Inquiries

Justin Jarias sits in a quiet corner of the Traveller's Star. He sips on a cup of tea, although an empty ale tankard rests in a corner of the table. From his pack he takes several pieces of paper.

Referring to his notes, he thinks "I'm glad Sophie showed my the Academy's library. Hopefully I will be able to consult with Master Jonathon Grimes, but these tid-bits are interesting."

As he checks the notes, his thoughts return to Fox Ridge. "That hidden cave was most mysterious. Locked doors, and magic locks at that, I think. Can't be sure, but I couldn't make any headway on them. Then that - guardian, I guess. Some kind of snake it was. Supposed to be a Temple of Shar there, but no way I could confirm that. Still ... And that strong breeze. There must be another entrance somewhere."

Returning to the notes, he reads bits from them.

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Shar ... cavern ... darkness ... evil ...Mistress of the Night.

Several passages copied from a single book catch his eye.

Quote :

Shar, the Mistress of the Night ... goddess of darkness, and the caverns of Faerûn ... she presided over caverns, darkness, dungeons, forgetfulness, loss, night, secrets, and the Underdark

"And this one would tie in with what the Spirit said, too." he notes.

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The clergy of Shar were a secretive organization that pursued subversive tactics rather than direct confrontation with its rivals.

"Sounds like the sort who would favour an ambush over other methods."

He sips again on his tea and continues to think. "That cave that Valtore showed me once. Wasn't what I was looking for then, but we never did figure out what it was about. Could be that other entrance, I suppose. And I still need to contact him about the paladin party."

He rises from the table and returns both the empty tea cup and the tankard to the barman on duty. As he leaves, he pulls his notes and s few other odd bits of paper from his pack and tosses them on the fire. After watching them burn, he takes his leave, waving a friendly hello to Miss Oronar on his way out.

((( OOC quotes taken from Dalelands Wiki and Forgotton Realms Wiki )))