Dr Simon
Explorer
Later, as the sun is setting over Llaza's Wester Isle, Hang, Blue and Mal reconvene outside the House Turif headquarters. The others from the previous evening have, one-by-one, dropped away, but these three remain, committed to finding more of Vaal Zeshon's white jade.
Just as the group is about to enter, Shem comes trotting up.
"Hey hey," he says. "You didn't think I'd forgotten, did you?" He hands out a string of yen to each of the three. "And this is to show you that I can pay my dues. A token for protecting me." The strings are made of 500 yen coins, 20 of them [OOC: 10,000 yen= 100gp]. "Don't worry, it's all legit." Shem gestures to the door. "Shall we?"
The little man follows, regardless. This time it takes considerably less time to be received, and the group is ushered into the inner chambers of the Turif building. A different room to Lady C's office this time, this one has more of a feel of a war room, probably due to the maps hanging on the walls and the large table in the centre of the room. A schematic of Llaza is laid out across it.
Lady C and the magician from the previous night are already present.
"Magister Jantrashan," says the matriarch by way of introduction. "I believe you've met." Jantrashan gives the group the smallest bow possible that still maintains some politeness. "We will get down to business straight away."
"Over the past two weeks, we have had reports of activity likely to be that of red jade spirits in the following locales," says Jantrashan, indicating some red markers in the port district of Wester Isle. "Even discounting some for ordinary Wester Isle murders and so on, I think we can narrow it down to this area. What we don't know yet is if the spirit we destroyed last night was solitary, or if there are others. What we can say, however, is that it is very likely that somewhere in this area is a quantity of red jade.
"These buildings here are storehouses owned by House Turif; also in the area are these owned by House Feloung and House Daas, however..." Jantrashan looks to his matriarch.
"Red jade is mainly found in the hills of Niranim," says Lady C. "Two weeks ago, a House Turif barge arrived from Nirhamsa, ostensibly carrying a cargo of spices. However - a delivery from an area known for red jade, coinciding with the sudden appearance of a red jade spirit? May well bear further investigation. I want to know who's behind the red jade trade, who their source is, and where they were hoping to offload it. Even if it turns out not to be one of my people, as a Master of the League, I am honour-bound to stop any activity that may damage the Merchant's League."
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The characters from Thellingerstan will know of Nirhamsa and the Hills of Niranim, since it is a neighbouring region, a hilly land covered in ruin-haunted forest.
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Just as the group is about to enter, Shem comes trotting up.
"Hey hey," he says. "You didn't think I'd forgotten, did you?" He hands out a string of yen to each of the three. "And this is to show you that I can pay my dues. A token for protecting me." The strings are made of 500 yen coins, 20 of them [OOC: 10,000 yen= 100gp]. "Don't worry, it's all legit." Shem gestures to the door. "Shall we?"
The little man follows, regardless. This time it takes considerably less time to be received, and the group is ushered into the inner chambers of the Turif building. A different room to Lady C's office this time, this one has more of a feel of a war room, probably due to the maps hanging on the walls and the large table in the centre of the room. A schematic of Llaza is laid out across it.
Lady C and the magician from the previous night are already present.
"Magister Jantrashan," says the matriarch by way of introduction. "I believe you've met." Jantrashan gives the group the smallest bow possible that still maintains some politeness. "We will get down to business straight away."
"Over the past two weeks, we have had reports of activity likely to be that of red jade spirits in the following locales," says Jantrashan, indicating some red markers in the port district of Wester Isle. "Even discounting some for ordinary Wester Isle murders and so on, I think we can narrow it down to this area. What we don't know yet is if the spirit we destroyed last night was solitary, or if there are others. What we can say, however, is that it is very likely that somewhere in this area is a quantity of red jade.
"These buildings here are storehouses owned by House Turif; also in the area are these owned by House Feloung and House Daas, however..." Jantrashan looks to his matriarch.
"Red jade is mainly found in the hills of Niranim," says Lady C. "Two weeks ago, a House Turif barge arrived from Nirhamsa, ostensibly carrying a cargo of spices. However - a delivery from an area known for red jade, coinciding with the sudden appearance of a red jade spirit? May well bear further investigation. I want to know who's behind the red jade trade, who their source is, and where they were hoping to offload it. Even if it turns out not to be one of my people, as a Master of the League, I am honour-bound to stop any activity that may damage the Merchant's League."
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The characters from Thellingerstan will know of Nirhamsa and the Hills of Niranim, since it is a neighbouring region, a hilly land covered in ruin-haunted forest.
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