he nodded with forlorn smile.<span style="color: #99ccff">"yep."</span>he pulled his backpack around and a book out of it and opened it to a picture of a power crystal wrapped in gold but there was a different colored crystal at its center.<span style="color: #99ccff">"this one was supposed to have been the most prized posession of an archmage who died when the city was destroyed. they say his apprentice dug through the ruins and hid the crystal somewhere in this city but i havent been able to find it." </span>he looked at the water before shaking his head.<span style="color: #99ccff"> "its not mine and they wont drink it. they dont believe that something that filthy can ever be cleaned up and made healthy. well, that sucks, i should think a bunch of glowy lights could at least refrain from rape..."</span>he nodded a little and shrugged.<span style="color: #99ccff">"if we arent giving out real names then you can call me Gears."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>