Caerwyn, Shai, Talashia, and Buurt (OOC: I think that's everyone) approach the building together. A wooden placard hangs from rusted iron rings attached to a rotting post. The lettering, faded and weathered, identifies the place as the Crimson Dagger, and a misshapen dagger is carved into the wood between the words. Before Talashia can suggest that the sign could use a it of sprucing up, Caerwyn opens the door.
The scene inside is familiar: a swelling crowd full of spirit (and spirits!). Fortunately, the staff here seem more than capable of handling such a crowd, and the place seems to be in order despite excitement.
Buurt doesn't take long to notice the over-muscled half-orc standing ominously in the corner, apparently overseeing the place. His many scars and broken tusk suggest that he's seen more than his share of battles in this place.
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Shazi flies overhead as Rogash and Uulark lead Dyspeer through the darkening alleyways in search of a nearby sewer entrance. One is found, finally, though probably farther away than desired. As Rogash prepares the proclamation that the search has ended, Dyspeer perks his ears at the sound of a whistling. As the others turn to see, a guardsman turns into the alley, flipping a shiny new silver coin.
"Oh, you again," he says, obviously startled to see you. Then, almost as an afterthought, he puts his hand on the hilt of his sword. "What're you doin' back here, anyway?"
Leif
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Originally Posted by Leif
OOC: IG, how do you want to work this with us splitting up the party? I've been waiting WEEKS for the chance to make your life a living hell!!
Uulark says, "We are minding our own business, looking for a locket that my friend dropped through the sewer grate. I've not seen you before, have I? So I am curious why you are behaving like you know us? We have commited no offence, are you offering to help us look for the locket?"
Uulark says, "We are minding our own business, looking for a locket that my friend dropped through the sewer grate. I've not seen you before, have I? So I am curious why you are behaving like you know us? We have commited no offence, are you offering to help us look for the locket?"
IG
HEY, NO FAIR! pout pout pout
The guard looks at the silver coin still in his hand, and quickly stuffs it into a purse before Uulark figures it out. "No," he says, confused. "No, I'll not help you look for it. Best be quick about it though, you'll find nothing when the light leaves us. Nothing good anyway."
The guardsman turns and leaves quickly, still clutching his purse in one hand, and his sword hilt in the other.
Without turning his back to this person, and putting a hand on his own weapon as well, Uulark will make a convincing show of peering down the grate and searching for a missing coin. He will also whisper to Rogash, "Best get down on your hands and knees like you're looking. When he's far enough away, we'll pretend to have found it and remove the grate. Then one of us can go down to retrieve it, the other will follow, and, Oh Criminy! What are we going to do with this bis-a$$ bloody dog??!!!"
OOC
Yeah, I know Dyspeer's a wolf, but Uulark's a little bit peeved at the moment.
OOC, IG
'Uulark' (Leif) still hasn't figured "it" out, whatever "it" is.
"He obviously knows something. Should we go see for ourselves or go after him?"
"Do you think we can follow him now without attracting too much unwelcome attention? After what I just told him, if he sees us following him, we'll either need to come up with someting else to justify it, or drag him into an alley and silence him. Do you think that follwing him will advance our present aims? Please explain that to me, if so?"
IG
Sorry for not picking up on the fact that it was Uularks' turn earlier! I made you waste a Bump.
It becomes immediately clear from the disgusted curl of Talashia's lip that she doesn't frequent places like this. Even clearer perhaps by how she simply starts walking across the common room as if she owned it, or was riding a dragon or something, and assumes people will just get out of her way. Even in a relatively decent establishment, her exotic good looks and rather clingy gown and robe would make that a risky proposition. Here it was practically asking for an Incident.
She paid such thoughts no mind though, instead focusing entirely on searching the crowd for that distinctive white plume...
"Blast it all! We can't go after him or the rest of the group won't know what we are about. I guess we must stick with our original plan. Come on give me a hand with this grate."
He moves to lift the grate and gain access to the sewer.
Talashia garners a few stares and whistles, but thankfully nothing that might resemble an "incident." There is no white plume to be found.
Talashia
Search result is 11. That includes a +5 bonus because he's really hard to miss, what with the dancing plume and all. But alas, Talashia seems to have done a fantastic job of it.
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Rogash lifts the grate easily enough, as the sound of the metal grinding against the stone walls echo throughout the chambers below. The familiar smell of dust and mildew wafts from the opening and penetrates deep into the dwarf's lungs, an ominous reminder of where he's been, and where he's going again.
"Well, my dour friend, here we go again!" So saying, Uulark helps Rogash descend into the sewer and then he follows. As he does so he looks at Dyspeer. "Don't look at me, Dys! I only do what I'm told." If the wolf looks as if he would try to come with us, then Uulark will attempt to lift him down. If he looks content to remain on the street, then Uulark will tell him, "Go find Shaimon and bring him here."
Lassie
What's that girl? Old man Simpson fell down the well? What? And Timmy is trying to help him out? Good girl!
I've been waiting WEEKS for the chance to make your life a living hell!!
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