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A very pale gnome with dull brittle hair is scribbling something busily on a small scroll, not looking up as you approach. "Ah, here you are. At last! Go read the rules quickly – they're posted a little further along. The other teams already arrived a while ago. The Host said we'll start as soon as you show up and read the rules."