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Express said:
That is a great set of lines by the Dwarven Pimp. I don't know much about Eberron but is that a character class?
House Medani Detection Office:The Lady in Blue (Updated 12-03-05)
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That is a great set of lines by the Dwarven Pimp. I don't know much about Eberron but is that a character class?
Henry said:
Perhaps..Blackstone Towers actually refers to the hotel Honora is staying in. But given that there alot of towers and that was said in passing on page 1 confusion is understandable.
BTW Henry thanks for the good review you gave my SH last week. I appreciate feedback both good and bad. My writings alot shakier than Id like it to be.And I never thought Id get 1000 views.
Off On the Road to Zilargo (con't)
Of course I was going to go see her. But how could I have been so stupid? I should have listened to myself when we were watching Voren’s home.
I tossed the Ledger to Bynara. She dropped the dagger she was inspecting. Dorbo looked at me strangely, still thumbing through Voren’s notebook. I went to throw water on my face, and change my tunic.
‘The Hostelers Guild will not confirm that the Blackstone’s fabled security marks and glyphs that guard the prestigious Inn were cirumvented or avoided. A City Watch source, who wished not to be identified, confides initial evidence points to perpetrators who possessed intimate knowledge of the Blackstone’s inner workings......
......eyewitnesses reported several small humanoids quite, possibly goblins or kobolds, escaping in the early hours of Far after an aborted attempt to gain entry to a guest’s room......
......two Blackstone security officers were injured by grenadelike weapons in a chaotic scene.....
......No injuries amongst the guests have been reported.’
An inside job. Goblins. I should have visited her or sent a message.
I dried my face. “Bynara, tell me everything that passed between Koba and Voren.”
She looked up from the Ledger.” Well, they discussed the Dragoneye; Voren had brought him a book- he called it a codex of some kind, it had a strange name, I dont remember.. Voren had translated it. Koba was needling him. Asking him if he shared his information with anyone else, and if all the pages about the Dragoneye were there. Voren said it was all there, everything to do with the, the prophecy, he called it.”
Bynara folded the broadsheet and put it away. ”Koba was upset that Voren had delayed for so long, accused him of avoiding him. He was suspicious. He asked about Hennet. Voren said he was most likely dead. Then Voren wanted to get paid, and well you know the rest.”
I was afraid she was going to say that : He asked about Hennet.
I adjusted my armor and my sword belt. “So Koba at least knew of Hennet, and he might have known who Honora was. After seeing the paper, I'll wager he knew she visited us.”
“If this Koba has a following among goblins, even a small following, he has eyes and ears all around town." Anvil added. " Goblins do much of the menial and physical labor in Sharn."
Dorbo nodded.”The burglars in our office. But ya’ve no real proof. That an’ the Blackstone might be coincidence.”
Maybe, but the way this case was going our luck didnt seem that good.
Anvil picked up the Ledger, and scanned it again. “If the goblins were indeed looking to kidnap or injure the young lady, why did they not attempt to after she left our office?”
I shrugged.
Anvil nodded. “And this all related to the Dragoneye?”
“Whatever that is," Bynara cackled,"Your theory’s paranoid Calib; I like it.”
I was ready to go, but tired. “Look, Koba and his gobs may not know who we are. I’m going to check on Honora Onaan and get her out of Sharn. I’ll question her some more, and get her on the next rail out.”
I was thinking fast, trying not to forget anything. “ By, get our office funds out of the bank, as pitiful as they will be. Hustle up some travel papers and alert the House that we’re heading to Zilargo. Ask them to keep an eye on our office.”
I strode to the door of the room and turned to Dorbo and Anvil. “Check out Voren’s place just in case. Everyone get some rest then let’s meet at the Hub by the thirteenth hour. Ill get Honora on a rail and then we’ll check out Lyrandar or Orien for transport to Trolanport. Ok?”
They all nodded. They all looked tired, even Anvil.
“Watch yourselves. Thirteenth hour.”
Of course I was going to go see her. But how could I have been so stupid? I should have listened to myself when we were watching Voren’s home.
I tossed the Ledger to Bynara. She dropped the dagger she was inspecting. Dorbo looked at me strangely, still thumbing through Voren’s notebook. I went to throw water on my face, and change my tunic.
‘The Hostelers Guild will not confirm that the Blackstone’s fabled security marks and glyphs that guard the prestigious Inn were cirumvented or avoided. A City Watch source, who wished not to be identified, confides initial evidence points to perpetrators who possessed intimate knowledge of the Blackstone’s inner workings......
......eyewitnesses reported several small humanoids quite, possibly goblins or kobolds, escaping in the early hours of Far after an aborted attempt to gain entry to a guest’s room......
......two Blackstone security officers were injured by grenadelike weapons in a chaotic scene.....
......No injuries amongst the guests have been reported.’
An inside job. Goblins. I should have visited her or sent a message.
