Sigil: The City of Doors

[b][i]''Don't mention it''[/i][/b] the illithid reached into their robes to pull a business card out.[i][b] ''This is the adress to the business I run. Should you have more questions, feel free to drop by.''
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By now the inn was in sight

[b][i]''Final counsel: drop by the hall of information to get access to more detailed information about the city. I am sure the edifice can inform you about topics that are slipping my mind''[/i][/b]

"[color=#8000BF]Probably. Life is rarely so simple. My thanks once more.[/color]"

[b][i]''I hope your sejourn is short but I know it might not be'' [/i][/b]They began travelling in a direction that had a clear curve upwards[i][b] ''The inn is located in the Farhome enclave, itself part of the Lower ward. It is an abode of the elves in Sigil. It is not unpleasant considering the heavy industry of the sector'[/b][/i]'

"[color=#8000BF]I am sure we will figure something out. Hopefully, our stay in this, [i]wonderful[/i] city will not be an extended one.[/color]"

[b][i]''Be wary of overt violence for there are still...laws...in the city''[/i][/b] they chided [i][b]''Although hiring muscle for protection is not inherently a crime''[/b][/i]

"[color=#8000BF]We will figure something out. Surely, there will be someone who needs someone else taken care of.[/color]"

[b][i]''I suggest you find a way to get some income because lodging and research will prove expensive in the long run.''[/i][/b] the guide looked around at the vagrants and the homeless [b][i]''We are in the hive, one of the six wards in the city. This is where the unfortunate ends up or, more accurately, are forced to end up. Many came here on accident, like you did, but never could find their way home or could not afford it.''
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The black staff began to hover near the illithid, suspended in motion by their will alone, as they folded their hands into their robe's sleeves

[b][i]''Others come from the other wards where a bad luck or ill intent deprived them of their means of subsistance. It is hard to arrive here unprepared, especially so if your skills cannot immidiately be but to use.''[/i][/b]

"[color=#8000BF]Indeed it does. You have my thanks for your assistance. I will leave the researching to my companion.[/color]"

[b][i]''Under no circumstances should you seek to meet with the Lady of Pain.''[/i][/b] they expressed harshly as they turned the corner to guide the clueless towards farhome[i][b] ''She rules the city but does not govern it. The factions do. Should you wish to return home you have to research were to find the portal, if there is one, and a faction's pull can aid greatly. You could remain independant, of course, but you will have to do extra legwork.''
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The mindflayer kept walking a few steps ahead, following a main artery lined with ramshackle habitations, various dingy commerces and an abundance of people in the throes of misery.
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''Still, freedom of movement and thought has it's own worth''[/i][/b]

"[color=#8000BF]So, we would have to speak with this Lady to get back?[/color]"