Ptolus:ReqSum06
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October 11, 2008
Kekitat gathered and stacked the bodies so Cheval could give them last rites. Searching behind the bar revealed beverages, cups, and a light crossbow. Kekitat fulfills his clepto nature, and takes one of the collars for its shiny nature. We exited out the back, trying to be stealthy. While escaping, ran into Lochen (another Assarai) who I talked out of attacking our party due to my wily wit and capable skill at word-smithing. Otto heard glass breaking behind us, and then we heard (as we were walking along) the fire bell ringing and turned to discover that the Black Swan had caught on fire 'somehow'. I determined that the fire was magically assisted, and was enough to consume the tavern in minutes.
We returned to the Ghostly Minstrel, and Otto played a final set for the evening, and managed to get himself 15SP out of it as well. We then decided to turn in for the night, and I returned to my home. It is now Queensday (7th), and I return to the tavern to meet with the group again. Upon arriving, found a letter addressed to us all, sort of. Cheval and Kekitat headed off to get Cheval a permit for his firearm at City Hall. The rest of us returned to Mand at the Temple of Asche, and spoke with Brother Mand (High Priest) to garner the introduction to Lord Zavere and Lady Rill. Brother Mand convinced us to move with haste to determine what's what, here, and then suggested that we return to our various homes to get more dressy clothes to meet in court.
We continued forward, after Otto unsubtly informed me that he heard the actual conversation last night with my brethren. We passed bills for New Republicans, and for Cloud Theater's new performance of The Boy Who Could Sing. The theater obviously captured Otto's attention, at least briefly enough for him to take said handbill. And the rest of the group bitches that I'm a bad man; I didn't steal something.
Passing through Dalenguard Keep, we entered the Noble's Quarter. We then traversed the path up to Castle Shard, and Brother Mand rang the bell. We were greeted by the door/footman and he went to inform the Lord and Lady. We were definitely introduced to how opulent the castle truly is. I recognized Lord Kirstol Dallimothan (colloquially known as house Dragon) in a portrait and Otto recognized the actress Yanalla Kadrein. We were finally given audience by Lord Zavere and went through the courtier rituals. It was revealed that a drug smuggler is giving the Lord issues. The smuggler's name is Linech Cran. He has a small operation out on an island north of the city, and then import it into the city. Shivvel. Something happened on the island recently, and they thought he was finished with production, but he wasn't. Now he's looking to hire a band of adventurers, which is unusual for him. He seems to be suffering from a sudden influx of resources, which is also contradictory to how it 'should' be based on the event.
He wishes us to become this band of adventurers, and then inform Lord Zavere of what was going on, and who was backing him. Additionally, if at all possible, find out if his operation is still in business. He offered 100 Gold Crowns but Otto piped up, in his no-longer-squeaky voice, and convinced the Lord to provide additional items to the party for the costs of sustaining this mission. Cheval received an enormous barrelled, long handled gun of some sort. It turned out to be a mortar of sorts. We got half the gold up front, and Otto stuck out his no-longer-tiny hand to receive them and then handed them over to Kekitat. Lord Zavere also mentioned that a Thoughtstone would be provided upon completion of the task in addition to the extra cash. Borther Mand mentioned that sometimes Lord Zavere is rather impatient in his dealings. He also mentioned that Linech lives somewhere in the Rivergate District but doesn't know precisely where.
We returned to Delver's Square, and returned to the Inn. The bartender responded to Otto's question about Linech, and was told about his borough in Rivergate, off Middle St. on the first western sidestreet. Grundric used his magical skill of scrounging to find a Shivvel dealer and then to browbeat the purveyor of addiction to reveal the home of the Linech. In Rivergate, many families with children living in houses that have low-level fences covered in ivy. We found the house of Linech Cran, the two story blue house on the rise at the back of the borough. Otto managed to get us in the door and to Linech in his usual knife-edge way.
We offered our services. Linech stated that his daughter was dead, and wanted her body back to bury her. She died on an island in the Whitewind Sea, and her body was on the way back and was lost in transit. The ship transporting her caught fire, and sank to the bottom of the bay. He wants us to retrieve her from the bottom of the bay, and to find out who sank the ship. He offered several sacks of coins, and 6 vials of liquid but insisted that Seanus (the halfling door-opener) accompany us to make sure everything is on the up and up.
--Ssurgul 15:48, 13 October 2008 (EDT)
