Airwalkrr's Shackled City IC

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

sorry.
Floch slips into the stores, close the door behind him and examine the locks as the others speak to the gnome.

 

[Rhun]

[sblock=Inside Ghelve's Locks]
The powerfully built dwarf at the counter growls low in his throat, and takes a deep pull off of his elaborately crafted meerschaum pipe. He blows the fragrant smoke out into the air, and glares up at the tall gnome locksmith with a single, icy-blue eye. His voice is coarse, and his tone abrupt as he continues to question the shopkeeper. "What about somethin' else then, Keygan? Do you keep some sort of master key for your locks? Two of my friends are missing, and I am..." The dwarf takes his time to enunciate his next words very slowly for the locksmith "extremely determined to find them."

The dwarf looks dour and grim, dressed in travel-stained leathers over a chainmail shirt. Even from a distance of a few feet, the scent of rich earth and cheap beer can be smelled over the tobacco he smokes. His pack and shield rest against the counter, and a dwarven waraxe is slung across his back...


Baelor:

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[Bohemian Ear-Spork]

[Sblock=Outside]Seeing that there's now two people speaking to Goran, Simon swings his axe over his shoulder and strolls causally towards them while still smiling. "No problems, I hope? I do dislike problems, friends. They're no good to anyone, and can simply ruin a man's day." He ostentatiously shifts his grip upon the greataxe, while silently planning to drop the heavy damned thing and make use of his natural talents should matters grow difficult.
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[airwalkrr]

[sblock=Rhun]Lorthan and Sondor Ironfold were a married couple so their home had the same set of locks, all opened by the same key. Sorry if I wasn't more explicit. Perhaps you'd like to amend your text. Still, I'll have Ghelve respond to your question along similar lines.[/sblock][sblock=Inside Ghelve's Locks]"I have no need for a skeleton key. With a proper toolkit I can fashion a key for any of my locks in an hour or less. However, if you are implying I had anything to do with your friends' disappearances, that is preposterous. I have been making locks for this city for decades and have a sterling reputation, I'll have you know."[/sblock][sblock=Outside the shop]"No problems," the blonde half-elf says with a guarded tone, "I was merely commenting to your friend here how it appears we are at coinciding purposes. You are looking for vanished children; we seek our vanished friend. The two incidences may be related, and we'd be willing to help for as long as that remains so...unless of course, we are unwelcome."[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

[sblock=Rhun]Lorthan and Sondor Ironfold were a married couple so their home had the same set of locks, all opened by the same key. Sorry if I wasn't more explicit. Perhaps you'd like to amend your text. Still, I'll have Ghelve respond to your question along similar lines.[/sblock]

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I'll get my post fixed up...definitely had the wrong impression. It was the line "their houses" that confused me.
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[Rhun]

[sblock=Inside Ghelve's Locks]
"A bit defensive, are we?" asks the dwarf sarcastically, raising his eyebrow, a hint of red coloring his face as if he is getting angry. The dwarf takes another deep pull off of his pipe, and it seems to calm him...a bit. "I merely inquire because I thought it might be possible that a skeleton key might have fallen into the wrong hands. You are the 'expert' here, 'Master' Ghelve."[/sblock]

 

[airwalkrr]

[sblock=Inside Ghelve's Locks]"If I did have a master key and if it had gone missing, I would have reported it to the authorities. But since I have no such key, the point is moot, isn't it? I do apologize for the state of your friends, but that is the law's duty not mine. Now, if there is nothing else, sir, I believe I will say good day. As you can see I have other customers waiting," he says, gesturing to Floch (and anyone else who entered).[/sblock]

 

[Oni]

[sblock=outside]Keth approaches the half-elves with Simon. The big man's bluster made him uncomfortable, something about that fellow was off, maybe more so than the dwarf. Keth pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind, no matter and there were more pressing issues at hand anyway.

Well what do you know about all of this then? [/sblock]

 

[airwalkrr]

[sblock=Outside]The half-elves glance at each other momentarily before looking back. Then the brown-haired one says, "Only that there have been a lot of kidnappings over the last few months. But your group seems to be on to something, what with us standing in front of the locksmith's shop. You think Ghelve had something to do with this?"[/sblock]

 

[Oni]

[sblock=outside]The look that passed between the half-elves made the hair on the back of Keth's neck stand on end. It occured to him that he and the others hadn't been at this long enough for there to be much chance that someone had caught wind of their activities already. This was a little worrisome.

To their question Keth simply shrugged.

How'd you hear of us then? [/sblock]