You hear action: Abbess Harmonia Nasemnova says in Mhaldorian, "I'll be sure to send you a letter before I
arrive."

You cringe pathetically.

A Baelgrim villager strolls in from the west.

With a flourish of his arm, a Baelgrim villager bows deeply.

Alcaro curtseys respectfully before a Baelgrim villager.

Frowning as he goes, a Baelgrim villager shuffles northwest.

Harmonia, riding a black daemonic stallion, arrives from the west.

You say to Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Tell me when she's here so I can stop
eavesdropping."

You say in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Oh."

You yelp in pain as Harmonia gives you a solid kick to the shin.

"Ooowwwww!" you whine.

Abbess Harmonia Nasemnova says in Mhaldorian, "Reporting my tells."

Abbess Harmonia Nasemnova says in Mhaldorian, "Shame."

Harmonia takes some balm from a vial and rubs it on her skin.

You say to Harmonia in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "SERPENT."

Alcaro snickers softly to herself.

Abbess Harmonia Nasemnova says in Mhaldorian, "And he was getting saucy with me."

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "I corrupted him."

"Tsk, tsk," Harmonia says as she waggles a finger and scolds the world.

The corners of Alcaro's mouth turn up as she grins mischievously.

You say to Harmonia in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "I could draw as much from what I heard."

You say to Harmonia in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "I couldn't hear his voice, though."

Abbess Harmonia Nasemnova says in Mhaldorian, "I was quite stunned, but one can expect that from villagers.
They're so crude."

You smile impishly and say to Harmonia in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "I know some who aren't too
far from that description."

Abbess Harmonia Nasemnova says in Mhaldorian, "Well in many cases you can take the child out of the village,
but can you take the village out of the child?"

You say to Harmonia in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Anything can be killed if you beat it hard
enough."

Alcaro frowns at you.

You ask Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "What?"

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "You're wrong, is all."

Alcaro shrugs helplessly.

Deepest Stygian night steals over the land as the symbolic hourglass empties and turns, ready to begin a new
day.
It is now the 24th of Glacian, 628 years after the fall of the Seleucarian Empire.

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "Some things can't be killed."

You ask Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Such as?"

Harmonia leaves to the west.

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "Wouldn't you like to know?"

Alcaro snorts arrogantly.

A knight of the Maldaathi says, "Nonsense, all things can be killed. That's my sole pupose in life."

You nod your head affirmatively at a knight of the Maldaathi.

Alcaro frowns at a knight of the Maldaathi.

Malefic Alcaro says to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian, "Wrong."

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "Wrong, wrong, wrong."

You smile impishly and say to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "The
Malefic might need a demonstration."

Malefic Alcaro says to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian, "You're not supposed to talk."

Alcaro creases her brow in a frown.

You shake your head sadly from side to side.

A knight of the Maldaathi snorts arrogantly.

Like the child she is, Alcaro sticks her tongue out at a knight of the Maldaathi.

Being careful not to poison yourself, you wipe off all the venoms from a needle-pointed dirk.

You prick Alcaro twice in rapid succession with your dirk.

Horror overcomes Alcaro's face as her body stiffens into paralysis.

You say to Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Show some respect to those who defend your
pitiful existence, Slave."

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "I wasn't disrespecting him."

You say to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Excuse the Malefic. It hasn't
been beaten hard enough, apparently."

A knight of the Maldaathi's eyes sparkle with amusement at you.

A knight of the Maldaathi says, "It is hard to be Mhaldorian, but we are what all the heathens aspire to in
the end."

Alcaro eats a piece of kelp.

Alcaro eats a bloodroot leaf.

Alcaro looks resentfully at you and pouts with a vengeance.

You say to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "If they don't perish in their
attempts."

The victim upon the cross quietly moans as the life slowly ebbs from it.

Alcaro frowns at a knight of the Maldaathi.

You look up into the air for divine inspiration.

Malefic Alcaro whispers to you in Mhaldorian, "But he's not supposed to talk'"

Bambizlo arrives from the down.

Alcaro squeals in excitement.

You ask Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "What good is a silent guard?"

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "It's him!"

Bambizlo takes a drink from an oaken vial.

You say to Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "And whispering is rude. I suggest you refrain
from it in the future."

Obviously struggling to supress herself, Alcaro slips.

Bambizlo looks about himself, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

Alcaro squirms her way to Bambizlo.

Droch Bambizlo says to you, "Guards do not require tongues to perform their duty."

You raise an eyebrow questioningly.

