<strong>On the streets of Point Respite: Reliyian</strong><br/><br/>Stubborn businessman or no, Nils hadn't suddenly developed an immunity to Reliyian's charms. His eyes remained fixed on her as she circled, but his feet remained rooted on the ground, as though he were a large prey animal trying to stare down a pack of wolves. His heavily-tanned skin was warm to the touch and slightly rough from constant exposure to the elements. He still refused to retreat, eventually managing the courage to gruffly say, "Well, 'm sorry I couldn't help you this time around."<br/><br/>He relaxed noticeably when she moved away from him. "Of course I know the way to the Magna Sophia chapter house," he said with a little nod.<br/><br/>The directions he gave weren't miraculous, but certainly got her to her destination more quickly than wandering on her own would have. He also mentioned that she could cut across a few drainage ditches, if she really in a hurry, and didn't mind a little muck.<br/><br/>As she walked through town, a bell rung in the distance, deep and resonant. A quick glance around (along with the help of her keen elven hearing), would confirm that it had come from a squat bell tower  on the edge of town, which had built into the walls, perhaps in an effort to conserve wood. As soon as the sound faded, a loud, feminine voice, clearly a few streets away but still audible, began calling out. "First bell!" it began, then rattled off various bits of news. Most of them had no relevance or real meaning to the sorceress, but near the end of the town crier's recitation came the following: "New arrivals are reminded that initial orders will be handed out early this afternoon! Please be ready to return to the barracks to receive them!"<br/><br/><strong>Magna Sophia chapter house: a concerned meeting</strong><br/><br/>Thankfully (or perhaps not), Eshalu detected nothing particularly malicious or inauspicious about the construction of the chapel. Whatever had intruded on her meditation must have been particularly skilled at avoiding detection, or it existed on a larger scale than a single building.<br/><br/>The sounding of the bell and the calls of the town crier were also audible here, but not as clearly. Particularly given the distraction of the ongoing conversation, it'd take a<strong>good</strong>listener to pick out the details.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">All four of you have notice, with the highest score at Fair (+2). Rather than having a bunch of individual rolls (at least one of which would probably succeed), let's just call it teamwork have a single roll at Superb (2 base + 3 for three additional listeners) against the Good (+3) challenge. I'll also be posting in the OOC thread to try to get opinions about how teamwork rolls should be resolved in this format.</div></div>