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<blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 5003194" data-attributes="member: 19688"><p><strong>A Call For Help</strong></p><p></p><p>Two days back together. That was all it took. Two days that had gone quickly. Jovik and Jokad had gone out to procure maps of the region. The warm season would be upon the land soon, and that made it the perfect time to expand their adventures together. Danth seemed reticent. Not reticent to join them, but reticent to just go off on some unstructured journey. He didn't offer any reasons why, but at night, over whisky and cards, he argued that perhaps they should wait to see if something came up. Just a few weeks. "Adventure will find us" he offered on that first night. "Yeah!" Jovik had replied, "But we may grow old waiting for it." Kael understood Danth's desires. The man had ties here stronger than any of them, and he wanted some valid reason before just leaving everyone again. Or at least, that is what Kael guessed. Personally, he was just as ready as Jovik and Jokad to strike out into the wilds once more .... as long as they could avoid the stinking Mushfens and the boggards that called it home.</p><p></p><p>But it had only taken two days for the call to come. Danth need not have been worried. Destiny had not lied to him.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Unthwin Goodfellow, personal secretary and general dogsbody to Lord-Mayor Grobaras, had come knocking at the door of the orphanage just after dinner had been cleared away.</p><p></p><p>He was a short, plump man, red of face and clearly in a semi-permanent state of fluster. "<span style="color: MediumTurquoise">My Lord would see you, if you will. There are urgent matters that concern him, and he wishes that your courage may once again serve the City of Monuments.</span>"</p><p></p><p>There was no point refusing. The man had made you rich once already, and while you owed him no favours, this very well may be the hook you were looking for to dig you out of your fugue of inactivity.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Grobaras is good at welcomes, but tonight he seems withdrawn, his face looks tired, his hand rests against a glass of armagnac.</p><p></p><p>He stands as you enter, and forces a smile. He moves over and shakes each of your hands, enquiring as to how things are going, asking Danth of the orphanage, asking Kael if he feels fine again after his ordeal, and so on. When the pleasantries are done, he dismisses Unthwin, and bids you to sit down.</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: RoyalBlue">There is little rest of Lord-Mayors or heroes, it seems. With Korvosa snapping at our heels, and their power-games slowly playing out behind the scenes, the last thing we needed was another diversion, but a diversion we have.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">Fort Rannick, our most distant holding, and an incredibly vital part of the chain of security that protects this nation-state, has gone silent. I know two of you have served there amongst the Black Arrows, and I thank you for that service. It is also why I have called you here. You know them ... while they serve us incredibly well, they are independent sorts, and prone to lapses of correspondence, shall we say. I am well used to periods of silence, even extended periods, but normally these occur in peaceful times and we just send out a messenger to check on the Fort and remind them of their obligation to send the monthly report to us.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">The last report was a week late when we sent out a rider. He should have been back a week by now, but has not yet returned. That makes any sort of communication almost a month late by now.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">I grow nervous. Possibly unnecessarily so, but Fort Rannick is so vital to us, especially now, and we cannot afford to lose it, and our dominion over the lands it protects. The tax revenue may not be great, but the Fort and towns along the Skull river give us access to an important trade route, timber, and security from the giants and worse that dwell to the north. Perhaps most importantly, it is a jewel that Korvosa would most decidedly like to secure.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">I need your help. I want you to travel to Hook Mountain, to check on Fort Rannick, and make sure that nothing untoward has occurred there. There is a new Captain of the Black Arrows, a man called Jakardros, appointed only three months ago, and while I am sure that everything is fine ... I just worry that perhaps he, or the Fort, may have fallen to Korvosan lies and promises.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">I cannot pay so well this time, but it should be a short trip, perhaps 9 days to get there by horse, or a few days less if you secure passage in the river ferries, and for that I will offer 300gp each, and my gratitude once again.