Intro: For much of written history world events followed chartered routes. Oracles and seers mapped out the future in the stars above and their prophecies always gave a reliable view of the ages to come. Until a god died a century ago. No one saw that coming. And now the old prophecies are failing, oracles go mad and seers desperately tried to account for the loss of the future. While some cry out that the world is at an end, they've been doing so for a hundred years now and the world is still here, it's just unclear where things are going. The future of Golarian is open, ready to receive the triumphs and failures of a new generation of heroes. Welcome to Rise of the Runelords!

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Taury: Taury's looking around, not really paying attention to anybody. She's looking for something.

Markus: Okay, Markus will approach. "Good morning. Would you be Madame Mvashti?"

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Markus: "Yes."

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Markus: "Oh, my apologies. I was directed to the house and I saw the two of you emerge, so I assumed."

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Markus: "Weird? Weird how?"

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Markus: "Oh, interesting, oh, sorry, I'm slightly remiss, I'm Markus and you are?"

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Markus: Markus will shake hands, "And the lady?" glancing at Taury.

Taury: She would probably not have seen you reach out your hand at all.

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Taury: I sort of wave my hand like a kind of like 'carry on, carry on, I'm not really listening.' I'm disinterested in the conversation.

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Markus: "She seems somewhat preoccupied this morning."

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Markus: "I see."

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Markus: "I was going to pay my regards to the Madame certainly. Are you advising against that, then?"

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Markus: "Understood, thank you. I take it if you're merely visiting, the two of you are in town for the festivities?"

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Markus: "Ah, yes, I can understand that. Well you possibly picked a bad time to be looking for work, I imagine the town's going to be rather busy with the re-dedication of the cathedral."

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Markus: "Yeah. Depending on how much partying there is, you may need to wait a couple of days."

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Markus: "But anyway..."

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Markus:  "Likewise. I'm sure we'll see each other around."

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Taury: No, I'm not there anymore. I've walked away.

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Markus: "Need help or have you...?"

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Markus: No, he said he didn't want the help, so.

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Markus: I'm going to go and see if the Madame's accepting visitors.

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Taury: Yeah, if it seems quiet.

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Taury: What's he putting in? Rubbish and litter?

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Taury: What does he look like? Other than a half-orc?

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Taury: Yeah. I'd probably just walk past him, probably say good morning, attempt to like wave.

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Taury: And I keep walking.

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Taury: Is anybody here, is it occupied?

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Taury: Alrighty. So she would walk in to the front door, I suppose. Wherever there's some kind of reception area, if there's some kind of person that receives people.

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Taury: And I take out my like, kind of prayer book, as it were. It probably has a big symbol in front of it and hold it up and point it to the lady or fella behind the counter.

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Taury: Fella then, I would point to him. I would also be wrapped in my cloak to look sort of monk-like as best I could.

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Taury: She points like to her face, and then just presses the book up to her like face.

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Taury: Yeah, she nods.

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Taury: I think she would just stay there silent, looking around to see if there's anyone else to maybe talk to or approach.

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Taury: At this point, she would probably put the prayer book on the sort of... Is there like a table in front of him?

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Taury: Yes. So she would put it in front of them, open it, close her eyes, I suppose, and sort of look like she was humming or making, sort of, silent prayers.

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Taury: So she will write down that she's a priest and she wishes to speak to some of the prisoners in hopes of, you know, redemption or whatnot.

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Taury: And she just nods at him gratefully.

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Taury: And what are Sczarni? They're like a...

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Taury: ...gang or something. Alrighty. Now, if I don't have any pluses in that, I can just roll the general knowledge thing Yeah?

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Taury: I feel like it makes sense that I would know them.

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Taury: They're just general thugs then.

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Taury: Alrighty, are they usually like poor or they well-off?

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Taury: So that pretty much anybody and everybody?

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Taury: Cool. So when I get down to the cellars, would there be many people down here?

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Taury: Anybody that's not drunk?

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Taury: Yeah I'm going to go over to that person. I presume they're in like a cell?

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Taury: Good.

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Taury: Mm hmm. Is there a stool anywhere?

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Taury: Nowhere near me?

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Taury: She would just hold up her prayer book. Does he look any kinds of friendly?

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Taury: I'm going to pass him the book through the bars.

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Taury: The guy behind the bars, the one that stood up.

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Taury: Oh, well. Pass it to the guy that's actually in the cell.

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Taury: Oh, no, I wouldn't put my hand through the bars. I would pass the book through the bars.

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Taury: Yeah, no arm braking today.

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Taury: So then I would probably just kneel down at the foot of his cell, and put the book sort of in front of me, at the foot of my knees, and start to pray.

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Taury: Well, the prisoner will be less confused, If I was allowed to give him my book, but yes, I probably pray there for a long time. I would say.

