A Warlock Alone, Island Empire solo game

[Scotley]

"Well, I hear that Lord Contrall has a spinster cousin who lives in her own villa on his estate. She's at least 30 and not rumored to be well blessed with beauty or charm. Indeed even her wealth, which while not great is substantial, has not snared her a husband." He smiles again, "there is no guarantee she would be interested in you as an admirer, but I thought I at least present you with the opportunity. Perhaps she's just been saving herself for the right dashing rogue to sail in and sweep her off her feet."

 

[J. Alexander]

Conservations

"This is just so lovely....we really dont have the time but if we could arragne a casual meeting say at a nice resturante were we can informally meet, then do it.....i do not think a formal date would be appropriate at this time though. Anything else of interest?"

 

[Scotley]

"I'll see what I can arrange, I don't have any contacts with the lady as yet. I merely discovered her existence and thought it might be an area where you'd have better luck than I." He sighs, "I'm still at the point of deciding which servants' gossip to believe and what to treat as suspect. They all have tales of hidden secrets and their master's depravity. Very little of it is credible. It takes much longer to develop contacts we can really use. Finding the backstabbers and sellouts is all well and good, but I don't trust them. I prefer the blindly loyal and none to bright. They can often be duped into doing what I want all the while thinking they are helping their master."

 

[J. Alexander]

Conservations

"Take the slower course in developing contacts. As for the lady, find out what you can and I will prusue it when i can...especially if she has land holidngs that i can use as a pretext for a visit for commercial reasons. Now enjoy yourself for the night.....if we press things to hard we will only set ourself back even more when things go screwy....lets just play out the hand as it developes" Michael will then return with Nicholas to the main deck where he will pass around a selection of good cigars.

 

[Scotley]

Evening aboard the Retribution

"As you say Captain. I believe I'll seek my bunk now. I've got another busy day tomorrow." Upon returning to the deck, Nac'Losin, with the keen eye of a native to this tobacco growing isle snags the best of the cigars presented. Grumbar opts for the largest of the lot and puffs contentedly. Imparell and Mangrum light up as well, while Willum delines saying that smoking is hard on his voice. Guiseppi also takes cigar wanting to fit in, but looks a little green as he puffs only tentatively.

The group seems content as they take their ease with their cigars. The smoke seems to help with the mosquitoes that have recently joined the party in the wake of the daytime heat. The hide of the amphibians seems to be immune to the little pests, while human, half-elf and dwarf all seem tastier fare.

 

[J. Alexander]

Conservations

Michael will realx with the crew/officers until bed time. Checking the wards and resetting those around his room even going so far as to whisper a brief prayer before settling in for the night.

With the breaking of dawn, Michael will await the crews return before setting off into town.

 

[Scotley]

Answered Prayers

Michael's prayers seem to have been answered. The evening is completely uneventful and he gets a good nights sleep.

In the morning crewmen begin to trickle in just after first light. Some great each other eagerly, others are clearly nursing hangovers. A few come on the arm of a female companion and some part with tears or passionate kisses. Grumbar apparently exhausted himself yesterday for breakfast is toasted bread from yesterday with a little jam and butter, some fresh fruit, some sliced ham and coffee. He and his galley assistants are overseeing the loading of provisions. The officers seem to have turned out early, their clothes starched to greet the returning men. Michael notes that despite wearing their better clothes the officers look rather mismatched as their is no designated uniform for the crew or marines. Chandar and Nac'Losin chat amiably on the foredeck and exchange greetings with returning men, while Guisseppi, Mangrum and Imparell are amid-ship flanking the gangway to see that no contraband is brought aboard and to talk with potential new recruits brought in with the existing men.

OOC: Will you be taking Grond? What's the destination?

 

[J. Alexander]

The Shore

The crew arriving back, Michael will head to the villiage and look at it's shops. With Grond in toe he looks for a tailor shop as well as a boot maker...and a general factor for cargos. At the tailors he will inquire as to the avaiabilty of hiring an apprentice to sail with the ship and make uniforms for the officers and the crew and the same with the boot maker. At the factor's shops' Michael will inquire as to the avaialbity of tobacco and produce cargos that can be purchases and of course anything else of interest.

 

[Scotley]

The most sizable tailors shops appears to be Rhode's--The painted sign in the window offers, quality garments for Gentlemen, Ladies and Children as well as alterations and repairs; and occuping a storefront in the much larger Marine Sail works is The Sailors' Friend Custom Tailoring and Needlework.

Michael has noticed that the Lizard and Toad men generally don't wear shoes. There is a decided lack of bootmakers and cobblers in the area. He does find one small shop near the port--Bertlejar's.

 

[J. Alexander]

Shops

Michael will then proceed as describd above