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After dinner, Gilbert began his set by announcing the new tournament the following day, which brought cheers from the increasing group of mercenaries in the RDI. Once that was settled, Bramus gathered Klaven and Duper and went out to the temple of Gruumsh. They chatted up the guards outside, seeing if they were interested in the tournament or the mission, and agreed to continue the discussion at the BB&B. Eventually, Shazbot agreed to meet them, and said the party could use their entrance if they agreed to a favor in exchange. As to the nature of the favor, the priest would confer with Chief [[Dadbod]]. The three of them then went to the Orcish bar, where they drank until nearly sunrise.

After dinner, Gilbert began his set by announcing the new tournament the following day, which brought cheers from the increasing group of mercenaries in the RDI. Once that was settled, Bramus gathered Klaven and Duper and went out to the temple of Gruumsh. They chatted up the guards outside, seeing if they were interested in the tournament or the mission, and agreed to continue the discussion at the BB&B. Eventually, Shazbot agreed to meet them, and said the party could use their entrance if they agreed to a favor in exchange. As to the nature of the favor, the priest would confer with Chief [[Dadbod]]. The three of them then went to the Orcish bar, where they drank until nearly sunrise.

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The next morning, Toshiro reported the ongoing lack of activity at the lake to Bramus. He had a chat with Skirry and Donk, who were sitting at his usual table, while the sheriff went over to the temple of Perasin to talk to Shale. He explained that he wanted to find three or four people to join the underground mission, and Shale and Sato made plans to organize the tournament to test the skills he said he would need...

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=== Choosing the meat shields ===

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The next morning, Toshiro reported the ongoing lack of activity at the lake to Bramus. He had a chat with Skirry and Donk, who were sitting at his usual table, while the sheriff went over to the temple of Perasin to talk to Shale. He explained that he wanted to find three or four people to join the underground mission, and Shale and Sato made plans to organize the tournament to test the skills he said he would need.

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Illiya and [[Diblahr]], the [[goblin]] rat-tail vendor, moved their carts near the arena. Klaven and Golbin also set up a barrel to sell the magical Dwarven ale. Bramus asked Hydralanus if he would be available to heal the combatants, and after being offered free room and board he agreed. Meanwhile, Emi, Rin and Makoto discussed methods of using traps and illusions to test the participants' focus. Makoto and Rin alter Stom and Pete's appearance to make them scarier, and then Gilbert arrived to be the "ring announcer".

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The first round of testing involved throwing weapons at a target while being distracted. Skirry and Al de'Bran performed the best, while Flimzir and Prower did particularly poorly. Melee combat was then assessed, with Donk scoring highest and Flimzir again faring poorly. The final test was grappling, scored via a ladder system. Flimzir, at the bottom, faced Reckem, who won before climbing two more ranks on the ladder for a good score. His performance was equaled by [[Homex]], a local hobgoblin member of the city guard. In the end, however, it was Skirry, Al de'Bran, Donk and [[Mukluk]] -- one of the Chipmunk Orc temple guards -- who were chosen to join the mission...

== Cast of characters ==

== Cast of characters ==

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