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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 2820621" data-attributes="member: 35788"><p><u>magic_gathering2001 </u></p><p><span style="color: Yellow">"Our buisness and his stories are the same. Are we here to investergate an artefact in some mines, or did I miss somthin'?" </span></p><p></p><p><u>unleashed </u></p><p><span style="color: Silver">“No, you haven’t missed anything Pwent, but Byntrou wanted to explore the town and discuss how we proceed from here...though it sounds like the pair of you staying down here and eating, has shortened our hunt for information about the mines and what has gone on there,”</span> Keryth replies, slapping Pwent on the shoulder and grinning.</p><p> </p><p><u>Nonlethal Force </u></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">Bahruul, Pwent:</span> </p><p>Before Byntrou, Keryth, and Destiny arrive Lark has an opportunity to answer Pwent's question.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Lime">"The tunnels were engraved with a unique pattern. There were stretches for 30 maybe 40 feet that looked like it had a single horizontal lighting bolt crudely carved into the wall. We couldn't make neither heads nor tales of it, but that was present in the odd tunnels. They also were a bit smaller than the tunnels we typically make for the purposes of mining. Of course, we also use those tunnels to extract the coal and stones."</span></p><p></p><p>Lark adds, <span style="color: Lime">"Well, I wouldn't want to keep you from your business. Bahruul, Pwent ... it was my pleasure. Thanks for being good chaps and listening to a poor miner's tales. If you are looking for work, the guild office is not too far from the mine entrance on the north side of town. I think most of you could find work."</span></p><p></p><p>He glances to Destiny and adds, <span style="color: Lime">"Every mining team needs a canary, too."</span> He smiles broadly and stands, prepared to leave if nobody has anything else for him.</p><p></p><p><u>D20Dazza </u></p><p>Once Lark leaves Bahruul debriefs the others on what he and Pwent had learnt.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><u>magic_gathering2001 </u></p><p><span style="color: Yellow">"Bye Lark!"</span> Pwent helps Bahruul fill in his friends.</p><p> </p><p><u>unleashed </u></p><p>Listening as Bahruul and Pwent fill them in about what they heard from Lark, Keryth says, <span style="color: Silver">“Well, it seems Lark is well informed. So where did you want to start Byntrou...are you looking for anyplace in particular?”</span></p><p></p><p><u>D20Dazza </u></p><p>Bahruul looks expectantly at Bryn <span style="color: Orange">"Yes petik, where should we start?"</span></p><p></p><p><u>jkason </u></p><p>Byntrou falters for a moment as the group looks to him, then more or less regains his compusure to make suggestions. <span style="color: DarkRed">"Well, we could find the local temples, see if they've heard anything or experienced any unreported trouble. And since we know from Lark that the mining company brought in priests, perhaps a visit to the mining office might yield some insights or aid? And, of course, it's probably always good to find out just what a town has to offer in terms of other goods and services, especially if this might prove a temporary base for us."</span></p><p> </p><p><u>magic_gathering2001 </u></p><p><span style="color: Yellow">"Well if we've got all that stuff t'do we should get goin'. Where do we go first?"</span></p><p> </p><p><u>unleashed </u></p><p><span style="color: Silver"> “I suppose that depends if and when everyone closes their businesses for the day. If we can find any open, the stores and such first I think, then perhaps the temples and mining office. We don’t want to give anyone too much warning about our objectives here if we can manage it...hopefully that order will cut down the chances of us being ambushed by any perpetrators too, if they don’t want people investigating their exploits,”</span> Keryth adds with a wry grin.</p><p> </p><p><u>D20Dazza </u></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"Well then, let's be off"</span> Bahruul adds as he rises from his chair and heads towards the door, a huge grin plastered across his broad face.</p><p> </p><p><u>jkason </u></p><p>Byntrou smiles and follows the others out the door. <span style="color: DarkRed">"Shopping it is. That might help establish us as tourists, come to think of it. Doesn't hurt to have a more benign explanation for our presence."</span></p><p></p><p><u>unleashed </u></p><p>Keryth’s face takes on a pensive look at Byntrou’s mention of tourists, wondering how many people would tour a cluster of mining towns as he follows the pair of bous outside.</p><p> </p><p><u>jkason </u></p><p>Byntrou gives Keryth a wink as he adds, <span style="color: DarkRed">"One of the advantages of being part of a race that tends to live in seclusion: for all most folk know, bous have a deep and abiding interest in human mining practices."</span></p><p> </p><p><u>unleashed </u></p><p><span style="color: Silver"> “I suppose you’re right Byntrou, most know little of bous, in fact you could probably get away with almost anything among the uninitiated,”</span> Keryth remarks, grinning.</p><p> </p><p><u>D20Dazza </u></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"And we do"</span> Bahruul adds with a wink at his herdmate.</p><p> </p><p><u>Nonlethal Force </u></p><p>[Sblock=OOC]Not meaning to squash the smalltalk as I'm assuming it happens along the way and thus is welcome to continue ... [/Sblock]</p><p></p><p>The party leaves the inn and finds that many of the shops are indeed already closed. There are several temples that appear to have vigils throughout the night as there are well trimmed candles in the windows. There also seems to be several bars and taverns open as well. The merchant shops are more difficult to find in the first place - except for those that specialize in mining equipment. The majority of the mining shops have been closed since sun down, however. In the short amount of searching they have done (not near long enough to walk the entire civilized area) the party is able to find a small mining shop that appears to be open for business. It also appears to be a small shop run out of the family home as there is a single candle lit in the shop portion and there are several lit candles on the floor above.