A Warlock Alone, Island Empire solo game

[Scotley]

Michael enters Rhode's first and finds a very nattily dressed silverhaired human gentleman with a tape measure around his neck and a pincushion strapped to his wrist. "Good morning sir, welcome to Rhodes. I am Abe Rhodes." He extends a hand. Upon talking with Michael for a while he laments that he will be unable to provide a suitable apprentice. "Ours is a family operation--myself, my son and two grandsons." Indeed the old man's progeny can be seen beyond a curtain laboring on a couple of suits. "I do employee a couple of local women to do some basic cutting and seaming as well as repairs when we are very busy, but they are neither skilled nor fast enough to complete such an extensive commission as yours." He looks up with a smile. "I could do up some wonderful clothes for a finely built man such as yourself." He gestures to a couple of well dressed manikins about the shop. In particular he draws your attention to a very nice tasteful Captain's uniform. "I could do something very flattering in your chosen colors of Black and Silver."

The Sailors' Friend is equally disappointing. A human there oversees a large group of local workers, and while they would be happy to take on the commission to complete uniforms for the crew, he becomes very frosty at the notion of letting any of his people go to sea. The work in his shop tends to very plain uniforms and overly embroidered get-ups for sailors with more money than taste to wear on shore leave.

He has better luck on boots. Finneous Berteljar proves to be an able Gnomish craftsman. He has several local apprentices including one toadman, Mel'Botha who is ready to become a journeyman. He would be happy to sign the lad on for a term of 3 months or even longer to make boots or shoes. The question is does Michael have enough shoe wearing crew to justify a full time boot-maker? Will the Lizard and Toad Folk need footwear in the colder northern clime?

 

[Scotley]

Michael considers the choice of factors at the small quiet port on Tregere. As he is looking them over, Grond interrupts, "Captain? Perhaps your friend in the Port Authority could recommend someone?"

 

[J. Alexander]

Shopping

MIchael will engage the bootmaker on the theory it is better to be safe than sorry. As for his uniforms he will ask Mr. Rhodes if he could send his officers around at lunch for measurments in the black and silver motife. Then smiling at Gond he says "My mind is way to occupied, I am so glad you are with me" and headsto the harbort masters office.

 

[Scotley]

Mel'Botha will present himself on the morrow. Berteljar sells you enough raw material, tools and molds to keep the young cobbler busy for months.

Presenting yourself at the Port Authority office Gustav quickly has you admitted. "Always a pleasure Captain. What can I do for you today?"

 

[J. Alexander]

Shopping

"I do apoligize for the interruption but Grond and myself were out and about looking at the town and the avaiabilty of cargos and goods to purchase so we thought we would pop in and pick your brain so to speak as well as to give you this small gift in appreciation of your help." Michaelw ill hand him a small velvet bag containg 4 25gp pearls and 1 50 gp pearl

 

[Scotley]

Port Authority

"Very good." He makes the bag vanish into his desk. "A cargo hmmm," he taps a quill absently on his desk as he considers. "You know the Judith D is laid up in port. A drunken yachtsman cut her off and she struck a reef. Limped in here a couple of weeks ago. The Captain has all his funds tied up in cargo and is having trouble getting her fixed. Its a considerably bigger ship than yours, but Captain Iago might part with a portion of his cargo cheap if you've got hard cash?" He pulls a list from his desk, "She's carrying a load of dried herbs, figs, olive oil and some spices all from the Western Reach. Needless to say he can't sell enough of that stuff on Tregere to pay for his repairs."

 

[J. Alexander]

Shopping

"sounds like an interesting dilemina for him, i shall pay him a visitn. But more than that I wished to drop by and give you that small gift and bid you good bye. I shall be sailing North in a few days and we may not perhaps meet again till my return in a few months. It has been a pleasure as alwasy and i do look forward to seeing you agian"


Like a hound on a scent, Michael and Grond will set off for the ship.

 

[Scotley]

Michael and Grond leave the office and are making their way down the waterfront toward the small inlet where they expect to find the Judith D. Grond says, "Don't look now, but I think we are being followed."

 

[J. Alexander]

The Shore

"Dam, just when i was hoping for a day off"..quietly reaching for the pearl necklace Michael will contact Nicholas. "We are headed to JUdith D and are being followed see if you can observe the observers"...Then switching to Guiessippe Michael says "Giussieppi, please lead a squad of marines into the market area, we may need your assistace"

Then to Grond "Well it is not like were hiding anything, lets continue to the Judith D."

OCC: Sorry having another bout with this friggin cold

 

[Scotley]

You continue on your way at a modest pace to give your people time to get into place.

OOC: Care to make a spot check for yourself and Grond?

OOC: Sorry to hear you are under the weather. If I run across any chicken soup, being the generous guy I am, I'll send it your way rather than keep it for my self.