"If I were sitting around doodling and some aggressive, albeit handsome, adventurer types came barging in, I'd be pretty upset, too," he said with a grin.   "Sorry, Ms. Undead Lady, but come on.  Who wants to pilfer this junk?  It's last season."<br/><br/>He then outstretched his hand, placed it on the drow's shoulder, retrieved two scrolls and read one after the other.<br/><br/>"Swift, swift, ever swift, betide times sent adrift," he said, filling Ithi'ka with a sense of urgency.  Then, he recited another line, but in dwarven, this time filling Ithi'ka with a sense of competency.<br/><br/>OOC:<br/><br/>Garrett rolled a 16 initiative.<br/><br/>All Participants are under the following effects:<br/><br/>+12 to INT checks.<br/><br/>Haste (Extra ATTACK at full BAB during full attack action; +1 to ATK, +1 to AC, +1 to REF;  extra movement of +30 ft.)<br/>Effects last for 6 rounds, but will dissipate if characters move out of 30 ft. range).<br/><br/>Ithika is under the following effects:<br/><br/>Heroism (+2 to ATK, +2 to saves and +2 on skills).