out punishment..hunt  down slavers  and Bandits,  an' all that... 'less he gets a  mission...

  Anythin' ya  take in that  driection... groes through his   patrol area... but it  ain't un common, fer  us  ta overlap, when folks is  busy...

...
Likewise , Ya Go  from here ta the Larth swap, the BalckTimber and Tou..  That's  al Kree's  Unit's  area... they get more..'cause they do more...him goin' to Mok... well ..that sorta out of  are patrol area..  we'd on;y send folks out  there , fer a mission.. an' I sure  as the  9  hells  didn't send  anyone there..

Grimalkin stands as Cassandra and Myranda made their way to the table, offering his chair and the one beside it to them. "Ladies."

Myranda rested a friendly hand on Grimalkins forearm Why thank you kind Sir. she responded allowing Cassie to take the offered seat, if she wished to, otherwise she did herself. Listening to the conversation the others were having Myranda considered the options Reedrick presented. What do you think Cassie should we go after a suspected Temple, Link up with Captain Kree. or Reduce the number of Contracts that are outstanding.
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Cassie took her seat and frowned, looking at the men, then at Myra.  "I... I don't know.  Truly, I ain't been an Arrow long enough t' have a voice, I don't think."

She looked at Myra.  "Maybe the Temple?  If we wait until night, I can get in."

Silently from the back end of the table, Haildas watched and listened intently.  As Reedrick laid out the map, his eyes floated in the direction of Mok.  Leaning closer to Nara...

"Between here and Mok, whereabouts are your people located?  Would we be traveling near them if we made for that direction?  Aside from my own queries, they may have some information regarding Kree and his intentions in Mok."

  The Dwarf frowned as he looked at the Strange holywarrior That sat behind Justin,..That Temple Lass?.. we  dunna know if it even exists... an' where..It's Supposed ta been in the High Peaks.... one should think it  would be off the Fur Man's  Trail.. But it could as easy be... On the other side of the Mountains?.. no one knows?... I'm a Bloody Dwarf an' this is the first i heard of it..

...

 Nara says softly to Haildas,...my people are  Between Bowshot  and Tou... we have  Hidey holes and  scouts  on Trok's  side of Ironmound as well... Kree  only Mentioned goign to Mok..he is  a driven elf.....he is either seekign slavers to kill, such as the ones he gifted my people with, or he is on a mission...

In reply to Reedrick Orebender (msg # 478):

Reedrick's declaration that he had no idea about the location of any Temple, was an a indication that any suggested one wasn't of great import to the Dwarfs. Fixing the Priest with a friendly smile Holywarrior of Eta, do you know if any Brothers or Sisters have ascertain the existence of this alleged Temple? ooc by use of commune, divinations or such.

  The   Holywarrior , Introduces himself  as Brother Plaous, Luck Bringer of Eta's Temple of Ironmound.

  I fear, we had no....he smiles sadly at the irony ,..Luck  ...finding the place the temple once  stood. We  Had  a  Full Priest of Eta, who joined us from Tou..we  had a Mageling From  the Guild of  Tou. Both of thier  efforts  failed.... we asked  rangers  and wood  cutters.

   Movign , he takes  his own  dagger  , moving behind  Reedrick to point,..the  first Guess  ws  the  area by Trader's  Rest... but  we found  Nothing there.... we did manage to run into  trappers  from HArgan lands, they said  they heard of  such ruins   near Yad... and   some of thier Number  said  as far up as Lap?

 then he taps the far  left of the map,..folks in the tavern at Boll, say they have heard of Ruins  down range.. above their town.. We would need the might  of the whole Temple behind us, to send forth enough people... whether it was for Coin, Glory, or service to  the Lady of Luck.. to cover that amount of  land...

 Polt  and Ghost came over    when the map was pulled  down... Polt Pointed to the map from where he stood,..ye  can  point at that all ye want?... My people have heard of many ruins in the Mountains.. Most were  covered when the Highpeaks Grew...and... how  ye know which ruins  they are..until you go inside?.... By the   Mailed  Fist of Gor..there are Ruins in Both Deserts... ruins   along the  coasts... now?.. ye  might  find a ruin?... but  it may not be the one ya like....But there could be profit in it?

 Ghost's eyes  studied the map as he struggled to read  some of the  writing,..there was some sailor men once... on Pleasure St?  they was  having a talkin'  fight... they said   there's is  alot of coin under the Lesser Desert... but it is a fearful place to cross...

