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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8669985" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p><em><strong>The Raid</strong></em></p><p></p><p>As Aerikoth and Rosten were on their way back to Thessar’s house, they ran into Dermot and Lloria on the street. The four agreed to proceed to their destination without waiting for their two dwarven companions, who had decided to not venture out into the rainy night and instead prepare for the coming battle. Thessar welcomed them back and was pleased to hear from Aerikoth that Lilly’s father, the cloth merchant Xander, mentioned he might come to express his gratitude for taking care of his daughter. Neither Rosten nor Aerikoth thought they had seen anything unusual while escorting Lilly back, which relieved Thessar.</p><p></p><p>Moving on to the business at hand, the old warrior informed the four adventurers that a package from the Vulture had been delivered by a messenger while they were gone, with a map and some tools. The map showed the Vhammos crypt entrance in the sewers, but the door was locked, so they would either have to use the lockpick tools to try and unlock it, or get through some other way. Lloria took her gauntlets off and began to make a sketch of the proffered sewer map, transcribing what she could onto the back of her city map.</p><p></p><p>Bending over the map, Thessar pointed out that the crypt entrance was in the central part of the eastern sewers, which looked like it could be accessed from either the East Gate or the River Gate districts. As Dermot frowned, Rosten commented that when he and the ranger and the dwarf went down in the sewers last, they weren't exactly empty, the hin observing that it would be dangerous from the moment they went down. Lloria asked what was there and was told there were vampires, along with creatures in the water. Lloria cursed and wondered out loud why there weren’t night watches to make sure that sort of thing didn’t happen. Rosten grinned in response, although his smile did not reach his eyes, asking if she had never been to a port city before.</p><p></p><p>Thessar continued the orientation, informing them that Castle Vhammos sat in the River Gate, while the Vhammos docks were in the East Gate. He mentioned that he had sent the elven wizard Lomilith ahead to the East Gate, to scout out that sewer entrance. Lomilith planned to go to the Old Beard tavern after that, to wait for the party. Chuckling, Thessar said that the elf had not wanted to go back to the River Gate, which is where he nearly got killed at the Black Boot. Rosten was incredulous at first, commenting that Lomilith was about as effective as a paper sword, but acknowledged “any port in a storm” after Thessar, still grinning, asked if he saw anyone else around to help.</p><p></p><p>The old warrior said he understood that the Sharran ritual to make the cloak must start at midnight, but it was unclear how long it would last - could be minutes, could be hours. Dermot summarized his understanding of the plan: they get in, cause some trouble, steal the cloak, kill the vampire lady they heard would be there, and try and make it look like one of the other vampires in the city did it. Aerikoth in his usual dry voice stated that this was not completely accurate, the wizard having surmised a better faction to implicate.</p><p></p><p>Thessar said that reminded him about the note which he had just finished before they arrived, done at Aerikoth and Rosten’s behest. The wizard took the note and explained that it would be more believable and effective to blame the Harpers, and since their representative Jamal was not within the city, she should not fear any reprisal. Dermot and Lloria had some objections to the idea, but after some discussion among the party and Thessar’s observation that they needed to blame someone else for the deed to divert the vampires’ attention, they reluctantly went along with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 8669985, member: 7015827"] [I][B]The Raid[/B][/I] As Aerikoth and Rosten were on their way back to Thessar’s house, they ran into Dermot and Lloria on the street. The four agreed to proceed to their destination without waiting for their two dwarven companions, who had decided to not venture out into the rainy night and instead prepare for the coming battle. Thessar welcomed them back and was pleased to hear from Aerikoth that Lilly’s father, the cloth merchant Xander, mentioned he might come to express his gratitude for taking care of his daughter. Neither Rosten nor Aerikoth thought they had seen anything unusual while escorting Lilly back, which relieved Thessar. Moving on to the business at hand, the old warrior informed the four adventurers that a package from the Vulture had been delivered by a messenger while they were gone, with a map and some tools. The map showed the Vhammos crypt entrance in the sewers, but the door was locked, so they would either have to use the lockpick tools to try and unlock it, or get through some other way. Lloria took her gauntlets off and began to make a sketch of the proffered sewer map, transcribing what she could onto the back of her city map. Bending over the map, Thessar pointed out that the crypt entrance was in the central part of the eastern sewers, which looked like it could be accessed from either the East Gate or the River Gate districts. As Dermot frowned, Rosten commented that when he and the ranger and the dwarf went down in the sewers last, they weren't exactly empty, the hin observing that it would be dangerous from the moment they went down. Lloria asked what was there and was told there were vampires, along with creatures in the water. Lloria cursed and wondered out loud why there weren’t night watches to make sure that sort of thing didn’t happen. Rosten grinned in response, although his smile did not reach his eyes, asking if she had never been to a port city before. Thessar continued the orientation, informing them that Castle Vhammos sat in the River Gate, while the Vhammos docks were in the East Gate. He mentioned that he had sent the elven wizard Lomilith ahead to the East Gate, to scout out that sewer entrance. Lomilith planned to go to the Old Beard tavern after that, to wait for the party. Chuckling, Thessar said that the elf had not wanted to go back to the River Gate, which is where he nearly got killed at the Black Boot. Rosten was incredulous at first, commenting that Lomilith was about as effective as a paper sword, but acknowledged “any port in a storm” after Thessar, still grinning, asked if he saw anyone else around to help. The old warrior said he understood that the Sharran ritual to make the cloak must start at midnight, but it was unclear how long it would last - could be minutes, could be hours. Dermot summarized his understanding of the plan: they get in, cause some trouble, steal the cloak, kill the vampire lady they heard would be there, and try and make it look like one of the other vampires in the city did it. Aerikoth in his usual dry voice stated that this was not completely accurate, the wizard having surmised a better faction to implicate. Thessar said that reminded him about the note which he had just finished before they arrived, done at Aerikoth and Rosten’s behest. The wizard took the note and explained that it would be more believable and effective to blame the Harpers, and since their representative Jamal was not within the city, she should not fear any reprisal. Dermot and Lloria had some objections to the idea, but after some discussion among the party and Thessar’s observation that they needed to blame someone else for the deed to divert the vampires’ attention, they reluctantly went along with it. [/QUOTE]
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