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Taury: Yeah, and if, if there was other people that weren't, you know, sort of chaotically drunk, I would probably move and do the same thing in front of them.

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Taury: Yeah, I would do that. Probably shake their hands.

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Markus: "I understand this is a house of Madame Mvashti, would that be yourself?"

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Markus: "I'm Markus, nice to meet you. I heard of The Madame and I was hoping to make your acquaintance. Is she accepting visitors at the moment?"

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Markus: He pauses and thinks for a moment. "I was mostly just hoping to speak with her. She does readings of what type?"

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Markus: "Ah, yes, that would make sense. No. That's a kind offer, but I would mostly just like to have a chat with her, if that's okay?"

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Markus: Okay. Is she, how alert is she right now?

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Markus: Markus will, step forward. "Ah Madame I am Markus, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance. Do you mind if I join you for a short while?"

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Markus: "No, I was extremely interested. I'm a visitor to town, I imagine that's rather obvious. And I... Well The White Stag, the servants there are apparently sometimes prone to, accidents, for want of a better term. I  helped one of them out and he mentioned that he'd been planning to visit you. I found that quite fascinating, that he would choose to come to yourself rather than perhaps seek aid at a Temple or for one of the local priests. I assume from the services you offer, from the trappings and your title, that you would not consider yourself a member of the clergy?"

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Markus: "I see and yet he was going to come here to deal with a minor injury. I take it you are well, you offered as much. I'm always fascinated to meet other people who have, let's say, less than conventional magics. And this place, certainly not what I would consider conventional though. I appreciate obviously, I'm not, I'm a very long way from home. Let's put it that way."

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Markus: "Yes. Hence they're being prone to accidents, but the old ways, I'm curious how, if you don't mind me asking, how old?"

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Markus: "Ah, so you're implying Shoanti practices?"

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Markus: Ooh interesting! "Is it similar to any of the languages I know?"

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Markus: Oh, Okay. "I'm sorry, I don't, I'm not familiar with that particular language in detail. But believe, you referenced The Green Way?"

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Markus: "If I may, are you a student of those practices or are you a follower of those that are in tune with nature? Or is this merely a practice that ties back to the land?"

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Markus: I'm assuming she's brought enough for both of us?

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Markus: Markus, will, say thank you to Koya.

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Markus: Oh, okay. That's slightly higher so...

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Markus: Yeah, she flavored it. "Wow aren't you quite the contradiction?"

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Markus: He gestures at the tea.

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Markus: "Oh, interesting, yes." Markus is obviously slightly at an impasse, not quite sure how to say what he wants to say while or at least not sure of the way he wants to say it. He's obviously hesitating about speaking.

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Markus: "Very well, I came late to my own gifts because I struggled to find anyone who could help me understand them. As such, I'm always interested in meeting people with talents for any sort of magics, particularly if they are less well known, or unusual in some way. To be blunt, you speak at least a smattering of Druidic, unless I'm mistaken."

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Markus: "And yet you also cast Arcane magic. Hence the contradiction. If I'm going to get to the point, where did you learn magic? How?"

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Markus: "Aah." 

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Markus: "I think I start to understand. Yes."

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Markus: "How?  Everything I know, no, that's not true. Everything that's conventional wisdom, which in of itself, is loaded words, says about magic, says that that should not be possible to merge two types like that."

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Markus: Markus is slowly nodding to that. "You know Sandpoint is a town I thought I was due to pass through on my way to somewhere else, in search of, well, something I perhaps still want, but I find it full of some of the most interesting people I've met in quite a long time, yourself amongst them."

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Markus: "If I do stay, I would, I would very much desire for the conversation, perhaps something more in-depth than we have discussed today. I would very much like to hear of your knowledge and experience if you're willing to share."

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Markus: "Fair enough. I must also confess I've never actually met anyone that actually practices Harrow readings before. What is involved in such matters?"

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Markus: "Well, to be blunt. Does it work? Are you merely telling people what they wish to have?"

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Markus: "Is that's the nature of prophecy in this age and limitation of the way we ask the questions, or something else?"

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Markus: "So I've been told. Yes."

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Markus: "Would you consider Harrow readings to be a form of prophecy then?"

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Markus: He nods slowly to that and then continues. "You only know of those two sources for prophecy?"

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Markus: "You miss a piece of of context, and without that, everything else doesn't fit the right pattern."

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Markus: "Is the Harrow reading something you learned, or is it part of how you view magic?"

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Markus: "And how far back does this practice go? Does it pre-date Varisia itself?"

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Markus: "Wow, you being who you are, I'm sure you've heard of some of the practices of Thassildon."

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Markus: "I was indirectly inquiring if it was tied to those practices, or not."

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Markus: He'll, nod at that looking slightly relieved. And he'll slowly sip his tea for a while as he's thinking about things.

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