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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Damn...this weather is brutal. It's been so
hot that wearing armor is simply out of the question. On the plus side, it
does keep the riff-raff off the roads. They're smarter than we are, I
guess.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Speaking of smarter than we are, that pretty much
includes the whole rest of this world, the Upper World, and the Lower.
Didn't the High Elder warn us MOST stringently about our use of magic? Yet
these people seem to cavalierly ignore the advice of someone SO experienced and
powerful. I do not understand. And then this latest stunt of giving
the captive Law Wizard a knife...what if these guards had a magic detector
going? I'm pretty sure the act of appearing the knife on the person of the
mage would be detectable. Sigh. At least they didn't rescue
him. That hasn't always worked out so well. And the fact that he's a
Law orientation seems to make these people think he's a 'good guy', but they
have obviously never before been under the oppressive hand of some of those Law
cultures. Rules and regulations and requirements, but no real justice.
Ptah!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At least I am now monetarily rich...at least
relative to what I was back home. I just hope I am alive to see my
rewards.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eventually I must continue my quest for more of
these Natural Magics. And a serch for Smarag. At least one bright
side to being with this group is that it has forced me to improve my
skills. Few would care to stand up to my Smokeless Flame spell at this
level. Still, the others have shown me that there are creative ways many
other spells can be used. I am only planning to use mine in emergencies
only, or in situations, like after the fight at the fairgrounds, where my little
bits of magic are hardly noticeable with all the mana being cast
about.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kiet</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS...Smarag is a rough form of emerald....Smaragd
is german for emerald.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>