(basically everyone passed the check)<br/>despite the gnome's gushing about the strange exotic feline, you see what appears to be a figure materializing from the shadows of an alleyway. The figure looks around for a few moments, seemingly unaware or uncaring that his unusual entrance has been detected, and then stands upright. His robeclad posture is elegant yet filled with purpose, his sturdy frame suggest him to be a human, perhaps even one of the original natives of the land great nimbleness. His face is concealed by the hood of the robe he is wearing. He walks in your direction with a purposeful stride.<br/><br/>As he draws closer, he raises his head. His eyes have a hypnotic, almost transfixing quality to them. His black hairs billows around his face like strings of the night sky, and he looks to be quite young, almost unnervingly so even. As he draws near, time appears to slow to a crawl.And finally, he speaks up. "You, adventurers! I have a request for all of you.<br/><br/>(everyone post once in a soft posting order now (no enforced ordr, but everyone else needs to have their turn before you can post again))