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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 801046" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Game #8 - 3/23/03</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Chapter 27, “Former Employees”, July 7th , 1019, 5:30 A.M.</strong></p><p></p><p>Kharole finishes studying her spells and returns to the great hall. She and Narg decide that he will question the prisoner while she starts another ESP spell. Narg removes her gag and begins with “You came in here disguised as somebody very close to me and I don’t appreciate it. So, who the hell are you? How did you get in here?” She then starts muttering nonsense again, trying to blur her thoughts. Narg eventually gets tired of her lack of response, and yells “Fine. Be that way! I hope you had a good meal before you came, because we’re not giving you any food until you decide to talk, and you’re not leaving anytime soon.” Ailsheir comments to Narg “You left out all the important questions. You know, turn offs, turn-ons, what she would bring with her if stranded on a desert island.” </p><p></p><p>Narg, Kharole, Serita, Blake, Mojo and Fiona head back to the conference room. “Anything?” Narg asks. Kharole replies “Yes, but not much. The gnome let her in here, and her name is Florine. Does that name sound familiar to any of you?” They all nod their heads no. Kharole continues “Well it does to me. You recall that I apprenticed Vallessa’s daughter Dani from 3 to 7 years ago. Dani often told stories of when she and her mother were aristocrats in the Cantage Lordholding city of Pirna. Dani said that Vallessa would often avoid having to attend boring official functions by sending an employee disguised as her instead. This employee was an illusionist named Florine, who was the apprentice to Vallessa’s Chief of Staff, a gnome illusionist named Wister.” </p><p></p><p>The group had a lengthy discussion about how to proceed, with most ideas centered around where in the city to check. Kharole’s player finally suggests “Maybe Dani or Vallessa could give us some more information?” Narg and Serita decide to teleport back to Silver Moon Island to confer with Vallessa. Narg asks Cassie use one of her “Create Pizza” scrolls, saying “If I show up empty handed she’s going to kill me.” Mojo comments “When you see your wife you may not want to mention that you found this information out from a naked woman.” “I think we can skip those details,” Narg tells Serita. They take all three Bags of Holding in order to be able to bring back several crew members. </p><p></p><p>In the meanwhile, the group decides that Timothy should recite the multi-volume Articles of Faith of his church to the prisoner. “Yeah, that torture will make her talk,” Lannon comments. Mark interjects “The only problem is keeping guard on her, as hearing those articles will probably put the rest of us to sleep.”</p><p></p><p>Serita decides that teleporting directly into the home of a pregnant archer on a hot summer day is probably not the safest course of action, so teleports to her own home instead. She checks with her animal guards, freshens up, then heads down the street to Narg and Vallessa’s home. The door is answered by Marilyn, the wife of Narg’s valet, who directs Serita to the living room. Vallessa is wearing a thin shift, sitting back on a padded chair, her feet propped up on a hassock, and drinking from a large class of ice water. “What’s up?” she asks the druid. “Would you like to see Narg?” Serita replies. “Sure,” the archer-ranger replies. Serita then unceremoniously dumps him out of the bag. Narg yells to Serita “What took so damned long!. He then says “Hi Honey” to his wife, and hands her the pizza, which she immediately digs into. While she eats the other two fill her in on what has been going on for the past week. </p><p></p><p>Vallessa tells them that a gnome named Wister N. Wobblewick was a former employee, who worked for her in Pirna for almost 30 years. She says that she met him back when she was married to King Finny, and that he has worked for the Royal Family (the rulers of the three western Lordholdings) for nearly two centuries. She explains that “He used to work for Lord George, the first Jawlt Lordholder. George resided in Kindor’s castle from the years 945 to 976. After George passed way Wister worked for George’s son, Lord Todd, for about a year. They then had a disagreement, and Wister quit, then going to work for my husband and Todd’s Great Uncle, King Finny of Kaloon. Six years later the evil Lord Kohlorahdooh killed Todd and his family in a military coup. King Finny refused to get involved, which infuriated most of the Royal Family. Wister and I were two of the most vocal critics of that decision. That was when I left Finny, with Wister and several other members of the Castle staff accompanying me to Pirna. He was my Chief of Staff up until 7 years ago, when I joined up with the Silver Moon Adventurers.” </p><p></p><p>“Who has he been working for since then?” Serita asks. Vallessa replies “I don’t know. I had given him and my other employees a large severance package, and that was the last I saw of him. I tried to contact him a few months ago, to invite him to the wedding, but the Pirna Mage’s Guild did not have any current information as to his whereabouts.” Serita decides that since he worked for the Royal Family before, he could be again, suspecting Matthan. </p><p></p><p>She then asks Vallessa “What do you know about a couple named Thomas and Antoinette Khorram? They are with Matthan now.” Vallessa says “Yes, I know them. Wister would never work for those two, as he despises them as much as I do. Antoinette’s family had been wealthy aristocrats in Pirna for centuries, but a few decades back the money was just about gone. Her marriage to Thomas Khorram was one of mutual convenience, as she had the title and social standing and