 Polt nods,..The Elves  of Ironwood, fear  to Cross  as well..they rarely  go over the  thier  boundary of the  Widow River.

Justin grimaced at Brother Plaous declaration of the preparations for a Pantheon War, was to say the least alarming. Master Reederick wouldst Thee hath heard of such preparations, or contracts the Temples have posted for the Companies to assist with?

Nodding in thanks to his Superiors reply Justin swept the assembled folks, consisting of Brother Plaous, Cassandra, Ghost, Haildas, Myranda, Nara, Polt, Reedrick and himself, with a grateful yet knowing eye. Afore we deliberate further Anst in accordance with Master Reedrick's directive to undertake such. Master Haildas be Thee participating in yon endeavour or doth Thee seek to undertake Thy own venture involving Mistress Nara? Justin enquired before continuing

ooc If Justin's meeting with the High Priest was successful and he commissioned the Arrows to undertake this mission. Who would be participating in it?  PC's NPC's Anyone who isn't will be thanked for their assistance and asked to move elsewhere.

Master Reederick if the High Priest of Eta doth commission us for this task. Who here wouldst be participating? Brother Plaous wouldst you anticipate the Full Priest anst Guild Mageling from Tou be willing anst prepared to assist us once more?

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    Brother  Plaous    holds his hands up in  weary  thought,... I would  not Know.. the Mageling was a hire. He has  returned to the Guild, The priest was  wounded, as were most of us... we would wonder if he  had the.....drive... to return.

 Reedrick looks at Justin,..if you were to take on an expedition for the Temple.. you would have to see it out, until the end.... no mattwer what that end would be...or? Until contacted by the Temple to return...there  has  been alot of Temples, sending alot of people out into the wilds.... lotsa  those folks  could be used  here, if there was ta be a fight.

In reply to Plank (msg # 482):

Not that I'm bothered by the time this may take; but you human types may need to rethink taking this on. Especially if there isn't a little more in the way of information about the Temples Possible location, and considering Master Reedricks thoughts about needing to be within a few days travel of Ironmound if needed to be recalled. 
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"It would seem I am to follow the group, as I am still alien to these lands, so it would seem logical to stay with those I am most familiar with.  I will engage towards my own endeavors when the time presents itself."

Cassie nodded.  "I agree.  But again, as the newbie, I am happy t' just go along.  But I'm warnin' ya, I'm not the best stand-in-front sort.  I'm more the hide in the shadows and surprise sort."

Involvement in such an open ended venture was to say the least quite bothersome. There were far too many variables to consider, yet Justin felt this to be a Test Eta presented to him and the Arrows as a whole. We shall reconvene this deliberation on the morrow, after One hath had an opportune to present our proposal to the High Priest anst perhaps glean additional references for such an expedition.

  Reedrick Is thoughtful for a Moment  as he sits back down..... You go talk to that  High Priest Fella ....an' if  'e acts the bloody fool, ye walk out... Ye  may be one  of Eta's people, but ain't no one needs to toady to anyone...if they are wearin' an Arrow!..

  The eyes  shift under  the Furry brows,... I'm gonna  set this out..cold an' hard... We're a Merc Company, an' there ain't no denyin'.... But  we  do our part fer the  Empire  ..sometimes...despite thier own people!.. So..if  we dunna  have a damn good location.. then we're not bloody  sendin' folks there....An'  we have ta  have a bloody good reason fer it as  well.. not just digging up some  musty book...or  finding some  long  dead  holy roller's  undergarments!

 .. so?.. You folks  get  toghter  figure out what ye wanna  do..cause   we ain't  makign coin with ye  sittin' here... and   no  bad  guys are gettin' dead!

Justin considers the situation for a short time he quietly asks Brother Plaous a few questions, nodding at his reply. Master Reedrick be there any outstanding contracts Thee thinkest this team be capable of fulfilling.

ooc If the High Priest decided to commission the Arrows payment would be 1-2 sp per day each, additionally we may be able to wrangle case of Rations some of healing potions.

  He  snorts  with a bit of  a smile,..yer  bloody Arrows!.. Yer supposed  ta be able  ta handle all  we got!... some might be easier then others..but  they should be  finished just the same!

In reply to Reedrick Orebender (msg # 489):

True soo true, Reedrick.. chuckled Myranda

In reply to Reedrick Orebender (msg # 489):

Justin grinned at the wiley Dwarfs humor. True Master Reedrick, however One wast referring to commissions which necessitated a specific number of Crimson Arrows