Location: The Throaty Mermaid
Time: Evening, about 8:30
Weather: Windy and wet for this time of year.
The Throaty Mermaid, A classic dock side tavern, in the more seedy part of Port town. Know for its cheap ale, experience imported spirits, the fact it lets orcs, Goblins and Tifelings in the place. As Old blind Tom likes to say about letting just about anyone in to the place. "Bleeding Coins as good as anyone's"
On the door a Butter and Miss Flowers, two male Minotaur bouncers, Butter is your typical 8' tall Minotaur with a very large Axe and evil look and drunks get thrown out on their butts. Where as Miss Flowers is also 8' tall with Axe and a dress. He, sorry she, will come over as ask you nicely to stop fighting or what ever and then thrown you out on their butts. It is an unwritten rule and a very good idea NOT to ask a cross dressing 8' tall Minotaur with a very large Axe, why he's are a cross dressing 8' tall Minotaur with a very large Axe., or once could find out just how big that axe really is.
The tavern, has a second floor, around the bar is a balcony from which doors can be seen. Stairs lead up to a very fat woman, half orc buy the looks of her, This is the realm of Big Betty, Old Blind Toms wife, and mistress of the working girls who hire her rooms. Its always a bit of pot look who you get in one of Big Bets rooms, as she is not every good with numbers and gets rooms mixed up. But one number she never forgets and that is the 10 gold it takes to get past her and to a room. What the lady in side charges you for what every you do in there is no ones business but your own. But its 10 gold to peek at the wares. Butty has a soft voice and a very big stick, its always a good idea to show her respect.
Down below there is a bard platform, behind a chicken wire fence. Many bottles have been know to be thrown at bards who did not please the clients. A nice warm fire and all around the lowlife on port town. Cut throats, Pirates, Sell swords, Spell throwers and even a group of real scum!, layers, sit at one table, all in suits, drinking white wine spritzers and talking the client billing.
There is a doll like form to one side, buy her stands a stunningly attractive an large Female half orc, the half Orc waves you over.
Seems there may be work to be hand.
Patchy saunters over with Polly on his shoulder,
and then looking the sexy orc, and doll like figure up and down say's
Good evening ladies, how might my friend and I be of service to ye?
Oranna greets the pirate after drinking from a large mug of some sort of alcoholic bevarge, "You here for work, talk to little lady," she says pointing towards the doll like figure next to her.
Julio never judges a book by its cover. He has spent many a night in the company of a woman not of his race. The beauty of the half-orc stirs thought in him but the a quickly suppressed by his lack of funds.
I need to find the fund to put together my next conquest. No rich woman wants to be seduced by a man who looks like a bum. The proper clothing and grooming need to come first. Then funds to wine and dine her into bed. Once she has seen those talents she will gladly come up with the funds I need.
Philgor moves towards the table but a man with an eye-patch gets there first.
"Excuse me sir but Big Betty is looking for you. Something about half price parrot night for the rooms upstairs."
He moves past the man and speaks to the doll.
"What can I do for you Doll?"
Oranna puts her hand up as she turns her body on the stool towards him. Dressed in what appeared to be a chain mail bikini of sorts, with furs covering whatever else, "You wait turn, she says to Julio, "Pirate man come first."
She gives a big smile as Julio comes over,
"Julio here at last, I hope they lady got her full coins worth. So now your here lets get started"
The small doll like form jumps off a little thrown then it seems to fold up. She pops it it a pocket, and from her spot on the table looks up at the others who had come. Pulling herself up to her full 1' tall she says in a high pitched squeaky voice.
"My name is Evilina, and I am to take over the world, Its very nice to meet you all, and my hope is you shall grow to be my evil overloads ruling my."
One of a group of fighters playing cards on another calls over.
"Hahah, ya in your dreams"
She stops and holds her self a moment taking a deep breath.
The fight gos back to playing and joking with his group when suddenly he go's stiff and then falls face fist onto the table as if drunk. The others in his group point and jab the man who seems to be out cold.
Evilina breaths out, she had not seemed to do anything, now waving of arms or muttering of magic words, nothing at all. In fact it very much looked like the man had just fallen down drunk, he was after all snorting. Yet could she?? how did she?? humm
The man wake with a start, What? where? he looked around, to a big drink of a fellows ale and started player cards again.
Evilina smiled,
"Now as I was saying, take over the world, let me introduce my minions, this is Oranna here is my right hand woma"
She points a flat hand at Oranna,
"And this is Julio my left one"
She stops a moment
"Sorry that came out wrong, that would mean hes my left hand woman and ... well his man and.."
