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<blockquote data-quote="James McMurray" data-source="post: 258533" data-attributes="member: 743"><p>“A few years ago, me and my friends (who prefer to remain private) found a portal to another world. This world was seemingly composed entirely of rock and stone, except for the small cave where the portal opened to. This cave’s walls were literally covered in diamonds. We later found out that the portal we had found was a gateway to the Elemental Plane of Earth, where all things earthen are born.</p><p></p><p>Digging and shoveling, we quickly removed all of the diamonds from the outer wall. Although most of them shattered when brought out of the cave, several of them survived the trip. We used the profits from those to hire on crews to dig and supplies. After a few months, we had a thriving diamond mine.</p><p></p><p>Lately however, we have been unable to mine. One of the creatures native to the plane has decided to take our place for his lair. We have had run-ins with a few denizens before, but have been able to handle them ourselves up until now. This thing killed our guards with ease. We would like to hire you and anyone else you care to bring to chase off or kill this intruder.”</p><p></p><p>“Very interesting indeed. What did “the thing” look like? Or has anyone ever seen it and lived to tell about it? What are the wounds like on the dead? Or do they just disappear? How long have you been battling with it? What have you done so far to kill it (what has failed)? Has it been immune to magic? You understand I’d like to know as much as I can, so that we may combat it with more efficiency.</p><p></p><p>It was a large beast, easily 8 feet tall. The thing had a wide round body that looked to b made of rocks and stone. Around its body were three arms, each evenly spaced and ending in two-pronged claws. Between these arms were eyes, also evenly spaced. The creature’s top was a giant mouth, and it stood upon three fat legs like a tripod.</p><p></p><p>It burst forth from the walls to strike, and dove back in afterwards. Although a few of my men managed to hit it, their battle axes glanced off. One miner got in a lucky shot with a pick though, and the thing moved off. We evacuated after that, and have sent a couple of parties in to see if it still is there. There inability to return has made me certain that it is.</p><p></p><p>This, of course, means we are interested in the job. But I would like a percentage of your profits from the mine, or a fair share of the diamonds. I only ask this because I am certain my efficient and talented crew can overpower any beast that comes their way. I am willing to commit quite a bit of manpower to this cause, so, you see, it is only fair I can promise my people something fair in return for what could cost them their lives. I know your offering price is 10,000 gp, which I could see would be fair for adequate hunters, but my group is more than adequate—much more. Plus, I have to consider that their assistance is also being requested by the Gran March to bring down the undead that have besieged the territory. That mission would surely bring them fortune, as well as fame. But, many of them have grown up here and made this town their home. If there is anything they can do to further the wealth of the town and its prominence in the area, then they would make that a priority. So, you see, it’s a matter of pride for their homeland and, well, to be quite honest, we both know good help does not come cheap.”</p><p></p><p>She smiles and leans forward, certain that a business man such as himself would understand such “propositions”. “It would be most handy for you to make friends with the townspeople, as you will be doing much business here and getting workers for your mines from here. Am I correct?”</p><p></p><p>She sits back and crosses her legs, looks rather casual, then continues “I, myself have learned the generosity among these people goes a long, long way to meeting mutual goals. I have been helping them and they, in return, have been helping me. They are an eager, kind lot of people, as I’m sure you’ll find out.”</p><p></p><p>This area is actually immaterial to our mine. Our offices are currently located here, as is the entranceway to our mine. However, we can easily relocate that. The area you are in now is nowhere near Lopolla. Indeed, it is not even in Ket. When you came down the passageway, you passed through a magical field which transported you here.</p><p></p><p>We did come to Lopolla as we believed it would be an excellent resource for workers. However, our time is growing short, as I believe the thing may be feeding upon our gems. Many of the creatures of that plane eat metals and gems, and I fear that our profits may be rapidly dwindling. If everything works out though, we will be getting workers from here as well. I would certainly prefer to have such a large trading city as an ally.</p><p></p><p>Amastacia inquires as to how many people have gone and no come back, to which Marco replies, “We have sent one group of our own in, three men whose job it was to scout, not combat the beast. In addition to their loss, there was the men who were I believe part of your band? Those three have also yet to return.”</p><p></p><p>“Well, m’lady, I certainly understand your position. We’re in a bit of a bind here. I can go as high as 20,000gp bounty on the beast, or a 5% share in mining profits. Of course, there is no way to know how destructive the creature has been to our seams, so it is possible that the 5% may not be an equal value.