[Living Pathfinder]The Green Faerie

[HolyMan]

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"The servants here look like me?"

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"Only the more exotic ones. Ones only people with money can afford." Markas whispers to Ta as they walk through the opera house.

 

[Vertexx69]

Willow swings her own platinum-blond mane over her shoulder as she casts her gaze beyond the head of Boon, looking back toward the door. She looks for this so called beast, but finds none. Sensing her own natural scent, the druid cocks her head back around to the halfling with an inquisitive finger pointing to herself.

 

[Walking Dad]

Ta-Am-Ath AC 15 (T15, FF12), HP 13/13, F +3,R+4,W+4, CMB +4, CMD 16

Ta remains silent. The others will be better to explain the situation. But he looks for cues, if the halfling is telling them the truth.

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Ta-Am-Ath

InVinoVeritas, will you roll my Sense Motive check? Ta got a +6

gained: 2 potions of mage armor.
lost: 10pp


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[jkason]

Nathan Tchanlach, human sorcerer

He shakes his head. "Fine, so Calpurnio did not send you. Thank the heavens for that. My name is Tilsit Dimplecotton, opera set director extraordinaire. I have just two questions. First, what brings you to the opera, and second, is that beast properly housetrained?"

Willow swings her own platinum-blond mane over her shoulder as she casts her gaze beyond the head of Boon, looking back toward the door. She looks for this so called beast, but finds none. Sensing her own natural scent, the druid cocks her head back around to the halfling with an inquisitive finger pointing to herself.

Nathan stalls out just a moment at the furious energy of the halfling, then has to take another moment when Willow misinterprets his remark. He shakes his head to her to let the wild-born young woman off the hook, then turns back to the halfling.

"Last things first," he says brightly. "I can assure you that all of us know better than to relieve ourselves on anything so lovely as your opera house. As to the first matter, we're looking for a performer named ... Maschera? We were late visiting with Carnemorto Gabbiano, and he can't seem to say enough about Maschera's amazing talent, so we thought we simply had to meet such a soul in person."

 

[Luinnar]

Alnar did not care for the Opera house as he walked in. It was far too... fancy, yes that was the word. He liked the word conferable better when applied to places, and he was not sure he could find it in this place. At least is was reasonably clean.

Yes I would just adore meeting Maschera, old boy. Alnar says in his snobby noble impression. It would be frightfully good of you if you could introduce us.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

Tilsit casts a skeptical gaze up at Alnar and snorts. "It would be frightful indeed, from the look of you lot."

He tsks as his head waggles. "But you did say Carnemorto. That, yes, I can believe. That besotted soul is here nearly every night, looking and listening to Maschera. A real treasure, she is. Glorious voice, like the voice of Cortesia. Some here even whisper..." and his voice softens in turn, "that she may be the Opera's next Abzienta."

He suddenly clears his throat, shakes his head, and coughs. "But that is not important right now. I suppose if Carnemorto sent you, I should at the very least escort you to her. Follow me."

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He seems honest, if somewhat obsessed with theater, and theatrics. Mentioning Abzienta made him nervous.
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Tilsit stands, and heads up the stairs to the main theater.

Inside the Venza Opera.
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As he walks down the aisle, Tilsit makes conversation. You get the impression he is not silent much. "There is much that must be prepared for such a space, and for those that would see such performances. What sort of performance do you perform? Does the lion eat the elf? Are you some kind of prestidigitator? What has Carnemorto brought you for?"

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The scene by anto XIII, on Flickr
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[jkason]

Nathan Tchanlach, human sorcerer

Tilsit casts a skeptical gaze up at Alnar and snorts. "It would be frightful indeed, from the look of you lot."

Nathan raises an eyebrow to Alnar as if to give an I-told-you-so regarding 'sprucing up.'

As he walks down the aisle, Tilsit makes conversation. You get the impression he is not silent much. "There is much that must be prepared for such a space, and for those that would see such performances. What sort of performance do you perform? Does the lion eat the elf? Are you some kind of prestidigitator? What has Carnemorto brought you for?"

Nathan chuckles at the suggestion Willow the Lion Tamer, but quickly composes himself.

"We became acquainted with Carnemorto through his brother, Umberto," Nathan says. "You may have heard that House Gabbiano is in the process of ... re-assessing its staffing. We've been in negotiations with Umberto to do some contract security work. It can be dull work, but it does help one pay to enjoy things like quality opera, yes?"

OOC: Is knowing who Abzienta is common enough knowledge that we can make the know: local check untrained? If not, looks like only Markus has any ranks in it.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

OOC: It's more than 10 (she's not common knowledge), but feel free to make a Knowledge(Venza) roll, HolyMan.

"Ah, so the elder brother is checking up on the family finances? What do you hope to find?"

 

[HolyMan]

OOC: OK, wow didn't know that would be handy just thought being a guardsman he would have a little know(local).

 

[InVinoVeritas]

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Abzienta was an elven opera singer, one of the most beautiful, the most sought after. She became notorious for starting a string of affairs with Venza noblemen. Over time, she stripped them of their wealth through seduction, and would then kill them. She was eventually caught and convicted.

That was all about a hundred years ago, though. Nowadays, she is a bit of a bogeyman in theatrical circles.
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