Scotley
Hero
Banking
The bill does arrive following a gesture from Gustav. The 10 gold proves more than adequate despite a 'seasonal' surcharge. After stroll down to the boat the ride back proves only slightly unpleasant as the heat and humidity are on the rise. A flask of chilled wine and juice 'to go' wisely acquired by Gustav and a shade draped over poles on the boat provide welcome cooling. You find yourself back at the port after a short ride. Gustav leads you to a door previously unnoticed in the halls of the Port Authority. While the door is marked with carvings in a nautical motif that looks vaguely familiar their is no sign. Gustav opens the door which leads into a small cool chamber with heavy wood paneling and a thick crown molding decorated with a pattern making it look like a thick rope. Continue magical flames burn on each wall in decorative gimbal mounts like those common on ships, but completely unnecessary on land. While you are clearly in a building on land the details of the room are designed to give the feeling of being aboard a fine ship. There is one other door in the room. Next to it a man in uniform stands at attention holding a halberd at port arms. His uniform takes styling cues from that of the Imperial Marines, though without any official insignia. There is a desk in the room and a man rises from behind it. He is a tall fit human of perhaps 50 with greying temples and a well tailored dark suit that you suspect was made in the fine shops of the Western Reach. His coloration suggests he could be from the Reach as well though his greeting comes without accent as he shakes Gustav's hand. "Good Morning Gustav, always a pleasure to see you." The Port Authorty returns the greeting warmly. The bank man turns to you with hand extended. "Captain Stormwarden I presume? A pleasure to meet you sir. I am Mr. Trilby. Welcome to the Imperial Captain's Bank." He smells mildly of shaving lotion and soap. Michael can't help but notice that he is being looked over carefully. Trilby wears a thick silver ring lined with arcane runes and there is an obvious wand protruding from his jacket. Given the fine tailoring of the suit it seems likely the wand is visible by design. He motions to a large guest book on his desk. "If you'll be so good as to sign in I'll let Mr. Nicklebee know your here." The Guest book is thick bond linen paper bound in smooth leather and printed with a tasteful green lines and scroll-work. A carefully folded cover sheet is clipped to the open page and a decorative yet substantial weight lays in the center of the book to keep pages from 'accidentally' being turned, thus protecting the privacy of the customers. A quality pen in a marble inkwell stands ready.
The bill does arrive following a gesture from Gustav. The 10 gold proves more than adequate despite a 'seasonal' surcharge. After stroll down to the boat the ride back proves only slightly unpleasant as the heat and humidity are on the rise. A flask of chilled wine and juice 'to go' wisely acquired by Gustav and a shade draped over poles on the boat provide welcome cooling. You find yourself back at the port after a short ride. Gustav leads you to a door previously unnoticed in the halls of the Port Authority. While the door is marked with carvings in a nautical motif that looks vaguely familiar their is no sign. Gustav opens the door which leads into a small cool chamber with heavy wood paneling and a thick crown molding decorated with a pattern making it look like a thick rope. Continue magical flames burn on each wall in decorative gimbal mounts like those common on ships, but completely unnecessary on land. While you are clearly in a building on land the details of the room are designed to give the feeling of being aboard a fine ship. There is one other door in the room. Next to it a man in uniform stands at attention holding a halberd at port arms. His uniform takes styling cues from that of the Imperial Marines, though without any official insignia. There is a desk in the room and a man rises from behind it. He is a tall fit human of perhaps 50 with greying temples and a well tailored dark suit that you suspect was made in the fine shops of the Western Reach. His coloration suggests he could be from the Reach as well though his greeting comes without accent as he shakes Gustav's hand. "Good Morning Gustav, always a pleasure to see you." The Port Authorty returns the greeting warmly. The bank man turns to you with hand extended. "Captain Stormwarden I presume? A pleasure to meet you sir. I am Mr. Trilby. Welcome to the Imperial Captain's Bank." He smells mildly of shaving lotion and soap. Michael can't help but notice that he is being looked over carefully. Trilby wears a thick silver ring lined with arcane runes and there is an obvious wand protruding from his jacket. Given the fine tailoring of the suit it seems likely the wand is visible by design. He motions to a large guest book on his desk. "If you'll be so good as to sign in I'll let Mr. Nicklebee know your here." The Guest book is thick bond linen paper bound in smooth leather and printed with a tasteful green lines and scroll-work. A carefully folded cover sheet is clipped to the open page and a decorative yet substantial weight lays in the center of the book to keep pages from 'accidentally' being turned, thus protecting the privacy of the customers. A quality pen in a marble inkwell stands ready.
