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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7991499" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p>Once outside the Vulture's Roost, Darrow hailed a passing member of the city patrol and inquired about the jail, which the dwarf was informed was in the Eastern sector. After wandering in the general direction of the area, the group spied a gallows and deduced that the jailhouse should be near, finally identifying the right building. (<em>Land navigation has never been a strength of this adventuring company, although to be fair it is often difficult to get one's bearings in a new city. --R</em>) Before going in, they briefly debated what tack to take with the guards and with Barzog, Aerikoth during the process making a comment about Shanni's previous capture that riled her.</p><p></p><p>Upon entering, Darrow went up to the sergeant on duty and asked to speak to Barzog, saying that it was related to some business dealings in Westgate. The sergeant informed them regretfully that only family members were allowed to speak to prisoners. Darrow then arranged to provide twenty gold "proofs of kinship" to the guard, who declared everything to be in order, pointing the way up to the cell where Barzog was being held.</p><p></p><p>Making their way carefully past a large patrolling dog, the four adventurers arrayed themselves outside of Barzog's cell. The half-orc was barely awake and they could only tell he was alive at all by the smells and belching coming from his location. Darrow took the initial lead in talking to the criminal, who admitted to having been put in jail after a fight at the Muddy Ogre. Darrow said that they might be able to exchange favors, for example getting Barzog bailed out, mentioning that they had been directed there by someone whose name began with P. Barzog took that as a reminder to attend to some bodily functions, further sickening Shanni. Aerikoth meanwhile studied him unblinkingly.</p><p></p><p>Despite her distaste for the half-orc, Shanni bantered with him after he expressed a crude interest in her, in the hopes of persuading him to cooperate. She then went back down to talk to the sergeant in order to clarify Barzog's situation, while Aerikoth and Darrow discussed their new-found friend. Reporting back to the others, she said that the half-orc would be in lockup for at least ten days, prompting a discussion among the four about how best to proceed. It was decided to try and get some more details out of Barzog first, although Darrow had little luck. Shanni again used her wiles to elicit from the half-orc some key information, such as the fact that his half-brother Helten, who ran the Muddy Ogre tavern, was in fact the one who had Barzog jailed for fighting. (<em>Although Shanni evidently has something of a temper, I find impressive her ability to hold her nose when needed - in this case literally - in order to manipulate the targets of her attention. --C</em>)</p><p></p><p>Unwilling to question Barzog further in a public place about Pehlen or other potentially sensitive topics, the group departed the jail and made their way to the Muddy Ogre, as it appeared that Helten would have to drop his complaint if Barzog were to be freed. The barkeep inside informed Darrow that they did have a good dwarven ale, prompting the dwarf to immediately purchase two of them. Darrow also asked about Helten and was told that he would be easy to spot: just look for the tattoos.</p><p></p><p>As Darrow drained his first mug, the others looked around the large tavern space, hoping to spot someone fitting Helten's description. Shanni and Dermot after a short time noted a large, shirtless half-orc with extensive tattoos walking by. Darrow greeted him, complementing his ale and requesting that he speak with Darrow's friends. While Aerikoth intently studied the half-orc, Shanni took the lead in talking with him. Helten showed what he thought of his half-brother by spitting on the floor as he pronounced Barzog’s name. Shanni introduced herself and the others as a group of "freelancers" – Dermot’s idea – who were interested in taking Barzog away for a job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 7991499, member: 7015827"] Once outside the Vulture's Roost, Darrow hailed a passing member of the city patrol and inquired about the jail, which the dwarf was informed was in the Eastern sector. After wandering in the general direction of the area, the group spied a gallows and deduced that the jailhouse should be near, finally identifying the right building. ([I]Land navigation has never been a strength of this adventuring company, although to be fair it is often difficult to get one's bearings in a new city. --R[/I]) Before going in, they briefly debated what tack to take with the guards and with Barzog, Aerikoth during the process making a comment about Shanni's previous capture that riled her. Upon entering, Darrow went up to the sergeant on duty and asked to speak to Barzog, saying that it was related to some business dealings in Westgate. The sergeant informed them regretfully that only family members were allowed to speak to prisoners. Darrow then arranged to provide twenty gold "proofs of kinship" to the guard, who declared everything to be in order, pointing the way up to the cell where Barzog was being held. Making their way carefully past a large patrolling dog, the four adventurers arrayed themselves outside of Barzog's cell. The half-orc was barely awake and they could only tell he was alive at all by the smells and belching coming from his location. Darrow took the initial lead in talking to the criminal, who admitted to having been put in jail after a fight at the Muddy Ogre. Darrow said that they might be able to exchange favors, for example getting Barzog bailed out, mentioning that they had been directed there by someone whose name began with P. Barzog took that as a reminder to attend to some bodily functions, further sickening Shanni. Aerikoth meanwhile studied him unblinkingly. Despite her distaste for the half-orc, Shanni bantered with him after he expressed a crude interest in her, in the hopes of persuading him to cooperate. She then went back down to talk to the sergeant in order to clarify Barzog's situation, while Aerikoth and Darrow discussed their new-found friend. Reporting back to the others, she said that the half-orc would be in lockup for at least ten days, prompting a discussion among the four about how best to proceed. It was decided to try and get some more details out of Barzog first, although Darrow had little luck. Shanni again used her wiles to elicit from the half-orc some key information, such as the fact that his half-brother Helten, who ran the Muddy Ogre tavern, was in fact the one who had Barzog jailed for fighting. ([I]Although Shanni evidently has something of a temper, I find impressive her ability to hold her nose when needed - in this case literally - in order to manipulate the targets of her attention. --C[/I]) Unwilling to question Barzog further in a public place about Pehlen or other potentially sensitive topics, the group departed the jail and made their way to the Muddy Ogre, as it appeared that Helten would have to drop his complaint if Barzog were to be freed. The barkeep inside informed Darrow that they did have a good dwarven ale, prompting the dwarf to immediately purchase two of them. Darrow also asked about Helten and was told that he would be easy to spot: just look for the tattoos. As Darrow drained his first mug, the others looked around the large tavern space, hoping to spot someone fitting Helten's description. Shanni and Dermot after a short time noted a large, shirtless half-orc with extensive tattoos walking by. Darrow greeted him, complementing his ale and requesting that he speak with Darrow's friends. While Aerikoth intently studied the half-orc, Shanni took the lead in talking with him. Helten showed what he thought of his half-brother by spitting on the floor as he pronounced Barzog’s name. Shanni introduced herself and the others as a group of "freelancers" – Dermot’s idea – who were interested in taking Barzog away for a job. [/QUOTE]
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