[Vile] Puppy-Kicking PCs at Work, part 2

[Goddess FallenAngel]

T'aria looks to the man. "I was following the boy because he told me about Shadow, and he told me to follow him. What did you think I was going to do? Who are you, anyway?" She frowns and glances between him and the halfling. "Has he been in trouble or something? I have a problem...." She shrugs. "And, well, I was a bit interested in meeting someone who can disappear - at least, he said you could." She smiles, careful not to show the small fangs.

 

[Telsar]

At Brie’s, Beatrice brushes her reddish-brown hair from her face, smiles and takes the green lingerie. “Ah, so you have a fashion sense. A man of many talents, I see. That must be what Loni sees in you; sometimes she’s as color-coordinated as a blind half-orc. And my story? Fairly typical I guess. I came here looking for a prince to sweep me off my feet, and instead couldn’t find enough money to keep shoes on them. Nice ones, anyway. I made a little money working the streets, and Brie found out and made me an ‘offer’. I knew what would happen if I said no, and besides, this is a nice clean place to live. And I really had no friends at all until I started working here. So it all worked out. There might be more to my story… but I don’t know you well enough. Yet. I assume you’ll be spending a lot of time here to be with Loni.” She watches Accalon, probably trying to judge his reaction. “I think it’s sweet. But if you try to take her from here, Brie’s going to have your head.”

She finishes dressing, and then walks back and forth in front of Accalon, quite seductively. She says “What do you think? Will I be a distraction?”


In the forest, as party members debate who’s going into town, Lydia notices that it seems oddly quiet. There’s the noise of a breeze rustling tree branches a bit, but that’s all. No birds singing, no insects chirping. Perhaps it’s always been like this; she’s not much of a forest person and didn’t really notice until now. She looks around and sees a few pretty red birds high in a tree, but they aren’t making a sound.


At Boone’s shop, Aligor drinks the potion and thinks it tastes kind of stale. It also doesn’t seem to make him feel much better. Boone looks a bit worried, and says to Aligor “OK, I’ll get your things for you. But I have something to tell you. Before you get upset, remember two things: I have to protect my property, and your not in much shape to fight me, even if I am an old man with a bad arm. Here’s the thing: that wasn’t a healing potion I just gave you. Rather the opposite, really. It was a kind of poison. Called Sloth-Slay. Yeah, it’s a stupid name, but what are you going to do. Anyway, it’s very slow acting. A human won’t feel anything for about a month, and it won’t kill him for 2. For a dwarf, as tough as you, you probably have a lot longer. Anyway, I have to insure I’ll get either my money or my urgrosh back. You come back with either, I give you the antidote. Or give me back the urgrosh now, and I give it to you. This is just business, Aligor. I’m still taking a risk; you might get yourself killed out there. But at least I know you have a good reason to come back.” He draws his short sword with his good arm. “Now, if you want to get all upset, let’s get this over with. Otherwise, I’ll go get what you need. Along with a couple extra healing potions at my expense.”



And at the well, ‘Shadow’ seems to look T’aria up and down, obviously studying her. She says “The boy, my dear boy, has had people stalking him before.” The black-clad man frowns towards Shadow, apparently upset with what she said for some reason. She rather deliberately ignores it and says “But I am Shadow, and you can call my friend here Skulker.” Another frown from the man. She continues, saying, perhaps sarcastically “And as you can see, I live in a magic well.”

She jumps down from the well. “There isn’t much more I can tell you about us. But I can disappear. I can also make people disappear. Sometimes even when they don’t want to. I’m very good at it.” she says, obviously making a veiled threat. The man leans in close to her, whispering something, and then she says “You were at the Warrior’s Helm? I’ve heard a pretty nasty group of people have been staying there. You wouldn’t be one of them, would you? Perhaps that’s who you need to hide from. Or ‘your friend’ Taryn, I believe.” She smiles. Then adds “If you are one of them, I’d really like to know, so I can get a message to them.”

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Accalon Darcanda: Human/Male (Unholy Warrior)

Accalon had become more distracted as he listened to Bea’s tale, his mind obviously contemplating her words, but her seductive walk and the questioning tone in her voice makes Accalon’s dark green eyes refocus on her, he gives her his smooth smile and replies appraisingly, “You’ll do perfectly Bea, but as I said you’re quite distracting in anything you wear.”

Taking Bea gently by the hand Accalon moves over to the big bed and causal takes a set on it, an outstretch hand offers a seat to her friendly close but not romantically close, “I’m afraid that Loni and I have talked about this, I don’t see myself ever being in a position to take her away from here, my calling lies on the next battlefield or the next odd job. I wouldn’t always be able to protect her and she realizes and accepts it, besides I don’t think she would enjoy being away from her best friend and I wouldn’t feel right leaving our mutual friend, you Bea, behind to a some other fateso it’s probably best that I accept mine and allow you two to your own fate.” He gives a small friendly smile as he turns to her, “I imagine your prince will have a better chance of finding you here.”

