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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8115597" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><h2>Cormaeril Castle</h2>The next morning on Ches 21, members of the company trickled into the Gatereach’s bar room and greeted Jandrico Swift, who was glad to see them well after the previous night’s events. Aerikoth was the last to arrive, as usual not having slept at the inn with the others. As he walked in, the others were in the midst of breakfast, Darrow enthusiastically tucking into a large quantity of sausages and griddle cakes. The mage helped himself to a modest portion of food as the conversation turned to the prospect of going after House Cormaeril, with Shanni suggesting they concentrate on proving the House’s relationship with the Fire Knives, rather than on directly destroying them, which could get them in hot water with the Westgate authorities.Dermot, looking grim, said she should tell Aerikoth about the Watch. Shanni revealed that the Watch had sent a summons to the Gatereach, which led to Rahnee leaving earlier that morning to go see the Watch Commander. Aerikoth remarked that this was not the first time they had received such a summons. Regarding the matter of House Cormaeril, the wizard made it clear that he did not share the others’ hesitancy in taking them on directly, given their history with the company and the other noble houses of Westgate.Interrupting what was becoming an increasingly heated debate between Shanni and Aerikoth, the Scarlet’s rogue Slipster waltzed into the room, saying he thought he would find them there. Dermot did a quick double-take in response as the halfling removed his hood, apparently having traveled incognito. Slipster said he just wanted to let them know that his company was heading out of town. They planned to take the road to Starmantle, to see what it looked like after they had reopened it, and check in on a few villages along the way.Darrow, after saying he was glad nothing had happened to the Scarlets the previous night, also thought this was a smart move. Shanni expressed regret that the two companies had had to cross paths in this way and Dermot asked if there was anything they could do. The halfling declined, saying they could just come look up the Scarlet Company someday in Starmantle if they had any work for them. As an apparent afterthought, Slipster mentioned that “somebody’s boyfriend” had wanted to come and say goodbye, but they had all decided it wouldn't be a good idea. Both the halfling and Darrow chuckled at this, which actually elicited a sympathetic expression of thanks from Shanni to Juril. Slipster then put his hood back up and departed. (I am glad to see that the matter with the Scarlet Company was resolved without violence - at least between the two adventuring groups, that is to say. My predecessor as senior initiate "R" previously hinted at such an outcome. The Scarlets' actions, involving the deliberate breaking of a contract and fleeing the city, would not normally be something I would consider in their place. Yet, given the circumstances, this indeed seems to have been the best path forward for them, and not unjustified. A good example of how one must think and sometimes act outside of the formal strictures of agreements. --C)The debate over what to do with House Cormaeril resumed. Shanni and Dermot were for raiding Castle Cormaeril to find proof of the House’s links to the Fire Knives, without necessarily leaving everyone there dead. Dermot pointed out there was the quiet way in through the sewers they had found, which might offer a more thiefly approach. Even Darrow was skeptical that going into the castle and using violence to completely eliminate the Cormaerils would then garner a favorable reaction from the other Westgate houses. Shanni made the ironic point that the dwarf was actually supporting a less violent approach than Aerikoth, which should tell the wizard something. The wizard, however, would not be deterred from his stated goal: to eliminate the members of the Cormaeril family that took an active hand in the assassins guild. Clarifying his stance, he stated there was little need to kill every hireling or servant if they chose to leave the castle instead. (Implying that they all would be massacred without hesitation, if they remained? --R)Still wanting some official cover for their future actions, Shanni, Dermot and Darrow said they planned to go see Losifan Urdo at the Mercenaries Guild. Aerikoth refused to accompany them, saying he had some things to check on and did not understand their desire to talk further with various individuals about the issue. He added, however, they should be sure to inform Losifan of the success of getting the Scarlet Company to depart. Dermot and Shanni both attempted to get Aerikoth to go along with the group, saying they all should be on the same page in what they heard from Urdo. However, the mage remained adamant in his desire to hear nothing further on the matter, as his opinion would not be swayed.</blockquote>

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