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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 4604194" data-attributes="member: 21064"><p>The clerk just shrugs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Oh yes, and the paperwork for that fiasco was a bloody nightmare. Ownership rights are a real treat, let me tell you. All kinds of precedents and laws and whatnot, and in strange circumstances like abandonment in the face of pirates, everything gets quite nutty."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The clerk narrows his eyes then leans back in his chair and lolls his head back. Talking to the ceiling he says, <strong>"Just a moment while my tired old mind thinks back that far... Hrm... Yes, the official was an up and coming boy of 20, delegated to patroling the sewers for monster rats. It's a <em>shuk</em> job, but it hardens the lads for dealing with criminals and keeps our water ways clear of the nuisances while they're still just a nuisance. Wasn't a problem before the Sentinel spell and its subsidiary magics saturated our daily lives, but now these nasty blighters can grow to such colossal sizes, you wouldn't believe. I recall this one time... Ah, sorry, the official, right."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Anyway, the boy had access to the whole sewer system, and Urton approached him with his bribe, asking for a copy of the keys to some of the gates. The boy knocked him over the head with the flat of his blade and took him out right away. Put him in the holding cells for a while, but someone let him out. Seems Urton already had friends on the inside, but whoever they were, they're not talking. Then he disappeared. Urton was a fairly well known architect, did some pretty pieces for a couple of clients on the top levels, I recall, and a few on the ground down here, over by the Halls. He had a nice place of his own on the 40th floor, if I remember rightly. Not a great neighborhood, even today, but the place was nice. The Guard got there quickly, but we found nothing but that useless tome. Whether he got there before us or he was just prepared for the worst, we don't know."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"We seized the house and all of his assets in the bank, what little he had anyway, and eventually sold the place to another man on the same level. His name slips my mind..."</strong> He gets up, goes to Urton's file, and retrieves an old piece of parchment. He copies some information down for you. <strong>"Here you are. Vlad Turket, 113 Gyllet, East side, 40th level. Pay him a visit, tell him we sent you, I don't much care."</strong> With another sigh, he continues talking in his strained old voice.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Urton was a quiet man. He had few friends among the other architects, his clients were satisfied enough to recommend him but didn't maintain any long-term relationships. We did visit a few taverns, seems he preferred to socialize with the pub-goers more than his clients, but even they weren't able to give us much. Generous guy, bought drinks for the house on occasion, catered roast pig feasts on holidays, but didn't talk much about himself. He had some gold, that man, but he didn't keep it in the bank, that's for sure."</strong> He chuckles, then coughs, then takes a few deep breaths before finishing.</p><p></p><p><strong>"So there you have it. We don't have anything on him except attempted bribery. That's it. Nothing else. Tried to buy one cop too many, bought enough friends already to get him out, and we never saw him again. Clients never reported thefts, what few acquaintances he had knew next to nothing, and that old thing is just gobbledygook. This thing has been dead for 18 years. Good luck."</strong> Again he shrugs, and he sits up in his chair.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=OOC: ]Phew! Sorry that took so long, but maybe you see why now. I'll be on vacation until the 5th of January. If we can, I'd like to start 2009 off right, so if you guys could have a solid plan of action by the time I return, we can jump right into things.</p><p></p><p>Happy New Year to everybody! Hope your vacation was pleasant, Trouvere.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 4604194, member: 21064"] The clerk just shrugs. "Oh yes, and the paperwork for that fiasco was a bloody nightmare. Ownership rights are a real treat, let me tell you. All kinds of precedents and laws and whatnot, and in strange circumstances like abandonment in the face of pirates, everything gets quite nutty." The clerk narrows his eyes then leans back in his chair and lolls his head back. Talking to the ceiling he says, [b]"Just a moment while my tired old mind thinks back that far... Hrm... Yes, the official was an up and coming boy of 20, delegated to patroling the sewers for monster rats. It's a [i]shuk[/i] job, but it hardens the lads for dealing with criminals and keeps our water ways clear of the nuisances while they're still just a nuisance. Wasn't a problem before the Sentinel spell and its subsidiary magics saturated our daily lives, but now these nasty blighters can grow to such colossal sizes, you wouldn't believe. I recall this one time... Ah, sorry, the official, right." "Anyway, the boy had access to the whole sewer system, and Urton approached him with his bribe, asking for a copy of the keys to some of the gates. The boy knocked him over the head with the flat of his blade and took him out right away. Put him in the holding cells for a while, but someone let him out. Seems Urton already had friends on the inside, but whoever they were, they're not talking. Then he disappeared. Urton was a fairly well known architect, did some pretty pieces for a couple of clients on the top levels, I recall, and a few on the ground down here, over by the Halls. He had a nice place of his own on the 40th floor, if I remember rightly. Not a great neighborhood, even today, but the place was nice. The Guard got there quickly, but we found nothing but that useless tome. Whether he got there before us or he was just prepared for the worst, we don't know." "We seized the house and all of his assets in the bank, what little he had anyway, and eventually sold the place to another man on the same level. His name slips my mind..."[/b] He gets up, goes to Urton's file, and retrieves an old piece of parchment. He copies some information down for you. [b]"Here you are. Vlad Turket, 113 Gyllet, East side, 40th level. Pay him a visit, tell him we sent you, I don't much care."[/b] With another sigh, he continues talking in his strained old voice. [b]"Urton was a quiet man. He had few friends among the other architects, his clients were satisfied enough to recommend him but didn't maintain any long-term relationships. We did visit a few taverns, seems he preferred to socialize with the pub-goers more than his clients, but even they weren't able to give us much. Generous guy, bought drinks for the house on occasion, catered roast pig feasts on holidays, but didn't talk much about himself. He had some gold, that man, but he didn't keep it in the bank, that's for sure."[/b] He chuckles, then coughs, then takes a few deep breaths before finishing. [b]"So there you have it. We don't have anything on him except attempted bribery. That's it. Nothing else. Tried to buy one cop too many, bought enough friends already to get him out, and we never saw him again. Clients never reported thefts, what few acquaintances he had knew next to nothing, and that old thing is just gobbledygook. This thing has been dead for 18 years. Good luck."[/b] Again he shrugs, and he sits up in his chair. [sblock=OOC: ]Phew! Sorry that took so long, but maybe you see why now. I'll be on vacation until the 5th of January. If we can, I'd like to start 2009 off right, so if you guys could have a solid plan of action by the time I return, we can jump right into things. Happy New Year to everybody! Hope your vacation was pleasant, Trouvere.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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