His smile quickly fades to a troubled look, “I caught the sarcasm in your voice when you spoke of this “offer” that Brie gave you, and I’ve seen how the girls react to Brie… It worries me, I would like to see Loni, and you, in a safe environment so tell me of this offer than Brie made you and of her treatment of you girls in general.”

OOC: Diplomacy +9

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

At Boone’s shop, Aligor drinks the potion and thinks it tastes kind of stale. It also doesn’t seem to make him feel much better. Boone looks a bit worried, and says to Aligor “OK, I’ll get your things for you. But I have something to tell you. Before you get upset, remember two things: I have to protect my property, and your not in much shape to fight me, even if I am an old man with a bad arm. Here’s the thing: that wasn’t a healing potion I just gave you. Rather the opposite, really. It was a kind of poison. Called Sloth-Slay. Yeah, it’s a stupid name, but what are you going to do. Anyway, it’s very slow acting. A human won’t feel anything for about a month, and it won’t kill him for 2. For a dwarf, as tough as you, you probably have a lot longer. Anyway, I have to insure I’ll get either my money or my urgrosh back. You come back with either, I give you the antidote. Or give me back the urgrosh now, and I give it to you. This is just business, Aligor. I’m still taking a risk; you might get yourself killed out there. But at least I know you have a good reason to come back.” He draws his short sword with his good arm. “Now, if you want to get all upset, let’s get this over with. Otherwise, I’ll go get what you need. Along with a couple extra healing potions at my expense.”

Aligor grips his new Urgrosh with a tight grip, feeling his temper rise, as it has done in days past, and usually ending with someone dead, or near dying. With his temper swelling up, he focuses on Boone, waiting. As he sees Boone grab his sword, he knows that something must be done quickly. "So you say it won't kill me fer at least 2 months? What in the hell do I do if'n I get back and YOU are already dead or missing? HUH? Ever think of that you old twit! And even knowing my past, I have never crossed you Boone. NEVER! I have never gone back on my word, and have only given my word twice. You have my word that you will get back yer Urgrosh, as we discussed before, or if'n I can come up with the gold, you will get that instead. I never go back on a deal, or my word. And I don't intend to start doin that now! Now giv me the antidote or I might get mad and Bane will surely have a meal! Otherwise, how can I be sure you will be here when I get back? Hex is surely wonderin why I was here, and if he sends his men here, you might not survive. What the hell am I supposed to do? Huh old man?"

Damn you Boone! Of the few people I actually trust, you are surely slipping from the damn list!

Intimidate +5, in defensive stance. Ready the Urgrosh for Boone if he is foolish enough to attack Aligor.

 

[Telsar]

Beatrice scoffs a bit at Accalon’s mention of her prince, “Hah. If he was the type to come here, he’s probably not the man I envisioned anyway. Besides, I’m hardly the prettiest woman here. But this life is… acceptable, if not what I dreamt of.”

Accalon’s troubled look is mirrored in Bea’s face as he asks about Madame Brie’s methods. “This environment is perfectly safe, as long as you don’t cross Brie. The stuff she’s done to some girls is just…”, she trails off, not finishing. After a moment she says, “And what do you think upsets her the most? Do you think it might be her girls talking behind her back, trying to get some noble good-intentioned warrior to change her lot in life? You really shouldn’t worry about it. Just worry about your next adventure, whenever and wherever that might be.” She looks a little upset with herself, for the harshness in her words, then smiles and adds "I'm sorry. Like I said, I know you're good-intentioned. And noble. And very handsome. Hmmm... you're sure you're not a prince, right?"

[Accalon rolled 13+9=22 on Diplomacy, vs Brie's Intimidate roll of... um, yeah ]


At Boone’s, the stand-off continues. Boone says to Aligor, “Damn it, dwarf, that urgrosh is worth 10000 gold, at least. There’s trust and then there’s 10000 gold. This is the same potion I’ve used in many dealings with people, and it’s always inspired them to give me what’s owed me. And as for Hex coming, well exactly who caused that? And I’d rather have that weapon in my own hands when he does. And you running out of town at the first sign of trouble isn’t a good sign that you’re dependable either. So you have three options. Accept my ‘deal-enforcer’, give me back my urgrosh, or try to kill me. But with how hurt you and your mutt are, I think I can take you . And if I’m wrong, well, come two months from now, I think I’ll be avenged, because you don’t even know what the antidote looks like. Don’t make this into an ego thing, it’s just business. This bickering isn’t healthy. You have a problem with my honor here, it’s easiest just to give me back my weapon.”

He continues to stand with short sword in hand, but not actually pointing it in a threatening manner. But that isn’t stopping Bane from picking up on Aligor’s hostility and growling at the shop owner.

