Night's Embrace: Part 1--A Touch of Darkness

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

Sulannus shrugs, and nods.

"As you wish then. Shan and I will seek out employment, and meet with you here in...another hour?"

Titus returns the elf's efficient nod.

"Sounds like a plan.

"Blunt, why don't you stick with Shan and Sulannus this time? Kel comes in handy for knowing the city, but it's probably best to have as few extra feet around to muddy the trail as possible."

 

[Legildur]

"Blunt, why don't you stick with Shan and Sulannus this time? Kel comes in handy for knowing the city, but it's probably best to have as few extra feet around to muddy the trail as possible."

"I see your point," agrees Blunt. "Take care my friend. I will go with Shan and Sulannus and see if anyone would employ us."

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

The scruffy young man nods to the companions and turns to Kel. "Lead the way, squirt." He follows Kel through town in the direction of the alley, leaving the others to seek employment.

[sblock=RA and Kel]Once the pair have moved well out of earshot, Titus says, "Did my best not to hamstring you this time. My guess is you finally want to put your 'steal from the rich and loathsome' scheme to work.

"We really should check the alley, though. It's the only real lead we have until tomorrow, and maybe even then." here Titus' troublemaking smile spreads into place. "And ya know, if there's a man with money he don't deserve 'round here, I expect it's that rat who tossed you out on your ear, yeah? Maybe we kill two birds with one stone?"

Then the smile falls into a frown. "Other thing we need worry about: the others aren't nearly as naive as they're letting on, Kel. If we do wind up with some funds, we'd better have a heck of a good story for how we got them, or I expect Shan and Sulannus'll be marching us back at swordpoint to return it."[/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

(ping? I hope we weren't waiting on me...)

Sulannus nods evenly and swishes back out onto the cobbled street, looking up and down the causeway before realizing that she has no idea which way would lead to a guild. Directions would have to be gathered.

She starts walking, keeping an eye out for a guard or watchman or similar official personage. When located, she comes up to him and asks, "Excuse me, can you direct us to the local guild of merchants?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Waiting on anyone, not you in particular We can move on with your group now though )

[SBLOCK=S, S, & B]*They walk about for a while and eventually notice a guard. When asked for directions, he sighs.*

"The Merchant Houses? They're pretty much all in the capital. You should be able to find business offices spread throughout the city, though, if you know what Merchant House you are looking for. I don't know where they are off the top of my head though."
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[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

[sblock=RA and Kel]As the little man seems to be stewing about whatever plan he has in the kettle, Titus shrugs and decides in the meanwhile to steer the duo to the alley where the woman was abducted, trying his best to avoid coming within sight of the front door of the Inn least Kel's antagonizing former employer show up.

Once there, Titus moves carefully, eyes darting about the alley, ears perked up, sniffing the air (and on occasion something he's found on the ground), looking for both clues and a possible trail to mark.

[sblock=OOC]Track via Survival: +5 (+7 to track humans). Same values for his Spot and Listen if they apply. Search is only an untrained +1[/sblock][/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Titus and Kel]*At first, Titus can't seem to find a trail. He's convinced that there is probably something here somewhere, though, and if he spends a few hours, perhaps he might find it--especially if he does so quickly before anything longer than a quick flash rainstorm occurs and washes it all away.*

(OOC: How many hours is Titus willing to spend searching?)[/SBLOCK]

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

[sblock=RA and Kel]OOC: The groups had originally agreed to meet back up in an hour, so I suppose that's all he can really afford at the moment, barring sending Kel back at the hour mark to bring the others to the alley. Since I should think their events will probably take longer than mine (since my hour effectively condenses to a single post), just let me know when they're about ready to meet back up, and hopefully Boddynock will be back by then to have Kel express an opinion on the matter[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Titus and Kel](OOC: Okey dokey. Wow, an hour is really short. Anyways, the clouds on the horizon indicate that at least another quick flash rain, and at worst a longer rain that will ruin the tracks completely, may be heading their way)[/SBLOCK]

 

[Boddynock]

[SBLOCK=RA & Titus]When Titus mentions the lack of time, Kelloran volunteers to meet up with the others at the appointed time and advise them that it's going to take longer than they initially thought. He'll then head back and hang around (trying to keep out of sight of the inn).[/SBLOCK]