[SIZE="4"]Kuupesh arrives in Divinity's Reach, investigating a mysterious source of magic. He arrives at a strange shrine on the edge of the city
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Kuupesh examines the temple's entrance.
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"That's strange. It bears no symbols of any of the human gods..."
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Kuupesh enters the shrine...
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...And finds a strange, shimmering pool.
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He investigates.
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"The water is so cold, even though today is so hot. It's nice to just dip my fingers in..."
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Kuupesh ascends the stairs.
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Nearing the top...
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...Another fountain?
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"This one must feed into the one below. But...what's this?"
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"The water here is chilled too. Even though the pool is in the sun?"
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Kuupesh notices another passageway. Apparently, the temple continues.
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Another shrine?
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Kuupesh continues onward.
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"These three females..." Kuupesh wonders aloud.
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"...Are they early human gods?"
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"The water here is even colder. It's chilling. Unlike before, it feels slightly menacing. I must take care if I am to forge onward."
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The air chills Kuupesh, even through his fur.
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Despite the sudden sinister feeling hanging in the air, he continues.
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He is almost certain he hears angry whispers as he rounds the top of the second shrine.
Atop the second shrine, Kuupesh finds another fountain pool, and, just as before, it is chilled, as if having run off some ice. He finds a small garden on the roof, where he takes a short rest to warm himself in the sun.
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And to yawn and stretch.
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Having warmed himself, he takes another look at the pool on the roof of the second shrine.
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"Is that another passage?"
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"So the temple continues..."
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Kuupesh trudges onward.
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Another fountain.
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"Three shrines so far, and three statues. But one of them is framed higher than the others."
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Kuupesh ascends the third set of stairs, contemplating.
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Three images, what could be their significance?
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Kuupesh reaches the top of the third shrine. Upon it is a single fountain, unlike the others. This one contains in the center, a single effigy. A scornful looking woman. The air here is quite cold indeed.
Kuupesh ponders what he has seen.
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"These three goddesses. They are obviously linked together."
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"But not as a trinity. Is one of them superior to the others?"
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"Does the cold air and water reflect the bitterness of the two lowly gods? Do they resent the prime goddess?"
Kuupesh wonders these things, and decides to visit the library at Divinity's Reach to learn more about the beings depicted in the statues who are neither humans nor any of the current human gods.[/SIZE]