She shakes her head than says
"Blast it.. never mind, look lets start again, For the rest of you, Oranna here is my right hand, Julio my left, they will vet you for suitability, if you pass then you will be working for me. Coin will be paid to you. Twenty five gold a day, with a ten percent share of loot. This is not open to negotiation. If I catch you steeling from us as a group, Oranna here will cut your hands off. So that being said I will HAND over to Oranna and Julio"
She chuckles, and says to Julio and Oranna.
"See what I did there, that was a pun. Now I have to go see a man about some information, when I get back we can get started."
The that she fly's up and after bumping into a few of the beams out a high window.
Ok she has left you to pick who will join you on this caper.
You can cut any kind of deal you want in bribes, or back handers to gain a slot. You must also warn them about the "C word" the c word being the word 'Cute' which none of the group should EVER call Evilina.
She will be back once all PCs have shown up, been completed and ok'ed then we can move onto the caper. You can ask them to do things and all round check them out, check none are working for the law or are TO dumb to trust in a fight or to follow order.
Once Evilina left, Oranna looks to everyone else who was joining, "As far as Oranna is concerned, you all in. Just don't use 'C' word. She don't like to be called that."
"Now how good is you snu-snu?"
Patchy looks from side to side rather confused. Then staring at Oranna
What exactly is snu-snu?
Oranna pouts, "Bad performance pirate man, two points deducted."
Zeekle rubs his wee little hands together and positively shivers with excitement, "The Shiny-King will do good at the fight-y hurting. Is goblin, so can't do the strong not-gob snu-snu."
Patchy looks taken aback by Orannas response.
What do you mean bad performance? You have not heard me sing.
Patchy then sings a few chords of "What do you do with a drunken sailor?"
"Hmm," Oranna pauses as she listens to the pirate, "Plus one point to pirate man."
She looks to the goblin, "That is fine. You have enthusiasm."
Evilena comes back in v the same window she left and heads over to a hooded man in a talking up stairs to one of the girls. As she comes close he nods and all three head into of the Inns Rooms.
Julio watches the others and tries to gauge the value of each of them. Not just their value as a person but how much they might be worth. If things go wrong he may have to resort to "borrowing" from these people.
"I agree with you Oranna. Each of these being will make a fine addition to our little family."
He orders wine for two from a passing barmaid. When it arrives he quickly downs one of he glasses and then turns to to Oranna and says, "Your dark eyes and pale green skin have stirred in me a feeling that I have not had in some time. I hope that someday your feeling for me will be the same." He then begins to work on his second glass.
"What feeling," questioned Oranna whom seemed rather puzzled at his statement, "It better be good feeling."
"Best feeling is moving feeling. No stop. EVER" Bitey said as he performed a little goblin jig.
Claps at the Goblins rather amusing jig.
I one well dressed man comes over, and looks at Zeekle doing his Jig,
He blinks in a drunk ways and then looking at Oranna says
"Yourz little bozs a good danzer, here is a copper for his egimecation, I hope he growz-up-ta be as big as thee"
He gives a big smile and drops a copper in your ale mug.
Julio quickly steps between the stranger and Oranna. He grabs the coin and flips it to Zeekle.
"Thank you sir. I am plan on sending my son to the finest dance academy in the province. The problem is that the school is very expensive. I have been looking for sponsors to help defray the cost. Let me buy you a drink and discuss it. There is a lot of money to be made in competitive dance. You may well be able to profit from this."
Julio leads the man away from the group touting Zeekle's talents and the reward that could soon follow.
He looks back at the group and gives them a wink and silently says to them "Be right back".
Oranna scratches her head at why every time some one greets her, Julio keeps stepping in front of her. It puzzled her even more than when the drunken man call the rather excellent dancing Goblin her son, or daughter, she wasn't sure.
After watching the interaction between Zeekle, the strange man, and Julio; Patchy chimes in.
I agree with the strange gentlemen; you have quite the talent there. You know Polly can do some pretty good impersonations, show'em Polly.
Patchy then stares at Polly for a minute as if he is listening intently, before bursting out laughing.
See, what did I tell you folks.
Zeekle nibbles the coin, "Is real. Bitey is richness!"
"Thank you sir. I am plan on sending my son to the finest dance academy in the province. The problem is that the school is very expensive. I have been looking for sponsors to help defray the cost. Let me buy you a drink and discuss it. There is a lot of money to be made in competitive dance. You may well be able to profit from this."
Then man has to refocus as Julio jumps in front, puts his arm around him,spins him around and starts talking long complicated words.
"Cometiv danz ya sayz, How much money ... ya talkin?"
Some how the words Dance and Money had got past his drunken state and hit something deeper, Greed!
