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@Beta definitely looking into that.

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For the Spoiler carriage return, @tecumseh solution works (all html tags should work) or you can simply press Shift+Enter to escape to the next line.

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So it seems the time notification of forums are still pretty off to what’s real. I’m sorry for the bother. What I though would fix it didn’t. I’ll still look into the issue.

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Fascinating! said Kaleb as he watched with interest the various scribes working on their boards. Are they actually all using Sumerian algebra? I’m intrigued… Tell me how it is used to predict the future and how is Lady Isa responsible for this? What a lucky man you are, Lord Sar.

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Lord Sar, it would be a pleasure to see the many riches that make your home so special. I am particularly fond of ancient texts and writing. Would you happen to have some? Said Kaleb as he stood up, Sian always behind him.

He approached Ryl and whispered in her ear. Dinner is likely a trap. Isa is amongst the Shadowmen, possibly even their leader here. We lose the advantage of sunlight if we don’t act, but we can gain precious information if we stay till later. And Sar is being manipulated. If anything he’s innocent.

Kaleb didn’t own anything to noone and could likely act on his own accord. But Ryl was the young rich class and the protocol wanted she would make the call, hopefully because she was also very smart, an certainly to decide to keep face and stature in front of the powerful Merchant House.

As he joined Sar’s side, he discreetly watched the actions and positioning of the guards.

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So… the thing is the verification system stopped the spammers from posting, but not from registering. And they’ve created dozens of accounts in the last hour or so!

So for the time being I’ve actually password protected the registration page.

If you want to invite people to join the the forum have them go to
https://wordpress-644450-2100352.cloudwaysapps.com/register/

Message me for the password.

It’s a pain but at least it slows down spammers from creating an account.

@adamu it might be I was editing the site while you were trying or most likely a cache issue. CTRL+R is your friend to refresh the page.

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Kaleb waved a hand to Sian to have her stop feeding him. As she leaned in to take the plate, he whispered in her ear:
She’s marked with the curse of Dahāg. Possessed by evil. Thread carefully around her. He wasn’t expecting her to know about the Mesopotamian evil entity, and was sure Egypt had its share of evil gods too. The lack of Mana would make summoning spirits pretty difficult and hinder their abilities, but such possession was still possible via a strong Ritual. His suspicion went straight to the Shadowmen. He had to determine if the Lady of the House was one of them, or simply aiding them, but the heavy make-up and garment suggested she was also sensitive to the sunlight… He looked at Sian with wonders.

He felt tonight’s dinner was more likely going to be a trap… but then the best way to know was to usually spring the trap.

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Hi Guy , only jumping in fro a bit, I’ve missed a lot!
Mercy, welcome back, and sending you my wishes to a strong recovery. Sound terrible what you must be going through.
Everyone, thank you for your patience.

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Kaleb eyes were going back and forth between Sar and his wife, his acute senses analysing the smallest changes of posture, attention or behavior.
Judge Intention: 18d6t5 11
It seemed clear to him that the Lady of the House may be the one dealing with the Sorcerers rather than Sar himself. And he would have to play that to their advantage. Better make an ally of the rich man rather than an enemy.
However the dinner offer wasn’t of his liking. If it was true the two sorcerers were creatures of the night, losing the advantage of the high sun would be detrimental.
He showed a acquiescing face to the wife, while attempting something he hadn’t done in a long time. Switching his senses, he entered the Astral world. It was like being dumped in the depth of a muddy swamp. It felt hard if not impossible to even move his limb. All he could do was observe, and try to make out anything he could. He focused on the Lady, assensing her as best as he could in this world deprived of so much Mana.
Assensing (Aura Reading): 7d6t5 4

Satisfied or not with his reading, he came back to his normal senses and addressed the Wife: Thank you my lady, I refer to Lady DeBathyre to honor your request, only to mention it would be my utter pleasure.

