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<blockquote data-quote="helium3" data-source="post: 4436186" data-attributes="member: 31301"><p>[sblock=OOC]Let me break in here real quick.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Jorje, Master of Illusion</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Early in the evening, June 21st</em></span></p><p></p><p>While heading over to the table, Charlotte and the waiting mug of ale, Jorje revisits the odd encounter he just had in the alley outside . . .</p><p></p><p><strong><em>It's pouring buckets. Pretty much the usual for this time of day during Thunderheight. Not much lightening to speak of, but only because the storms had already spent their fury. Now it's just rain. Rain, rain, rain and more rain. So much rain, the whole sky'll empty out and by morning there'll be nothing but blue.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>But the weather isn't the source of the oddness. No, that's coming from the carriage. A really nice carriage. Black with silver trim. The sort of thing only a rich man looking to impress can afford. And there's that voice, calling your name. At first it isn't clear where the voice is coming from. Beside the carriage? Behind the carriage? Inside it? The constant hiss of the rain makes it hard to tell.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>No. It's coming from inside the carriage. Someone's calling your name. You can't see a driver and there aren't any guards to speak of. The pub's bouncer's smoking a pipe under the porch across the street and you can see the ruddy glow of its cherry. If someone wants to make mischief, they'll be hard pressed to do it and get away without being noticed.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>The thick curtain in the door of the carriage parts and a thin white hand slowly unfurls from inside. The voice is louder now.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>"<span style="color: Green">Come closer, young Jorje. We have much to discuss.</span>"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>The voice, clearer now with the shorter distance and the parted curtain, is easy to recognize. Roger MacTegul, a trader in "collectible antiquities" and a "lurk in the shadows" sort of guy. Generally speaking, you come to Roger, not the other way around. Whatever he wants, it must be important.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>He holds a thin case in his hand, the sort of thing rolled up sheaves of parchment are stored in. It's hard to tell with all the shadows, but he might be trying to look you in the eye.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>"<span style="color: Green">I have an important task that needs doing and I'm willing to pay handsomely to have it done and done right the first time. You'll have to travel to a small bit of land between here and the Dragon's Isle. Don't worry, it's not considered under her 'protection.'</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: Green"></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: Green">There, you'll seek out and collect a rare herb found only on that island. You'll need to process this herb immediately after it's taken and that process will require someone familiar with the Arcane Arts. That's why I've come to you. My associates tell me you're good with that sort of thing.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: Green"></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: Green">If you're interested, send word to me via messenger and I'll have this case delivered. It contains all the relevant instructions. I can afford to pay you 300 gp and not a copper more. As a gesture of good faith, if you take the job I'll pay half up front and the other half after successful delivery.</span>"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>And with that, the pale hand retreats back into the carriage, taking the case with it, and the curtain snaps shut. The driver, who you somehow failed to see before, snaps the reins and the horses start off down the dark street. Before long, the carriage is lost from sight.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helium3, post: 4436186, member: 31301"] [sblock=OOC]Let me break in here real quick.[/sblock] [SIZE="5"]Jorje, Master of Illusion[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][I]Early in the evening, June 21st[/I][/SIZE] While heading over to the table, Charlotte and the waiting mug of ale, Jorje revisits the odd encounter he just had in the alley outside . . . [B][I]It's pouring buckets. Pretty much the usual for this time of day during Thunderheight. Not much lightening to speak of, but only because the storms had already spent their fury. Now it's just rain. Rain, rain, rain and more rain. So much rain, the whole sky'll empty out and by morning there'll be nothing but blue. But the weather isn't the source of the oddness. No, that's coming from the carriage. A really nice carriage. Black with silver trim. The sort of thing only a rich man looking to impress can afford. And there's that voice, calling your name. At first it isn't clear where the voice is coming from. Beside the carriage? Behind the carriage? Inside it? The constant hiss of the rain makes it hard to tell. No. It's coming from inside the carriage. Someone's calling your name. You can't see a driver and there aren't any guards to speak of. The pub's bouncer's smoking a pipe under the porch across the street and you can see the ruddy glow of its cherry. If someone wants to make mischief, they'll be hard pressed to do it and get away without being noticed. The thick curtain in the door of the carriage parts and a thin white hand slowly unfurls from inside. The voice is louder now. "[COLOR="Green"]Come closer, young Jorje. We have much to discuss.[/COLOR]" The voice, clearer now with the shorter distance and the parted curtain, is easy to recognize. Roger MacTegul, a trader in "collectible antiquities" and a "lurk in the shadows" sort of guy. Generally speaking, you come to Roger, not the other way around. Whatever he wants, it must be important. He holds a thin case in his hand, the sort of thing rolled up sheaves of parchment are stored in. It's hard to tell with all the shadows, but he might be trying to look you in the eye. "[COLOR="Green"]I have an important task that needs doing and I'm willing to pay handsomely to have it done and done right the first time. You'll have to travel to a small bit of land between here and the Dragon's Isle. Don't worry, it's not considered under her 'protection.' There, you'll seek out and collect a rare herb found only on that island. You'll need to process this herb immediately after it's taken and that process will require someone familiar with the Arcane Arts. That's why I've come to you. My associates tell me you're good with that sort of thing. If you're interested, send word to me via messenger and I'll have this case delivered. It contains all the relevant instructions. I can afford to pay you 300 gp and not a copper more. As a gesture of good faith, if you take the job I'll pay half up front and the other half after successful delivery.[/COLOR]" And with that, the pale hand retreats back into the carriage, taking the case with it, and the curtain snaps shut. The driver, who you somehow failed to see before, snaps the reins and the horses start off down the dark street. Before long, the carriage is lost from sight.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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