"So... everybody's in? No turning back now for you kids, I'm afraid."
"The item you seek is an adamantine amulet set with a ruby of quite some worth; however, it is not its monetary value we seek it for, but rather for..." he pauses, "something else. Last it was seen its owner had placed it inside a small black box."
"When he died, my employers believed it would be easy to simply run into his home, snatch the box and be off with none the wiser," Allan is clearly suppressing a laugh, "However, the man - Jhaarisan Norgob - was smarter than expected. We didn't find the box, only a receipt and a keycharm.
"Ladies and gentlemen, in case you haven't realized it yet, your assignment is to break into the House Kundarak vault here in Sharn, open lockbox 237 and bring the amulet to me."
Sounds simple? It isn't. The keycharm is enough to open lockbox 237, sure enough. However, without the proper password the guards will not let anyone into the vault itself - and, unfortunately, we don't have that password.
"As if that wasn't enough a security keycharm will be needed to prevent you from being locked in inside the vault."
Allan sighs, then smiles. "It's not all bad news, though.
"We've got an inside man - a gnome - I can put you into contact with. He should be able to tell you everything you need to know and provide you with a way in."
Clapping his hands together, he looks expectantly at you all. "Surprised?"