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Feeding on the delicacies the Merchant was offering, Kaleb was intrigued at the woman’s appearance. The make-up / painting would have made Harlequin proud.
Not too excited to see other women around, and considering Ryl and even Sian’s presence, he could understand. So he had his cards to play.
“Very beautiful.Kaleb said to Sar. I certainly hope she can also weave yarn and prepare a good meal. It is one thing to have her make you rich but she ought to make you happy too” He said, loud enough for Sar to ear.
He raised his glass to the painted woman. Lady Sar, thank you for your hospitality.

I praise you and your wife for building such riches. And for the craftsmanship of some of your goods like the potteries.
I possess none of your riches, yet could be richer than you are. For I deal in Information. I have seen entire kingdoms crumble because of inopportune rumors, and others thrive because the king knew how to control of hush the same rumors.
Your House is in jeopardy. There are rumors… and evidences leading against you, Lord Sar. Perhaps we can help… one way, or another.
But before that may I suggest we continue the story of those murderers claiming to be Sorcerers. Such an interesting tale.

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Yes @Beta, the javascript to make the menu appears on mobile phone has somehow stopped working! I added a dropdown with the links even though it can’t make sub menu. At least it gives access to all the link.
The weird thing is I have no clue why it stopped working.

Thank you for your throughout investigation of the Jump to first page too, another weird unexplained behavior. Computers, what not to love!

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For someone who didn’t like attention, getting the stares of envy and jaleousy because of Sian made him rethink this whole arrangement. He also knew that sometimes the best way to remain forgotten was to be as obvious as possible. Visible but ummemorable.

So he remained not far from Ryl, delecting in the wine and food offered by the merchand and oblivious of his pretty slave.

His senses where in sharp alert however, scanning discreetly his surrounding, maybe to catch the glimpse of servants of the sorcerer but also take notes of spot that would be helpful to remain hidden or distract attention long enough.

The stories of blood suckers brought back his interest to the merchand, then he sent a look at Sian. Could there be more of her kind in town? Or the tales was just using her deeds from last night to instate more fear. After all, Ryl’s Informants never mention the murders being from bloodsucking. Poison, stabbing, almost fire…

Forbidden Sorcery? Only the Gods and their priests are capable of such feats. More like Charlatans trying to bring turmoil to this town. Fear will make people act foolish.

Of course Kaleb knew better that what he said but he kept in-character and brought doubt to the possibility of the sorcerers existence and power

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From my recollection we got Secondhand / used Full body armors for everyone. They were still stained.

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@adamu Sound Barrier is a bit different from the Silence spell. Whatever is on one side of the barrier doesn’t hear what is on the other side and vice-versa, but everyone can hear what is on their side of the barrier.

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Deckard waited for his turn to personally look through the small window, then looked around the Airlock including using his Astral Sight.
>>I can cast a Sound Barrier spell surrounding the techs. They won’t hear the airlock open, and if Robyn can time it well, she could also redirect all the visual cues the airlock is opening… I’m referring to that big red light right above it. So I make it silent, Robyn not obvious, that leave Al to Open the door itself and ISaint to then handle the techs by surprise once in. Ain’t that a superb plan?

If Deckard was wearing his not too fitted sealed full body armor, his companions could have seen him grin with pride.
He prepared to cast the spell.

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Actually Deckard is in Storm Force Whisper not Kayden. No Immortal Elves here. Just a down to earth magician with a hundred some Karma under his belt. 🙂

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Good analyze @Beta. Let see what happens in a couple posts.

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@BrickyardBabe & @Foxglove
Are you guys going to join Maw of Apophis? the Egypt thread? I think we are just waiting on you guy to make a appearance now.

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Good luck to all here who are affected by the shutdown. @BrickyardBabe and @Foxglove and maybe others who are in a similar predicament.

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@adamu Let me know if it is still them. If need arise to clean up click on “see all notifications” to access https://wordpress-644450-2100352.cloudwaysapps.com/notifications/ page and remove the remaining messages. Then Refresh your page to see if they reload or not. Hopefully not. Though I took care of it.

Question for you and everyone: How do you use the forum? i.e are you mostly from your phone? desktop? which browser?