Happenings --<br/><br/>The Amazing Zograthy stared at Velkyn for a long moment, judging her appearance and her manners to find some inkling of Varisian blood.  Velkyn was, he had no doubt, no Varisian.  But, by some coincidence, she did sort of look like Natalya.  Like Natalya, Velkyn had brown curly hair.  She had the same body type, too--thin, but with very large assets.  Though the Amazing Zograthy could not believe Velkyn was Varisian, he could believe that she was Natalya's cousin.<br/><br/>"You are not the only ones looking for Natalya," he said finally.    "The Sczarni are looking for her, too.  Why?  No one knows.  But many folk along the waterfront, from here in Beacon's Point and over in Dockway and Under Bridge, have been disappearing as of late... a few each week, in fact, with many simply vanishing from their beds.  I fear that your cousin may have suffered a similar fate."<br/><br/>"So long as the Varisians and the other denizens of Magnimar are the only targets, the authorities won't investigate the disappearances.  The Sczarni are looking into it, but... the Sczarni leadership has gone into hiding, and it's difficult to get anything out of the rank and file.  The small folk say it's Nidelese slavers, but I think that's bunk.  There is a rumor, though, that there's a pickup for a slave run for this very midnight at an old, boarded-up shoreline tavern in Dockway.  If you're interested in investigating, the tavern's name is the Puffy Pelican.  Or at least it was, a long time ago."<br/><br/>The Amazing Zograthy weighs the coins in his hand and then quickly adds:<br/><br/>"Natalya was involved with a Sczarni gang known as the Tower Girls, a group of cat burglars.  They're looking for Natalya, too, and word is that when they find her, she'll be in deep trouble.  No one knows why.  And before you ask, no I do not know where to find the Tower Girls.  Nor should you ask such a question.<em>Especially here.</em>"<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Everyone shall receive 50 xp for getting details from the Amazing Zograthy.