Malvoisin's Curse of the Crimson Throne, Chapter 1: Edge of Anarchy (IC)

[Malvoisin]

Gadeann waits while Karastro returns to the fishery floor to grab the brass keys. Once the warlock has returned, the pair insert one of the keys into the locked cabinet door. Sure enough, it unlocks easily. Inside the cabinet are nine small pouches. A quick examination reveals that six of the pouches each contain a number of copper pinch (about 50 in each pouch), while the other three contain a like number of silver shields.

Coldan hears no sound coming from beyond the door at the end of the short hallway, so he roughly shoulders through. A single desk sits in the middle of the adjoining room, a moldy chair pushed up against the far side. A small pile of ratty furs and straw is heaped underneath the desk.

OOC: I'll hold up before addressing Girri's proposal to climb beneath the fishery, and allow you to develop a specific plan.

 

[Rhun]

Gadeann nods again as he and Karastro pull the pouches of coin from the cabinet. "Nothin' like a bit o' coin to make vengeance taste even sweeter," says the Shoanti warrior. After he and the Chelaxian have finished securing the loot, Gadeann moves to make his way through the southern door, joing Coldan in the chamber beyond.

 

[stonegod]

Coldan nods at the desk as he enters the room. "One of you look into that," he suggests to the Shaonti and the mage. Meanwhile, he moves to the door nearest him, listens and then opens.

 

[Rhun]

As Coldan moves to listen at the door, Gadeann makes his way over to check the desk in the middle of the room.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

While waiting to see if one of the others replies or comes over, Girri maintains her view on the hold. Peering down into the dimly lit river-bottom, Girri pricks an ear for tell-tale splashing noises of a human making an escape and continues to try her best to garner some idea of what the loop-ended lengths of rope might be for.

[sblock=ooc]Listen +2
Spot +2
Knowledge (local) +6 -- Do the ropes have a purpose common to Korvosan fisheries and is it common for structures lining the docks district to have a plankway beneath the main structure?[/sblock]

 

[Legildur]

Edlin sets about examining the desk.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Although disgusted by the smell, Karastro uncovers his nose long enough to gather the pouchs of coin and put them with the rest of the loot. As the others search the desk, Karastro stands in the doorway, waiting to see the outcome of the open desk and opened door.

 

[Malvoisin]

Coldan nods at the desk as he enters the room. "One of you look into that," he suggests to the Shaonti and the mage. Meanwhile, he moves to the door nearest him, listens and then opens.

Coldan hears nothing beyond the eastward-leading door, but when he tries to open it, he discovers that it is locked.

Gadeann and Edlin examine the desk, but they don't turn up anything interesting. Furthermore, the smell of dog and proliferation of hair infesting the ratty mass under the table gives a pretty clear indication as to its purpose.

Below, Girri listens intently, but she doesn't hear any suspicious noises from the hold below the fishery. Being no stranger to the waterfront along the Jeggare, she knows that many of the warehouses and other buildings along the river have such plankways beneath them in spots where the river's shoreline descends steeply to the water's edge.

As Girri examines the looped rope with a furrowed brow, Orman's little niece, Diari, looks over. Between sniffles she says, "Last week, my friend Tula tried to keep a bracelet she took from some rich lady on the streets. When Hookshanks found it, he got so mad he told Giggles to lower her down on that rope to tell Mister Lamm about it. I never saw her since. I think...I think Gobblegut...must've...ate...her..." A fresh batch of tears and sobs erupt from the poor child as she hides her face against Orman's shoulder once more.

 

[Voadam]

Orman pulls off his signet ring and gives it to his niece. "Diari, you must go with the other children to the bank, stay with them and do not go off on your own. I need to head down below here. Take my ring so the bankers know who to send for. Two quick questions before you go, is hookshanks one of these three? And what manner of beast is Gobblegut. Quickly then off with the others. I will meet you at the bank when I am done here." Before she goes Orman gives her a last hug and kiss before she is off.

 

[stonegod]

"We got another lock here. Someone try the keys."