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<blockquote data-quote="FourMonos" data-source="post: 5961533" data-attributes="member: 88601"><p>Rickshaw holds his hands up animatedly, <span style="color: PaleGreen">"Whoa, whoa whoa! One at a time already! I can't barely here myself think in here."</span></p><p></p><p>He takes a big breath, <span style="color: PaleGreen">"You're right, Mr. Shifter. The Daask don't usually pull off violence so obvious. But these goons ain't pacifists. They're perfectly fine with violence when it suits them. They just prefer to work on the leverage angle first.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen">"That's what we don't know yet. What got them so riled up that they would be this direct and open. They even moved some new heavies into town recently. Something has got their panties in a twist. Maybe if you figure that out, you can clue me in."</span></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen"></span></p><p>He raises his eyebrows, <span style="color: PaleGreen">"And don't you worry about these boys. They aren't... how should I say... new to the muscle racket. I appreciate you not hurting them too much.</span></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen">"Which brings up another excellent point. Why am I here? Let's just say that I represent parties that are being inconvenienced by the Daask. They are moving in and taking things over. Making it hard for my bosses. We don't like that."</span></p><p></p><p>And he shrugs at the comment of arrest. <span style="color: PaleGreen">"Sure. You can call the guard. But if I don't know him directly, I'll know someone at his post. I won't spend a night in jail. The people I work for are... Connected."</span> He raises his eyebrows knowingly.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Streetwise 10 or History 15] Rickshaw just informed you (using some the common street term) that he works for the Boromar, the Eberron equivalent of the Maffia. They are notoriously intermingled with politics and hold a lot of behind the scene power. [sblock=Streetwise 15 or History 20] The Daask moved into Boromar territory heavily in the last few years. While the Boromar traditionally deal in gambling and drug distribution, the Daask have added a flavor of violence the Boromar can't keep up with. Humans versus monsters. [/sblock] [/sblock]</p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen">"Anyway, I thought you might want to cut to the chase and see if you can save that poor guy in the tavern a little quicker. Here's the name of an establishment that may be a good place to start asking questions."</span> He takes a piece of paper out of his tunic and lays it on the small table in the front room.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen">"Oh, and don't tell them I sent you."</span> And with that, Rickshaw walks slowly from the room, whistling with his hands in his pockets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FourMonos, post: 5961533, member: 88601"] Rickshaw holds his hands up animatedly, [COLOR=PaleGreen]"Whoa, whoa whoa! One at a time already! I can't barely here myself think in here."[/COLOR] He takes a big breath, [COLOR=PaleGreen]"You're right, Mr. Shifter. The Daask don't usually pull off violence so obvious. But these goons ain't pacifists. They're perfectly fine with violence when it suits them. They just prefer to work on the leverage angle first.[/COLOR] [COLOR=PaleGreen]"That's what we don't know yet. What got them so riled up that they would be this direct and open. They even moved some new heavies into town recently. Something has got their panties in a twist. Maybe if you figure that out, you can clue me in." [/COLOR] He raises his eyebrows, [COLOR=PaleGreen]"And don't you worry about these boys. They aren't... how should I say... new to the muscle racket. I appreciate you not hurting them too much. "Which brings up another excellent point. Why am I here? Let's just say that I represent parties that are being inconvenienced by the Daask. They are moving in and taking things over. Making it hard for my bosses. We don't like that."[/COLOR] And he shrugs at the comment of arrest. [COLOR=PaleGreen]"Sure. You can call the guard. But if I don't know him directly, I'll know someone at his post. I won't spend a night in jail. The people I work for are... Connected."[/COLOR] He raises his eyebrows knowingly. [sblock=Streetwise 10 or History 15] Rickshaw just informed you (using some the common street term) that he works for the Boromar, the Eberron equivalent of the Maffia. They are notoriously intermingled with politics and hold a lot of behind the scene power. [sblock=Streetwise 15 or History 20] The Daask moved into Boromar territory heavily in the last few years. While the Boromar traditionally deal in gambling and drug distribution, the Daask have added a flavor of violence the Boromar can't keep up with. Humans versus monsters. [/sblock] [/sblock] [COLOR=PaleGreen]"Anyway, I thought you might want to cut to the chase and see if you can save that poor guy in the tavern a little quicker. Here's the name of an establishment that may be a good place to start asking questions."[/COLOR] He takes a piece of paper out of his tunic and lays it on the small table in the front room. [COLOR=PaleGreen]"Oh, and don't tell them I sent you."[/COLOR] And with that, Rickshaw walks slowly from the room, whistling with his hands in his pockets. [/QUOTE]
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