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Message: <blockquote data-quote="michael_noah" data-source="post: 3304585" data-attributes="member: 40131">"Well, my friend, I don't know much about the relationship between the prince and Ulrich.  All I know is that Ulrich has done well for his countrymen, kept us safe, and not taxed us too heavily.  As for Durben, he was put in power around 10 years ago and has done well for most of that time.""It's only recently that things have been getting out of hand.  My men are expected to patrol the nobles quarter day and night, and the residential quarter to a lesser extent.  After keeping the folks with money safe, there just isn't enough time to make a difference in the poorer quarters.""The thieves I can't tell you much more about, I wish I could.  The Fat Man is in charge of most of them, though, and he's just what he sounds.  A 500 pound monster of a thing, most likely a half-orc."As Konstantine passes Yieria with a wink, he senses a bit of tension.  She steals a furtive glance at the captain, and being the observant, diplomatic sort that he is, the bard realizes that he could easily undo the work he's done with the captain by spending too much time with the young lady.The rest of the night passes uneventfully, and you find the Ox as pleasant in the morning as it was the night before.  The first of you downstairs notices Helen straight away, waiting for you.As you take the time to gather together and begin the day, she approaches you with the following, "I've arranged to use the meeting room here so we can talk in private, if you'd follow me..."  Once seated there, she begins to speak, "Thank you again for the chance to speak with you.  My employer has found my description of you and your actions yesterday to be exactly what he needs.  I'll not hide any more details from you now, but know that you'll be expected to be quiet about this if you choose not to accept the offer of employment.""One week ago, an angel visited Prince Geoffrey, the second son of the good King Ulrich, in a dream and warned him of a danger threatening the whole of the Northern Kingdom. The celestial spoke of a relic’s corruption by Orcus’ foul will, and the danger its corruption posed to the lands of light. An old sanctuary, deep inside Mount Rynas, houses a relic known as the Nanoc. Some call the place the Whimpering Depths, for the occasional cry or mutter that emanates from the rents on the mountainside. Near these fissures, a pair of golden doors stand closed in the Mountain’s face. This sacred item is the remains of holy Rynas, he who gave mortals the means to better themselves, to bring them out from the darkness of ignorance and into the light of learning. The angel, and Prince Geoffrey believes her, says the Nanoc is in danger of falling into the hands of unspeakable evil. Darkness has overtaken the former sanctuary, and as commanded by his faith, must sequester this relic and place it into the hands of the church. This is no desiccated husk that he wants you to find. In fact, the remains do not even appear to be a body. As far as I know, they were fashioned, reformed perhaps, into the likeness of a long rectangular box.""Geoffrey wants you to retrieve this item and bring it back to Durbenford. Here, the church may find a more fitting place for its keeping. If you agree, you are to travel up the slopes of Mount Rynas, plumb its depths, and find the relic. Once you retrieve it, return here. You are to take every precaution to ensure the Nanoc remains concealed. Make no mistake; there are those who seek to take this item for themselves. One of the Prince’s agents will meet you in the town. He should identify himself as a prospective buyer for an interested party. Know him by his dark eyes and blue tattoo of three stars on his upper left cheek. Provided the relic is safe, he will then contact me, and I in turn will contact the Prince, so that he can at once set out to claim the item, and pay you your reward. Once the Nanoc is in the Prince’s hands, your business is concluded. In exchange for your efforts, he shall give each of you 5,000 gold pieces and bequeath onto you land grants of an equal value.Finally, anything encountered in the Whimpering Depths is suspect for the festering evil has seeped throughout the former sanctuary and corrupts everything it touches. Therefore, trust nothing and noone. Orcus’ taint can affect anything… even you."It is clear that she is sincere in her concern for the situation at hand and awaits your response anxiously.[sblock=ooc]I'll be rolling some things for you in reguard to the above (lore, sense motive etc.) as you respond, have time to think, etc. (and when I have access to the adventure and dice)If there's anything else you'd like to do before morning, let me know.The rooms, at least the private ones, are moderately expensive if you choose to stay here:Common barracks style room: 5spPrivate room (sleeps 1):  2gpSuite (sleeps 2, includes hot bath, sitting room): 30gp/weekJust make sure you remember to pay... (mark it on your character sheets)  FYI - I won't be too concerned about this sort of thing, just try to make the necessary adjustments.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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