Armatzi and Niki left the group to head to the Cathedral of St. Cuthbert, leaving Gnorcia, Lhoss, and Kyro to travel to the Tower of Mystery.
Armatzi did most of the talking at the Temple. He was escorted in based upon his rank that he wears on his clothing, and he met with Rosalinde, the 2nd in command at the Cathedral. She inquired about his circumstances, and indicated that Armatzi will now need to do all further training with her until he gets to the rank of a High Priest. Armatzi discovered more about the strange creature Zraith, and possibly why she is so intent on helping him. A penguin clan far to the south was converted to St. Cuthbert, and due to their mystic nature, from time to time the journey on a holy voyage to serve St. Cuthbert - often these visions are very specific in nature, which is what it sounds like for Armatzi and Zraith. She also informed Armatzi that penguins in general dislike large cities, and that Zraith was probably fishing on the river outside of the limits. Armatzi then inquired about powerful clerical magic to raise the dead. The less powerful Raise Dead spell can be cast within a short amount of time (several days) provided that there is still a body. However, a much more powerful spell of Resurrection is needed if the body is not available. Fortunately, it has a much longer length of time from death as well. There is not a cleric of St. Cuthbert powerful enough to cast this in Hochoch, but the high priest of St. Cuthbert in Hookhill is. Armatzi also found out that Azcuursh was a very evil magic user that had transformed into a vile, powerful undead called a lich.
Gnorcia, Lhoss, and Kyro met with Da-ana - who they initially thought was a man, but when they reconsidered later, they were confused to consider that she was clearly a woman. This caused quite a bit of cognitive dissonance amongst them all. Da-ana was very wise, but also aloof and snobbish. She said that the 200 gp fee was sufficient for a 2 day consultation, but that her fee would be 500 gp a day for approximately 12 days to obtain a solution. She also requires 3000 gp of that up front to start. This troubled the group, and they said they would get back with her.
The group met back at the Swift Coin Inn for dinner, eating a filling and good meal of mutton stew that was nevertheless below the standards that have come to expect from eating well at Orlane.
The group then headed back to the Tower of Mystery only to find it locked up for the night. The group then split up again, this time Gnorica and Lhoss going off together, with Armazti, Kyro, and Niki going to The Grove.
Gnorica and Lhoss first stopped at the shrine of Zuoken, of which they are both worshippers. An acolyte there showed them the various mats, exercise tools, and equipment they could use to engage in worship (Zuoken being the deity of physical and mental mastery). They then went to a non-disclosed location, Lhoss going back to The Grove and meeting up with the other three, and Gnorica showing up later in the evening at the Swift Coin.
Niki, Kyro, and Armatzi - and later Lhoss, went to The Grove to participate in the worship of Obah-Hai. Eiluned, the Pristess of Obah-Hai led the group in a hallucinnogenic experience, which was triggered from an herbal drink - it was revealed later that Armatzi didn't partake of the drink, but swapped it out for water. The experience was quite surreal and the group returned to the Inn quite tipsy.
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