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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Varo: "You
will prove yourself to your people one
day.<BR> Your
project you have in mind will work. In
fact<BR> when one
day a red-haired woman comes to you
bringing<BR> a dark
black one..buy it..it will serve you
well."</FONT><BR>>>>>>>></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Ben'Dar is stunned first by her beauty and
second by the words of Varo to him. How can she know of these
things?!? He is utterly speechless and merely stares incredulously at
Varo, then he nods and bows deeply.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>He wonders what manner of person/creature Varo
is and begins to suspect that she may be some form of Animal or Nature Spirit,
perhaps even one of the Great Spirits that Ben'Dar
worships.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>After the unveiling of the wondrous eagle for
Z'leyra, Ben'Dar's thoughts of Varo's divine nature deepen into
faith/belief. Hesitatingly, he asks, "Great Lady Varo? Forgive me
for asking.... Are you a.... a Spirit?" (meaning an Animal Spirit or
a Spirit of Nature - wind, sky, etc)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Unless she denies his (superstitious)
belief in no uncertain terms, Ben'Dar will regard her as a deity and will
go down on his knees to worship her. If she does deny it, he will still
regard her as a messenger from one of the Great Spirits and treat her with
deepest reverence.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Regarding the jar creatures, Ben'Dar says,
"There is wisdom and honor in the words of Great Lady Varo. We should
deliver the jar-creatures to her."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Regarding Varange and his rowdy band of
faerries...if nothing dissuades Ben'Dar to believe Varo is some sort
of Nature Spirit, he will be more than willing (nay, eager) to fight to ensure
that the faerries don't take the jars against her wishes.
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