The Retrievers - Chapter 2

[Elocin]

Chapter 1 - Conversations with Quickleaf

Quickleaf turns his attention to Pemberton and replies, "Good evening kind sirs and by all means please join me for some drink", motioning to the wench for a round of ales. "From the looks of you and your companions you are in need of some information on the surrounding land. You have definitely come to the right person as I know almost everything thee is to know about the surrounding lands and can easily help you out there. For just 10 gold pieces a day I can act as a hunting guide if you are in search of game and if you are in search of other "Game" for 25 gold pieces a day I can guide you to what your heart seeks. So my new friends what are you in search of, Glory or pride?"

 

[Scotley]

Mindal Human Scout

Mindal guestures to the assorted trophies, "The hunting is obviously good here and I would love to have a chance to try my luck, but we are here on business." He takes a sip of the ale. "I must say the ale here is excellent. We are in search of history rather than game or glory. We are told there is an abandoned monastery located somewhere in the hills of the Spine of the World North West of your fair town of Quaevarr. We need to visit the place for our boss. Any assistance you can give would be most helpful. What price would you chargre for such a quest."

OOC: Sense Motive +2 is he really just interested in being a guide?

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Gripir, always in the area when a round is offered, drinks quietly and says nothing, although he's sure, with some advice, he could work as a guide. He'll keep that quiet, though, as sometimes it's better to have an extra set of eyes about.

 

[Elocin]

Mindal gestures to the assorted trophies, "The hunting is obviously good here and I would love to have a chance to try my luck, but we are here on business." He takes a sip of the ale. "I must say the ale here is excellent. We are in search of history rather than game or glory. We are told there is an abandoned monastery located somewhere in the hills of the Spine of the World North West of your fair town of Quaevarr. We need to visit the place for our boss. Any assistance you can give would be most helpful. What price would you charge for such a quest."

OOC: Sense Motive +2 is he really just interested in being a guide?

Taking particular interest in what Quickleaf is saying and his body movements you can are rest assured that he has not other motives but to serve as a possible huntsman/guide.

"Yes I am familiar with that Monastery and it is only about 2 days travel away if you go through the Moonwood. With the current situation around these parts I would suggest going around the edges of the Moonwood which will only add on another couple of days, all depending on the weather and how fast you want to travel. The monastery has been abandoned for some time now since a group of gnolls attacked and ransacked the place. Last I heard the only thing left there are a bunch of undead that do not cause any trouble to anyone around. Nobody here really cared too much for the initial inhabitants of the monastery as they were a sect of evil monks who were said to consort with devils and thankfully they never wanted any dealings with the town. I could easily lead you to this monastery but I won’t have anything to do with actually going inside. My fee would be 25 gold a day, " turning to Pemberton, "we can even get some hunting done on the way if you want or I can just mark on a map the location of the site and sell it to you for 5 gp. During the winter season I try and not stray too far from town as the weather up here can turn deadly awfully quick and it is always better to have a roof over your head and a warm fire and wench to relax by."

You can see him eyeing one particular wench who seems to not mind the extra attention and winks back at him. The smile that spreads across his face is almost pure ecstasy as he turns his attention back to you, "So what do you say, which offer of mine would you like to take?"

 

[Scotley]

Mindal Human Scout

Mindal looks thoughtful, "Either way, I'd like to have the map. I'll have to consult with my companions about the rest. Give us just a moment to discuss it." With that he pulls his companions away slightly. "It sounds like we'll have to come up with at least a hundred gold if we want a guide. I think it would be helpful to have someone who knows the moonwood to keep us out of trouble, but I am down to only a handful of coins. I don't expect he'll come off that price very much given the weather and the lycanthrope threat."

 

[Harvey]

Durnn, Earth Genasi Fighter 1

Durnn starts fishing around his belt pouch. "Wow! Didn't realize how broke I was! I've got all of 9 gold and 4 silver to contribute, but I need some of that to eat! You know, next time we've got to get our boss to pay us in gold instad of magical trinkets."

 

[Erekose13]

"I can cover the cost of that." Sten says rifling through his pack.

[ooc: edit, wow I forgot to spend his 300gp from region money, hehe oops, guess I have enough ]

 

[Wilphe]

OOC: Me as well, most of it anyway...

IC:
"I do not think I would be averse to some hunting on the way; it might provide some local color. Though I am not sure if Gripir would approve?"

 

[Lobo Lurker]

Brenden, human male, Evoker 2

"I don't know guys... 100gp is awfully expensive just for a wilderness guide who won't even escort us to our final objective. I vote for getting the map and nothing more. That 100gp might be better invested in camping supplies. We can always trust Gripnir's affinity for nature to see us through. And Mindel has been trained for this sort of activity, haven't you?" Brenden turns to Mindel as he asks this.

"I'm sure this guy is well worth money, but this is like hiring Waterdeeps best courier, coach, and carridge company to take you down the street to the bakery. If we were tracking a manticore or somthing, then maybe he'd be worth his price to us. But for a simple overland trek? That's madness."

 

[Scotley]

Mindal Human Scout

"Indeed Brenden I do have some skill in the wilderness. Furthermore, I don't have the money to spend even if I wanted too. Of course if he can keep us away from Lycanthropes 100 gp is a small price to pay to my way of thinking that would be the only reason to hire him."