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James McMurray, post: 258533, member: 743"] “A few years ago, me and my friends (who prefer to remain private) found a portal to another world. This world was seemingly composed entirely of rock and stone, except for the small cave where the portal opened to. This cave’s walls were literally covered in diamonds. We later found out that the portal we had found was a gateway to the Elemental Plane of Earth, where all things earthen are born. Digging and shoveling, we quickly removed all of the diamonds from the outer wall. Although most of them shattered when brought out of the cave, several of them survived the trip. We used the profits from those to hire on crews to dig and supplies. After a few months, we had a thriving diamond mine. Lately however, we have been unable to mine. One of the creatures native to the plane has decided to take our place for his lair. We have had run-ins with a few denizens before, but have been able to handle them ourselves up until now. This thing killed our guards with ease. We would like to hire you and anyone else you care to bring to chase off or kill this intruder.” “Very interesting indeed. What did “the thing” look like? Or has anyone ever seen it and lived to tell about it? What are the wounds like on the dead? Or do they just disappear? How long have you been battling with it? What have you done so far to kill it (what has failed)? Has it been immune to magic? You understand I’d like to know as much as I can, so that we may combat it with more efficiency. It was a large beast, easily 8 feet tall. The thing had a wide round body that looked to b made of rocks and stone. Around its body were three arms, each evenly spaced and ending in two-pronged claws. Between these arms were eyes, also evenly spaced. The creature’s top was a giant mouth, and it stood upon three fat legs like a tripod. It burst forth from the walls to strike, and dove back in afterwards. Although a few of my men managed to hit it, their battle axes glanced off. One miner got in a lucky shot with a pick though, and the thing moved off. We evacuated after that, and have sent a couple of parties in to see if it still is there. There inability to return has made me certain that it is. This, of course, means we are interested in the job. But I would like a percentage of your profits from the mine, or a fair share of the diamonds. I only ask this because I am certain my efficient and talented crew can overpower any beast that comes their way. I am willing to commit quite a bit of manpower to this cause, so, you see, it is only fair I can promise my people something fair in return for what could cost them their lives. I know your offering price is 10,000 gp, which I could see would be fair for adequate hunters, but my group is more than adequate—much more. Plus, I have to consider that their assistance is also being requested by the Gran March to bring down the undead that have besieged the territory. That mission would surely bring them fortune, as well as fame. But, many of them have grown up here and made this town their home. If there is anything they can do to further the wealth of the town and its prominence in the area, then they would make that a priority. So, you see, it’s a matter of pride for their homeland and, well, to be quite honest, we both know good help does not come cheap.” She smiles and leans forward, certain that a business man such as himself would understand such “propositions”. “It would be most handy for you to make friends with the townspeople, as you will be doing much business here and getting workers for your mines from here. Am I correct?” She sits back and crosses her legs, looks rather casual, then continues “I, myself have learned the generosity among these people goes a long, long way to meeting mutual goals. I have been helping them and they, in return, have been helping me. They are an eager, kind lot of people, as I’m sure you’ll find out.” This area is actually immaterial to our mine. Our offices are currently located here, as is the entranceway to our mine. However, we can easily relocate that. The area you are in now is nowhere near Lopolla. Indeed, it is not even in Ket. When you came down the passageway, you passed through a magical field which transported you here. We did come to Lopolla as we believed it would be an excellent resource for workers. However, our time is growing short, as I believe the thing may be feeding upon our gems. Many of the creatures of that plane eat metals and gems, and I fear that our profits may be rapidly dwindling. If everything works out though, we will be getting workers from here as well. I would certainly prefer to have such a large trading city as an ally. Amastacia inquires as to how many people have gone and no come back, to which Marco replies, “We have sent one group of our own in, three men whose job it was to scout, not combat the beast. In addition to their loss, there was the men who were I believe part of your band? Those three have also yet to return.” “Well, m’lady, I certainly understand your position. We’re in a bit of a bind here. I can go as high as 20,000gp bounty on the beast, or a 5% share in mining profits. Of course, there is no way to know how destructive the creature has been to our seams, so it is possible that the 5% may not be an equal value.” [/QUOTE]
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