The Four Lands

[Maidhc O Casain]

Tetsu

Check each of the doors to see if it's locked, take a look around any that are not. Inspect the food on the table and find ingredients for a good meal (why waste the cooking roll, right? -- let's do it up right).

Once he finds the ingredients and sets them aside on the table (along with whatever herbs etc. he managed to gather from outside), he'll head back upstairs. This time he'll make sure he's seen all of the ground floor, and then head upstairs from the entrance hall.

 

[J. Alexander]

Roaming the Cellar

Tetsu appraoches the two locked doors and smiles. The key to each door is hanging on the candle sconce next to each door. Taking down the key and opening the doors, Tetsu discovers the door to his left to be some 30 by 30 feet in size and is startled by how cold the room is. Having been thru many harsh winters, he estimates the temprature to be around 20 degrees. Upon a brief inspection the room appears empty.

The next room is of the same dimensions with a series of wooden racks/shelving built around the walls. The ceiling has a series of hooks coming down from it while in the center there is a wide pit from which small wisps of smoke rise up toward the ceiling.

The remaing two locked doors have no key hanging on the candle scone and appear to be tightly sealed. As to the bared doors they open easily and lead to rooms roughtly 30 by 30 rooms. They are filled with a odd collection of items but one clearley was used as an armoury at some point and has a collection of weapons and armour.

Inspecting the table, Tetsu finds bags of spices and several types of flour as well as numerous dried fruits and nuts. Further searching he finds a cask of smoked meat and one of smoked fish. A qucik search of the well shows a small nich in which fresh butter and milk is sotred whiel a variy of cheeses are stacked on another table.

Headed back up stairs he finds no other rooms on the ground floor. Mounting the stairs he climbs some 20 feet or so and arrives at the 2nd level. The stairway contiunes winding on up to what he thnks is the third and perhaps rooftop level. The 2nd floor is occupied by 4 rooms that have been converted into bedrooms. They are all furnished tastefully if somewhat rustic in apperace and decore.

Climbing up to the third level proves to be impossible. Midway up his climb, Tetsu comes across a barrier made or red,orange,yellow,green blue, indigo and violet light and is unable to pass.

NEXT

 

[Scotley]

Angelo Human Mage

Angelo smiles up at the woman, "My dear, after the day I have had, a beer is all the good time I can handle." He tosses her a gold piece. "Bring me some of the best the house has to offer and spend the change on a good time for yourself. I need some time to think, so let me have a little privacy." Once he has the beer Angelo will begin to examine the papers he took, being careful to keep them from prying eyes.

 

[J. Alexander]

The Barmaid

The Barmaid is visably startled at the sight of a gold piece and quickly puts it in her bodice while looking around the room to see if anyone noticed it. Leaving quickly she goes to the bar and Angelo hears her argue briefly with the bartender "None of that swill mind you , I know all your tricks, I want decent cold beer and be qucik about it or I let Samuel know"

Returing to Angelo, she places a pint of cold beer in front of him and has even managed to have it placed in a clean fresh pewter mug for him. "Anything else you need sir, just let me know, I will be checking back with you off and on to make sure your beer stays cold"


As Angelo turns his attention to the papers who finds them dam near illegiable and cryptic.
There is what appears to be a list of names and fiugres as well as several sheets of names and some list of professions and business. (Roll a decyper script for me if you would)

OCC:Rembmer where on the silver standard in this campaing, with silver replacing gold for most book prices. You just handed the Barmaind about two weeks wages.

 

[Scotley]

Angelo Human Mage

Taking a sip of the beer Angelo says to the barmaid, "Ahh, that's hits the spot you are an angel, I think we are going to be good friends." He sees her off with a friendly smile and returns his attention to the work at hand. He frowns at the papers and studies them with care, but makes sure that no one gets a look at them as well. He also checks the paper found on Roderick and exmines the contents of the man's pouch.

OOC: Decypher Script check (1d20+5=21)

Angelo made a conscious decision to give the large coin to the barmaid. She seems a good sort to cultivate as a contact.

 

[J. Alexander]

Examining the Paperwork

Angelo settles into decyphirng the terrible handwritting (think of trying to decipher some of my small handwriting after several weeks in the rain) and is successful. There are exactly 5 pieces of paper from the table.
One is a list of names (50) with address and amounts by the name. The amount is usally noted 2cp or 1 sp etc.
Two is a list of names and profssions with address and amounts by each entry. The amounts is usually expressed in silver.
Third is a short list of names of business and indiviudal upon which he notices the Name of ABaigail Martin.
Fourth is a list of business that angelo quickly discerns is other taverns controlled by Roderick and his crew.
Fifth is a recipt for a warehousing space along the docks.

The papers that Angelo found u pon Roderick person, is actually a list and a letter.

The letter reads as follows.

Dear Sir,

I have no desire to form an allinace with you or to schedule a meeting with you to discuss any business matters. In plain words, sir, keep your stinking band of wannabe toughs in the neighborhood you are currently terrosis and stay out of my territories. You may have you rat infested little empire but stay out of mine.

The Honest Man.


The list in his pocket is a list of names that you quickly figure is Rodericks Membership.
There are 20 people listed upon it.


The barmaid comes back and keeps the beer mug well filled. Somwhere during the process she switches brews on Angelo and he finds himself drinking a rich nutty beer with just a taste of lemon and cherry which he finds very appealing especially if it waseither droped down to a ice cold or elevated warmth.

NEXT

 

[Scotley]

Angelo Human Mage

Angelo carefully tucks the papers away. Next he checks the pouch he took off Roderick. When next the barmaid returns he asks, "This latest brew you've brought me is very good, what is it called?"

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Tetsu

As he is a guest in this "house," and as there is no other place he can get to without actually 'breaking and entering,' Tetsu will return to the basement and begin preparing the meal.

OOC: Did you mention fire pits or kitchens? I'm already writing my post and can't return to the post page without losing what I've already written. If there is none to be found, he'll do the best he can with what he's got (a 20 should do fairly well!)

 

[Scotley]

OOC: Some navigation advice. Try going to file and opening a new window. Then you can back up on the current page and leave your text in place. Or go ahead and submit your reply as is and then come back and edit your post later. When in a reply you can scroll down several posts without loosing what you are doing. Finally, when you get to the bottom you'll see a link that says "This thread has more than 40 replies. Click here to review the whole thread." If you right click and choose "open in a new window" you'll be in a new window at the first post in the thread, then you can use the page numbers to navigate to what you need. Hope that is helpful. All this time you thought I could remember all this stuff.

Just fyi, the second cellar room sounds like a kitchen and has wisps of smoke rising from a pit. Of course, it could also be a torture chamber.

 

[J. Alexander]

For Tetsu

As Tetsu enters the ground floor he notices that there is a very large fireplace that appears to be used for cooking. A closer inspection shows that there are several baking / warming chambers (two to each side) of the large fireplace. Searching for water, he finds a basin that apperas to have an endless supply of fresh water and plates, cooking utensils in one of the upright cabniates next to the fireplace.

After about an hour, wonderuus smells are filling the lower chabmer. As tetsu is putting the finishing touches on the dinner, a black car wanders into the room from the upper chambers and begins to twine around his feet.

"Is Dinner ready". Tetsu turns at the sound of the voice and sees the woman from earlier standing on the stairway.