"That is a very broad net to cast.  How did you uncover the last problem spot?"

"We had a tip from Hadereum, about a floating dealer in magical what-nots.  Before that, we followed Kalima's nose, so to speak.  She can sniff out demonic presences, more or less."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 172):

"Speaking of which, can she find anything else now?"

In reply to Sederic (msg # 173):

"I can detect within a few yards, but not at range."

"Well... I could ask Hermes, Our Lord Tallier of Trade, buuuuut... I've found this works best when I request something specific, leave it too broadly open and Hermes will give a miracle that does what He thinks best serves the needs of the supplicant.  I mean, it'll always be that, but the more specific the request the narrow the field to go astray.  For instance are we hunting demons or demon worshippers?"

"Why don't we go to the area with all the lesser known deities here in Northport? Maybe we could spot something there, especially if Kalima is demonic sniffing."

"Didn't Flavius say there was already a group working on cleaning up Temple Hill?  Or do you mean the street on the edge of Artisan, where we found the Thuggees to help summon Kalima back?"

"I mean the side street. It's a great place to hide out and distribute literature without raising eyebrows."

"True.  Not to mention selling items like some of the stuff people came out of that last shop with.  The bazaar there is where we found the marigolds and that little statuette for the summoning.

"And some of the Hindi and Sahudese gods are hard to tell from demons, if you're not familiar with those pantheons."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 179):

The slayer squints her three eyes.
"The plutocrats would be quick to name many of the 9 million gods as being demons, based on appearances horns and tusks do not make a demon, paying allegiance to the lords of hell does, and that I can get a whiff of."
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"And if someone was naive or uninitiated, they might be easy to be manipulated into taking demonic info or secretly worshipping a demon."

16:15, Today: Mancini rolled 3 using 3d6.  Area knowledge Northport 15, quickest way to religion side street.

"Exactly, Kalima.  I've seen enough about the Sahudese deities when I was studying in the Gathering Chi Academy to know that a being with horns isn't always a devil -- and some devils have very little about their appearance to distinguish them."

He looks to Mancini.  "I doubt a true demon could pass among the priests and theologians of Little Sahud or the Thuggees and their neighbors -- but if they kept their wits about them, they might well pass as one of the Nine Million or the Court of Heaven for ordinary Aralaise folk."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 182):

"We have a destination then. Let's go..."

He gets ready to follow...

In reply to Sederic (msg # 183):

You head through the bustling artisinal district, and into the heavy smokes of Brazen Lane, where pewter and bronze are melted into trinkets. And household goods.
Some of these are religious items.

Ardenas gestures to take in the coals and smoke.

"This is the edge of the Hindi neighborhood.  The statuette we found in the market was probably cast in one of these foundries."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 185):

"If something demonic was melted down, it would loose all its powers. would it not?"

"I think you're right, but what if, instead, the putative demon infiltrator worked in one of these foundries and was infusing the goods after they were cast?"

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 187):

"Then Kalima would be able to detect the infiltrator, right?"

"If we get close enough, I suppose."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 189):

Sederic walks around looking carefully at what is available...

Benny just hangs loose, at the edge of the group, and mostly seems to be paying more attention to the group than their surroundings.

 The celestial close her lower eyes and opens her third.

"There is something evil afoot ahead, but the read is a little conflicted."

Mancini looks around the various stalls, seeing if something unusual can be spotted .

01:26, Today: Mancini rolled 12 using 3d6.  Observation 14.

In reply to Kalima (msg # 192):

"How can it be clarified?"

In reply to Aoife (msg # 194):

There is a stall with Triunist trappings part way down the street. Someone is (badly) singing Amazing Grace.