I dried my face. “Bynara, tell me everything that passed between Koba and Voren.”
She looked up from the Ledger.” Well, they discussed the Dragoneye; Voren had brought him a book- he called it a codex of some kind, it had a strange name, I dont remember.. Voren had translated it. Koba was needling him. Asking him if he shared his information with anyone else, and if all the pages about the Dragoneye were there. Voren said it was all there, everything to do with the, the prophecy, he called it.”
Bynara folded the broadsheet and put it away. ”Koba was upset that Voren had delayed for so long, accused him of avoiding him. He was suspicious. He asked about Hennet. Voren said he was most likely dead. Then Voren wanted to get paid, and well you know the rest.”
I was afraid she was going to say that : He asked about Hennet.
I adjusted my armor and my sword belt. “So Koba at least knew of Hennet, and he might have known who Honora was. After seeing the paper, I'll wager he knew she visited us.”
“If this Koba has a following among goblins, even a small following, he has eyes and ears all around town." Anvil added. " Goblins do much of the menial and physical labor in Sharn."
Dorbo nodded.”The burglars in our office. But ya’ve no real proof. That an’ the Blackstone might be coincidence.”
Maybe, but the way this case was going our luck didnt seem that good.
Anvil picked up the Ledger, and scanned it again. “If the goblins were indeed looking to kidnap or injure the young lady, why did they not attempt to after she left our office?”
I shrugged.
Anvil nodded. “And this all related to the Dragoneye?”
“Whatever that is," Bynara cackled,"Your theory’s paranoid Calib; I like it.”
I was ready to go, but tired. “Look, Koba and his gobs may not know who we are. I’m going to check on Honora Onaan and get her out of Sharn. I’ll question her some more, and get her on the next rail out.”
I was thinking fast, trying not to forget anything. “ By, get our office funds out of the bank, as pitiful as they will be. Hustle up some travel papers and alert the House that we’re heading to Zilargo. Ask them to keep an eye on our office.”
I strode to the door of the room and turned to Dorbo and Anvil. “Check out Voren’s place just in case. Everyone get some rest then let’s meet at the Hub by the thirteenth hour. Ill get Honora on a rail and then we’ll check out Lyrandar or Orien for transport to Trolanport. Ok?”
They all nodded. They all looked tired, even Anvil.
“Watch yourselves. Thirteenth hour.”
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Metus
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Well, you have another reader, and I have to say that I'm enjoying this story hour immensely. Others are right when they compliment the writing style; it never bogs down or gets boring. Please keep the story coming.
I did notice one thing that bothered me when I first spotted it, and was in the back of my mind the whole time for the rest of the story thus far. Calib has a Medani dragonmark.... yet he is a human. Did you guys house-rule to allow different races to receive dragonmarks that are unique to only one?
I did notice one thing that bothered me when I first spotted it, and was in the back of my mind the whole time for the rest of the story thus far. Calib has a Medani dragonmark.... yet he is a human. Did you guys house-rule to allow different races to receive dragonmarks that are unique to only one?
Goobermunch
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Express, your SH is fantastic! I'm loving it. And your DM has a great handle for the genre (where ever it appears). I'm glad to see Redblock! For those of you who don't know:
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Thanks much for sharing this with us!
--G
Cyrus Redblock was the holographic villain from the Dixon Hill episode of ST:TNG (The Big Goodbye).
Thanks much for sharing this with us!
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Metus said:
Actually I was wondering if anyone would say anything
I know that a race dominates each House, and they have retainers and hirelings to serve the Houses which presumably can be of different races. I havent really read anywhere that a member of another race could not be a dragonmarked memeber of a House of a different race, although I assume its just implied that the upper classes (with the family blood) of the House are going to be pretty homogenous ( dwarves are going to marry dwarves, etc). Human/half elf bondings might be the exception. Our group sort of debated this. But then we reread the dragonmark feat description and saw it requires proper race/House combination. Did that make sense?Anyway, Calib is a human because of a mistake early in our game. We debated having a human in a half elf house. I thought it reinforced his illegitimacy, so during the chargen session our group had I created a human (Having an extra first level feat doesnt hurt.) The we re read the dragonmark feat requirement.
Long story short I changed my mind at the last minute, and reverted to half elf. Fast forward to the next week, the adventure begins, we get to the break in of our office and boom Calib is asleep.
Cue rustling of my character sheet. "Im a half elf" I say.
"Are you sure?" asks the Dm embarrased. He had kept my first human version of Calib by mistake. So I kept Calib a human and put it in the story, sort of as a character quirk- Calib thinks of himself as half elf though human- and to commerate our games inauspicous start. We are houseruling a bit, but just in my case, and because of how it happened.
As a side note I agreed not to increase the power of the mark to retain his outsider status, he wont be rising to rule his house.
Actually I like that half elves in Eberron are a true breeding race and not just a random offshoot, we just sort of goofed up a little.
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