megamania
Hero
EBERRON: THE CREATION SCHEMA
11 / 11 / 05
SEGMENT 161
“Cedious Endangered”
Sara Silvergleam of the Korranberg Chronicle continued her snooping around. She was back in Karrnath investigating a lead. She hoped this trip into the land would not be as dangerous as the last time.
When last in Karrnath, she met a halfling whom had quite a story to tell. He spoke of a war between Cannith, Warforged and the Emerald Claw. She took it as a fanciful story until a warforged assassination party arrived in the Cannith car trying to kill everyone. At the same time, Agents of the Emerald Claw were attacking several cars down. Ever since she has kept an ear open for information involving these three and something called the Creation Schema.
She knew it was a hot story since –
1- Her story was squashed within the Chronicle
2- Agents of the Trust have been following her ever since
The TRUST! If they were following her it meant two things-
1- This was a true story
2- It is unresolved still
3- If she still lived then she was being used by The Trust to gather more information
The other story she was following was the unrest within the religous sects of Thrane. Something was happening but what? Before she had gotten very far she was forcefully kicked out of the country of Thrane. The recent events in Sharn involving the Undead had something to do with this also.
However, at this time she was sneaking around within the offices of a trade office in Rekkenmark, Karrnath. The office was a front for illegal trade. Artifacts were shipped in under the pretense of being building supplies for the bridge. These artifacts were often ones that dealt with the undead or war-time activities. It also harbored a criminal group known as the Turbulent.
These war-time criminals dealt with anything from smuggling to assassination. Her investigations hinted at Kaius knowing about them. For allowing them to operate within his country, they had to do him favors occationally. These favors included assassinations and smuggling of illegal goods into the country. Why a king needed to smuggle things into his own country was unknown but got her imagination going.
She had made it onto the rafters overlooking the warehouse when she heard the door open. She froze and waited to see who it was.
A man dressed in a thick leather coat came in. His thick fur hat kept her seeing his face. Two other men came in from the far side.
They spoke in Fiendish! NOT a good sign.
“Do you have it?” asked the two newest persons to enter the warehouse.
“I do.” Answers the man in leather. He hands one man a scroll case and a pouch.
One man weighs the pouch in his hand. “Very well.”
The other man unrolls the scroll. He looks over the writing and sees a several drawings. He looks at these intently.
“Where were they seen last?” he asks the man in leather.
“Fairhaven.” The man sniffles from a cold. “They just returned from a trip afar.”
“Where from?”
“The West. Somewhere within the Eldeen Forest.”
“Very well.”
“Then it is agreed?” asks the man in leather.
“Yes though I must ask- You have several notes on their captures or deaths. Especially on the little one. Why?”
“Cedious is an offensive troublesome crud of a creature. I wish to be the one to slice his throat. The exacts are not of your concern.”
“Agreed.”
The man in leather and the other two turn and leave.
“I MUST warn Cedious somehow” thinks Sara.
11 / 11 / 05
SEGMENT 161
“Cedious Endangered”
Sara Silvergleam of the Korranberg Chronicle continued her snooping around. She was back in Karrnath investigating a lead. She hoped this trip into the land would not be as dangerous as the last time.
When last in Karrnath, she met a halfling whom had quite a story to tell. He spoke of a war between Cannith, Warforged and the Emerald Claw. She took it as a fanciful story until a warforged assassination party arrived in the Cannith car trying to kill everyone. At the same time, Agents of the Emerald Claw were attacking several cars down. Ever since she has kept an ear open for information involving these three and something called the Creation Schema.
She knew it was a hot story since –
1- Her story was squashed within the Chronicle
2- Agents of the Trust have been following her ever since
The TRUST! If they were following her it meant two things-
1- This was a true story
2- It is unresolved still
3- If she still lived then she was being used by The Trust to gather more information
The other story she was following was the unrest within the religous sects of Thrane. Something was happening but what? Before she had gotten very far she was forcefully kicked out of the country of Thrane. The recent events in Sharn involving the Undead had something to do with this also.
However, at this time she was sneaking around within the offices of a trade office in Rekkenmark, Karrnath. The office was a front for illegal trade. Artifacts were shipped in under the pretense of being building supplies for the bridge. These artifacts were often ones that dealt with the undead or war-time activities. It also harbored a criminal group known as the Turbulent.
These war-time criminals dealt with anything from smuggling to assassination. Her investigations hinted at Kaius knowing about them. For allowing them to operate within his country, they had to do him favors occationally. These favors included assassinations and smuggling of illegal goods into the country. Why a king needed to smuggle things into his own country was unknown but got her imagination going.
She had made it onto the rafters overlooking the warehouse when she heard the door open. She froze and waited to see who it was.
A man dressed in a thick leather coat came in. His thick fur hat kept her seeing his face. Two other men came in from the far side.
They spoke in Fiendish! NOT a good sign.
“Do you have it?” asked the two newest persons to enter the warehouse.
“I do.” Answers the man in leather. He hands one man a scroll case and a pouch.
One man weighs the pouch in his hand. “Very well.”
The other man unrolls the scroll. He looks over the writing and sees a several drawings. He looks at these intently.
“Where were they seen last?” he asks the man in leather.
“Fairhaven.” The man sniffles from a cold. “They just returned from a trip afar.”
“Where from?”
“The West. Somewhere within the Eldeen Forest.”
“Very well.”
“Then it is agreed?” asks the man in leather.
“Yes though I must ask- You have several notes on their captures or deaths. Especially on the little one. Why?”
“Cedious is an offensive troublesome crud of a creature. I wish to be the one to slice his throat. The exacts are not of your concern.”
“Agreed.”
The man in leather and the other two turn and leave.
“I MUST warn Cedious somehow” thinks Sara.