he had a large of amount of money. The source of his money has never been ascertained, but most rumors have it coming from rather shady associates of his.” </p><p></p><p>Serita and Narg decide to bring Vallessa back with them to talk to Florine. Both half-elves get into a Bag of Holding, and Vallessa flies her pegasus down to the harbor town below, where they then gather 14 of their most experienced crewmembers to return to Jawltorn with them. Serita uses the Helm of Teleportation to return to the auction house, letting the crew out of the Bag. Narg, Vallessa and Serita head upstairs to the Castle. Serita warns Vallessa “She’s currently blindfolded. Don’t let her know that you are pregnant.” Vallessa is appalled when she sees the condition her former employee has been left in and insists that the woman be covered by a blanket. Ailsheir and a few others start to raise objections, until Serita orders them all out of the room. Everyone leaves except for Serita and Narg, who remain out of sight behind the fountain, and Blip and Blake, who are short enough not to be seen below the table. </p><p></p><p>Vallessa sits down on the bench beside the table and removes Florine’s blindfold but not her bindings. They talk for around 15 minutes about their past together, with Vallessa then talking about the past 7 years of her own life. Narg whispers “What’s talking her so long?” Serita whispers back “Give her time. Vallessa is both proving her identity to Florine as well as getting her to relax her guard.” The strategy works, as Florine starts to then answer questions about Wister and what he is up to. She explains that he was the one who had originally collected all of the items for Lord George, and considers them to be his. </p><p></p><p>Vallessa gestures to Narg and Serita to come over, and the three continue to talk casually to Florine about the gnome. Serita tells Florine “The day before the auction there will be an ownership hearing. If Wister has a legitimate claim, which is sounds like he does, all he needs to do is voice it then.” With Florine being more cooperative they untie her, and find her some clothing to wear, but still keep her restrained in a chair. </p><p></p><p>The other party members are let back into the room. They conclude that they need to talk to the gnome, but are unwilling to just let Florine go to do so. Florine suggests “Turn me over to the Lordholder. Wister knows a secret way into the dungeons of that Castle, and I will talk to him.” This alarms Serita, who leaves to go inform Kindor of this possible security breech. Mojo comments that “Porter and Norbert are probably already gone.” Fiona interjects “No, he wouldn’t risk revealing his secret entrance on a pair of flunkies. He’d wait until she was there too.” Florine confirms that. </p><p></p><p>They decide to leave Florine where she is, but to have Cassie use the Belt of Shape Change to polymorph into a duplicate of Florine, and wait in the dungeon. Blip, Kharole, Mojo, Narg and Timothy decide to accompany her, feeling that they might all be needed to apprehend the gnome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 801046, member: 8530"] [b]Game #8 - 3/23/03[/b] [B]Chapter 27, “Former Employees”, July 7th , 1019, 5:30 A.M.[/B] Kharole finishes studying her spells and returns to the great hall. She and Narg decide that he will question the prisoner while she starts another ESP spell. Narg removes her gag and begins with “You came in here disguised as somebody very close to me and I don’t appreciate it. So, who the hell are you? How did you get in here?” She then starts muttering nonsense again, trying to blur her thoughts. Narg eventually gets tired of her lack of response, and yells “Fine. Be that way! I hope you had a good meal before you came, because we’re not giving you any food until you decide to talk, and you’re not leaving anytime soon.” Ailsheir comments to Narg “You left out all the important questions. You know, turn offs, turn-ons, what she would bring with her if stranded on a desert island.” Narg, Kharole, Serita, Blake, Mojo and Fiona head back to the conference room. “Anything?” Narg asks. Kharole replies “Yes, but not much. The gnome let her in here, and her name is Florine. Does that name sound familiar to any of you?” They all nod their heads no. Kharole continues “Well it does to me. You recall that I apprenticed Vallessa’s daughter Dani from 3 to 7 years ago. Dani often told stories of when she and her mother were aristocrats in the Cantage Lordholding city of Pirna. Dani said that Vallessa would often avoid having to attend boring official functions by sending an employee disguised as her instead. This employee was an illusionist named Florine, who was the apprentice to Vallessa’s Chief of Staff, a gnome illusionist named Wister.” The group had a lengthy discussion about how to proceed, with most ideas centered around where in the city to check. Kharole’s player finally suggests “Maybe Dani or Vallessa could give us some more information?” Narg and Serita decide to teleport back to Silver Moon Island to confer with Vallessa. Narg asks Cassie use one of her “Create Pizza” scrolls, saying “If I show up empty handed she’s going to kill me.” Mojo comments “When you see your wife you may not want to mention that you found this information out from a naked woman.” “I think we can skip those details,” Narg tells Serita. They take all three Bags of Holding in order to be able to bring back several crew members. In the meanwhile, the group decides that Timothy should recite the multi-volume Articles of Faith of his church to the prisoner. “Yeah, that torture will make her talk,” Lannon comments. Mark interjects “The only problem is keeping guard on her, as hearing those articles will probably put the rest of us to sleep.” Serita decides that teleporting directly into the home of a pregnant archer on a hot summer day is probably not