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AltarMoneyTheft

By Koric

Hi, all.

For those who missed the latest events...we finally raised the entire 110,000 coin amount needed by Hekus for the altar purification rite, at least one Puddleby day before Hekus was rumored to perform the ceremony. But that last day has been a nightmare.

A stranger appeared in town by the name of Ksyr Ashada?. Not 15 Puddleby minutes after he first started clanning, he accosted Vagile Savane and stole about 40,000 coins Vagile had been carrying (the rest was in the bank...Vagile was afraid to deposit more, hoping to avoid paying more fees). Vagile immediately cried out for help, and several exiles chased after Ksyr.

He was finally "caught" by Puddleby justice and summoned to court by Mervine. In court, the following took place during the time given for Ksyr's testimony:

Ksyr Agasha snapped his head to the ceiling and cried out for help: "Darshak amiaradah! Arir ayin!"

He frowned when nothing happened, then sank to the floor and wept.

Speaking in thickly-accented Common, he said, "Please! Please! I--I take! Yes! For Darshak! Enir... ah...Please, Forgive! I give some... but... but!"

Ksyr was cut off by Judge Haengemie?, and time was given to Mervine for testimony.

During Mervine's speaking time, Mervine said, "Ksyr, you can get out of this now by give the coins to Vagile"

Ksyr Agasha nodded eagerly at Mervine's kind words and held out a handful of gold coins, though nowhere near all that he had stolen. He then testified again for his "defense":

"I give! Yes! If exile will not... gregur eh... dead? Kill! Hurt! Please, no! Kill Darshak! Get back coins. Save Ksyr. Poor Ksyr! eh..."

Ksyr Agasha then collapsed. He was convicted and sentenced to 121 mins in jail. While in his cell, several exiles confronted him, including Joe in the adjacent cell. An edited transcript follows:

Joe: "What's going on?"
Ksyr Agasha: "Danger for Ksyr!"
Vagile Savane: "Ksyr stole the coins for Altar 2.0"

Ksyr Agasha looked at Vagile.

Koric: "Joe, Ksyr stole 40k from Vagile. He claims the Darshak have most of it."
Pugwash: "Who did you give the coins to on Ash Island?"

Ksyr Agasha looked at a handful of gold coins. Joe looked at Ksyr's bulging purse.

Ksyr Agasha: "eh... Who coins? Darshak amira."

Ksyr Agasha beckoned to Vagile--then shrieked in terror, apparently in response to Joe's attention.

Pugwash: "Where on Ash Island is Darshak amira?"
Ksyr Agasha: "I show!" ved'Cabaal! Darshak tell me help me. Darshak bad, yes!"

Ksyr Agasha held out all the gold coins on his person and looked at Vagile. At this point, Joe popped into Ksyr's cell from his adjoining cell. Ksyr Agasha shrank back from the Halfling and quickly passed his coins through the bars to Vagile.

Koric: "How much did you get back, Vagile?"
Vagile Savane: "less than 1/2!!!!"

Joe hefted his club menacingly, and Ksyr Agasha frowned at his empty pockets. Joe asked, to no one in particular: "Want me to search him?" Ksyr Agasha shrieked, but Joe frisked Ksyr Agasha. Ksyr Agasha groveled. He seemed to genuinely have no more coins on him. Ksyr Agasha then pointed west and exclaimed, "Darshak!". He struggleed to get free of Joe, who looked surprised at Ksyr's strength. Ksyr Agasha pointed west again, frantically.

Ksyr Agasha then conceded another handful of coins, the last of them, frowning. Joe released Ksyr Agasha, who wheezed, then kissed Joe's feet pathetically.

Vagile Savane , "more than 20k missing"
Ksyr Agasha: "Not hurt Ksyr. Friend of exiles! Friend of Malko. Peetol!"
Golden: "Well, you are Malkor and Ptolemy?'s friends, maybe. But you did poison Sutai."
Ksyr Agasha :"Sutai hasfuk colbucu... eh... silly exile!"

Ksyr Agasha knelt and whispered a strange prayer. His fingers danced; his left hand began to glow and slowly returned to normal. He frowned at his formerly-severed fingers nevertheless. Then he spoke again:

Ksyr Agasha: "I give money Darshak amira. He take Ash. Exiles kill him. Get money. Get... al-tor"
Koric: "Ksyr, why did you steal the money to begin with?"
Ksyr Agasha: "Why? ved'Cabaal ved'Cabaal kill Ksyr! Ksyr leave Puddlesbyet! Danger here! Do not hurt meeee! Ksyr help exiles. Return money! Exile free Ksyr. Exiles help. Ksyr help exiles"

Shortly thereafter, Ksyr was released from his cell, and the exiles followed him to Darshak isle. While there, they killed several pirates, and Ksyr searched the corpses for them for the stolen loot. Eventually, it was all returned (brought back to Vagile by Koric and J'nder).

''Shortly after all the money was back, Vagile was hiding out in the bank while a very large horde of Darshak landed on the beaches of Puddleby demanding the return of their loot, but these several dozen Darshak Warriors, Blades, etc. were all destroyed by Puddleby's defenders.

Here the story ends (for now), as Vagile holds 110,000 coins in her sweaty 'Zo palms, awaiting the arrival of Master Hekus for the purification ritual we all hope will restore our healer abilities. I hope for further updates soon!

--Koric

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