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<blockquote data-quote="narayan" data-source="post: 6762552" data-attributes="member: 6677509"><p><strong>Billanverthorne, Burrai, Elloral</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Burrai, Elloral</span></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Putyuks is situated thus that it lays beside the southeastern wall, fitted into the corner where one of its many towers juts out beside the corner of Putyuks adjoining house. There is twelve feet of packed earth between the wall and the inn. A stone ditch lies at the base of the wall, interspersed with drainage grates that feed the underground sewers. Putyuks' cooks and table maids periodically empty their slop into those grates leaving a lingering scent of spoiled food in the air. There is also a sharp smell of bile from all the patrons who stumble back here to vomit. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As you step out into the dark to let your darkvision clear from the light of the open doorway you notice there is a lantern beside the backdoor (and Putyuks back door) that are both snuffed out. An instant later you glimpse movement about 15' away. Three cloaked figures lurk against the wall nearer the tower murmuring to each other in low voices. One of them has his hood down while he puffs at an opium pipe revealing a bald head of yellowed skin slashed with scars and marked by tattoos. Another one absently toys with a dagger coated in blade-black to dull reflection off the steel. As you emerge from the inn the three of them stare at you with with culpable distress. One of them mutters something in a strange tongue beneath his breath. <span style="color: #808080">"Mā de! Wǒ chōngshí zǎo!"</span> </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Elloral:</strong> Jabs you in the side with her elbow. -Whispers- <span style="color: #800080">"Three more over here!"</span> She says. A glance on your part confirms another three thugs standing against the wall on the other side of the door (also 15' away). One of those three is much heavier than the others, standing an inch shy of six feet weighing close to three hundred pounds of muscle with a big gut. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Hide armor drapes around his shoulders, riveted with rectangular iron plates, which hangs to chest level beneath his cloak. Beneath that he wears an enlarged blackened-chain shirt lashed together with at least two shirts worth of material to fit around his bulk. Strapped around his gut is a large iron plate embossed with a stylized black lion. His forearms and thick legs are also similarly armored with splint mail vanbraces and greaves. His thighs are protected by the lower part of his blackened chain mail skirt that hangs below his waist like an armored skirt. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>At this tense moment, the big man slowly reaches up to lower his hood. Each of his fingers bares thick rings of silver, gold and platinum that could easily shatter a mans jaw if he had a mind to put his full weight behind a punch. His eyes are full of menacing confidence as he stares with a slightly raised chin, full of his own arrogance. You can tell from the shape of his eyes and the yellowed complexion of his skin that he is Neferese. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>[Burrai:</strong> (Fate Pool Knowledge Local, DC 13: = Auto Success since you have enough ranks.) You recognize this man to be the leader of the Black Lion Mercenary company, commonly known as 'Kong'. Kong came to Cabarda with his gang of thugs shortly before Omars death ten years ago. It is rumored Kong was also once a Gladiator, defeated by Omar over twenty years ago in Nefer. However unlike Omar, Kong never earned his freedom through victory. He had to purchase it with a huge sum. Only once do you remember Omar mentioning Kong. He said <span style="color: #800000">~"Kong was strong like a Gorilla, but he was slow. So long as I dodged his attacks and ignored his taunts he quickly tired."~</span><strong>]</strong> </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Kong's pate is clean shaven and tattooed except for long sideburns, stylized in the way of the orient, that accentuate the thickness of his neck beneath his jaw. Each of his earlobes are pierced with black studs shaped like lions. When he calls out to you his voice holds a tone of ill-intent. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Kong:</strong> -Speaking Common- <span style="color: #000080">"Burrai Steelborn! I will have words with you!"</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>[Burrai:</strong> What do you do?<strong>]</strong></em></p><p></p><p>_______________________________________________</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Billanverthorne</strong></span></p><p></p><p><em>Howls of laughter erupt around you as the moody dwarf seemingly punches the wind out of you. You stumble for a moment, playing out the moment as Burrai and Elloral make their way out of the common room towards the bar and the adjoining backdoor. Meanwhile the pair of watchers step from their booth and move to follow. The man whispers to the woman. <span style="color: #808080">"Go tell Noro we failed, there's going to be a fight!"