[quote=@Errant Son]As they strode into the small hamlet that was, apparently, called [i]Udny Pass[/i]...[/quote]

Just in case any of my wording was misleading, the hamlet was the tiny village that got swallowed up by the earth earlier in the story. Udny Pass deserves to be called a small city. A fraction of the size of Marion Bay, but still quite large and busy for such a remote area of Areta.

Now that we're here, I'm looking forward to something a little slower paced and less action-heavy. I've thrown you all through the gauntlet, and now we can finally explore our characters in a more peaceful setting. It's all been a bit hectic up until now, but it was necessary to get the plot going.

I think one of my worst pet peeves in RP is forced idle chatter, lacking heart or spirit. Now when our characters converse, they'll have something to talk about other than what's in their bios on the char page. Conversation will actually move the story forward instead of filling space.