Sailors on the Seas of Fate - Rana Mor!

[Wik]

"Only a few have explored the ruins? Do we know who? Perhaps they left logs that could aid us in our search. If I recall, Rana Mor is a large complex, surrounded by many outbuildings. Perhaps the details of those who came before would assist."

OOC: Zariv is fishing for information. Mainly, he wants to see if Balama mentions Herath at all.

 

[Shayuri]

(can't roll dice from here...it'll have to wait until I get home in a few hours... You can roll for me if you like. Mod is +5.)

 

[Lorthanoth]

OOC: OK, Will do. Esteban - you have a Diplomacy check of +11 in actuality (+2 synergy from Bluff, +2 Born Duelist, +2 Cha, 5 ranks) Anemone's Diplomacy check (1d20+5=9) Other people can try their own checks instead if they wish, rather than aiding Anemone, but I'll require some rp to go with it. Esteban can try first of all, if you so wish.

Balama mulls it over for all of a few seconds, "No, I think a thousand apiece is a little too rich for my blood. As to your question, o wizard who cannot keep his hands to himself," she says to Zariv, "I have the notebook of a scholar who travelled extensively in this region. He collected a great deal of information about the vanished Rangka Empire."

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Esteban gently puts his hand on Anemone's shoulder and whispers "Let me handle the bargaining, eh?" Switching back into Ispan, he flashes a brilliant white smile at Balama.

[sblock=Ispan]
"Look, let's be plain here. You sought us out, you know we're worth the money. Now, if you wanted to negotiate over shares of whatever we take there instead...that'd be another matter."[/sblock]

Rana Mor: Diplomacy Check, Post #34 (1d20+11=26)

 

[Lorthanoth]

Balama says smoothly, [sblock=Ispan]"Well, well. Hard-nosed indeed. Let us say that I still pay you 200 each up-front, 200 more on my safe return, and then another 400 each if I return with the Rain Tiger. 4000 altogether."[/sblock] She draws closer to Esteban, [sblock=Ispan]"As to the... spoils... well, I will allow you three-quarters of any other treasure we find. My final offer. I never could resist a smooth-tongued man of Belcadiz."[/sblock] she adds archly.

 

[Redclaw]

Theon, heretofore in a daze as the sight of Balama reminded him of how far from home he really was, finally breaks into the conversation. "Zariv, I trust you with my life in certain circumstances, but you need to learn when to keep your hands to yourselves. Had you done that up on deck the crew would have thrown you to the sharks piece by piece.

As for you, milady Theron, shame on you for not giving us full details on the threats posed by the jungle before negotiating your price. We are adventurers, it is true, but we do not risk our lives foolishly. 'Little Theo' I may have been, but I have experienced much since those days and would not still be breathing had I entered many contracts with half-truths." His smile is genuine, belying any offense Balama might take at the admonition.

 

[Lorthanoth]

Balama looks at Theon levelly, her flirtatious manner dropped, "Theon, don't be so ingenuous; why would I have asked for you, if the work had not been dangerous? Half-truths, indeed! What need would there be if all it would take to claim the gem would be to walk into Rana Mor and ask nicely? Of course there is danger, you and I meet it almost daily. Enough of this. Do we have a deal or not?"

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

"I'm in." Esteban's choice is as swift and decisive - and lacking in premeditation - as usual.

 

[Wik]

Zariv merely shrugs at Theon's comment, and regards Balama with a cool stare.

 

[Redclaw]

"When could I deny you anything, fair Balama? Of course I'm in, but I'll reserve my satisfaction for after I know what we're facing." Theon smiles as he shakes off the captain's frustration. She's hiding something, as sure as I'm Minroan, or she wouldn't be reacting so strongly. We'll wait and see how this plays out, and if there's more to it than she's telling us, we can renegotiate the possession of that gem.