In the middle of the night, a large, statuesque silhouette appeared before the Sanctuary's gates. With a simple dagger, it pinned a parchment to one of the great wooden doors before dissolving back into the night as quickly as it had come. Come morning, the parchment would be discovered, covered in a familiar looping hand. The letter was addressed to one of the Scathachian Sisters.
It read:
"My Lady Sheryl,
"I apologize for making myself scarce, but I've been out, looking for the rest of the missing relics of Scathach scattered across the land. I've been frequenting local pubs and inns, listening to travelers, seeing if I could glean any information from them. After a time, with nary a sign of luck, I was about ready to give up.
"But then I met her. At first I was horrified as I looked upon a beast from the fiery depths of Hell itself, a creature of the great adversary, Satan, himself. I was tempted to strike at that very moment, to smite her with God's righteous wrath, but as she approached, she held held up her palm and in her other hand, an arrow?but not just any arrow, but an arrow decorated with runes familiar to your order.
"She claimed she had reason to suspect that it was from the quiver of your goddess, having heard that I was helping you seek out these relics. She said to me that if I was interested in more, to come to her manor, Ame Corrumpue. Then she left.
"Cautious, taking heed to bring as many holy symbols as I could to protect myself from her corruption, I went to her manor. It is a sinful place, full of lewd imagery and sexual perversion. It's filled to the brim with whores. But, desiring her information, I crossed myself, murmured a few prayers, and went in. When I met her in her gallery, she dismissed her whores and began to discuss the arrow she discovered.
"Apparently she has a sister she's been searching for for some time, lost to her years ago, and among her expeditions she discovered the arrow. She claimed it seemed to turn and point in a particular direction whenever she laid it down and demonstrated. At first I was worried it would point to your island like the Compass, but instead it pointed somewhere inland. Her theory was that it was possibly pointing to the quiver and the rest of the arrows therein. She then offered it to me, without a price. It seemed unusual behavior for a being such as her, and while suspicious, I took the arrow and left her den of sins as quickly as possible.
"So now I write you. I'm off to find the quiver and hope to be back to you as soon as the quest is finished. I caution you against following, for if this evil being knows this much, she may have tipped of your enemies, the priests of Bhaal, to the quiver's whereabouts.
"Stay true, "Roland"
It read:
"My Lady Sheryl,
"I apologize for making myself scarce, but I've been out, looking for the rest of the missing relics of Scathach scattered across the land. I've been frequenting local pubs and inns, listening to travelers, seeing if I could glean any information from them. After a time, with nary a sign of luck, I was about ready to give up.
"But then I met her. At first I was horrified as I looked upon a beast from the fiery depths of Hell itself, a creature of the great adversary, Satan, himself. I was tempted to strike at that very moment, to smite her with God's righteous wrath, but as she approached, she held held up her palm and in her other hand, an arrow?but not just any arrow, but an arrow decorated with runes familiar to your order.
"She claimed she had reason to suspect that it was from the quiver of your goddess, having heard that I was helping you seek out these relics. She said to me that if I was interested in more, to come to her manor, Ame Corrumpue. Then she left.
"Cautious, taking heed to bring as many holy symbols as I could to protect myself from her corruption, I went to her manor. It is a sinful place, full of lewd imagery and sexual perversion. It's filled to the brim with whores. But, desiring her information, I crossed myself, murmured a few prayers, and went in. When I met her in her gallery, she dismissed her whores and began to discuss the arrow she discovered.
"Apparently she has a sister she's been searching for for some time, lost to her years ago, and among her expeditions she discovered the arrow. She claimed it seemed to turn and point in a particular direction whenever she laid it down and demonstrated. At first I was worried it would point to your island like the Compass, but instead it pointed somewhere inland. Her theory was that it was possibly pointing to the quiver and the rest of the arrows therein. She then offered it to me, without a price. It seemed unusual behavior for a being such as her, and while suspicious, I took the arrow and left her den of sins as quickly as possible.
"So now I write you. I'm off to find the quiver and hope to be back to you as soon as the quest is finished. I caution you against following, for if this evil being knows this much, she may have tipped of your enemies, the priests of Bhaal, to the quiver's whereabouts.
"Stay true, "Roland"