"What's your preference my friend? Something raw? Cooked? As for a drink, do you want something with a kick? Or something like water or milk? "
The creatures barks once, before barking twice.
"Fafhrd, it seems you making progress with the creature. I wonder if creature has a nsame and how did the creature end up here."
"Let me check our wares," Fafhrd told the beast as he filled up a bowl he had found under the bar with water from a rain barrel he had carried in earlier while preparing the bar.
While putting the bowl down in front of the beast, he would address Chuluun, "I know not of what its name might be or how it would communicate it with us, but I find creature a suiting name for now as knowledge of its kind still eludes me. That is if it does not mind being addressed as such."
The creature seems very grateful to Fafhrd for the water and begins to drink. After done drinking it barks twice, before looking around for something. It seems to spot what it was looking for and walks over to a rock on the ground and makes a gesture towards it.
Fafhrd, coming back from his endeavor into what they had in terms of food, would notice the creature start off. With an inquisitive expression, he would follow it over to the rock.
"What's this?" he would inquire as he knelt down to examine the rock.
The creature barks after Fafhrd picks up the stone than shows its teeth. After showing its teeth for a few seconds as if to show Fafhrd its teeth the creature goes back to normal.
Fafhrd would give the beast an odd look. He would have to take a closer look at the rock later, but for now he needed to be a good host. Slipping the rock away in one of his pockets, Fafhrd would go back to the others.
"What do you think we can spare of our dinner for our guest here?"
Jael stares as the creature as the group speaks to it before saying "Excuse me, but how did it get into the city?"
"That's a good question. A really good question. A question whose answer we may be able to exploit as a method into and out of the city without being noticed."
Fafhrd would look from the beast to Jael and back again.
"How about it Rocky, care to show us how you got in the city?"
The creature barks once at Fafhrd's question.
The creature looks at the group before heading towards the door. Once outside the creature waits for those who are going to follow, start to move. The creature starts to take the group north for some time before starting to lead the group towards the market.
Once near the market place the creature turns to head towards the wall. After a few more minutes you are standing in front of a gated tunnel. The gate seems to have rusted open. The smell from the tunnel seems to tell you that it leads to the sewers under the city. The creature than stops and turns to look at the group.
Not one to go anywhere unarmed, Fafhrd lifts his Avari Maul and places it easily over his shoulder before starting out after the beast.
"No time like the present, eh?" he would comment to the others as he started out.
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Keeping close to the beast, in case someone else might find it unwanted, Fafhrd would wrinkle his nose as they neared the tunnel.
"Phew, that's one hell of a way to get in."
No time indeed. Viktor says, following the large man out.
"It may be a helluva way in, but it is a way in." he says, holding his nose as they reached the tunnel.
"How is it the beast does not smell foul after traversing such a stench filled place?"
The creature walks away from the tunnel a few minutes later you hear women speaking of their day and families as well as the sound of water. After a few more moments you come to a large waterway full of water that seems to be used to dump water. After showing you the creature takes you back to the tunnel.
After looking around the opening a bit the group decides to go back to the bar to wait for Caine to return to inform him of what you all had found. With the trip done you all make it back to the bar quickly.
Fafhrd:
Viktor:
Chuluun:
Caine wanders back whistling to himself and then stops after he gets through the doors.
"Is that me? Did I step in something? Nope. Why does the bar smell like a pig farm?"
"Our friend here came into the city in a rather dirty manner so thank him. Though the person following us about is of more interest to me right now. Did you notice anyone tailing you?" Fafhrd would ask from his position behind the bar where he was already engaged in trying to wash away the lingering smell.
"Nope, don't think so. What's going on?"
Fafhrd tells Caine "No idea, I noticed that we were being followed after our trip with the creature."
After the talk about all the information they had found the group. The next few days past by without much incident as the the group wait for the smithy to be ready, as well as setting up the bar to be the way they wished it to be. Asriel wishing to see more of the city went out one morning. It turned to afternoon while some of you wondered where Asriel might of went to when a young child showed up with a package for the group. After delivering the package the child head away.
