You rush the pair, by the time they realize they are under attack, the fight is over. With fear in their eyes the guards raise their hands in the air. "Woah Woah! Nesker ain't worth dyin for, nine hells he's hardly worth workin for, in fact..." the guard looks at his mate, looks at you, looks to your swords, and sighs. "Yeah I'm pretty sure we just quit his service if you catch my meaning. Let us leave with our lives, and we will tell you what you need to know to get to him.
OOC: Assuming you accept this offer.
* "Here's a rough map, there's lots of twists and turns and I've not got a head for Maps, but it should do ya"
* "Me and her, we used to be part of the Silver Talents (a term for Silver Piece from Or'Lu) when Nesker and his blokes show'd up it was his way or well, it was just his way. He let us work for him, but he always gives us the crud jobs like guarding entrance while the rest of them work on the ritual. We find ways to keep entertained though" ::chuckle::
* What ritual, oh yeah right you dont know, apparently Nesker is some dwarf trained assassin, wants to bind all his soldiers with spirits from the, err "Fay Night?" Thats not quite right, but its something like that. Only his most trusted men are going through with the ritual, hes got the rest of us doing other things, I know he sent a big group off to the mainland, not sure what for though...
*The girl pipes in "I heard one of Nesker's men talking about some kind of power ally in the deeper caves, one with a connection to the force he is wanting to tap. Apparently Nesker is excited because this force did something the elves recently, and that was "a sign that the prophecy was coming to pass"
*There are two main paths to Nesker, the direct route through several more check points, and the other route which let me tell you is not a fun hike, you'll squeeze, you'll get wet, but if you don't fall and die, you'll pop out right in the middle of the ritual.
OOC: You know the following regarding what you just heard.
-Silver Talents, a decent group of bandits, modeled after the Gold Legion (a very famous merc group out of Or'Lu)
-Nesker - Dwarven for Ghost Spirit.
-Dwarven assassin clans are rumored to fold shadow essence into their souls granting them terrible powers.
OOC: Give me Arcana, History, and or Religion Checks. Decide whether you want to straight shot through the cave that is well guarded or the challenging route that isn't. Ask any questions you have.