Brief Introduction: As many of you know, one of our many threat is that our mind can be open and played with by alien presences known as the beholders and the illithids. These creatures threatens the safety of everyone taking refuge in this town.
By assaulting our mind, they could very easily acquire access to the location of our precious haven, which would mean enslavement for us all...
By donating your body to research, you could prevent this from happening! We are not at a stage where performing operations on live subjects would be tolerable in terms of ethic and pain threshold.
However, by donating a body that was recently slain, you can provide us a lot of information, and help us advance the cause of research!!
Frequent Questions: You: Why should I donate my body? Us: Not only will you help thousands of freed man actually escape the underdark, your name will be given a special notation at the entrance of our order, AND your assigned donator will be given the sum of 500 gold, upon delivery of your freshly slained body.
You: Assigned Donator? Us: Yes, we will issue a contract in which you will decide upon a donator, i.e. the person who will receive the gold for delivery of your freshly slain self.
You: What happens if the corpse isnt 'fresh'? Us: A rotting corpse is useless to us, we are not grave robbers, we are researchers. If the brain or the tissue we are currently studying is dead, we cannot extract valuable information from it. Even thought, the mind has left the body, some of the functions of the body are still active, and those functions are what we are looking to investigate.
You: Why not use slaves for this, then? Us: We are not slavers. We are researchers. Slavery is an illegal act in Sanctuary, and we condemn any attempts at stimulating it, our subjects have to come to us from their own free will.
You: This sounds good, where do I sign? Us: Our contact information will be left at the end of this notice, please leave a note for us at the Rockbottom Inn or Pissing Crone Inn with subject : "Research Body Donation".
Research Interest: Although we only mentionned information on our research on shielding mind, we are also investigating a vast number of subject:
-Skin resilience: Drow's innate magic protection: Yes, we are also conducting research on the innate function of drows to dispel magic attacks targeting them. With our research, we might be able to provide to this defence mechanism. Freshly slained Drow will therefore be paid for, as if the slayer was the assigned donator. Chosen skin resistance: Chosen are a proven ennemy to our presence in Sanctuary. Analysis of their metabolism would prove helpful in countering their attacks. LIVE chosen brought to our labs will be handomely paid for.
-Mindprobe and Mind Protection: Illithid Psionic abilities: Illithids are known for their ability to infiltrate and modify our mind, which previous research has linked this power.. to their own pulsating mind. They are an elder race, and require further experimentation upon to help counter their power. Freshly slain illithids will be handsomely compensated! Duergar Psionic abilities: After exposure for thousands of the years to the mindflayer's power.. these surface dwarves have devellop a similar ability, the cause of this ability is still unknown and requires further investigation. Willing Duergars will be paid for their aid in the continuing research in fighting the illithids.
-Health Metabolism: Disease and Poisons: Currently Infected individuals afflicted by a disease or a poison would be interesting to be investigated in special sterilized area. If you are one suffering from such a condition, perhaps you could be compensated for your aid in solving these problems. Plague: Special notice upon the plagued individual. Due to its extremly contagious nature, we are not currently expecting to do research on this subject. Please turn to the other organizations for help, as we are poorly equip to deal with this kind of situation. Proper Hygiene and hanging away from half-orcs and dwarves is always of better counsel.
The organization: Who are we? What do we do? What do we plan for the future?
We are the Arcane Research Syndicate, a research team created by affiliation with the Silverymoon Arcane Institute, and the Black Raven school of Magical Arts. Our purpose is the same as it was upon the surface; we are looking to help in seeking a way for everyone to reach the surface. Of course, in order to achieve this, heroes are to be born. These heroes are YOU, and the aid that you could give us in advancing the cause of research in these domains. By helping answer the question we stated above, you can make a 'safer' world for all surfacers stuck in our position.
Joining the Syndicate? The Arcane Research Syndicate is currently looking for intelligent, methodic researchers possessing skills in either of these domains: -Surgery. [not available.] -Implant attachment. -Svirfneblin Technology. -Arcane Arts. -Chemical Reagent Knowledge and mixing procedures.
Contact Information Leave note for the Arcane Research Syndicate at the Rock Bottom or at the Pissing Crone, please address these letters to the organization itself, by stating your purpose either in joining, or by being interest in our willing research volunteers program.
Thank you for your time in reading this notice.
The Arcane Research Syndicate