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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9164678" data-attributes="member: 6696971">A servant-child of Astral stock moves with the grace and purpose of one indentured to martial service from the cradle.&nbsp; Up to Kaveh's side it goes with a pillow and a wine of old vintage atop it.&nbsp; It lowers its eyes.&quot;Master, the Infernal Red for your guests?&quot;Kaveh looks at you and laughs.&nbsp; &quot;Githyanki.&nbsp; We found him a month ago wandering the desert nearby.&nbsp; Mortally wounded, we attended to him and here he stands.&nbsp; Amazing creature.&nbsp; Not a word from him about where he comes and what happened to him.&nbsp; He seems to remember nothing.&nbsp; No matter.&nbsp; He works well and, even at this age, is a terror with a blade.&nbsp; A fine servant.&quot;He looks back at the young, alien boy. &quot;Ishka, while the scion of House Audaseie is here, the title of 'Master' belongs to him. I am a mere steward, child. They are not guests here. We are.&nbsp; Remember that.&nbsp; But yes, pour the Infernal Red, please.&quot;Turning back to your collective, he sees Pa'avu's preoccupation and winces again.&nbsp; &quot;Um.&nbsp; P-puh...bladeward of Master Chanvati.&nbsp; Would you please...join us...for a toast?&quot;&nbsp; He looks around the room with a gathering frown.&nbsp; &quot;I do not see a scrivener among your numbers.&nbsp; Regrettable.&nbsp; I'm quite good at toasts and moments such as these should be afforded their due documentation!&quot;Clears his throat, &quot;what were we talking about again?&nbsp; Oh yes, your safe passage through the badlands to the capital gates.&nbsp; We could send an early shipment of phase-silk to Bantouk.&nbsp; Its typically a four month harvest.&nbsp; Its only been a few months since our last, but I think we could call it lucky and no Bantouk artificer would be the wiser.&nbsp; You could be cargo, ferried in secret among the caravan?&nbsp; I know the right palms to grease to get heads turned the other way.&quot;[HR][/HR]He can arrange for the above measures if you want to spend 340 coin (1/10 of-level magic item) for 1 success at medium DC.&nbsp; He's quite sincere.Whatever else is going on here, he clearly either doesn't want to entertain it or elucidate it.&nbsp; If you want him to engage with it, you're going to have to pry it from him.&nbsp; It would be a complexity 1, of-level social SC to get him to spill. What do you want to do?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 9164678, member: 6696971"] [I]A servant-child of Astral stock moves with the grace and purpose of one indentured to martial service from the cradle. Up to Kaveh's side it goes with a pillow and a wine of old vintage atop it. It lowers its eyes. "Master, the Infernal Red for your guests?" Kaveh looks at you and laughs. "Githyanki. We found him a month ago wandering the desert nearby. Mortally wounded, we attended to him and here he stands. Amazing creature. Not a word from him about where he comes and what happened to him. He seems to remember nothing. No matter. He works well and, even at this age, is a terror with a blade. A fine servant." He looks back at the young, alien boy. "Ishka, while the scion of House Audaseie is here, the title of 'Master' belongs to him. I am a mere steward, child. They are not guests here. [B]We [/B]are. Remember that. But yes, pour the Infernal Red, please." Turning back to your collective, he sees Pa'avu's preoccupation and winces again. "Um. P-puh...bladeward of Master Chanvati. Would you please...join us...for a toast?" He looks around the room with a gathering frown. "I do not see a scrivener among your numbers. Regrettable. I'm quite good at toasts and moments such as these should be afforded their due documentation!" Clears his throat, "what were we talking about again? Oh yes, your safe passage through the badlands to the capital gates. We could send an early shipment of phase-silk to Bantouk. Its typically a four month harvest. Its only been a few months since our last, but I think we could call it lucky and no Bantouk artificer would be the wiser. You could be cargo, ferried in secret among the caravan? I know the right palms to grease to get heads turned the other way."[/I] [HR][/HR] He can arrange for the above measures if you want to spend 340 coin (1/10 of-level magic item) for 1 success at medium DC. He's quite sincere. Whatever else is going on here, he clearly either doesn't want to entertain it or elucidate it. If you want him to engage with it, you're going to have to pry it from him. It would be a complexity 1, of-level social SC to get him to spill. What do you want to do? [/QUOTE]

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