Two whip-cracks announce your arrival in the commons of the Taldan Chapter of the Pathfinder Society. Immediately, you notice two things... one, that the air is heavy with salt of the sea, and two that it is empty of pretty much all else.<br/><br/>As unusual as it is, this particular chapter house seems... abandoned, almost. The door swings gently back and forth, thanks to the slight breeze, and curtains flap to at least give the room some semblance of normalcy. At a glance, you can see that this room served as both the commons and the library for the Taldan chapter of the society... books line the walls, and more than a few are piled up on different tables, signs of research. Research of the divine, of the arcane, and a few more besides... but no researchers.<br/><br/>If it weren't for the lack of any kind of flies, you might think you were standing in a house of the dead...