Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=OOC]Not without a significant chunk of additional time. You're dealing with little scribbling handwriting, for the most part, ink blots and authors who aren't always interested in telling everything that they know. None of this material lends itself to a casual browsing.[/sblock]

 

[Vdou]

Ella returns from the stacks with a slight frown...

"Well, other than some more nonsense about swamp cheese I think I may have learned all I can with the time we have, I am sure Master Kunstler wouldn't want us to tarry about too much longer. Perhaps some more clues could be gleaned from the area near banker's guild itself."

"What maps do we have to copy?"

 

[Fyrie Windlitened]

Mairan slowly makes her way back to the group. She blinks slowly and rubs her eyes, stifling a yawn. If they didn't know better a person might think she'd just woken up.

"Well, I looked through all the maps I could get my hands on and couldn't find anything that would help us."

Waiting for the others to finish up and hoping they've done a good portion of the work in this area for her, Mairan waits for everyone to be ready to leave.

 

[Filthy]

"Do we want to keep researching or move on to the guildhouse? We might learn some more if we stay here, but Master Knustler won't be happy if he thinks we're dawdling."

 

[Voca]

I agree, I think unless we want to be in the library for days we have learnt all that is likely to be helpful.

 

[Vdou]

"Well, I could spend a couple more hours here doing research, perhaps we could meet up at the Guild house in a couple hours?"

Ella turns to Aeshen with a very polite smile.

"Aeshen, perhaps you can do some field work? Maybe one of the locals might have some interesting information?"

 

[Wool]

Not needing to be told twice, Thurst shrugs and heads out to the street. When he gets halfway through the door it occurs to him that he isn't sure if he knows the way.

"You layabouts comin' or not?" yells the dwarf.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Dalenguard Road is crowded this time of day, and with the library door thrown open, the noise from the street outside blasts into the room. Thurst stands on the steps of the tower and realizes the rain, for now, has let up.

 

[Aeshen]

Before leaving the Library Aeshen makes a point of finding out where the patrons of the library like to spend their free time - limited as it is. He pays careful attention to where they like to eat and drink.

"An excellent suggestion Ella. If you would all be so kind as to meet me outside the Master's house tomorrow morning ready for this trek I will see if I can glean anything else."

Aeshen heads to where he was directed and spends the evening buying drinks, flattering, and doing whatever else is necessary to learn every shred of information available about rattlings (particularly mutant ones), catacombs, maps, and anything else they might need to know for this trek. Aeshen takes his leave of the establishment after the last scholarly patron calls it a night.

 

[Filthy]

"If Aeshen is going to be gone all day, we may as well stay and do more research. Thurst, did you still want to go to the guildhouse? We may get a better idea of what we're looking for if someone talks to them."