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	Upon arrival in Eisenstadt, I was given direction at the castle that the charges had been seen at the Vomiting Mongoose. The name alone suggested a den of thieves; I will certainly recommend a less dangerous inn when we return to town. In any case, it appears the Herzog's information was out of date. The charges had indeed recently faced and destroyed some Naderan spies, but the membership of the group was quite different from the information provided to me. Agni Rafezzi is "lost," though whether by death or not is uncertain, and Nicolo Morwynion and Selvazia are dead, all events having occurred before the group met with spies. The Betshaban cleric Roxanne has left since the spy incident, and her leaving appears to be a matter of some tension within the group, though the nature of this tension is difficult to determine. At this point I don't believe the tension will create a security risk for the protectees; however, Maggie Oreson believes that Roxanne is not out of danger. I recommend that the Herzog be notified of her change of status. There are new members of the group now: a mage named Eiramhon, a cleric of Aridnus named Morell who appears to have partial elven ancestory; he confirmed my credentials with a truth spell--and a fighter from, I believe by his accent, Haleland named Brag who was hired by Agni Rafezzi to join the group. They also travel with a creature named Rothgapharious and after my introduction were joined by a man named Baelthazor. I will report more on these two presently. Also, Maggie appears to be a Rover, though I am not certain since she displays Baelthor's symbol. She does wear one of their cloaks. I have not yet had the opportunity to speak privately with her on this issue, and I do not wish to offend the secrecy of the Rovers.		Upon arrival in Eisenstadt, I was given direction at the castle that the charges had been seen at the Vomiting Mongoose. The name alone suggested a den of thieves; I will certainly recommend a less dangerous inn when we return to town. In any case, it appears the Herzog's information was out of date. The charges had indeed recently faced and destroyed some Naderan spies, but the membership of the group was quite different from the information provided to me. Agni Rafezzi is "lost," though whether by death or not is uncertain, and Nicolo Morwynion and Selvazia are dead, all events having occurred before the group met with spies. The Betshaban cleric Roxanne has left since the spy incident, and her leaving appears to be a matter of some tension within the group, though the nature of this tension is difficult to determine. At this point I don't believe the tension will create a security risk for the protectees; however, Maggie Oreson believes that Roxanne is not out of danger. I recommend that the Herzog be notified of her change of status. There are new members of the group now: a mage named Eiramhon, a cleric of Aridnus named Morell who appears to have partial elven ancestory; he confirmed my credentials with a truth spell--and a fighter from, I believe by his accent, Haleland named Brag who was hired by Agni Rafezzi to join the group. They also travel with a creature named Rothgapharious and after my introduction were joined by a man named Baelthazor. I will report more on these two presently. Also, Maggie appears to be a Rover, though I am not certain since she displays Baelthor's symbol. She does wear one of their cloaks. I have not yet had the opportunity to speak privately with her on this issue, and I do not wish to offend the secrecy of the Rovers.

	I feel I must digress somewhat from the official report here. In the group's discussion of Roxanne's departure, they mentioned a few phrases familiar to me, though the language was Adan, not Halic. They mentioned a prophecy and that Roxanne was to "pierce his hate." I asked if they recognized a few other phrases from my own prophecy, and they did indeed. The charges believe that they, or at least some of them, are the people mentioned in the prophecy. The Wind Duke is someone they call Manslayer whom they claim has imprisoned gods of other worlds and then taken them over, and their ultimate mission is to destroy him before he claims this world. If such claims are true, I believe the protection of Gallorea is of great urgency to the ~~worshippers~~ of Sarpedon and that these charges need to be protected from far more than Naderan spies. The group was understandably reluctant to talk about the prophecy in front of Rothgapharious, but I determined by some clues in the next day that Maggie is mostly likely mentioned in the "bear cub" stanza, for she sometimes uncontrollably takes on a dangerous bear form. Priest Morell is able to calm her with a spell, so we made tactical plans that I would hold her off from the rest of the charges until he is able to calm her. Quinn made some references to himself as "the key," and I was told by Brag that much of the group's energy concentrates on protecting him. He also mentioned a father, which seems to contradict the prophecy, but I will explain the discrepancy later in the report. Brag did not believe that the part of the prophecy attributed to him by the rest of the group was real prophecy at all, but when he told me a few lines from the last stanzas I was able to confirm this. Theo is apparently the other member mentioned, but I have no clues at this point as to which stanza is attributed to him. Such discussion will wait until Rothgapharious is no longer a threat. The group was quite astonished that I already knew of this prophecy and were even more confused that I had spoken it.		I feel I must digress somewhat from the official report here. In the group's discussion of Roxanne's departure, they mentioned a few phrases familiar to me, though the language was Adan, not Halic. They mentioned a prophecy and that Roxanne was to "pierce his hate." I asked if they recognized a few other phrases from my own prophecy, and they did indeed. The charges believe that they, or at least some of them, are the people mentioned in the prophecy. The Wind Duke is someone they call Manslayer whom they claim has imprisoned gods of other worlds and then taken them over, and their ultimate mission is to destroy him before he claims this world. If such claims are true, I believe the protection of Gallorea is of great urgency to the worshipers of Sarpedon and that these charges need to be protected from far more than Naderan spies. The group was understandably reluctant to talk about the prophecy in front of Rothgapharious, but I determined by some clues in the next day that Maggie is mostly likely mentioned in the "bear cub" stanza, for she sometimes uncontrollably takes on a dangerous bear form. Priest Morell is able to calm her with a spell, so we made tactical plans that I would hold her off from the rest of the charges until he is able to calm her. Quinn made some references to himself as "the key," and I was told by Brag that much of the group's energy concentrates on protecting him. He also mentioned a father, which seems to contradict the prophecy, but I will explain the discrepancy later in the report. Brag did not believe that the part of the prophecy attributed to him by the rest of the group was real prophecy at all, but when he told me a few lines from the last stanzas I was able to confirm this. Theo is apparently the other member mentioned, but I have no clues at this point as to which stanza is attributed to him. Such discussion will wait until Rothgapharious is no longer a threat. The group was quite astonished that I already knew of this prophecy and were even more confused that I had spoken it.
	It seems it was known to someone long before it was given to me.		It seems it was known to someone long before it was given to me.

