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    They say that arriving at the Gate means you're Halfway to Everywhere. Whether that's a good omen or not matters little, for the City of Blood can be your triumph or your ruin. Some deem it a nest of schemes and schemers, whereas others refuse to call it anything else other than home. But all agree that the melting pot of Faerûn is a place of opportunity, intrigue, and ambition. What would you be willing to exchange for these?

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    "Our master hunter returns," Astarion quipped with a flourish of sweeping hands.
    She snorted and said, "I think a few of us hold that title lately."
    ... ... ...
    He pulled away and said, "As good a dinner as any, I suppose."
    Nyx arched an eyebrow at his spreading grin, and he brushed the back of his fingers along her neckline. Her blush heated her face while he purred, "Though, I wouldn't turn down an even more decadent dessert."
    She scoffed and jabbed him in the chest. "Chancer."
    He pouted, "You can't blame a vampire for trying, my sweet." ... He sighed theatrically in defeat. "I'll have to make do with my own deer then."
    Nyx sobered immediately and said, "Please be careful; there is something stalking the woods."
    "Such as?"

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