</span> </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The woman nods and bee-lines for the front door. He on the other hand moves to follow the dwarves.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>[Billanverthorne:</strong> What do you do? If you want to follow either one of them without being noticed you will have to make Hide & Move Silently Checks.<strong>]</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="narayan, post: 6762552, member: 6677509"] [b]Billanverthorne, Burrai, Elloral[/b] [B][SIZE=3]Burrai, Elloral[/SIZE][/B] [I]Putyuks is situated thus that it lays beside the southeastern wall, fitted into the corner where one of its many towers juts out beside the corner of Putyuks adjoining house. There is twelve feet of packed earth between the wall and the inn. A stone ditch lies at the base of the wall, interspersed with drainage grates that feed the underground sewers. Putyuks' cooks and table maids periodically empty their slop into those grates leaving a lingering scent of spoiled food in the air. There is also a sharp smell of bile from all the patrons who stumble back here to vomit. As you step out into the dark to let your darkvision clear from the light of the open doorway you notice there is a lantern beside the backdoor (and Putyuks back door) that are both snuffed out. An instant later you glimpse movement about 15' away. Three cloaked figures lurk against the wall nearer the tower murmuring to each other in low voices. One of them has his hood down while he puffs at an opium pipe revealing a bald head of yellowed skin slashed with scars and marked by tattoos. Another one absently toys with a dagger coated in blade-black to dull reflection off the steel. As you emerge from the inn the three of them stare at you with with culpable distress. One of them mutters something in a strange tongue beneath his breath. [COLOR=#808080]"Mā de! Wǒ chōngshí zǎo!"[/COLOR] [B]Elloral:[/B] Jabs you in the side with her elbow. -Whispers- [COLOR=#800080]"Three more over here!"[/COLOR] She says. A glance on your part confirms another three thugs standing against the wall on the other side of the door (also 15' away). One of those three is much heavier than the others, standing an inch shy of six feet weighing close to three hundred pounds of muscle with a big gut. Hide armor drapes around his shoulders, riveted with rectangular iron plates, which hangs to chest level beneath his cloak. Beneath that he wears an enlarged blackened-chain shirt lashed together with at least two shirts worth of material to fit around his bulk. Strapped around his gut is a large iron plate embossed with a stylized black lion. His forearms and thick legs are also similarly armored with splint mail vanbraces and greaves. His thighs are protected by the lower part of his blackened chain mail skirt that hangs below his waist like an armored skirt. At this tense moment, the big man slowly reaches up to lower his hood. Each of his fingers bares thick rings of silver, gold and platinum that could easily shatter a mans jaw if he had a mind to put his full weight behind a punch. His eyes are full of menacing confidence as he stares with a slightly raised chin, full of his own arrogance. You can tell from the shape of his eyes and the yellowed complexion of his skin that he is Neferese. [B][Burrai:[/B] (Fate Pool Knowledge Local, DC 13: = Auto Success since you have enough ranks.) You recognize this man to be the leader of the Black Lion Mercenary company, commonly known as 'Kong'. Kong came to Cabarda with his gang of thugs shortly before Omars death ten years ago. It is rumored Kong was also once a Gladiator, defeated by Omar over twenty years ago in Nefer. However unlike Omar, Kong never earned his freedom through victory. He had to purchase it with a huge sum. Only once do you remember Omar mentioning Kong. He said [COLOR=#800000]~"Kong was strong like a Gorilla, but he was slow. So long as I dodged his attacks and ignored his taunts he quickly tired."~[/COLOR][B]][/B] Kong's pate is clean shaven and tattooed except for long sideburns, stylized in the way of the orient, that accentuate the thickness of his neck beneath his jaw. Each of his earlobes are pierced with black studs shaped like lions. When he calls out to you his voice holds a tone of ill-intent. [B]Kong:[/B] -Speaking Common- [COLOR=#000080]"Burrai Steelborn! I will have words with you!"[/COLOR] [B][Burrai:[/B] What do you do?[B]][/B][/I] _______________________________________________ [SIZE=3][B]Billanverthorne[/B][/SIZE] [I]Howls of laughter erupt around you as the moody dwarf seemingly punches the wind out of you. You stumble for a moment, playing out the moment as Burrai and Elloral make their way out of the common room towards the bar and the adjoining backdoor. Meanwhile the pair of watchers step from their booth and move to follow. The man whispers to the woman. [COLOR=#808080]"Go tell Noro we failed, there's going to be a fight!"[/COLOR] The woman nods and bee-lines for the front door. He on the other hand moves to follow the dwarves. [B][Billanverthorne:[/B] What do you do? If you want to follow either one of them without being noticed you will have to make Hide & Move Silently Checks.[B]][/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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