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<blockquote data-quote="JoeNotCharles" data-source="post: 4923452" data-attributes="member: 79945"><p>7 Rabbit shuffles some papers around. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"Oh, of course!"</span> he says, <span style="color: DarkOrange">"These are in a different code than this. No wonder I was confused. But of course I can assume the language is the same, which would be Draconic..."</span> </p><p></p><p>He pauses and looks up. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"You know you're asking me to translate dragon write, right? You're not planning to go and <em>fight</em> this dragon or anything, are you? You're friends and I wouldn't want to see you get hurt."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"Well, I'll assume you know what you're doing."</span></p><p></p><p>He pulls out a rod adorned with lines and symbols and begins counting off on it, scribbling down equations and muttering under his breath. After about 15 minutes he finishes, beaming. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"That was easy! Not a very complicated code at all, for a scholar such as myself!"</span></p><p></p><p>He divides the notes into two piles. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"These."</span> he says, indicating the left-hand pile, <span style="color: DarkOrange">"Are schedules of some sort. Each one lists the name of a noble, along with their address, a list of times and places, and an amount of gold."</span> He points out each feature as he names it. The names are crossed off in blood. He points at the right-hand pile. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"This took a little more translating. It's the personal journal of a young black dragon named Nightshade."</span> 7 Rabbit looks sternly at Kruk. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"A <em>dragon's</em> private journal is a very dangerous thing to have. Are you sure this Nightshade isn't going to come looking for it?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"Anyway, the journal begins the day Nightshade and some followers or companions came to Daunton through a small tear in the planes during a freak late summer storm. The tear closed shortly after they stumbled through. Nightshade planned to use this journal to chronicle its 'conquest' of the area, although that seems to just be typical draconic arrogance, since the rest of the book is all about money."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"Nightshade and its followers formed a gang, calling themselves the 'Poisoned Shadows'. It seems like the true brains of the group was a shadar-kai witch named Lenore, although of course the dragon would never come out and say such a thing. But a lot of entries speak of 'Lenore's plan', which was to extort money from local nobles, using the group's inborn stealth to avoid detection."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"What they didn't count on was another crime syndicate already being in Daunton. After a few run-ins, Lenore managed to follow the other gang back to their lair. The Shadows were planning to assault them in three days from this last entry here."</span> Rabbit points out the entry in question, and squints at it. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"Huh, that's three days ago. What a coincidence! So, the Shadows were planning to attack this other gang tonight. Oh, and the entry also lists the location of a warehouse in the docks section, which I assume is the the other gang's lair."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">"Are you planning to interfere in this assault? ... Can I come?"</span> Rabbit looks eagerly back and forth between Kruk and Raiyek.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeNotCharles, post: 4923452, member: 79945"] 7 Rabbit shuffles some papers around. [color=DarkOrange]"Oh, of course!"[/color] he says, [color=DarkOrange]"These are in a different code than this. No wonder I was confused. But of course I can assume the language is the same, which would be Draconic..."[/color] He pauses and looks up. [color=DarkOrange]"You know you're asking me to translate dragon write, right? You're not planning to go and [i]fight[/i] this dragon or anything, are you? You're friends and I wouldn't want to see you get hurt."[/color] [color=DarkOrange]"Well, I'll assume you know what you're doing."[/color] He pulls out a rod adorned with lines and symbols and begins counting off on it, scribbling down equations and muttering under his breath. After about 15 minutes he finishes, beaming. [color=DarkOrange]"That was easy! Not a very complicated code at all, for a scholar such as myself!"[/color] He divides the notes into two piles. [color=DarkOrange]"These."[/color] he says, indicating the left-hand pile, [color=DarkOrange]"Are schedules of some sort. Each one lists the name of a noble, along with their address, a list of times and places, and an amount of gold."[/color] He points out each feature as he names it. The names are crossed off in blood. He points at the right-hand pile. [color=DarkOrange]"This took a little more translating. It's the personal journal of a young black dragon named Nightshade."[/color] 7 Rabbit looks sternly at Kruk. [color=DarkOrange]"A [i]dragon's[/i] private journal is a very dangerous thing to have. Are you sure this Nightshade isn't going to come looking for it?"[/color] [color=DarkOrange]"Anyway, the journal begins the day Nightshade and some followers or companions came to Daunton through a small tear in the planes during a freak late summer storm. The tear closed shortly after they stumbled through. Nightshade planned to use this journal to chronicle its 'conquest' of the area, although that seems to just be typical draconic arrogance, since the rest of the book is all about money."[/color] [color=DarkOrange]"Nightshade and its followers formed a gang, calling themselves the 'Poisoned Shadows'. It seems like the true brains of the group was a shadar-kai witch named Lenore, although of course the dragon would never come out and say such a thing. But a lot of entries speak of 'Lenore's plan', which was to extort money from local nobles, using the group's inborn stealth to avoid detection."[/color] [color=DarkOrange]"What they didn't count on was another crime syndicate already being in Daunton. After a few run-ins, Lenore managed to follow the other gang back to their lair. The Shadows were planning to assault them in three days from this last entry here."[/color] Rabbit points out the entry in question, and squints at it. [color=DarkOrange]"Huh, that's three days ago. What a coincidence! So, the Shadows were planning to attack this other gang tonight. Oh, and the entry also lists the location of a warehouse in the docks section, which I assume is the the other gang's lair."[/color] [color=DarkOrange]"Are you planning to interfere in this assault? ... Can I come?"[/color] Rabbit looks eagerly back and forth between Kruk and Raiyek. [/QUOTE]
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