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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3208067" data-attributes="member: 35788">As Venial approaches the estate he sees a familiar sight before him.[Sblock=IC Background Information]As with most rulers, their estate is protected round the clock.  As with most important rulers, there are always poor, downtrodden folk who flock to the ruler's residence in the hope that even in a small glimpse of the Baron they might be able to catch his attention and their luck might change.  The security is designed to keep these patrons at a safe distance.There are three main entrances into the Baron's estate.All entrances are heavily guarded.  Magical wards and fencing run between the the guard posts, preventing most types of travel onto the Baron's estate except through the protected gates.  The three gates are known as the Entrance, the Platform, and the Gate.  The Entrance is so named because it is ornate.  When important figures come to see the Baron and are expected they enter with all the Baron's pomp and circumstance through the Entrance.  When the Baron leaves his estate on official business it is always through the Entrance.The Platform is where merchants come and go.  Of course, these merchants either come when beckoned or are on a regular goods delivery schedule.  The guards either know the merchants well and allow access or allow merchants who have a special summons to enter.  The Platform gives direct access to the Baron's personal storage warehouse and seldom do merchants in this area ever even get close to the Baron.  They deal with the Baron's staff through this entrance.The Gate is the servant's entrance.  This entrance is also quite heavily guarded and all servants who come and go are inspected closely every time they approach the gate from either side.  As a result, many of the Baron's servants simply choose to live within the Baron's estate even though their accomodations are typically less extravagent than what they could afford in the city.  Those who desire the freedom of living on their own understand that they consent to a search when they come and go.At this point I'll give you some choices.  You don't need to ask for permission to choose one, just pick which one sounds the most appropriate to how Venial would enter the compound.  It is unlikely that Venial has anything written from the Baron given his line of work.  The Baron would not want anything that would trace back to him personally.  However, Venial could know a password which would allow him public admittance through the Entrance.  Part of his personna could tap into his alchemical background and he could be a familiar and accepted merchant who is allowed through the Platform.  He could also gain admittance through the Gate - although for the sake of maintaining his disguise he would have to allow the search to avoid attention being drawn to him as being special.Feel free to pick one of the above options or run with any of those ideas and come up with something more to what you think fits Venial and we'll role=play it from where Venial meets the guards at whichever entrance he is accustomed to using.[/Sblock]As usual, there seems to be a particularily heavy crowd around the Entrance, although the well trained guards have little difficulty keeping the crowd away from standing directly in front of the gates.  Looking to the Entrance there is a feeling of calm and security in spite of the gathered crowd.  The other entrances are not in Venial's view quite yet, although he can certain head for one of those should he desire.</blockquote>

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