Even Newer(er) Tavern Thread: The Hanged Man

[Lord Sessadore]

Tristan smiles again at Papolstaanas' babbling, then looks off into the distance. In a low voice he utters, "Well, at least there are still some who show respect to the trees, as they should," to no one in particular.
[sblock=OOC]I consider it amusing that none of the characters Tristan is interacting with are slated to be in the same adventure as him, haha. Figures. [/sblock]

 

[CaBaNa]

"Yes, yes, I know who you are Dante Mephisto Gilagmesh" the man says, drawing deeply of his pipe, the pink smoke cloud obfuscating his face as he pauses for a moment and considers the man in front of him.

He nods, seemingly to himself, and then leans in close, I am Veruzak, but keep that to ourselves, you see, I..... should be at my home right now, silly laws about illegal herbs and some such nonsense. I was hoping to catch a friend here, but I haven't seen Bell in some time....so it appears you'll have to do. I see by your dress you study in the arcane, so I have an offer for you. Not here though, we must abscond to a quieter place, however the task I require of you will be too great for one man, so I would ask you gather at least four to five others with you and join me in the back room. You will want some with strength of arms as well as strength of minds. When you have chosen, I will meet you in a back room" Veruzak says, then gets up and starts to walk away, before turning back to Gil, "Oh, and one last thing, no bugbears, disgusting creatures" he says with a shudder as the eladrin's eyes dance over Kane and Kruk's conversations and the mess that their meals have made on the floor around them.

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It is a well-known "secret" (at least amongst the adventuring public) that Veruzak is the head of the Institute for Arcane Cyphers

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Veruzak was arrested, put on trial, and placed under house arrest.

Veruzak was charged with transporting illegal herbs into Daunton from laughing gallows.
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Gil listens to the eladrin in silence, *Who?... Veruzak... Knows my name... Why do I feel like I should know this person... Veruzak... VeruZAK! VERUZAK!* the moment of introspection causes Gil to miss anything about illegal herbs. The human does his best to keep a straight face and listen solemnly after identifying whom he was speaking with, but a smile touches Gil's mouth after Veruzak says he has an offer for Gil. That smile turns into a full on sediment-eating-grin when Veruzak allows Gil to form a team. Right, No bugbears.

*Why are all eladrin racist?* thinks Gil as he turns to survey the tavern for possible help. He zones in on the usual suspects first, and begins to approach the table of Artemis, Illarion and Lilli. Before he reaches his destination, he stops, *I could use this as a chance to brush up on my Draconic... Where did those two pleasant kobolds go, maybe one will come along... after a moment of perusal, Gil zones in on Papolstaanas and makes a bee line for the little one of draconic heritage.

Somehow, the thought that someone might actually want to know what he is thinking makes Papolstaanas more nervous than ever; don't bad things tend to happen when he opens his big stupid mouth and yaps about anything that--suddenly, he notices that the elf is actually grinning at him, and realizes rather belatedly that he is the butt of a joke. Which is nothing new, actually. "Well, it's never happened before!" he says cheerfully. "Bursting, I mean. That is, bursting from not talking enough. I've had a few accidents that didn't involve--not that you'd call it bursting, necessarily. More like exploding, or--well, that's not really important, is it. Um, what was I talking about?"

[sblock=Draconic]I'm interrupting. Journey for you? [/sblock] says Gil as he joins Tristan, Kaeysari and Papolstaanas; then Excuse me, I'd like to borrow your friend for a job offer. Comes the polite interjection of the man in the velvet purple robes with the gold tiger striping overlay, frayed in places.

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OOC: Nice r1, wish I could drop some exp too, I'd say you've got Veruzak down pretty well...

 

[Mewness]

[sblock=Draconic]I'm interrupting. Journey for you? [/sblock] says Gil as he joins Tristan, Kaeysari and Papolstaanas; then Excuse me, I'd like to borrow your friend for a job offer. Comes the polite interjection of the man in the velvet purple robes with the gold tiger striping overlay, frayed in places.

Papolstaanas looks around. "Me?" he asks. "Um, are you sure you aren't looking for someone else?"

 

[CaBaNa]

I am looking for other people as well, your friends could come. Gil leans in and whispers in Draconic These are your friends right?

Everyone here is looking for an adventure, right? Gil spots a bright patch in the often drab adventurer crowd. Gil calls out, 7 RABBIT! HEY 7 RABBIT! when that doesn't work, he waves the loudly dressed dwarf over, and uses Ghost Sound to whisper directly into @JoeNotCharles 7 Rabbit's ear, stepping away so as not to be heard by Papolstaanas. I need some help with something pertaining the IAC, would you come join us please?

That settled, Gil returned his attention to the group at hand, Those weapons don't look like they are for show, I need a few strong people. the scholar eyes the sword on Tristan's back Is that a foreign blade?

OOC: That is how much I liked @Velmont 's trick. [sblock=OOC]I consider it amusing that none of the characters Tristan is interacting with are slated to be in the same adventure as him, haha. Figures. [/sblock] @Lord Sessadore prepare to be roped into Team Scooby-Doo! Standing in fates path I suppose.

 

[Mewness]

"Well, as long as Kaeysari can come too," says Papolstaanas. "Because, she actually knows what she's doing. More than I do, anyway. Not that I--well, I'm sure you know what you're doing." Papolstaanas picks up his drink and takes a big long slurp so as to have an excuse to not say anything for a while.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

"It might be considered foreign. You would have to ask the previous owner to be sure, though." The elf scrutinizes Gil for a few moments before lightening his gaze. "What does this matter entail? There wouldn't be any kind of hunting involved, by any chance?"

 

[Velmont]

Eloan is awaken from his though as Gil try to attract his attention. "A job? Anything as long as I can get out of this city."

 

[Neurotic]

Lilli blushes slightly at Artemis' compliment, but peers at the elf, "If you need medical aid of some sort, perhaps I can try and help? I know a little of the arts of healing."

"You may try, but I already went to healers when I had some coins and none can find anything wrong with my eyes. And as you can see I get around quite well."

OOC: [MENTION=100292]Neil1889[/MENTION], Lilli need only Insight DC vs Bluff for racial disguise (1d20+15+2+5=30) to realize that Illarion isn't elven

 

[Neil1889]

"You may try, but I already went to healers when I had some coins and none can find anything wrong with my eyes. And as you can see I get around quite well."

OOC: @Neil1889 , Lilli need only Insight DC vs Bluff for racial disguise (1d20+15+2+5=30) to realize that Illarion isn't elven

[sblock="Insight:"]Total 9, a natural one. [/sblock]

"Oh, sorry, didn't mean to pry."

 

[Neurotic]

The elf waves a hand
"No need to apologize, I don't mind answering questions and I thank you for your concern."