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First Post
"Ah, yes, of course..." titters Phedilo, and with a practiced wave of his hand, he begins to magically dry off Eanos. In his eagerness to get going, however, Phedilo fails to dry out one of Eanos' boots. Still, he mostly completes the job, and from Eanos' perspective, it's probably best to quit while he's ahead. And fully intact.
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A few hours later, none the worse for wear after her ordeal at the docks, the dried and newly-clothed Audra finds herself standing in front of the unassuming visage of Phedilo Crea's "Antiques & Artifacts." Making her way inside, the door's bell announcing her presence, her eyes widen in wonder at the interior: a chaotic profusion of all manner of objects, some apparently mundane, others clearly magical even to her untrained eye. Spheres orbit, creatures scurry, items glow. It is quite a sight.
"Ahh, Ms. Frost! I am glad you made it. I trust you had no trouble finding the place, hmm?"
Phedilo ferries Audra into the back of the shop and up a ladder, which leads to a disproportionately large study slash store room, obviously enlarged by magic. At a small table, she sees the other three seated, enjoying an assortment of snacks and goblets of wine. Phedilo points Audra to an open seat before making a stop to gather a few clinking sacks from a desk draw en route to his own. He hands the sacks to the others.
"First thing's first: here is your payment for this afternoon, which the Misses Frost and Danyllova clearly deserve as well. Once again, I am very grateful for you fortuitous presence and subsequent intervention."
"Now then: as to the matter of your prospective employment...." Phedilo goes on to explain to Audra and Elenka what Eanos and Fulgrim have already heard: he had hired someone to obtain a magical stone which is a gateway to an unidentified plane; the stone had been traced to a location in the northern Sethir Mountains. It had been quite a while since Phedilo had heard from this individual, however, and given his recently-earned knowledge that the Ears of the Whisperer, a group of radical followers of the goddess Issolatha, were in pursuit of these stones, he was concerned about both its safety and of the individual who he had sent in search of it.
"...And so, I was hoping that the four of you would be willing to look for both the stone and my missing employee. I will pay you, of course, for your trouble."
"Have you any questions?"
[sblock=OOC]Phedilo passed out 250 gp to each of you.
GE and Artur: more detailed information on the stone & circumstances can be found in the statblocks specific to Eanos & Fulgrim. This post and this post should have the most info. Forgive me not rehashing that info in full in this post; let me know if something is unclear, or if you have any other questions.[/sblock]
*---*---*
A few hours later, none the worse for wear after her ordeal at the docks, the dried and newly-clothed Audra finds herself standing in front of the unassuming visage of Phedilo Crea's "Antiques & Artifacts." Making her way inside, the door's bell announcing her presence, her eyes widen in wonder at the interior: a chaotic profusion of all manner of objects, some apparently mundane, others clearly magical even to her untrained eye. Spheres orbit, creatures scurry, items glow. It is quite a sight.
"Ahh, Ms. Frost! I am glad you made it. I trust you had no trouble finding the place, hmm?"
Phedilo ferries Audra into the back of the shop and up a ladder, which leads to a disproportionately large study slash store room, obviously enlarged by magic. At a small table, she sees the other three seated, enjoying an assortment of snacks and goblets of wine. Phedilo points Audra to an open seat before making a stop to gather a few clinking sacks from a desk draw en route to his own. He hands the sacks to the others.
"First thing's first: here is your payment for this afternoon, which the Misses Frost and Danyllova clearly deserve as well. Once again, I am very grateful for you fortuitous presence and subsequent intervention."
"Now then: as to the matter of your prospective employment...." Phedilo goes on to explain to Audra and Elenka what Eanos and Fulgrim have already heard: he had hired someone to obtain a magical stone which is a gateway to an unidentified plane; the stone had been traced to a location in the northern Sethir Mountains. It had been quite a while since Phedilo had heard from this individual, however, and given his recently-earned knowledge that the Ears of the Whisperer, a group of radical followers of the goddess Issolatha, were in pursuit of these stones, he was concerned about both its safety and of the individual who he had sent in search of it.
"...And so, I was hoping that the four of you would be willing to look for both the stone and my missing employee. I will pay you, of course, for your trouble."
"Have you any questions?"
[sblock=OOC]Phedilo passed out 250 gp to each of you.
GE and Artur: more detailed information on the stone & circumstances can be found in the statblocks specific to Eanos & Fulgrim. This post and this post should have the most info. Forgive me not rehashing that info in full in this post; let me know if something is unclear, or if you have any other questions.[/sblock]
