Ishirou aka DM Stephen |
Again that evening a carriage arrives for you. This one has gold gilded on its sides and the horses drawing it are magnificent! Great beasts of fine breeding, Nim and Anton in particular appreciate their majesty, although all of you recognize these as superior horses.
You arrive at a large manor house that is lit with a number of magical lights. You are greeting warmly by a staff that immediately ushers you to a grand sitting room. Chilled wine, fruits, and pastries await you.
Ishirou is also there...he looks well.
My friends, it has been too long. My employer has been keeping me very busy until recently and have asked me to join this meeting. I will answer any questions I can for you.
Just then a middle aged looking merchant enters the sitting room. He is dressed in very expensive garb, with gold and gems adorning many parts of him.
Honored guests, thank you for joining me. I am Dargan Etters, chief representative of the Aspis Consortium in Eleder. Your time is valuable so I will not waste too much of it. We can talk about my offer after a fine meal but please introduce yourselves, I would like to hear your story. You continue with small talk here and over a grand dinner. Rare exotic meats and sides are served, Dargan is obviously pulling out all of the stops to impress you.
After dinner, Working with us has its advantages. First we will front each of you 500gp plus a 1000gp bonus each when the city is found.
Also, we will supply you with up to a total of 2000gp of scrolls and potions of your choice to start with. The consortium is also uniquely able to deal with native populations and set up speedy trade routes to sell any goods you find once we get to the city.
This is a generous offer and frankly you should consider us as the front runner. The rest are fools playing at a game, this is what we do for a living and we are in this to win!
Saventh-Yhi is a mighty prize my friends and I don't aim to come in second. What do I need to do to convince you to join with us?