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"No good deed ever goes unpunished." - Ferengi Rule of Acquisition 285   The Group: Nick - Dungeon Master (Nicol Bolas) Lilly - Liliana Vess, level 19 Human Necromancer Chad - Gideon Jura, leve... Read More...

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