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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grim" data-source="post: 413717" data-attributes="member: 132"> Saturday, October 6, HR 1202TWO SECONDS LATERLord North rolled his eyes. "Miss Shelly, do be quiet. Please. You are late as it is. Do you want to see me angry?""Why don't you just let me rot in jail again? Those stone benches are pretty comfy, eh? Your Looordship ," Shelly replied bitingly.Lord North sighed and continued his speach. "As I was saying, all these things individually are dangerous, but combined, they pose a serious threat to the kingdom. Your job is to put these threats down. You didn't volunteer for this, and so compensation is in order. But only if you do well."At the word compensation, Shelly's ears perked up. "Gold? Do you mean gold? Well why didn't you say so in the first place. Who wouldn't want free money?""It's not free. You will have to work for it. There will be pain. There may be death. There will defintly be hardship. But your skills, no matter how... obtuse (Shelly grinned right here), are needed to save the kingdom.""So now that we're getting paid, whats our first assignment, boss?" Shelly was excited. She always got excited around gold. Gold, gold, gold, gold she sang in her head."You are to - WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?"The last man had arrived. If something that small could be called a man, or even a dwarf. This particular specimin of the halfling race made rats look big. He wasn't just short, he was tiny! In a voice much to deep for his stature, the little man said sourly, "I walked." Anna snickered. Shelly laughed. Even Malec couldn't help but grin. The rest followed. Lord North just waited patiently until the laughter died down."AS I WAS SAYING, your mission is to find and put a stop to whoever, or whatever, has been taking caravans on the East Road. Entire carts, passengers and cargo, have outright dissapeared, never to been seen or heard from again. All the towns along the east border have been suffering economically from these disapearences. They are costing the kingdom much money, and must be stopped at once. You have one week to report back to me with your findings, and hopefully, news of the... problem's solution. You shall each be payed 300 gold pieces once the mission has been compleated. That is all."With that, Lord North turned and walked back into the castle, leaving the party to make introductions, discuss plans, and get on thier way.The preperations were easy, but the aquiring of horses was not. They were 50 gold apiece, bought, but only 1 gold down payment to rent. After much argument, the latter optioin was decided upon. The East Road was a two day journey east, along the Golden Road. It streached up and down the eastern boarders, hence its name.The section where most of the caravans had dissapeared was on the northern half of the road.Most of the party was calmed by the steady beat of hooves, the green forest surrounding the sandy path, and the quiet chirpings and burblings of nature. Except for the saddle sores, it was a plesent journey. Every once in a while a traveler would pass in the other direction. Most were simply peasents, but a tax collector or two walked past, armed escort trudging before and after him. Upon rounding a bend, the party spied a lone traveler."Well met!" he cried when he noticed them. "I am Father Trojen!"To be continued...</blockquote>

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