<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/BkRQMdT.jpg)</div><br/><em>How the GM imagines the party along the Champion's Road.  The image does not include Ishtar.</em><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/67/8d/03/678d03bf7c12b399b4b90039210b348e.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Mouser</span></span><br/>Human Rogue/Bard, 11 HP, AC 19, Character Sheet (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1615304).<br/><em>Known for biting off more than he can chew.</em><br/><hr/><br/>Mouser was so excited to see his best pal Victor show up.  It was probably the case that people GENERALLY felt like they were Victor's best pal since the guy was so damned charming, but Mouser didn't care.  When Victor showed up next to him, Mouser fist-pumped.  This was now the cool party.<br/><br/>"Victor!  So glad to see you!" he said.   "I was a little worried that you'd gone off with that other group."<br/><br/>It was weird.  Although he adored Vendi and Tem, he never got jealous when he watched other men plow them into oblivion.  But if Victor joined another adventuring party, that was fucking it.  So he was very happy to see him there, in the flesh.  Victor.  Fuck yeah.<br/><br/>But his mood soured when he saw that Edan had showed up.  Edan was what Mouser would call a downer.  She was immune to his charms.  She seldom spoke to him.  Every bit of information that he ever withdrew from her had been done by spitfire and crucible.   "... Ah, hello Edan.  No, you're not interrupting anything.  Whatever was going to happen has long ago been interrupted, unfortunately.  Were we too loud or something?  Oh, is that my poster?  Don't say that you're coming along with us?"<br/><br/>This was a odd turn of events.  He quickly jotted into his notebook that<em>it was odd that the mysteries of the Emerald Spire should call upon all sorts of men and women, from all walks of life, whose disposition was as varied as snowflakes, but whose differences could all meld before the emerald banner of the Emerald Spire Conquistadors!</em>He realized that he was getting a little ahead of himself, so he paused his writing.<br/><br/>"You're in the right place," he said, with a smile.<br/><br/>When Ishtar showed up, Mouser laughed.  Of course she would come.  She was nearly as curious about the Emerald Spire as he.<br/><br/>"Ishtar!" he replied.<br/><br/>"Well, that's... one-two-three-four... seven-eight... ten people, including myself.  That's nine or so more than I imagined.  All right," he said, and then standing on top of his bags, he shouted:<br/><br/>"Greetings, fellow adventurers!  We are about to make our journey to the Emerald Spire.  Our friend has gone before us.  The walk is short, not more than 500 feet, but most of it is uphill.  Please make your last preparations before we go.  We will be leaving in FIVE minutes!"<br/><br/>Five minutes was enough for a quickie with Vendi behind some trees, he thought.<br/><br/><strong>GM's NOTE:</strong><br/><br/>We will be departing for the ruins by THURSDAY.  That gives everyone THREE DAYS to prepare before we go to the ruins.  THE GAME WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL THURSDAY.<br/><br/>FEEL FREE TO INTERACT, ASK QUESTIONS, OR WHAT HAVE YOU UNTIL THE GM MOVES THE PARTY.<br/><br/>Perhaps even ESTABLISH A MARCHING ORDER.  (Mouser will want to be right behind Vendi).