Malefic Alcaro says to Bambizlo in Mhaldorian, "I'd pounce on you, but apparently .. that's not allowed."

Alcaro looks resentfully at you and pouts with a vengeance.

A knight of the Maldaathi says, "The cheek on the slaves these days."

A knight of the Maldaathi shakes his head sadly from side to side.

Bambizlo glances askance.

The corners of Alcaro's mouth turn up as she grins mischievously.

You say to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "I was a Novice Aide in the
past, so I can tolerate it more than most."

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "I'd rather be cheeky than mindless."

A haunting melody drifts over Mhaldor from the black basilica, lingering for an agonising moment before the
notes dissipate into the foggy air.

Malefic Alcaro says to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian, "But I'm sorry that I offended you."

Malefic Alcaro says in Mhaldorian, "It wasn't my intention."

Avoiding your gaze, Alcaro smiles shyly at you.

Malefic Alcaro asks in Mhaldorian, "Is it better now?"

A knight of the Maldaathi says, "Fear not, it takes more to offend a knight. Direct that energy to serving God,
 and I'm sure you'll go far."

Alcaro claps her hands together merrily.

Malefic Alcaro says to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian, "Okaaay. I will. Bye."

You say to Bambizlo in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "On that note, neither do Slaves, Droch."

Alcaro latches on to Bambizlo, casting Turoi a dark look.

Droch Bambizlo says, "I serve Him, and He uplifts me. Slave or not, that is the undeniable truth."

Sinking gracefully within the sky, the silvery moon concedes to the approaching dawn and a brush of aurulent
light spreads over the land.

Malefic Alcaro says sourly to you in Mhaldorian, "Shut up and go away .. please."

You prick Alcaro twice in rapid succession with your dirk.

Horror overcomes Alcaro's face as her body stiffens into paralysis.

You prick Alcaro twice in rapid succession with your dirk.

Malefic Alcaro says to you in Mhaldorian, "I even said please."

You prick Alcaro twice in rapid succession with your dirk.

Horror overcomes Alcaro's face as her body stiffens into paralysis.

You prick Alcaro twice in rapid succession with your dirk.

You stretch languidly.

Bambizlo shuffles some cards with the image of the Fool out of his deck.

Bambizlo rubs his fingers briskly on a Tarot card.

Bambizlo presses a tarot to Alcaro's forehead, producing a wan smile.

Bambizlo gives Alcaro the once over.

Malefic Alcaro says to Bambizlo in Mhaldorian, "Thank you."

You are exhausted and open your mouth in an enormous yawn.

Alcaro takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on her skin.

Alcaro hisses at you.

Alcaro takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on her arms.

Droch Bambizlo says to you, "You would do well to point that dirk towards the menace to the East. Targossians
have the gall to step into His land, such things should not come to pass."

You say to Bambizlo in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Combat isn't the only thing that keeps a city
alive. While the soldiers are away, there are those who need to stay and make sure that if there IS a future,
it isn't full of rubbish best left on the sides of the Prelatorian."

Alcaro twitches, glowering at Turoi.

Malefic Alcaro says to you in Mhaldorian, "Rubbish? Really?"

Droch Bambizlo says to you, "Surely the city's livelihood does not hinge upon standing upon the crossroads
playing with illusions?"

You ask Bambizlo in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Illusions?"

You raise an eyebrow at Bambizlo.

You say to Bambizlo in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "The only illusion here, is your belief that
your opinion matters to me."

You have emoted: Turoi utters a high pitched laugh, stopping abruptly as he catches himself.

Droch Bambizlo says to you, "Such things fool no one."

Malefic Alcaro says to Bambizlo in Mhaldorian, "You mean that was fake?!"

You say to a knight of the Maldaathi in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "They definitely don't require
Droch's to be intelligent nowdays."

Droch Bambizlo says to Alcaro, "Aye."

You shake your head sadly from side to side.

Malefic Alcaro snarls angrily at you in Mhaldorian, "You bastard."

You say to Alcaro in Mhaldorian with a faint Hashani accent, "Believe what you will, Malefic."

Droch Bambizlo says, "In any case. If you'll both excuse me, I have tarot cards to inscribe."

Bambizlo bows deeply, sweeping his arm out in a grandiose manner.

Malefic Alcaro says to you in Mhaldorian, "Thanks to you screwing with me, I don't know what to believe
anymore."

Bambizlo leaves to the northeast.

You roll your eyes at Alcaro.