Constables of the 14th Ward Part 2

[xedr]

ooc:
It was funny, and anyway Jonas and Bruno were free to ignore Darius and continue the BB inquisition. In fact, Darius should probably be ignored a good percentage of the time.

[Leif]

OOC: The DMs will not stop the pcs from taking an action, no matter how ill-advised it may be, but come on! Can you deny us the simple pleasures of making fun of the pcs? And what you said WAS funny, Darius!! I almost ruptured something important when I first read it!

Mattie pauses while drying a few freshly washed tankards and gives Darius a beaming smile. "That's a Good Lad, Constable Darius! And, to thank you properly..." Mattie passes Darius a freshly drawn pint of stout. "And you can just take that tankard with you, and buy yourself a re-fill when you run dry for just 2 pennies apiece."

(OOC: a tankard of Mattie's best stout here at the Polished Staff has been retailing lately for between 5 cp and 2 sp, depending on the specific ingredients of the particular batch, the time of year, whether Mattie can get a shipment brought in by the Shiv, and so forth)

OOC: On that note, the Constables excuse themselves to the alley out back of the Polished Staff, where your Buddy Bocephus awaits......next post coming later......

[Rhun]

Brae heads out to the alley with the others, mug of stout in his hand. If he was going to speak with a drunken goblin, he might as well have a nip for himself.

[Leif]

Bocephus is waiting for you, and nursing the remnants of a very expensive liquor bottle while he waits.

"Boy, Constables have I got some news for you! Where's Constable Alarion? I've been on a mission for him, and boy is he gonna be pleased! Does the name Charlton Drimmelwaist mean anything to you guys?"

[Helfdan]

Alarion joins Darius and Brae. "Here I am, good Bocephus. Do you mean Carolton Druegelfish, by any chance?"

[Rhun]

Brae takes a sip of his beer as the goblin talks, shrugging at the mention of the name. It didn't mean anything to him. Then he considered Bocephus' inebriated state. "You don't by chance mean Carolton Drueglefish, do you?"

Damn; Helfdan beat me my mere seconds.

[Leif]

"Ummmm.... Drueglefish, Drueglefish, yeah, that's the guy! Drimmelwaist, Drueglefish, they're probably related. ANYway..." Bocephus leans in toward the Constables as if sharing a conspiratorial whisper, "I have it on good authority (well, fairly good authority, anyway) that this Druegelfish character doesn't even live in Lauralie Summerhome! He's supposed to be some kind of guard for travelers, or something, who lives out in the woods along the road several miles from the gate in the Fourteenth. Anyway, that's about all I could squeeze out of my 'sources'. Bu-u-u-u-t..." He wrings his hands together gleefully, "...if you want me to check a few more leads for you, I'd be happy to do so....I'll just need a few more of those shiny yellow disks!"

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by xedr

Darius talks to Jonas on the way "Brae and I believe that there's something shady going on over at the Blue Basilisk. The accountant there certainly acts as though he knows something, but he would only tell us to talk to Carolton Drueglefish. Have you heard of this guy? We're told that he might be a ranger who ranges around a few miles outside the city walls. Anyway, the Blue Basilisk only provides a very inexperienced troops to protect their shipments, as though they are quite happy to tolerate periodic 'theft' of swords and bows by the orcs. Whether this attitude has been encouraged by third parties or is simply based on maximizing the profit margin, I cannot yet discern."

"That is interesting news indeed. I have heard similar things from an independant source. As for Drueglefish, I know him, or of him at least. I am sure we can track him down. He's a bit odd however so be cautious." replies Jonas

[Leif]

For Jonas' Eyes Only

Actually, I've been waiting until you posted again to let you know that you have, indeed, heard of Carolton Drueglefish. He is definitely a Ranger of some reputation in the area. He is quite skilled, but also perhaps just a bit "loosely wrapped." If you wanted to meet with him, you would have no trouble at all finding him. You might want to edit your post accordingly Excellent!

[Rhun]

Brae takes another swig of his stout, savoring the rich, toasted flavor. "It sounds like we should be paying this Drueglefish a visit," he says to his companions.

[jkason]

Moru raises an eyebrow and chuckles.

"Good thing I was researching water, then, if we're going 'fishing," Moru says with a grin. "Get it? Drugelfish? Water? 'Cause it sounds like ... um ..." With a sigh, Moru gives up his esoteric attempt at humor.

"Let's go find him, I say."

[xedr]

Maybe it's the alcohol kicking in, but Darius gives a hearty laugh at Moru's joke. Darius even slaps Bocephus on the back to share the jest before he becomes more serious. "You know, Bo, thanks for the info, but it's really not worth Alarion's whole gold piece, especially since you didn't even get the name right... In fact, I think you owe Alarion some change unless you can dig up more info for us. Have you heard anything about recent activities by the Bloody Moonies?"

[Leif]

"Sure, I could do some asking around. Speaking of 'change', it would help to speed the process if I was given a few coppers to buy some alcoholic "lurbrication." I fear that Constable Alrion's gold piece has already been exhausted." Bocephus nonchalantly slips the very expensive liquor bottle behind his back.

[xedr]

Darius murmurs something earnestly to Alarion, glares at Bocephus, and walks back into Mattie's place to ask Gus and Wally about other sources of orc gossip.

Alarion

Darius murmurs that it's your gold, your call. But personally, he'd tell Bocephus to use that fancy booze to lubricate his contacts, and maybe Darius'll pay a few more coppers if Bocephus delivers any useful information for a change. Otherwise, Darius will probably go looking for some other, more reliable source of information and let Bo's income stream go dry, as in no more booze for Bo.

[Helfdan]

Alarion of Tovarre

The knight fixes Bocephus with a stern look. "I believe the gold I gave you is more than enough to compensate any and all information you can give me regarding this investigation. I would truly hate to think you do not wish for me to purchase your services EVER again..."