Tarvoden
Tarvoden sighs.
"Well Bor, I understand your concern but I simply can't authorize that amount of money to be withdrawn. I allowed for the increase for the others because Garik here had foregone his share previously and even then, the Viscount will probably take it out of my wages. I might be able to swing an extra hundred up-front, but my hands are tied beyond that..."
OOC: I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume Grenier nods his approval. Bor does to.
"Very good. Now on to the fine details. You'll be given a small bursary to cover minor expenses such as inn accomodation, blade taxes, waystation taxes, ferry charges, feed for the horses, and whatnot. Umm... the symbol of Wenta is easily recognizable as it is simply an overflowing mug of ale... Oeridians have strange gods. Remember these four names as I can't provide directions beyond them, Tahg Gurdune Dak, which means 'The Three Bloody Corpses Inn' in euroz. This is where you'll find Embran Dokhal, the proprieter. And then there's Sendath, a suel magician, who runs the Hempsy Trading Coster even though it's a primarily Rhennee operation."
He thinks for a moment.
"Umm... aside from that, you know the dimensions of the box and the symbol to look out for and to not, under any circumstances, to open the crates. There are seven of them to collect. Sendath will supply you with wagons and mules and the fake cargo... umm... aside from that, once you leave this building, you're on your own. It's up to you to determine the how and why of getting to where you're going. Ships might be a good idea as they're fast but then they also bring a lot of scrutiny, from both sides and several have been caught in the crossfire. Treking will take longer but is possibly safer... that's about all I can add, aside from saying good luck and may your gods watch over and protect you."
With that, he brings in Veris and gets you all to sign the contract. It's a simple and very straight forward affair with no fine print and is simply needed to extract funds from the treasury so as to not arouse suspicion from the King's tax officers.
After signing, they take you down to the celler where, after going through several magical and mechanical guarding devices, Veris emerges with several bags of gold and gems. He passes each of you, excepting Garik, 300 wheatsheafs (gold pieces) worth of gold (150gp) and gems (10x15gp, pearls, obsidian, hematite) each. Tarvoden then hands over another 100 hundred to Bor out of his own pocket. Bor accepts it and avoids eye-contact with the rest of you.
On top of that, you're given a small pouch with another 100gp worth of coinage of various currencies and type, from coppers to a platinum piece. They tell you this is the bursary.
After leading you to the back door and to an alley-way exit, he addresses you one last time.
"I shall await your return in Chendl and thank you most humbly for your service to this cause and wish you the best of luck. May your journey end in success. Heironeous watch over you."
And with that, he closes the back gate and you are in the alley-way, laden with gold and a mission.
OOC: What happens now is totally up to you. Discuss amongst yourselves courses of action and whatnot. John, if you want Clete to go and do some gathering of info, roleplay the request to the party and let me know in OOC or, if you want to keep it covert, email 
