Researching Recent Events (Anyone May Chime In!)

No, Nalick.

One can be shrewd without being distasteful.

Nalick,
No yet we embody both of those characteristics, and that of your mother... who is arguable where we got them from.

But we have better things to do then jest with you.

I decided to reach out to the local Northmen.

A grave site was recently raided, a place they bury dishonored dead that they keep outside where they generally tend to the pyres for their funerals. The body and weapon of the man were taken. He was an executioner that worked for King Mardux, never caring who fell to his ax, only following orders blindly. ('Executioner' is referenced in the table notes.)

The night his body was taken, a 'tall and powerful undead' was seen in the graveyard. The creature was gone by the time the warriors came to destroy it.
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I'm realizing that the bulk of our research cannot start with books but word of mouth is working quite well so far. Please, if anyone can think of anyone they can speak with, no matter how long you've been here, it'd probably be helpful.

If you have a new friend you know is travelling to the Proper, perhaps send word to them to keep watch and listen for anything strange going on.

I'm going to start going through these notes and figuring out what groups have been spoken to. If you're interested in talking to people, please reach out and see if they've seen anything.

Our web of information is expansive and reaches across the continent and beyond if we try hard enough. Let's see what we can catch.

Dame Ilana Darkwood
Knight of Pendarvin
Headmistress of Darkwood Academy

(not magnus )

(the paper is covered in anti demon and anti scrying runes)

Keep it up, your getting close but there is still more to know.

-The fool

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I was recently asked if a researcher needed to speak to individuals to learn more information and not just someone curious in listening to a story and willing to share it with all of us.

That is not the case at all. When I say anyone may chime in, I mean it.
When I suggest you find out if you have new people to the Proper arriving or if you are newer in town yourself, I think it's a brilliant idea.
You're allowed to speak to anyone even if they don't fit your 'walk of life' (I'm a Selendrian priest that seeked out the Nordejar warriors)
I do not know if everything will get an answer but even no information is information in this case: It's one less potential problem we have to worry about.


Examples:

If you're interested in seeing if the myriad of Costadori tales may have a legend or two hiding, perhaps go to Port Valandra and see if there's anyone who has heard something. (this'd be a good place for Londwyns as well possibly?)

(I could rattle off several types of people to speak with and places to find them, this example just serves to explain you do not need to travel very far if you want to help. Also, if you want help trying to figure out who to speak with, send me a message and I'll be willing to assist!)

The Witch Hunters Lorelai spoke with helped me realize that another example for an information source is groupings of various professions. There's public and discreet groups that may have heard something along the grapevine that we can use to our advantage.

I know of several Shamans who were wild mages before the shift in magic that work together around Valdalis and perhaps someone could speak to them? That'd be a cornucopia of stories there because the variety of sources their magic may come from now (a pair of them, unfortunately, are still bound to demonic ties but until that can be fixed, at least they can possibly take advantage of the bad luck?)


I hope these examples and the clarification helps!


Dame Ilana Darkwood
Knight of Pendarvin
Headmistress of Darkwood Academy

So it seems the Major Arcana has "come alive" with some dreaded foe represented by each. So far Hierophant, Reaper, Tower, etc. And the ironically named Fool, unnumbered amongst the 21, leading us with information.
Cara's vision of the phylactery splitting into the Major Arcana would seem to indicate that finding these cards is our goal. At least our first goal. I would speculate that there are battles ahead, too.