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Inventory of food stores and supplies

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Various prayers to Kossuth, scripture quotes

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The raven has returned.  He beckons me to follow and I do so
immediately, assuming it to be the sign I'm waiting for.  He
leads me to a small clearing where his friends are feasting
on the remains of a dead crayfish.  My enthusiasm plummets.
The wait continues.

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Half-finished song about patience and faith

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More prayers, scripture quotes

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Kossuth, I know it is not my place to question your wisdom
but I can't help but wonder if my devotion is being wasted
in this forest.  Have I missed a sign?  Am I meant to be
somewhere else?  My faith stands firm, and I will remain here,
but am I not better utilized elsewhere?  I am your servant,
please be my guide.

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Scripture quotes

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Kossuth, I ask for a sign and you send me a messenger. I am
sorry for doubting you.  A man arrived today.  I was wary, of
course, but he addressed me by name and made every attempt
to appear calm and non-threatening.  He presented me with the
reins to a horse - a magnificent looking specimen at that - and
a note requesting my help with matters of spiritual

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importance.  I am to ride north, for Aria, to meet with this
man outside.  What's more, the letter says I am to accept
this magnificent steed as compensation for my time - or
incentive, at the least.  Kossuth, please guide me safely
in my journeys both physical and spiritual.

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The beast moved like wind under my feet and she rides with
the grace of an elven prostitute under silken sheets. The
forest didn't stand a chance.  Currently, I remain outside
the gates of Aria, waiting on my [the ink trails off]

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I am sitting in a booth in an inn called The Flatulent Hammer.
The lithe, ashen colored tiefling who sought me out is currently
at the bar.  He approached me outside the gates just as the note
instructed, though he tells me he has no memory of sending it.
No memory of much at all, it seems.  Offhandedly mentions waking
up in a sanitarium.  I'm not sure what to make of this, but
staying in a public place may be the safest course of action.

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A divine morning it is!  I see now why you lead me here, Kossuth.
This quaint little tavern serves a drink that could only be
your blessing.  After imbibing an appropriate amount of them, I
felt compelled to spread your message through song, and you were my
hands.  Your love spread through the room like wildfire.  After
which time, I met a particularly enchanting woman, and - let's just
say Your skilled hands aren't just for playing music...

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I admit, it wasn't the most honest thing to do, but I saw the
opportunity and I seized it.  I seized it, Kossuth.  I was able to
convince the owner to allow me to put your holy light on the
outside of his establishment.  I told him it would help attract
more business, which isn't a lie, but, in truth, I just wanted to
bathe this city in your light.  The people may not be ready to
accept you, but we'll see what happens when they've tasted

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the delicious liquid fire inside.  I wonder if I can convince them
to rename it from the appalling "Witch King's Wrath" to something
more appropriate like "Kossuth's Embrace"?  I hope I've done well
as your emissary.  But enough of the future - the present is at
hand.  It's time to see what this tiefling has to say.

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Kossuth forgive and guide me.  The things he said - the UNSPEAKABLE
things the tiefling said.  I couldn't contain myself!  I almost
passed your judgment immediately but
Let me collect my thoughts and start from the beginning

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After breakfast, after placing His flame on the building, the
tiefling and I sat in a corner booth to discuss why he sent for
me.  He said he still couldn't recall doing it, but he did have
an idea of why he may have done it.  He then asked if members of my
faith practiced ecclesiastical privilege and, upon being told yes,
he asked if he could make a confession.

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First, the tiefling elaborated on his memory problems.  Says he only
remembers things in brief flashes.  He had a dream of killing a
defenseless woman in the woods outside of town.  Vividly remembered
destroying her face with horrible necrotic energy.  So no one would
recognize her, he said.  In this dream, he laughed while he did it,
and looted some kind of orb from her pocket.  This last part is

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of the utmost importance, you see, for he believed this all to be
a horrible nightmare...until he found this orb among his possessions
upon waking the next morn.  He proceded to remove this evidence from
his bag to show me and I leapt on him, ready to deliver him to
justice.  In that moment, with my hand around his throat, I realized
I couldn't haul him before the court of man after promising him my
silence.  I couldn't sentence him to the justice of my God when he

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expected absolution.  No.  The only thing I could do was what I
came here to do in the first place.  I must lead this man through
the darkness and into His Light on the other side.  I will show him
what it means to be righteous, and sway him from the evil hand of
Ghaunadaur.  (The tiefling had several disgusting artifacts of that
demon in his possession and didn't even realize it!)  I will make
him worthy of your love, Kossuth.  He will see.  He WILL see.

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And, when the time is right, he will confess his crimes and face
the consequences, for terrestrial punishments will no longer matter.
Kossuth's forgiveness is all that matters.

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We've been asked to investigate what appears to be a series of
murders in the city.  Whether my new "companion" is involved, I know
not - as a matter of fact, he may not even know himself.  It's
important that I keep a close eye on him during this time.  At the
very least, maybe seeing the consequences of someone else's actions
will have a profound effect on his conscience.