Constables of the 14th Ward Part 2

[Leif]

[sblock=Alarion]Upjohn's eyebrow cocks upward at Alarion's near slip of the tongue. "And I, also, look forward to testing myself against your considerable skills as a warrior." Upjohn salutes Alarion and withdraws a short distance, where he watches to see if Alarion rides back toward the city.

There are a few scattered buildings about a quarter mile outside the city gates. Well, they look "scattered" compared to the city, but in some parts of the world would be considered a thriving village. There is an inn here, a large stable, a smithy, and several other buildings as well.[/sblock]

 

[Helfdan]

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Though quite tempted to stop at the Inn for a cup of wine and a question or two about this mysterious knight, Alarion decides to ride back to the city. He salutes Upjohn once more, then turns Bayard back towards the gates of the 14th.

On arriving back to the city, he slowly gallops towards the Alphas' beloved Cynosure of Martial and Constitutional Fitness. Mayhap Master-at-Arms Indiract could shed some light on this puzzle.

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[Leif]

[sblock=Alarion of Tovarre]Alarion arrives outside the Cyosure and tethers Bayard outside. Going in, he sees Indract "assisting" or "spotting" or something a very buxom, beautiful, 20-something human lass wearing very tight work-out apparel that just barely hides her very ample "charms."

"Ahh, Sir Alarion, my Lad! He smiles and gives you a sly wink, "I can't assist you with your workout just now, Lad. I've, ahh, got my hands full at the moment, as it were." "You understand, don't you?"[/sblock]

 

[Helfdan]

[sblock=DMs]

Alarion smiles, trying to hold back his laughter. "I merely had some questions for you, good arms-master, but as you are obviously occupied, I can return at a later time." The young knight shakes his head as he exits the Cynosure. He pats Bayard on the head before gracefully stepping into the saddle and heading through the afternoon crowds for the stables. He speaks affably to the steed. "Well, friend, 'tis time for a hay rub-down for you, then to the bath-house with me. After all, with a night off, 'twould be unseemly of me to chastise the beauteous maids of this city with my absence."

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[Leif]

[sblock=Alarion of Tovarre]Bayard snorts his "Affirmative!"[/sblock]

 

[Fenris]

[sblock=Leif and Scotley]
Jonas will head down to the temple of Baracus to get himslef and Bruno healed up, though Bruno was doing well since Jonas had used the wand on him. Once they are fenewed and refreshed, the pair head down tot he docks to check in on the Shiv strike. Down there he will ask around about any large shipments, especially of weapons that may be the Shiv may be doing on or off the books.

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[Leif]

[sblock=Jonas]The priests of Barcarus are very happy to see you, as always. Bruno is on exemplary behavior, and is a big hit as always with the priestesses.

Jonas learns that the Shiv strike is almost over. The Shivs are scheduled to return to work on a limited basis next week, and it is expected that they will resume a full schedule before too long. They just have to hammer out the nitty-gritty of their settlement. And, as usual, the only ones who are expecting to get everything that they asked for are the labor lawyers.

The usual number of shipments of sword blanks and weapons-grade iron and exotic woods have been arriving on schedule. The number of shipments received is within normal parameters each of the past few weeks, but there seems to be a slight up-tick in the length of time that the current surge is ongoing. Nothing too unusual, though. No eyebrows have been raised, really.[/sblock]

 

[Fenris]

[sblock=Leif and Scotley]

OOC: See I may not remeber the rats, But I did remember the strike!

Jonas will walk the lines finding a few familiar faces here and there. Encouraging the strikers and telling them he is glad thye will be back to work soon. He causually asks various shivs about he weapon blanks shipments, who is importing them, and to which shops. He also asks where all the weapons are going with all the imports

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[xedr]

Darius consults with Alarion and Wally. [highlight]"It seems to me that if somebody were buying weapons for the moonies, they would be shopping at one of the hard-up places where they could get better prices. It stands to reason, then, that the moonies are receiving weapons that have been stolen. Perhaps we should be asking about thefts or missing weapons crates."[/highlight]

 

[Leif]

[sblock=Leif and Scotley]
Jonas will walk the lines finding a few familiar faces here and there. Encouraging the strikers and telling them he is glad thye will be back to work soon. He causually asks various shivs about he weapon blanks shipments, who is importing them, and to which shops. He also asks where all the weapons are going with all the imports
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[sblock=Jonas Kewiczak]Jonas learns that the Shivs have been moving loads like this for awhile now, so there is nothing unusual that they notice. Then, Quarphar Stonebrook, an older, almost elderly, Gnomish Shiv, speaks up: "Welllllllll, that's not strictly true. Blue Basilisk has been bringing in a higher number pretty steadily now for a long time to make up for what they're losing." When he says this, several of the others nod in agreement.[/sblock]