</p><p> </p><p><u>unleashed </u></p><p>Looking between the pair of bous, Keryth chuckles softly and adds, <span style="color: Silver">“Well hopefully you can continue to use that lack of knowledge to our advantage.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 2820621, member: 35788"] [U]magic_gathering2001 [/U] [Color=Yellow]"Our buisness and his stories are the same. Are we here to investergate an artefact in some mines, or did I miss somthin'?" [/Color] [U]unleashed [/U] [Color=Silver]“No, you haven’t missed anything Pwent, but Byntrou wanted to explore the town and discuss how we proceed from here...though it sounds like the pair of you staying down here and eating, has shortened our hunt for information about the mines and what has gone on there,”[/Color] Keryth replies, slapping Pwent on the shoulder and grinning. [U]Nonlethal Force [/U] [Color=MediumTurquoise]Bahruul, Pwent:[/Color] Before Byntrou, Keryth, and Destiny arrive Lark has an opportunity to answer Pwent's question. [Color=Lime]"The tunnels were engraved with a unique pattern. There were stretches for 30 maybe 40 feet that looked like it had a single horizontal lighting bolt crudely carved into the wall. We couldn't make neither heads nor tales of it, but that was present in the odd tunnels. They also were a bit smaller than the tunnels we typically make for the purposes of mining. Of course, we also use those tunnels to extract the coal and stones."[/Color] Lark adds, [Color=Lime]"Well, I wouldn't want to keep you from your business. Bahruul, Pwent ... it was my pleasure. Thanks for being good chaps and listening to a poor miner's tales. If you are looking for work, the guild office is not too far from the mine entrance on the north side of town. I think most of you could find work."[/Color] He glances to Destiny and adds, [Color=Lime]"Every mining team needs a canary, too."[/Color] He smiles broadly and stands, prepared to leave if nobody has anything else for him. [U]D20Dazza [/U] Once Lark leaves Bahruul debriefs the others on what he and Pwent had learnt. [U]magic_gathering2001 [/U] [Color=Yellow]"Bye Lark!"[/Color] Pwent helps Bahruul fill in his friends. [U]unleashed [/U] Listening as Bahruul and Pwent fill them in about what they heard from Lark, Keryth says, [Color=Silver]“Well, it seems Lark is well informed. So where did you want to start Byntrou...are you looking for anyplace in particular?”[/Color] [U]D20Dazza [/U] Bahruul looks expectantly at Bryn [Color=Orange]"Yes petik, where should we start?"[/Color] [U]jkason [/U] Byntrou falters for a moment as the group looks to him, then more or less regains his compusure to make suggestions. [Color=DarkRed]"Well, we could find the local temples, see if they've heard anything or experienced any unreported trouble. And since we know from Lark that the mining company brought in priests, perhaps a visit to the mining office might yield some insights or aid? And, of course, it's probably always good to find out just what a town has to offer in terms of other goods and services, especially if this might prove a temporary base for us."[/Color] [U]magic_gathering2001 [/U] [Color=Yellow]"Well if we've got all that stuff t'do we should get goin'. Where do we go first?"[/Color] [U]unleashed [/U] [Color=Silver] “I suppose that depends if and when everyone closes their businesses for the day. If we can find any open, the stores and such first I think, then perhaps the temples and mining office. We don’t want to give anyone too much warning about our objectives here if we can manage it...hopefully that order will cut down the chances of us being ambushed by any perpetrators too, if they don’t want people investigating their exploits,”[/Color] Keryth adds with a wry grin. [U]D20Dazza [/U] [Color=Orange]"Well then, let's be off"[/Color] Bahruul adds as he rises from his chair and heads towards the door, a huge grin plastered across his broad face. [U]jkason [/U] Byntrou smiles and follows the others out the door. [Color=DarkRed]"Shopping it is. That might help establish us as tourists, come to think of it. Doesn't hurt to have a more benign explanation for our presence."[/Color] [U]unleashed [/U] Keryth’s face takes on a pensive look at Byntrou’s mention of tourists, wondering how many people would tour a cluster of mining towns as he follows the pair of bous outside. [U]jkason [/U] Byntrou gives Keryth a wink as he adds, [Color=DarkRed]"One of the advantages of being part of a race that tends to live in seclusion: for all most folk know, bous have a deep and abiding interest in human mining practices."[/Color] [U]unleashed [/U] [Color=Silver] “I suppose you’re right Byntrou, most know little of bous, in fact you could probably get away with almost anything among the uninitiated,”[/Color] Keryth remarks, grinning. [U]D20Dazza [/U] [Color=Orange]"And we do"[/Color] Bahruul adds with a wink at his herdmate. [U]Nonlethal Force [/U] [Sblock=OOC]Not meaning to squash the smalltalk as I'm assuming it happens along the way and thus is welcome to continue ... [/Sblock] The party leaves the inn and finds that many of the shops are indeed already closed. There are several temples that appear to have vigils throughout the night as there are well trimmed candles in the windows. There also seems to be several bars and taverns open as well. The merchant shops are more difficult to find in the first place - except for those that specialize in mining equipment. The majority of the mining shops have been closed since sun down, however. In the short amount of searching they have done (not near long enough to walk the entire civilized area) the party is able to find a small mining shop that appears to be open for business. It also appears to be a small shop run out of the family home as there is a single candle lit in the shop portion and there are several lit candles on the floor above. [U]unleashed [/U] Looking between the pair of bous, Keryth chuckles softly and adds, [Color=Silver]“Well hopefully you can continue to use that lack of knowledge to our advantage.”[/Color] [/QUOTE]
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