As Julio get new drinks and go to move to a quit spot in which to talk more of the funding needed for little Zeekle's dance education, you note 4 others get up. Three look like the kind of gent you get down the local Arena, the last is a small Halfing dressed in Purple, his outfit is a little outlandish being covered in silver skills. He has a scare running down his face. He nods to his three companions.
You keep eyes don't miss much, always moving as they are. Did that barmaid just give that halfling and nod when she handed the new ale to the Merchant Mr Julio is now talking to, is what is that white power she just snuck into Julio drink?
You know one of the three big ones, hes name is Ruffus, Hes a real nut job, once ripped his own mums arms off for spilling his milk. Word is down the Gym he will do anything for cash. So whats he doing here, must be no good giving his rep
you know this halfling, his name is Diabolical Tim. He's not to follow a devil of some kinds and for committing crimes where someone seems to always wind up dead in a most Diabolical way. Some say his last job was Mrs Wilmopots Cake shop, where Mr Wilmopots ended up in the big mixer. It seems Wilt Mulls Backer's and sons did very well after Wilmopots closed. Word is Diabolical Tim and his gang kill for cash.
Julio and the rich merchant get new drinks and are just in there mugs as they talk all safe and snug in this nice safe bar.
"Hey," she says to Zeekle and Patchy, "That one guy, Ruffus. He is real nut man, good snu-snu. They arena folk."
Patchy points to the halfling.
Aye, and that halfling is called Diabolical Tim. He and his gang killed poor Mrs. Wilmopots. Him and his gang, are definitely not welcome in the church of sponge bob.
Zeekle eyes Julio's drink, constantly darting from it and back to him repeatedly, "Oooooh, someone broke the rulezez."
Julio looks up from this drink and looks for the girl who brought the drinks. He also scans the crowd looking for anyone paying too much attention to his table.
"Excuse me a moment. I seem to have left my wine on the other table."
He carries the mug back to where he left the wine. Seeing that the goblin is eyeing the his wine glass he hands the mug to Zeekle.
"I think you will like this one better my green little friend. Keep dancing and we could both make some coin off this guy"
"Zeekle doesn't drink the dark waters. They make the Shiny-king slow and tired."
"Then offer it as a gift to someone else. A free drink should never go to waits."
"I take it if you don't drink," Oranna says with a shrug.
A drunk needs no more asking, a scratty looking elf staggers over, takes the Ale from Julio says
"Don't mind if I do old boy, free drink what, what"
and drinks it down in one go.
The three big humans who where heading Julio stop as with a thud the elf placed down the now empty much on a table next to him and feel face 1st onto the same table, sending drinks flying, one of which head up over and lands on a dwarfs head, he spins around and wacks the fellow behind him.
There is a moment of silence than they everyone is fighting.
,
Patchy quickly strides to the fallen drunk and places Polly next to him.
Do ya see anything shiny Polly?
As if hearing a response Patchy reaches into one of the drunks pockets and pulls out some coin.
After placing the coin in his pocket he lifts up Polly and chucks the bird at one of the three thugs after Julio, while shouting.
Now go get yourself a cracker!
As the bar fight ensued, Oranna at first continued to drink her ale. But, one of the patrons was then slid over the counter, knocking her precious ale onto her chest. Enraged, Oranna picked said patron up, holding him above her head. Then, she threw the poor fellow back into a crowd of brawlers, knocking them all to the floor.
After throwing the poor sap, Oranna spots poor Julio being confronted by the three angry men. With a mighty roar, she charges the one she knew, Ruffus, to the ground. The two then proceeded to roll around the floor, grappling each other.
While both were possibly equally as strong, it was Ruffus whom narrowly managed to win out. With the advantage, he managed to escape, getting quickly to his feet. The two, now standing, began to trade blow with one another. A punch to Oranna's gut, a knee to Ruffus's liver, a kick to Oranna's leg, and a slap to Ruffus's face. The two went like this for a small while until it was Oranna whom had the advantage, wrapping Ruffus in a bear hug.
She lifted him up, squeezing hard as Ruffus tried desperately to escape. It wasn't so much the hug itself. but the fact that Ruffus's face was trapped in Oranna's rather charismatic *wink* bosom. Soon, Ruffus stopped struggling and slowly gave out, unconscious.
Julio watches as the elf falls and the melee insue.
This is not going to end well.
He sees the three thugs working there way towards him and realized it is time to get the hell out of there. While looking for an escape route he seen Patchy throw his parrot at the three.
I hope that bird will be okay. He really helps that pirate function well in society.
Hoping to delay the three by adding to the confusion he pulls a hand full of silver and copper coins from his belt pouch. As he prepares his next action he sees Oranna take out on of the three.
