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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chauzu" data-source="post: 2691119" data-attributes="member: 9655">“That merchant? That merchant? Where is he?”A group of tall, muscular men stood in gathering next to the table of our friendly group speaking of matters in a tongue unknown to all at the table, except for those three questions stated above just now. Followed by them was the annoying laughter of a foreign sounded throat. Emerging from the group of men came a short, middle aged man dressed in a green and white checkered tunic. His body was not small in diameter at all and the top of his curly head was balding. Overall, he appeared to be a greasy fellow.Grabbing an open chair from another table (and not thinking of asking if the seat was taken) he seated himself next to Priest of Lathander and smiled at her in a very unappealing manner to her opinion (or to anybody’s for that matter).“Where be that merchant who goes by the name of Taurus, the one who keeps everybody waiting for urgent dealings and the hope of profit?” The man stares up to the ceiling a mere second with pursed lips then proceeds to take a slug of from his just-now-served mug. “He must have either tricked you all into a wasted evening or was stuck in a high-profit matter worthy enough to make his new clients wait a few minutes for his arrival.”The man then takes a cleaning of his chin by wiping it across his forearm. Setting his hands down on his lap he continues, ”I can assure you it was the latter my friends. I AM sorry for my slowness, but I believe in the taking of one’s time.””Now, you all have received my letter correct? That means I have specifically asked for you, and none other. I hate to sound like a nutcase, but I have taken notice of you all here in the city. You all showed promise of getting a job done and I do think I have good judgement, what would you say?” Taurus smirked and took another slug from his mug. ”Why do I care for the disappearances of folk around here and not the local constabulary? Ha, perhaps those were two profitable clients and because nobody has reported it yet! Ain’t that something? But I think this is something that should stay unreported so news does not go around any further.”“You see that collection of physically stunning-looking men over there?” Taurus asked Meliria as he pointed to the group he emerged from. They are loggers from outside these gates. The two young laborers that have gone missing were named Talf and Elonn. As you all know, they left the tavern last night with a tall woman with long, dark hair. Me, being the happy man that I am, come to this tavern almost every night, and I can tell you now that this woman didn’t start showing her face here until about a month ago. Even then, she has only been seen a handful of times. Now, I was not present at the tavern last night, but those that were remember that the men seemed to recognize the woman and were friendly toward her, leaving in good spirits. At least that was what Kalgar ‘of the Alley’ has told me. He has never seemed to trust me for much anyhow. Perhaps you all can make a storyteller out of him yet.”The merchant sighed and finished his mug by downing it quickly. “Why would I need all of you for such a task… well, I sort-of don’t. Now listen. You all sound to be a cooperative bunch… real team players. I need you all to split up into teams of two. Half to follow the trail of the two missing men, and the other half to help me inform the constabulary… as well as carrying out some business.” Taurus tips old Biskbyr as he takes his empty mug from off the table. ”For the door funds.” The tavern keeper frowns as the merchant slouches down his chair in a stuffed manner, just staring at the group. “What do you think so far?”</blockquote>

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