The Reconquista: Part I (Shadows over Istivin)

[Branding Opportunity]

Before Krelont Keep

Nobody seems to be willing to challenge Mavic, and quickly back away from the angered mage. Those who can quickly begin making their way down the road, slipping and sliding as they hurry back towards Istivin proper on the rainy cobbles.

The two dwarves on the ground easily disarm the human lord who is now screaming at the top of his lungs. When one of the dwarves punches him hard on his still bleeding wound, he quickly crumples and begins whimpering. After that they tie his hands behind his back, and one of them even begins looking after the human's wound. The other dwarf stands up carefully his arms raised in a gesture of peace and speaks to Mavic, "Thank you for your assistance, Master Magus, we don't know what came over our young lord. This is not his usual manner, we assure you. We mean you, or this man here," and he points to the bound human, "any harm." Looking a bit apologetic, he continues, "Will you let me tend to my kinsman? I wish to bind him as well, to make sure he is of no more danger to anyone."

 

[James Heard]

"Aye, tend to him and if yea can aid us we'll take the both of them down into the city below where my companions are. I mean to be no man's keeper but my own, but this urge of homicide stinks - and I mean no odor. Between the myself, goodwoman Anastasia, and my own Lieutenant Eshanna I'm confident we can sort things out somehow."

"I'm wan to stay anywhere in this rain though, do you agree? One of my companions includes something of a poet or somesuch of your kind, Reivik? Do you know him?"

OOC: If they agree then the Reddogs and Mavic and dwarves shall suss up the wounded and crazed and take them into the city to collect Eshanna, the rest of the Reddogs, and to find the rest of the group.

 

[Branding Opportunity]

OOC: If they agree then the Reddogs and Mavic and dwarves shall suss up the wounded and crazed and take them into the city to collect Eshanna, the rest of the Reddogs, and to find the rest of the group.

OOC: Just to move things along, and get you reunited with the others, shall we just say you tied everything up here, gathered up the rest of your followers and joined everyone else at the Fiddling Viceroy?

 

[James Heard]

OOC: Sure, I just want to know if I'm bringing prisoners/wounded with me or not I'd assumed so. When this was just about waiting in line and saving everyone else from having to parlay with snobby nobles then being away from fighters didn't seem like a bad idea. Now? Not so much.

 

[Branding Opportunity]

OOC: Well, this is partially up to you. You have control over the dwarf, so although his kinsmen want you to release him, this is ultimately up to you. If you raise a fuss, you'll get some guardsmen to come out from the Keep and they would take over.

 

[James Heard]

OOC: Which is why I asked them nicely whether or not they'd mind coming with me.

 

[Branding Opportunity]

OOC: OK, gotcha. Well, then your group, in addition to the dwarves, makes its way back down the road and picks up the rest of the Reddogs, you're carrying the human lord (who was there without an entourage) with you. On a side note, once the dwarf and human come to their senses again they are horrified by what they have done, and deeply ashamed of their actions. They don't understand the anger which suddenly overtook them, and aplogize profusely. They also thank Mavic for intervening, and hope that all of this can be resolved without bringing the Watch into the picture. Nobody seems to want to get the watch involved, as they've been a bit more draconic (I'm using that word in its original sense, this has nothing to do with dragons) lately.

 

[Thanee]

Latalya

“We need to find out, what's going on here. Strange things seem to happen, quite obviously. The whole atmosphere is so dark and shadowy. No cheering, no laughter, no smiles. All grey and whispers.”

Latalya orders fine wine, bread and cheese and sits down with the others.

 

[Branding Opportunity]

(OOC: Since nobody has posted since Friday, I'll move the story forward a bit. If you'd like to do anything else, or talk to anyone else, you can do it "tomorrow". I'm going to take Mavic up on an idea that he had way back when, namely to see if your group can rent an abandoned town house which is not being used.

After Mavic deals with the two lords (in whichever way he chooses, I'll let him make up his mind about this) he finds out that there are in fact quite a few townhouses which have been standing empty for a few years. The mayor's office took charge of them after the retaking of Istivin and has been renting them out to businesses, visiting nobility and such. After a brief, but very wet visit to Town Hall you find a nice, little four-story structure (with basement and attached blockhouse) just north-west of North Square (in the north-west section of town). After a few signatures and the exchange of money (including a 250 gp deposit) you sign a lease for three months, at a monthly rental charge of 30 gp.

After arriving at the house you see that it consists of a large kitchen and entryway on the ground floor, sitting and dining room on the second and four large bedrooms each on the third and fourth. The basement houses a root and wine cellar which sadly is currently empty. The house itself has been decently cared for, although it does contain some vermin after being left empty for so long. Lucking, none of the mongrelmen from the Abandoned Quarter have squatted here. Once you clear out the rats, mice and a few jermlaine, and clean the place up, this might be a pretty decent place.

The blockhouse surrounds a small courtyard in the back, and is a one-story structure which at one point was probably used for storage. It is now empty, but could be easily converted for use by the Reddogs.)

 

[James Heard]

Way OOC: Sorry, I was out of town until just a while ago. My grandfather was released from the hospital last Thursday, recovering from a complete renal failure, so everyone in the family showed up for Father's Day.

OOC: All Mavic was intending to happen with the noblemen was that the rest of the party interrogate them as they saw fit while Mavic mulled over the details with many boring Knowledge rolls to see if they were under some outside influence or else they should be tossed in the Istivin jail for the protection of the citizenry, regardless of the earnest protestations of their kin.

As for leasing a home base, well I think it's a great idea. That guy who mentioned it should get a pat on the back Mavic, of course, will offer to pay for it all...Keeping up the appearances of nobility and all that.