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The village guards block your path with their spears. The captain of the guard immediately recognizes you as the leader of your group and addresses you:
“Please excuse us, but we cannot allow non-humans into the village. You may enter, but the undesirables will have to wait until you return outside.”
Surprised, you question the soldier to understand the reason for such a prohibition.
“Well, it’s not my fault. I gotta say I don’t much like Elves, like all those who lost ancestors during the Sea Elves’ invasion, but I’m not at the point of thinking they’re all the same. And I’ve got nothing against Dwarves. Thing is, the villagers around here feel uneasy with all these strange creatures and their weird customs, and they’ve decided they can’t be allowed to set foot in this sacred place of humankind. Because this is the village of the great Hammerfist, the hero of Men. It’s where he was born, and it’s where he’s buried.”
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If you agree to enter without your non-human allies, they will be absent from your party until you leave the village. You will then be able to enter in 98. You can also take offense at these methods and turn back in 92 while loudly denouncing these disgraceful actions, or force your way in in 243.