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I wanted to make sure you're not suddenly in a fight you can't handle. (Because a fight with one Duskwarden would promptly draw the rest.) Your intimidate check resolves that conundrum nicely. (Besides, the Duskwardens themselves would prefer not to get into a fight over petty coin, even though they disapprove about bullying.)

The duskwarden narrows his eyes and backs off, "Fine, we'll show you the way up." It's quite obvious that he's deliberately leaving out the part about keeping Vark safe throughout the trip.

The dwarf shrugs and says, "Well, hot-bloodedness won't serve him well on the Path." As Vark joins them, he suddenly 'forgets' to hand him his amulet and briskly says, "Let's be off, fall in, behind me and Serrit here." He marches off towards the entry, where he goes past two more Wardens. The first is another dwarf who bears such a resemblance to the first that it's obvious that they're related. The second is a human who's Osirian descend is plain to see.

Serrit and the first dwarf take the point, while the second dwarf and the Osirian take the back. As you enter the darkness, Serrit's amulet lights up, revealing a large passageway, with smooth stone walls and floor, sloping upwards gently. "Stay together, don't make any noises, don't delay." he admonishes you as he starts forward at a rather brisk step.

You, as well as a hanful of other travellers, mostly light travelling merchants, but also one that looks like a mercenary and an entertainer, fall in behind him. Thus begins your journey up the Half-Light Path ...

Pause so you can tell me if there's anything specific you want to do while going up, plus where you want to be in the group.

With a short "Thank you", Khaled takes the amulet and puts it on. Letting the other pathfinders pass him on the way up, he falls to the back of the group and begins the ascent directly in front of the wardens.

Surprising the orc didn't choose violence. He might have some common sense after all. Although a bully's mind.

Shoulder length orange-red hair, scale mail from shoulders to feet. Nothing particularly fancy about the armor, but the hilt of his sword looks like a dragon breathing fire into the sword. No facial hair; elven earbrows, ears slightly pointed, green eyes.

"So what is a pretty lady, such as you, doing in the Pathfinders? It seems like this profession has attracted those with... mediocre attractiveness, if you know what I mean."

As you continue on your way, the Duskwardens lead you onto a section consisting of twisting stairways, partly carved right from the rock, partly formed of bricks, and more often than not repaired at least part way with newer woodworks. Quite clearly, this is the pedestrians' part of the Path, for the wagons you saw below could never pass this way.

The staircases are intercepted by stretches of passageways, crossing through several natural caves, often passing by bricked-over side passages where the Duskwardens are especially cautious and usher you forward quickly. At one point, you even pass towards the outside of the cliff, mounting alongside it for several hundred yards before plunging back inside. The vertiginous view - if you dare look down for only a small chain is between you and the abyss, - lets you see that by that time, you're already almost halfway up.

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