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">You are free to refuse, of course, but I would be incredibly grateful if once-again you came to the protection of this great city, as you have done some selflessly before.</span>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hewligan, post: 5003194, member: 19688"] [b]A Call For Help[/b] Two days back together. That was all it took. Two days that had gone quickly. Jovik and Jokad had gone out to procure maps of the region. The warm season would be upon the land soon, and that made it the perfect time to expand their adventures together. Danth seemed reticent. Not reticent to join them, but reticent to just go off on some unstructured journey. He didn't offer any reasons why, but at night, over whisky and cards, he argued that perhaps they should wait to see if something came up. Just a few weeks. "Adventure will find us" he offered on that first night. "Yeah!" Jovik had replied, "But we may grow old waiting for it." Kael understood Danth's desires. The man had ties here stronger than any of them, and he wanted some valid reason before just leaving everyone again. Or at least, that is what Kael guessed. Personally, he was just as ready as Jovik and Jokad to strike out into the wilds once more .... as long as they could avoid the stinking Mushfens and the boggards that called it home. But it had only taken two days for the call to come. Danth need not have been worried. Destiny had not lied to him. ----- Unthwin Goodfellow, personal secretary and general dogsbody to Lord-Mayor Grobaras, had come knocking at the door of the orphanage just after dinner had been cleared away. He was a short, plump man, red of face and clearly in a semi-permanent state of fluster. "[COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]My Lord would see you, if you will. There are urgent matters that concern him, and he wishes that your courage may once again serve the City of Monuments.[/COLOR]" There was no point refusing. The man had made you rich once already, and while you owed him no favours, this very well may be the hook you were looking for to dig you out of your fugue of inactivity. ----- Grobaras is good at welcomes, but tonight he seems withdrawn, his face looks tired, his hand rests against a glass of armagnac. He stands as you enter, and forces a smile. He moves over and shakes each of your hands, enquiring as to how things are going, asking Danth of the orphanage, asking Kael if he feels fine again after his ordeal, and so on. When the pleasantries are done, he dismisses Unthwin, and bids you to sit down. "[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]There is little rest of Lord-Mayors or heroes, it seems. With Korvosa snapping at our heels, and their power-games slowly playing out behind the scenes, the last thing we needed was another diversion, but a diversion we have. Fort Rannick, our most distant holding, and an incredibly vital part of the chain of security that protects this nation-state, has gone silent. I know two of you have served there amongst the Black Arrows, and I thank you for that service. It is also why I have called you here. You know them ... while they serve us incredibly well, they are independent sorts, and prone to lapses of correspondence, shall we say. I am well used to periods of silence, even extended periods, but normally these occur in peaceful times and we just send out a messenger to check on the Fort and remind them of their obligation to send the monthly report to us. The last report was a week late when we sent out a rider. He should have been back a week by now, but has not yet returned. That makes any sort of communication almost a month late by now. I grow nervous. Possibly unnecessarily so, but Fort Rannick is so vital to us, especially now, and we cannot afford to lose it, and our dominion over the lands it protects. The tax revenue may not be great, but the Fort and towns along the Skull river give us access to an important trade route, timber, and security from the giants and worse that dwell to the north. Perhaps most importantly, it is a jewel that Korvosa would most decidedly like to secure. I need your help. I want you to travel to Hook Mountain, to check on Fort Rannick, and make sure that nothing untoward has occurred there. There is a new Captain of the Black Arrows, a man called Jakardros, appointed only three months ago, and while I am sure that everything is fine ... I just worry that perhaps he, or the Fort, may have fallen to Korvosan lies and promises. I cannot pay so well this time, but it should be a short trip, perhaps 9 days to get there by horse, or a few days less if you secure passage in the river ferries, and for that I will offer 300gp each, and my gratitude once again. You are free to refuse, of course, but I would be incredibly grateful if once-again you came to the protection of this great city, as you have done some selflessly before.[/COLOR]" [/QUOTE]
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