Instead of the box is a note as well as, a headband that you all notice to be Asriel's. The group opens the note which reads "You messed with the wrong people. Now you shall all pay."
It has been a few days since you have be captured by a group of thugs. They did this to you because you helped one of the people they were after. Today however you notice that there is another person in the cage by your's. It appears to be a male Fakir, that was knocked unconscious.
Caine takes off running as soon as he sees what's in the box, looking around to try to spot the kid who delivered the package.
Caine moves fast when he wants to. In a flash he's next to the kid and has a hold of his shirt.
"Kid, I'm not going to hurt you, but I need you to take me to wherever you got that package. A friend of mine is in trouble."
The child looks at Caine for a moment before saying "You going to pay me?"
"Yes." Caine says dropping a silver into the kid's hand. "If we get a lead on where our friend went there'll be more."
DM
The child looks at the coin than says "Okay."
The man looks around confused for a bit before turning towards you saying "In what? I could be better."
DM:
Viktor chases after Caine, ready to go get his companion back, if possible. Where to? he asks, reaching Caine and the boy.
Fafhrd and Chuluun follow behind Viktor. The boy looks towards Viktor before saying "This way." The boy leads the group to the port area of the city, which takes some time to get to. After a few moments the boy takes the group to a smaller sized building. He turns to the group "Here is where I got the package. Have fun." He than runs off.
The building seems to contain two floors and few windows. The entrance is a large wooden door.
The man looks at the lock before saying "I think I can handle that." As he goes to see about the lock four men walk into the room. The largest laughs as he sees the man try to pick the lock "Well well, you woke up faster than I thought you would be able to." After he speaks the other three men walk up to the cage, the newcomer is in, they pull out small club like weapons before opening the cage. They than go and beat the newcomer senseless than pick him up to drag outside the room. The large one than turns to you and says "This is your lucky day, you get to hear what we are going to do to you." He than turns and walks out of the room as well. A few minutes later you hear screams of pain.
DM
Caine doesn't even bother with recon, he just points down the side of the building.
"Vic, Chuluun, do a circuit of the building. If there's another entrance, use it. Go in quiet. Look for stairs. Any prisoners aren't going to be on the ground floor, but it's a toss up if they're upstairs or in some basement. Faf, you're with me. Let's go in and get their attention."
And after a moment to give Victor and Chuluun time to get moving, Caine simply knocks on the door.
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Viktor nods. He also casts Bull's Strength on Caine, figuring Fafhrd will attend to himself.
Viktor runs around the side of the building, looking for an alternate entrance.
The ferrin you had a fought with a few days ago opens the door noticing it is you he says "F*++." before slamming the door shut.
Fafhrd seeing the ferrin walks over to the door and attempts to kick it down. After one good kick the door splits open with the ferrin trying to arm himself.
The screams of pain you hear get louder for a few minutes before they just stop.
Viktor, finding no other entrances, will return to the front of the building, casting his Bull's strength then, and moving in with the first group, drawing his blade.
No other entrances. Leastwise, not that would be easy to get to.
"You lot are really, really not very bright." Caine says as the door bursts open, walking in with calm, deliberate purpose, kicking the the ferrin's legs out from under him as he backpedaled, kneeling next to him and punching the ferrin right in the face.
Raising his voice so anyone nearby could hear he said
Lowering his face near the downed Ferrin, he said "Will you take us to our friend?"
The ferrin dodges from the trip before moving into the way of Caine's fist. Chuluun than rushes forward to take a swing with his scythe at the enemy Ferrin.
Chuluun misses the Ferrin as he leans back. He than takes a swing at Caine while saying "Neither does it seem you are." Missing because of his taunting.
Viktor comes through behind Caine, sword drawn and ready, although Caine seems to be taking care of things quite nicely.