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	We then attempted a fruitless search for Benedict. No one in that town had seen him since he was last in Brag's company... not even the priests at the temple of Baelthor. This concerned me a very great deal. Brag believes that most likely, Benedict felt that he had something he needed to do secretly, and that our knowledge or anyone else's would detract from his success. With no more avenues to explore, I had to accept that possibility until I was able to talk with my superiors.		We then attempted a fruitless search for Benedict. No one in that town had seen him since he was last in Brag's company... not even the priests at the temple of Baelthor. This concerned me a very great deal. Brag believes that most likely, Benedict felt that he had something he needed to do secretly, and that our knowledge or anyone else's would detract from his success. With no more avenues to explore, I had to accept that possibility until I was able to talk with my superiors.

	Going back to report was my next order of business. I reported everything that had happened, then expressed my concerns over Benedict and Baelthasor. My fear of violating the contract was slightly assuaged when an ancient tradition was invoked... if a ~~worshipper~~ chooses to protect and individual or group for his or her own religious reasons, any previous contract is dissolved. The choice of charges is my own now. The priest agrees with me that this prophecy is very much in Sarpedon's interest and that I should continue with the group, and that I should continue to use the items by my statue in the Temple. As for Benedict, he felt that I had done the best I could for now, and that devoting further resources to finding him would be against the primary aims of the mission. As for Baelthasor... his answer to my quandary was more troubling, though of course I trust him implicitly. He said that without Maggie testifying against him, there is essentially no crime. This was not the troubling part, especially as Maggie did not own the deck in the first place. He also pointed out that the Rovers actually commit very selective banditry against those who would harm others, and that because of the greater purpose of this mission, Baelthasor's minor thievery must be tolerated. I never thought I would hear a priest say that.		Going back to report was my next order of business. I reported everything that had happened, then expressed my concerns over Benedict and Baelthasor. My fear of violating the contract was slightly assuaged when an ancient tradition was invoked... if a worshiper chooses to protect and individual or group for his or her own religious reasons, any previous contract is dissolved. The choice of charges is my own now. The priest agrees with me that this prophecy is very much in Sarpedon's interest and that I should continue with the group, and that I should continue to use the items by my statue in the Temple. As for Benedict, he felt that I had done the best I could for now, and that devoting further resources to finding him would be against the primary aims of the mission. As for Baelthasor... his answer to my quandary was more troubling, though of course I trust him implicitly. He said that without Maggie testifying against him, there is essentially no crime. This was not the troubling part, especially as Maggie did not own the deck in the first place. He also pointed out that the Rovers actually commit very selective banditry against those who would harm others, and that because of the greater purpose of this mission, Baelthasor's minor thievery must be tolerated. I never thought I would hear a priest say that.

	On my return, Baelthasor pulled me aside. He appeared prepared to take offense at me not protecting him when his searching for traps was in fact protecting me. I let him know that the contract was dissolved and that I was protecting the mission now, which includes him. He didn't help by pointing out that much of his new wardrobe was stolen, or perhaps the money to purchase it was stolen, and I had to mentally repeat the words of the priest to myself. Tolerate thievery. I also mentally prayed rather strongly to Sarpedon for forgiveness. He said he believed he was acting morally by taking the box away from Maggie because she had removed the choice from Brag. He also explained that he had fled the fight where Quinn was taken because his bowstring had broken and he had to back up to fix it, because he's not good with a sword. This was the explanation that the priest had said may be forthcoming, and I'm glad it was. He also said that at least he would not take anything from the group anymore, and I said that while		On my return, Baelthasor pulled me aside. He appeared prepared to take offense at me not protecting him when his searching for traps was in fact protecting me. I let him know that the contract was dissolved and that I was protecting the mission now, which includes him. He didn't help by pointing out that much of his new wardrobe was stolen, or perhaps the money to purchase it was stolen, and I had to mentally repeat the words of the priest to myself. Tolerate thievery. I also mentally prayed rather strongly to Sarpedon for forgiveness. He said he believed he was acting morally by taking the box away from Maggie because she had removed the choice from Brag. He also explained that he had fled the fight where Quinn was taken because his bowstring had broken and he had to back up to fix it, because he's not good with a sword. This was the explanation that the priest had said may be forthcoming, and I'm glad it was. He also said that at least he would not take anything from the group anymore, and I said that while

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