Satin Knights
First Post
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Cratchen watches as first Maui, and then Vincenzo step outside for some fresh air. "Wild men. They can be so temperamental."
With the big cat gone, the little one in the room comes out of hiding and rubs up against Cratchen.
"Lem, Menik, you have worked for me before. I assure you I believe the enchanter is just dead. And to tell you the truth, I am basing that on just one thing. Every enchanter, when he creates a magic item, leaves an essence signature of himself in the object he is enchanting. Our experts know how to look for that signature, and we meticulously track it on all the items that go through the Pearl."
"Have you seen an item that is not eventually sold or purchased from the Pearl? No. We have our monopoly. It takes time, but all things pass through our hands. Well, it has been eighty seven years since a new item made by Coroliatheon has passed through our doors. And our doors are in every city. He used to be quite prolific and then all production stopped. So, I really think this is a quick cleaning out of an abandoned lair."
"As to things that can help you, I can't promise anything from the Pearl. That would be risking my job there, and I like my job. Make items, earn a little gold, drink in town, repeat. That is a good life for me. I am not one for gallivanting through the swamps. That is for young guys like you."
He pulls a pouch from his belt and starts dumping it on the table. While the pouch is small, the contents keep pouring out for quite a while. "Let's see." as he casts a little incantation. "Cure Serious, only eleven charges left." as he sets aside a wand. "Ah, Locate Object" as the scroll is set to the side. "And... and... There they are. Two potions of Restoration." He starts shoveling the rest back into the tiny pouch.
"Now, this is cutting into my commission heavily. But, this is my personal stuff. I want you guys to succeed, because... well because nobody else has. And Coroliatheon's work was so elegant. So, I will *personally* loan these things to you, and then take it out of your reward when you return."
"You are only required to sell the Staff back to the Mystic Pearl at the stated price of twenty five thousand gold pieces. Anything else you find out there, well, you can keep or sell to us as well. Eventually, your grand children will sell that stuff too to the Pearl, so we will get them eventually."
"Oh, yeah, a map as to where." He reaches back into the pouch and pulls out a map. It leads north and a little east, through forested swamps, with no roads going near the destination, but enough natural landmarks mapped that the place should be easy to find.
"Do we have a deal?"
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[sblock=OOC]Cratchen was the recruiter for Rescue from Boar's Ridge. Fiorella, the cat wandering around, was the one rescued by Lem and Menik.
Items offered: Scroll of Locate Object. Wand of Cure Serious Wounds with 11 charges, 2 potions of Restoration.
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Cratchen watches as first Maui, and then Vincenzo step outside for some fresh air. "Wild men. They can be so temperamental." With the big cat gone, the little one in the room comes out of hiding and rubs up against Cratchen.
"Lem, Menik, you have worked for me before. I assure you I believe the enchanter is just dead. And to tell you the truth, I am basing that on just one thing. Every enchanter, when he creates a magic item, leaves an essence signature of himself in the object he is enchanting. Our experts know how to look for that signature, and we meticulously track it on all the items that go through the Pearl."
"Have you seen an item that is not eventually sold or purchased from the Pearl? No. We have our monopoly. It takes time, but all things pass through our hands. Well, it has been eighty seven years since a new item made by Coroliatheon has passed through our doors. And our doors are in every city. He used to be quite prolific and then all production stopped. So, I really think this is a quick cleaning out of an abandoned lair."
"As to things that can help you, I can't promise anything from the Pearl. That would be risking my job there, and I like my job. Make items, earn a little gold, drink in town, repeat. That is a good life for me. I am not one for gallivanting through the swamps. That is for young guys like you."
He pulls a pouch from his belt and starts dumping it on the table. While the pouch is small, the contents keep pouring out for quite a while. "Let's see." as he casts a little incantation. "Cure Serious, only eleven charges left." as he sets aside a wand. "Ah, Locate Object" as the scroll is set to the side. "And... and... There they are. Two potions of Restoration." He starts shoveling the rest back into the tiny pouch.
"Now, this is cutting into my commission heavily. But, this is my personal stuff. I want you guys to succeed, because... well because nobody else has. And Coroliatheon's work was so elegant. So, I will *personally* loan these things to you, and then take it out of your reward when you return."
"You are only required to sell the Staff back to the Mystic Pearl at the stated price of twenty five thousand gold pieces. Anything else you find out there, well, you can keep or sell to us as well. Eventually, your grand children will sell that stuff too to the Pearl, so we will get them eventually."
"Oh, yeah, a map as to where." He reaches back into the pouch and pulls out a map. It leads north and a little east, through forested swamps, with no roads going near the destination, but enough natural landmarks mapped that the place should be easy to find.
"Do we have a deal?"
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[sblock=OOC]Cratchen was the recruiter for Rescue from Boar's Ridge. Fiorella, the cat wandering around, was the one rescued by Lem and Menik.
Items offered: Scroll of Locate Object. Wand of Cure Serious Wounds with 11 charges, 2 potions of Restoration.
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