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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gargoyleking" data-source="post: 7505089" data-attributes="member: 6865745">After receiving their directions, the carriage moved along to the business in in question.  Simply disembarking from the carriage was a bit of a procession as a pair of servants hopped down and moved to either side of the door.  One of them opened it and stood aside to allow the tall, slender man step forth.  He was obviously a noble of some sort.  The same heraldry was emblazoned in a few places about his person, a hawk in flight above a ship on a field of blue.  Following him out, a priest an another two servants came.  One carried a lockbox, which bore with some caution.  A moment later, the noble strode into the business with his entourage, being announced as Sir Gregory Hawkshroud.  He didn't look particularly knightly, but bore himself with the the arrogance of one who usually got what he wanted.Being so obviously important he was swiftly offered a meeting with the owner of the operation where he explained that his family owned a fleet of merchant ships based out of Waterdeep.  They were looking for a way to get an edge on their competition and he'd heard some amazing things about the copper sheathing that could be found in Luskan.  So here he was, looking to buy ten tons of the stuff with which to fit out some of his ships as a test.  If successful, they'd be more than happy to get their entire fleet worked up.When informed that the sheets were already spoken for, he exclaimed that this simply wouldn't do.  He waved his servant up and they opened the lockbox to show the Waterdhavien coinage.  "Would you rather have gold in hand, or a promise in the wind?  I'd much rather cut a deal than go home empty handed, but if I can't buy them now, I shan't return."As they negotiated he occasionally took a moment to confer in whispers with his priest, who seemed to be advising him about certain matters.[Ooc]<a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=220051" target="_blank">Deception: 1D20+7 = [11]+7 = 18</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=220051" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=220052" target="_blank">Persuasion: 1D20+4 = [14]+4 = 18</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=220052" target="_blank"></a>To prove that he needs Sesto's advising, <a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=220053" target="_blank">Insight: 1D20+1 = [8]+1 = 9</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=220053" target="_blank"></a>[/ooc]</blockquote>

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