"Well, that’s Arbella on the horizon.  It’s been a long trek along the outskirts of the desert to get here from Spangorge but it’ll be the last rest we have before entering the badlands and then moving on into the deep desert.

You see how those buildings have old stone sections?  Arbella was built on an ancient set of ruins.  What they were before no one really seems to know anymore but it gives the scholars here in Arbella something else to research.  Arbella is one of the most scholarly of the clans, dedicating themselves to the study of magic.

Not everyone here is a scholar; there are shepherds and farmers who live on this last patch of green before the desert.  Even so, almost everyone in the clan can read, and they have some of the best celestial casters in all the Wildlands.  Some folks, especially their neighbors the Awenasa, feel like they dig a little too deeply and occasionally some strange things have been known to show up around here.

One odd thing: people have been known to have strange nightmares in their sleep while in this area.  If you have any dreams while we stay here, they expect you to report them to the clan elders right away.

Arbella is a strong supporter of this expedition and we’d best rest and stock up while we’re here.  The easy part of the trip is over."

Milton the Magnificent
Master Bard

Common Races: Humans, Ogre-Mage-kin, Desert Elf, Sun Drake-kin
Disallowed Races: Barbarians

Fighting Skills	General Skills	Celestial Spells	Stealth Skills	Crafting Skills
Florentine	First Aid	Spell Level 9	Pick Locks	Alchemy 2
One-Handed Blunt	Healing Arts	Adept Spell 5	Disarm Traps	Armorsmithing 2
One-Handed Edged	Read & Write			Create Potion 4
Polearm	Lore	Earth Spells	Seer Skills	Create Scroll 10
Prof +1	Herbal Lore	Spell Level 4	Astrology	Weaponsmithing 2
Small Weapon	Profession	Adept Level 2	Ethereal Perception
Staff	Read Magic
Thrown Weapon	Scavenge	Magical Skills
Two Handed Blunt		Magical Control
Two Handed Sword