the safest course of action, so teleports to her own home instead. She checks with her animal guards, freshens up, then heads down the street to Narg and Vallessa’s home. The door is answered by Marilyn, the wife of Narg’s valet, who directs Serita to the living room. Vallessa is wearing a thin shift, sitting back on a padded chair, her feet propped up on a hassock, and drinking from a large class of ice water. “What’s up?” she asks the druid. “Would you like to see Narg?” Serita replies. “Sure,” the archer-ranger replies. Serita then unceremoniously dumps him out of the bag. Narg yells to Serita “What took so damned long!. He then says “Hi Honey” to his wife, and hands her the pizza, which she immediately digs into. While she eats the other two fill her in on what has been going on for the past week. Vallessa tells them that a gnome named Wister N. Wobblewick was a former employee, who worked for her in Pirna for almost 30 years. She says that she met him back when she was married to King Finny, and that he has worked for the Royal Family (the rulers of the three western Lordholdings) for nearly two centuries. She explains that “He used to work for Lord George, the first Jawlt Lordholder. George resided in Kindor’s castle from the years 945 to 976. After George passed way Wister worked for George’s son, Lord Todd, for about a year. They then had a disagreement, and Wister quit, then going to work for my husband and Todd’s Great Uncle, King Finny of Kaloon. Six years later the evil Lord Kohlorahdooh killed Todd and his family in a military coup. King Finny refused to get involved, which infuriated most of the Royal Family. Wister and I were two of the most vocal critics of that decision. That was when I left Finny, with Wister and several other members of the Castle staff accompanying me to Pirna. He was my Chief of Staff up until 7 years ago, when I joined up with the Silver Moon Adventurers.” “Who has he been working for since then?” Serita asks. Vallessa replies “I don’t know. I had given him and my other employees a large severance package, and that was the last I saw of him. I tried to contact him a few months ago, to invite him to the wedding, but the Pirna Mage’s Guild did not have any current information as to his whereabouts.” Serita decides that since he worked for the Royal Family before, he could be again, suspecting Matthan. She then asks Vallessa “What do you know about a couple named Thomas and Antoinette Khorram? They are with Matthan now.” Vallessa says “Yes, I know them. Wister would never work for those two, as he despises them as much as I do. Antoinette’s family had been wealthy aristocrats in Pirna for centuries, but a few decades back the money was just about gone. Her marriage to Thomas Khorram was one of mutual convenience, as she had the title and social standing and he had a large of amount of money. The source of his money has never been ascertained, but most rumors have it coming from rather shady associates of his.” Serita and Narg decide to bring Vallessa back with them to talk to Florine. Both half-elves get into a Bag of Holding, and Vallessa flies her pegasus down to the harbor town below, where they then gather 14 of their most experienced crewmembers to return to Jawltorn with them. Serita uses the Helm of Teleportation to return to the auction house, letting the crew out of the Bag. Narg, Vallessa and Serita head upstairs to the Castle. Serita warns Vallessa “She’s currently blindfolded. Don’t let her know that you are pregnant.” Vallessa is appalled when she sees the condition her former employee has been left in and insists that the woman be covered by a blanket. Ailsheir and a few others start to raise objections, until Serita orders them all out of the room. Everyone leaves except for Serita and Narg, who remain out of sight behind the fountain, and Blip and Blake, who are short enough not to be seen below the table. Vallessa sits down on the bench beside the table and removes Florine’s blindfold but not her bindings. They talk for around 15 minutes about their past together, with Vallessa then talking about the past 7 years of her own life. Narg whispers “What’s talking her so long?” Serita whispers back “Give her time. Vallessa is both proving her identity to Florine as well as getting her to relax her guard.” The strategy works, as Florine starts to then answer questions about Wister and what he is up to. She explains that he was the one who had originally collected all of the items for Lord George, and considers them to be his. Vallessa gestures to Narg and Serita to come over, and the three continue to talk casually to Florine about the gnome. Serita tells Florine “The day before the auction there will be an ownership hearing. If Wister has a legitimate claim, which is sounds like he does, all he needs to do is voice it then.” With Florine being more cooperative they untie her, and find her some clothing to wear, but still keep her restrained in a chair. The other party members are let back into the room. They conclude that they need to talk to the gnome, but are unwilling to just let Florine go to do so. Florine suggests “Turn me over to the Lordholder. Wister knows a secret way into the dungeons of that Castle, and I will talk to him.” This alarms Serita, who leaves to go inform Kindor of this possible security breech. Mojo comments that “Porter and Norbert are probably already gone.” Fiona interjects “No, he wouldn’t risk revealing his secret entrance on a pair of flunkies. He’d wait until she was there too.” Florine confirms that. They decide to leave Florine where she is, but to have Cassie use the Belt of Shape Change to polymorph into a duplicate of Florine, and wait in the dungeon. Blip, Kharole, Mojo, Narg and Timothy decide to accompany her, feeling that they might all be needed to apprehend the gnome. [/QUOTE]
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