"Welcome, my friends! This magnificent clock you see before you is a gift from my lord, Kimer. He spoke to me in a dream last night, telling me that he wished to express his esteem for our town and the pride he feels in you all for the amazing work we have done recently. He said also that, as o...

I will not apologize or grovel to a creature that takes offense to the continued health of Twinsriver. If Janus will contest it, Kimer and I will do no less. I have made plans. Even if the beast would do more than blunt its teeth against our walls, it will find its strength greatly reduced should it...

Although I'm not concerned about the dam when it comes to my efforts, since the strength of it appears to come from the groundwater, I would worry about flooding. The towns below us might not take kindly to us impeding the headwater, though. Perhaps, as our town has grown and sanitation has been str...

I know it is a fact, Laurel. I found and strengthened the water. Again, though, I'm pretty sure it hasn't yet reached the fountains and such, since I can only do so much in such a short period. If its healing effects have spread farther than that, it can only be because someone else is contributing ...

Ah, that could be, though I heard about the plague before the fish showed up and you'd think it would be the other way around.

Thank you, Ianua. That was more than I knew. I can guarantee, however, that the water has no connection to the fish or any hydra.

I sympathize with your loss, Laurel. I will pray for him, asking Kimer to guide your man to the halls of your ancestors, or the gates of your former mistress, if you so desire. As for the Green Death, it is the plague that I have mentioned previously. The elders, ever wise in their foresight, expres...

I have heard this gossip, too. Slavery is just another example of the loathsome ways of outsiders that must not be allowed to spread in Twinsriver. Yes, some of our more hardened criminals are sentenced to hard labor, but when they have paid their debt, then they are free men, welcome—prepared, even...

"The Elders' wisdom is ever apparent." Gener bows to the departing figures. "I realize we have our differences, Laurel, but please do not let that dissuade you from coming to me if you have concerns. Every Twinsrivers citizen's voice will be heard, and all those who love our town must...

The only screening, as you call it, is for weapons, though with word of plague, perhaps it is a good idea to have the guards ready to call a healer. And other than known criminals, none are refused entry or exit. Surely this is a sensible policy? I am the first to advise caution, but I would think a...

An interesting story you present, harper. Perhaps next you can sing the one about Inquisitive Geoff and the Mountain Troll. There are, after all, a few children in the audience who might be scared of such a tale, and us grown folk would surely appreciate a story told about naivete rather than with i...

... and she also appears to be quite... prolific. 16777215?

The lady appears to have something on her mind.

I must make one small amendment to the crier's announcement: it is only non-citizens of Twinsriver that need to surrender their weapons at the gates. The masters at arms will see that they are returned in exactly the same condition in which they were received. Azver, if you—or any one else—have peop...

I am also no craftsman, Krinn, so I expect Brand may want to guide the construction. However, to minimize the resources required, I would suggest using much of what we already have, building upon the outside-facing walls of the houses and businesses, leaving the bulk of the construction across the l...

I am not so far steeped in grief that I cannot see the value in the words spoken by all here today. If our dedication to preserving Twinsriver is unstinting, so let our willingness to welcome those who would cherish this town be so as well. I stand by my wish to see visitors into the town proper be ...

Perhaps I err, Azver, but when Krinn, your avowed follower, speaks of bringing merchants into town and of making Twinsriver a major trading center, I assume that he did so with your approval. Tacitly, at least, since you have not objected to what we all have heard. You yourself have boasted of the c...

"'Safe for all of us.'" Yes, that's important. I can certainly go along with that. So what does that mean for us normal folks, those not compelled to prove themselves worthy warriors, to increase their holdings more than they need, or to speak with gods? Yes, I have been granted the privel...

Yes, Mrs. Hayfield, I understand. We are all a little afraid in these times. Even the stalwart Brand is afraid to travel to the mountains alone. We have come a long ways since the days of Kimer, certainly, where a housewife now cannot visit her neighbor after sunset for fear of being waylaid by thes...

Though I come from a proud and distinguished family, one that traces its lineage back to Kimer the Fierce, I myself am nobody important. No, I am a simple chicken farmer. I have been content with my little farm near the river, and there I would have lived out the rest of my life in peace if not for ...