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<blockquote data-quote="Aura" data-source="post: 6294018" data-attributes="member: 6747658"><p><u>Commander Jacobson</u></p><p>[align=left]http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140330070323/livingpf/images/7/73/Jacobson.jpg[/align]The commander straightens her tunic after closing the door and walks to a behind the head chair of the table and waits for Mystie to finish before speaking. Holding her hand up to get attention, she lays out the situation before you. <span style="color: #0000ff">"Thank you all for coming. Let's get down to it. I am Commander Jacobson of the Incudine District. The past few months have seen a slowly growing level of rat activity here in Venza. Already, two groups have been hired here in this very inn to combat the worst cases. Low grade sell-swords have been hired for other cases as well. My White Cloaks have also responded to other cases, some actual, some just scared citizens seeing things. Although many of the rats are ordinary and, frankly, just plain irritating, others are large, aggressive, and even strangely malformed. The worst case came from the Moretti case, where a single individual weighed in at about 120 pounds and had strange spikes sticking out of him. I'm sure Hawk, Crue and Wahyu here,"</span> she gestures across the table, <span style="color: #0000ff">"are fully familiar with that beast."</span></p><p></p><p>Jacobson pauses to take a sip from her mug before continuing. <span style="color: #0000ff">"Anyway, all this rat killing has only helped with the most pointed outbreaks. The greater problem continues without end. Already, there have been a small number of rat attacks, a couple fatalities, including one sell-sword, and a growing concern about disease. Talks between the commanders focus on how to identify and stop the source of the problem. And despite some clues, we don't have enough to go on."</span> The woman sighs, a tiny shred of emotion breaking through her tightly controlled facade.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"Last night,"</span> she continues, <span style="color: #0000ff">"We may have had a break. One of the military's scouts came to me with a story that is worth checking out. He was two days out, to the south, and found a site along the Orino River. What made it special was the goblins fleeing some underground complex, shouting about rats. His Goblin is pretty bad, so he couldn't get details, but he thinks whatever is in there is dangerous and may be part of our rat problem here in Venza. When his higher ups did not consider a rat plague a military problem, he brought the issue to me."</span></p><p></p><p>Pulling her chair out, Jacobson sits down. <span style="color: #0000ff">"I don't have the men to spare for this. They are working extra shifts and we are still falling behind. And I sure don't have the authority to send them two days out for a simple recon. It may be nothing. The goblins might have seen shadows and panicked. We don't know. So what I want to hire you to do is go there, enter the site, and figure out if this is a clue to the rat plague. If so, bring back any information or evidence you can. If you see a fix, please, see what you can do. However, the big priority is information. We need to know what's going on."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"And if the goblins get in your way,"</span> the woman narrows her eyes, <span style="color: #0000ff">"Deal with them by any means necessary."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"You'll get 100 gold each, up front, against the usual per day earnings. You can use this to buy gear, buy or rent horses, and even hire a guide, if you wish. Here is a map."</span> Pulling a scroll tube off her belt, Jacobson's small, weathered hands roll it out onto the table. <span style="color: #0000ff">"Enough of my voice,"</span> she concludes. <span style="color: #0000ff">"Any questions?"</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=ooc]I will make a map for you all, it's just late and I need to get to bed. Just imagine you're seeing the map for now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> This post took longer than I thought.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aura, post: 6294018, member: 6747658"] [U]Commander Jacobson[/U] [align=left]http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140330070323/livingpf/images/7/73/Jacobson.jpg[/align]The commander straightens her tunic after closing the door and walks to a behind the head chair of the table and waits for Mystie to finish before speaking. Holding her hand up to get attention, she lays out the situation before you. [COLOR=#0000ff]"Thank you all for coming. Let's get down to it. I am Commander Jacobson of the Incudine District. The past few months have seen a slowly growing level of rat activity here in Venza. Already, two groups have been hired here in this very inn to combat the worst cases. Low grade sell-swords have been hired for other cases as well. My White Cloaks have also responded to other cases, some actual, some just scared citizens seeing things. Although many of the rats are ordinary and, frankly, just plain irritating, others are large, aggressive, and even strangely malformed. The worst case came from the Moretti case, where a single individual weighed in at about 120 pounds and had strange spikes sticking out of him. I'm sure Hawk, Crue and Wahyu here,"[/COLOR] she gestures across the table, [COLOR=#0000ff]"are fully familiar with that beast."[/COLOR] Jacobson pauses to take a sip from her mug before continuing. [COLOR=#0000ff]"Anyway, all this rat killing has only helped with the most pointed outbreaks. The greater problem continues without end. Already, there have been a small number of rat attacks, a couple fatalities, including one sell-sword, and a growing concern about disease. Talks between the commanders focus on how to identify and stop the source of the problem. And despite some clues, we don't have enough to go on."[/COLOR] The woman sighs, a tiny shred of emotion breaking through her tightly controlled facade. [COLOR=#0000ff]"Last night,"[/COLOR] she continues, [COLOR=#0000ff]"We may have had a break. One of the military's scouts came to me with a story that is worth checking out. He was two days out, to the south, and found a site along the Orino River. What made it special was the goblins fleeing some underground complex, shouting about rats. His Goblin is pretty bad, so he couldn't get details, but he thinks whatever is in there is dangerous and may be part of our rat problem here in Venza. When his higher ups did not consider a rat plague a military problem, he brought the issue to me."[/COLOR] Pulling her chair out, Jacobson sits down. [COLOR=#0000ff]"I don't have the men to spare for this. They are working extra shifts and we are still falling behind. And I sure don't have the authority to send them two days out for a simple recon. It may be nothing. The goblins might have seen shadows and panicked. We don't know. So what I want to hire you to do is go there, enter the site, and figure out if this is a clue to the rat plague. If so, bring back any information or evidence you can. If you see a fix, please, see what you can do. However, the big priority is information. We need to know what's going on." [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]"And if the goblins get in your way,"[/COLOR] the woman narrows her eyes, [COLOR=#0000ff]"Deal with them by any means necessary."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]"You'll get 100 gold each, up front, against the usual per day earnings. You can use this to buy gear, buy or rent horses, and even hire a guide, if you wish. Here is a map."[/COLOR] Pulling a scroll tube off her belt, Jacobson's small, weathered hands roll it out onto the table. [COLOR=#0000ff]"Enough of my voice,"[/COLOR] she concludes. [COLOR=#0000ff]"Any questions?"[/COLOR] [sblock=ooc]I will make a map for you all, it's just late and I need to get to bed. Just imagine you're seeing the map for now. :) This post took longer than I thought.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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