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<blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 6835597" data-attributes="member: 6788736"><p>Myrkyn replies. </p><p></p><p>'I can assure you my esteemed Gnomish friend, that His Majesty and I are well aware of 'who' you are and 'what' you have done. I initially even thought that your party had perhaps waylaid the other group on the way back from the mountain to claim the three weapons for yourselves, however my spies quickly confirmed for me that wasnt the case (he joking chuckles, then his face turns deadly serious again).' </p><p></p><p>As the head of magical security for the King, I tend to make a habit of keeping tabs on powerful adventuring bands that wander into the Kingdom such as your own. Divination magic, spy networks, that kind of thing. And yes, your past... how shall I say... 'exploits' have indeed reached my ears. I think we can both agree that your motives are your own, and you have your eyes set on a... <em>larger </em>prize.</p><p></p><p>I am <strong>not </strong>here to bicker about the past however. I <strong>am </strong>here with a mandate and an offer to wipe the slate clean, and to make you all very <em>very </em>rich men and women. Doors will open for you all, and past indescretions will be... forgotten. Again; I must reiterate - time is very much of the essence, so I will have to be brief. </p><p></p><p>As you are well aware, the Archmage Keraptis recently stole three weapons - artifacts really - from our 'impenetrable' royal vaults. As you are also aware, one of these weapons was the fabled sword <em>Blackrazor</em>.</p><p></p><p>(His gaze intensifies, and you can sense a pang of fear on his face) Tell me friend, what do you know of this weapon?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>1) Yes, it can be assumed from relevant knowledge (arcana/ history) checks that you know where White Plume Mountain is. You know an Archmage named Keraptis lives there, that it is a hollowed out volcano, and a Dracolich lairs nearby.</p><p></p><p>2) You dont need the King. He's simply offering you payment, royal titles and the opening of doors to political power if you do this task.</p><p></p><p>3) You could find the mountain on your own if you want. Its a large volcano, and is not hard to find in its moutain range. Its around a weeks travel to the north. The last party that departed a few days ago made the journety on a flying carpet (their party Paladin rode a Pegasus).</p><p></p><p>4) From the tone of your Gnome Wizard above, no you dont think there are better - you probably <em>think </em>that you're the best there is around the kingdom. Whether thats objectively true or not, is a different question entirely.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For a character that likes to 'stay off the radar' and 'not commit crime', you just insulted the King (through his appointed representative and court wizard) which is technically a capital offence (i.e. crime). At the very least you are lucky not to earn the ire of some very powerful people. You get the sense that Myrkyn is desperate however.</p><p></p><p>The Kings own Archmage has just come to you for help. Its fair to say (or to infer from this fact) the King knows who you are, and is keeping tabs on you.</p><p></p><p>A bunch of 13th level characters are a force to be reckoned with. Its no different to if a warlord marched a small mercenary company across the border to camp. You can shape the fate of kingdoms at this level.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Its... going to be markedy <em>different</em>. </p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flamestrike, post: 6835597, member: 6788736"] Myrkyn replies. 'I can assure you my esteemed Gnomish friend, that His Majesty and I are well aware of 'who' you are and 'what' you have done. I initially even thought that your party had perhaps waylaid the other group on the way back from the mountain to claim the three weapons for yourselves, however my spies quickly confirmed for me that wasnt the case (he joking chuckles, then his face turns deadly serious again).' As the head of magical security for the King, I tend to make a habit of keeping tabs on powerful adventuring bands that wander into the Kingdom such as your own. Divination magic, spy networks, that kind of thing. And yes, your past... how shall I say... 'exploits' have indeed reached my ears. I think we can both agree that your motives are your own, and you have your eyes set on a... [I]larger [/I]prize. I am [B]not [/B]here to bicker about the past however. I [B]am [/B]here with a mandate and an offer to wipe the slate clean, and to make you all very [I]very [/I]rich men and women. Doors will open for you all, and past indescretions will be... forgotten. Again; I must reiterate - time is very much of the essence, so I will have to be brief. As you are well aware, the Archmage Keraptis recently stole three weapons - artifacts really - from our 'impenetrable' royal vaults. As you are also aware, one of these weapons was the fabled sword [I]Blackrazor[/I]. (His gaze intensifies, and you can sense a pang of fear on his face) Tell me friend, what do you know of this weapon? 1) Yes, it can be assumed from relevant knowledge (arcana/ history) checks that you know where White Plume Mountain is. You know an Archmage named Keraptis lives there, that it is a hollowed out volcano, and a Dracolich lairs nearby. 2) You dont need the King. He's simply offering you payment, royal titles and the opening of doors to political power if you do this task. 3) You could find the mountain on your own if you want. Its a large volcano, and is not hard to find in its moutain range. Its around a weeks travel to the north. The last party that departed a few days ago made the journety on a flying carpet (their party Paladin rode a Pegasus). 4) From the tone of your Gnome Wizard above, no you dont think there are better - you probably [I]think [/I]that you're the best there is around the kingdom. Whether thats objectively true or not, is a different question entirely. For a character that likes to 'stay off the radar' and 'not commit crime', you just insulted the King (through his appointed representative and court wizard) which is technically a capital offence (i.e. crime). At the very least you are lucky not to earn the ire of some very powerful people. You get the sense that Myrkyn is desperate however. The Kings own Archmage has just come to you for help. Its fair to say (or to infer from this fact) the King knows who you are, and is keeping tabs on you. A bunch of 13th level characters are a force to be reckoned with. Its no different to if a warlord marched a small mercenary company across the border to camp. You can shape the fate of kingdoms at this level. Its... going to be markedy [I]different[/I]. :) [/QUOTE]
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