Good lord! Death by Snu Snu!
He throws the coins in the air towards the remaining two.
"Free coins!", he yells as he turns towards the stairs and runs.
I hope that slows them down!
As you are placing poly back you get a bottle smashed over your head, take 1 THP and you are now covered in rum.
The other two look at you, the coins rain down, they forget you and dive form them.
Coins rain down and you make a run up the steps to the 1st floor.
The fight moves on and seems to be slowing your way to the main door how ever is still blocked, you see the small Halfing dressed in Purple slip out the inn door, a glance your way and he is gone.
Patchy turns on his attacker.
Thanks matey, I've been needin a good bath. How about another round?
As he says the second sentence Patchy hooks his prosthetic hook under the attackers shirt, and flings him behind the bar. After doing this patchy opens his flask and squeezes some of the rum that he is covered with into it.
Julio continues to move towards the stair to get away from the melee.
At the top of the stairs he looks at Big Betty with her big stick and decides it is not worth trying to rush past her.
"Good evening madam." he politely says and then turns to scan the room.
The rain of coins has stopped his pursuers in an avalanche of greedy patrons. Patchy and Oranna seem to be holding their own. He looks for Evilena but can't seem to find her in the crowd.
That halfling is going to be trouble. I can't believe he has pursued me this far. After all this time he still is trying to get his revenge on me for seducing his wife, mother, and mother-in-law. It might not have been so bad if he and not walked in on the four of us.
Oranna stuck her arm out just in time to clothesline a patron, flipping him on to his back. Where did Julio go? she thought, continuing to fight in the brawl.
Zeekle pounces at one of the attackers and bites his arm, holding on for his goblin life as the man swings him about like a rag doll attempting to remove him.
Zeekle releases his bite after the man swings to send himself catapulting to the main door but miscalculates and slams into the wooden wall just above it.
Julio continues to move towards the stair to get away from the melee.
At the top of the stairs he looks at Big Betty with her big stick and decides it is not worth trying to rush past her.
"Good evening madam." he politely says and then turns to scan the room.
The rain of coins has stopped his pursuers in an avalanche of greedy patrons. Patchy and Oranna seem to be holding their own. He looks for Evilena but can't seem to find her in the crowd.
That halfling is going to be trouble. I can't believe he has pursued me this far. After all this time he still is trying to get his revenge on me for seducing his wife, mother, and mother-in-law. It might not have been so bad if he and not walked in on the four of us.
She joins looks on with you,
"Brut-Quad will be here any..."
Oranna stuck her arm out just in time to clothesline a patron, flipping him on to his back. Where did Julio go? she thought, continuing to fight in the brawl.
As you look on the inns door busts open and in come 6 half giants with clubs. They start smacking any and everyone over the head with their clubs. A small very gay-sh looking male elf followers them an in a high pitched voice.
"Wak then all Sargent, therrr will-be o wasklay fighting in my town, Wack them good I say"
One of the large half giants nods and hits even harder some poor merchant.
Zeekle you land and look around, ducking under a half giant club that slams into the bitten human whos was after you.
You know better to fight this bunch, the elf is Captain Wilbarfor-Smive a local rich nobles son who likes nothing more than to luck up everyone in an Inn under any pretext and then change them to be let out again. The half Giants being he brute squad who let him do this, he's in change of the city Guard and you have had run ins before. Time to get the gang and get out the back fast.
Patchy, glances at Polly who is now back on his shoulder.
I agree, now would be a perfect time to make our exit.
With that Patchy quickly starts to walk toward Julio and the stairs. Making sure to keep as much distance between himself and the half giants as possible.
Oranna barrels past other patrons of the bar toward the stairs as quick as she could.
Zeekle looks at the door and the stairs, seeing his best option to run away and flails his arms as he runs to the stairs, "Run!...RUN!"
you all head out or up, as the half giants club the fight to and end.
Dropping out 1st floor windows and meet out back, luck for you, you find a fat merchant out cold, he seems to have had the same idea but landed none to well. A fast frisk of his body finds 2000 gp and a +1 dagger.
Nice now if only you could get away, just then a small street erchin comes running up.
"got a message for Miss Oranna"
To the sound of screams and bashing from inside the inn he looks you all over and then smile,
"Big and green, that be you then" and hands the note to Oranna.
its reads
Meet me at warehouse 8 in the old docs, bring the gang, we have a customer.
its signed
Evilina.
That building is 5 blocks away, and at night should not be a problem unless you get jumped by a street thug gang or the town watch, Thugs would be better.
So talking order and what you doing to keep an eye out.
"Hmmm, it says that we should head to the warehouse. Evilena wants us there." Oranna says as she stretches her arm a little.