[Aligor rolled 18+5=23 on Initimidate, but Boone made a high character-level roll to resist. Plus, Diplomacy would probably have worked better in this situation.]

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

And you running out of town at the first sign of trouble isn’t a good sign that you’re dependable either. So you have three options. Accept my ‘deal-enforcer’, give me back my urgrosh, or try to kill me. But with how hurt you and your mutt are, I think I can take you.

"Ya good fer nuthin one armed old bum! You better hope I die in the ruins if you try and cross me! And when I get back, the cost is 10000, not 15000 anymore. Considerin I'm lettin you live. Even as hurt as I am, I can still kick a one armed man's arse! But the fact that you show yer not scared says enuff to me. Just make sure you stay alive till I git back. Now go git my things, and be quick! Hex isn't the only one lookin fer me by now..."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Accalon Darcanda: Human/Male (Unholy Warrior)

Accalon laughs lightly as he returns Bea’s smile, “No, I’m the son of a cobbler, though I use the term loosely as he was little more than a brutal drunk, mother left when I was young, but it was rumored that “dear old” dad killed her in a fit of rage. I decided young that it was better to risk adventuring than to stay with dad… So I’m really not much of a prince.”

Accalon looks on the reddish haired woman as he studies her for a few minutes, finally he looks troubled, “Bea it wasn’t my intention to place either Loni or you in dire straights with Brie but I fear that I have, Brie has noted the looks that Loni and I share… What kind of danger is Loni facing from Brie and what about you if I'm found here in this room?”

OOC: Diplomacy +9, if needed, he's not really trying to influence Bre, instead he's just trying to get the honest truth.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Alicia, you stay here. I don't want people recognizing you, and Brie said to keep out of harm's way. If you must come with us, you should wait outside the city walls and keep a low profile. Come on then, let's get going," Lydia says, mounting up, a bit on edge from the silence of the woods.

 

[Telsar]

Boone says to the dwarf “I’m not hoping you die in those ruins. I’m hoping you find lots of stuff At least 10,000 gold worth of stuff. I should get more than that, that urgrosh might be worth a lot more. But it’s a fair deal.” After resheathing his weapon, he holds out his hand for Aligor to shake “We’re good now, right?”

After Aligor responds, Boone takes his list and his money, and tells the dwarf he’ll be back within an hour. He opens the door, looks quickly around for anyone spying on his establishment, then leaves, closing and locking the door behind him.

Bane seems bored, starting to sniff everything, but not finding anything interesting.



Across town at Brie’s, Beatrice looks genuinely affected by Accalon’s tale of his parents. She says, “So many of us here have had bad childhoods, bad home lives. But you really rose above it.” She sits on Accalon’s lap and smiles, saying “I’m very impressed.”

To the warriors question on the girl’s safety, she frowns and says “If Brie found you up here, she would… I don’t know. If she found some client, getting a free go, there’d probably be some marking involved. She’s fond of whips.” She continues to frown, pausing, then adding “I shouldn’t even tell you that. It doesn’t make any difference, except to upset you. Besides, you’re not exactly a client. You dealt with our kidnapper. And if you’re hiding from that guard, Brie would understand that, I think.” She smiles, saying “I’m sure you could make her understand. You seem very… eloquent. For a cobbler’s son.”

[Diplomacy rolled 14+9=23]

After Accalon talks with Beatrice a bit [i.e. after whatever roleplaying he adds with his next post], he thinks he hears the sound of glass breaking somewhere below him. He can’t be sure if the noise is from the first floor or second.

[Rolled Listen 19+0=19]


[OOC I can do stuff with the forest group once I know who’s going into town and who isn’t (right now assuming Lydia and Sunedilar are, Alev and Gwyn aren’t (unless I hear otherwise), and I don’t know about Alicia until she responds to Lydia. Of course, I’m also waiting for Aligor to catch up timewise, but unless he has major plans, that should work out. Accalon and T’aria will still be behind everyone, though.]

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Aligor, taking Boone's hand with a VERY FIRM GRIP, knows that Boone is a man of his word as well. "Jut keep yer part'a the deal, and we're ok."

After Boone leaves, Aligor gets a big grin, taking the liberty to search Boone's place for anything of value. He takes special note of the area that Boone procured the potion, seeing if there is anything there of value or interest. He will take his time searching the place, to see if Boone has been holding back on him as to any good wares.

If he doesn't find anything of interest:
After about 20 minutes of searching, which I assume would be enough for such a small place, Aligor gets as bored as Bane, and decides to peer out the windows, barely showing himself, to try and see if any other 'suspicious' characters are about. He will take special note to peer in the area of where the wizard ran to. If he sees anything threatening, he will immediately duck behind the cover of the shop, to eliminate the threat or grant him some protection.

If he finds anything of interest, then I will post accordingly...