Talashia's mouth falls open for a moment, then she breaks into a curious grin.
"Well that little... I wonder if he's working for the house. I imagine a very few people just got very rich betting for him when everyone else was betting against."
Shai looks to Talashia, clearly confused. "You think that's what they didn' want folks knowing? Why that magistrate got so nervous?"
(OOC - Damn guys, seriously, enough with the OOC-only posts in the IC thread. He even posted the link to the OOC thread right there. )
"Well, this is all very illegal," Talashia says to Shai, waving a hand at the cage. "So I'm sure the magistrate was mostly worried we'd find out about it at all. But it may also be that the house cheats. That small man was a spellcaster. He used magic to boost his strength before landing that last punch. A match like that would normally have been very one-sided...and since he took great care to disguise his casting, that suggests to me that magic isn't usually allowed in the cage."
She glanced at the white plumed man out of the corner of her eye to see how he was taking this unexpected win. Had he bet for or against the little mage?
Uulark says, "It does look a bit worse for wear, doesn't it. I tell you what, I'll give you 17 gold and a thunderstone, and you throw in a quiver and 20 bolts. And if you have any need for some priestly magic, I'll throw in a lesser power spell, as well. Will that be good for you?"
The old man nods with a chuckle, and begins to pack up the crossbow. "Twas a pleasure, then. Yer welcome back when yer ready to buy."
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"Well, this is all very illegal," Talashia says to Shai, waving a hand at the cage. "So I'm sure the magistrate was mostly worried we'd find out about it at all. But it may also be that the house cheats. That small man was a spellcaster. He used magic to boost his strength before landing that last punch. A match like that would normally have been very one-sided...and since he took great care to disguise his casting, that suggests to me that magic isn't usually allowed in the cage."
She glanced at the white plumed man out of the corner of her eye to see how he was taking this unexpected win. Had he bet for or against the little mage?
The man in white-plumed hat seems absolutely livid at the moment, as is evident by the clinched fist coming down hard on the table. At any other time the noise from the blow would be enough to silence the noisiest of crowds, but this is no ordinary crowd.
The old man nods with a chuckle, and begins to pack up the crossbow. "Twas a pleasure, then. Yer welcome back when yer ready to buy."
OOC: That's it? He refused my offer, didn't he? Without even a word about what he would take? Or did you mean that he was packing the crossbow up in a parcel for Uulark to carry out of the store?
IC: Uulark is a bit shocked, but quickly recovers, "How much did you say your price was again?"
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The man in white-plumed hat seems absolutely livid at the moment, as is evident by the clinched fist coming down hard on the table. At any other time the noise from the blow would be enough to silence the noisiest of crowds, but this is no ordinary crowd.
Caerwyn is having second thoughts of entering the fight ring. Insted he is wondering if the participents are volentary or coerced.
OOC: That's it? He refused my offer, didn't he? Without even a word about what he would take? Or did you mean that he was packing the crossbow up in a parcel for Uulark to carry out of the store?
IC: Uulark is a bit shocked, but quickly recovers, "How much did you say your price was again?"
"Be thirty gold, and I'll throw in a couple boxes o' bolts."
OOC
In post 193 he was very clear about the price. Apparently he doesn't haggle. ::shrug::
"Be thirty gold, and I'll throw in a couple boxes o' bolts."
OOC
In post 193 he was very clear about the price. Apparently he doesn't haggle. ::shrug::
"Done and done!" says Uulark as he scrounges up the gold and plunks it down. "Say, Rogash, we've got to lay our hands upon some gold, and QUICKLY! I'm just about out."
OOC: Say, IG, just how many bolts is a "couple" of boxes?
"I presume that you are addressing the proprietor of this establishment, Rogash? If you were asking me, then the answer is 'No, I have none.' Do you think we should obtain some?"
The man in white-plumed hat seems absolutely livid at the moment, as is evident by the clinched fist coming down hard on the table. At any other time the noise from the blow would be enough to silence the noisiest of crowds, but this is no ordinary crowd.
Talashia observes this with some interest, then says, "I'm going to try to talk to the winner.At least one of you needs to stay here and keep an eye on White Plume."
"Done and done!" says Uulark as he scrounges up the gold and plunks it down. "Say, Rogash, we've got to lay our hands upon some gold, and QUICKLY! I'm just about out."
OOC: Say, IG, just how many bolts is a "couple" of boxes?
We'll say 20 each, so 40 total. You're gonna need 'em.
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"An excellent idea, we'll get to it shortly, meantime do you have any alchemist's fire?"
To make things easier, this guy will have pretty much any non-magical item from the Player's Handbook, at cost. Just take what you need and subtract the gold.
Talashia observes this with some interest, then says, "I'm going to try to talk to the winner.At least one of you needs to stay here and keep an eye on White Plume."
Shai nods. "I can stay. He seems real upset, though. I don't think that was how he thought the fight would go. You might want to warn that man to get out while he can..."
"4 eyes are better then two. I will stay with Shai. be careful sis."
Talashia nods at Caerwyn, and sets off. She skirts the crowd as much as possible as she keeps her eyes on the smaller, victorious, combatant so she can see where he goes. He was clearly no friend of the plumed man, and thus might be a good ally...or at least a source of information.
"Alas, friend Rogash, I have not yet seen any profit from our most recent spate of adventures, so I fear that I do not have even enough money for a longspear." Uulark is ready to rejoin the others any time Rogash is.
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