"Maybe we should keep an eye on the place for a bit to see who goes in and out." Yuki suggests to her crewmates.
”Couldn’t hurt.” Nymph comments, not really knowing what all they were in for.
Traffic is fairly busy across the streets as people come and go - however you don't see many visitors. From sunup to sundown you see few people walk up and knock on the door - a slot opens up and some words are exchanged in low tones. Some people are turned away, others are allowed entrance but you discern no pattern to the types of customers.
"Should we go over now?" Nymph asks, getting fidgety.
You see guards come in the morning and leave at night. Depending on how many people are in the apothecary itself you see a rotating shift of eight guardsmen present during the day and two at night.
You believe there's a guard force of eight inside the apothecary.
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"I dunno, Nymph, we... Nymph?" says Bahrin, startled by her sudden Batwoman-like disappearance.
. Hang on. Let me send Rocky in
Ayre will cast invis on Rocky who will take 10 w stealth and make his way inside. Inside he will hide and send me info. Rocky will take a wand of invis so he can get out if needed
Tired of waiting Nymph will saunter over and try to open the door.
"Let's pretend to be customers and see where it goes from there." Captain Yuki suggests as she follows Nymph to the door.
Nymph nods back to her Captain.
"Yes'm," says Bahrin. He adjusts his wardrobe and follows suit as well.
As you knock on the door you find the eye slit slammed open and the beady eyes of a half-orc peering back out at you.
"Ya, whacha want?"
"Stuff. We got coin." Nymph replies to the door.
"Oh, ye got coin de ye? Well, that's a surprise from the looks of ye. This ain't a bleedin' market, understand? People only get in if'n they know what they wants, and ye clearly don't. So scram."
The man shuts the eye slit firmly.
Ayre banga on the door
Nymph joins Ayre with their attention on the door. "I was being discrete, jackass."
The eyeslit opens back up.
"Stop banging on the door jackass. What do ye want? Or do you just have 'coin'?"
”Your boss, she makes poisons right? Also, is she hot? I’m hoping she’s hot.” Nymph simply responds.
Yuki stands back with amusement as the other crew attempt to gain entry, waiting to see how things turn out before trying a different approach.
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"B-bu..ho-hot? Uh, I wouldn't, er I mean I uh, well she's...uh yeah, she makes poisons."
The guard stammers as he apparently isn't sure how to answer Nymph's question without getting in trouble.
"So she IS who we're looking for. What about cute, is she cute?" Nymph continues.
Atractive? Ayre askings
Stone cold sexy? Rocky pops in in his gravelly voice
"Uh...I uh."
Someone shoves the guy aside and a new set of eyes appears.
"Real funny guys - so what kind of poison were you looking for?"
"I'm serious," Nymph starts before catching herself. "Uhhh, hmm, one that goes into a wound quick but the person won't know they're poisoned until its too late to do anything about?" she asks before turning to the others "Y'all want anything?"
"Inhalant that produces unconsciousness," says Bahrin flatly.
The eyes peer at Bahrin and Nymph.
"Well, we can do that. But your friends stay outside."
He waits for you to step back and then lets Nymph and Bahrin into the building.
This neatly ordered shop has a long counter with a tall stool behind it, and display shelves stocked with containers and jars. Samples of plants, tubers, and roots hang from hooks up on the walls and the scented fragrance of herbs suffuses the store.
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Yuki shakes her head and begins to walk away.
Assuming the others follow, she turns to the group once out of sight and earshot from the building, quietly suggesting, "Let's wait until it's late at night with fewer guards and we'll go in quietly. I'll pick the lock and we can have a bunch of helpful spells cast on us before we go inside."
Seeing Yuki walk away Nymph holds up her hand momentarily before slumping and following ”... she’s got the coin...” she grumbles to the Guard.
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Night falls across Port Peril as torches and lanterns begin to illuminate the streets. Inns and taverns serve as islands of light, packing sailors inside while shadows pool through the streets providing convenient places for clandestine meetings and the occasional murder.
The docks are prowled by pirates guarding their ships from their fellows and the Jasperleaf Apothecary gradually fades into the night quietly. It sits like a black rock with the odd flash of candlelight escaping the shutters.
The distant boom of thunder can be heard across the bay as a lightning storm starts to sweep in towards the city as you prepare to enter the apothecary and find the Chelish spy.
"Okay, so here's my plan. Feel free to embellish it anyway if I missed or forgotten something. After Ayre and Bahrin cast any helpful spells on us, I'm going to cast a spell to create a fog to obscure our moving up to the door in case someone is watching the entrance. When we get there, I'll cast a spell to see if there any magic on the door, then I'll need one of you guys to check the door for traps while I get my tools ready."
"Once I get the door open, then I guess we can take out whoever we need to. This lady is a totally evil, Chelish, poisoner, right? I mean, she's got to be bad to the bone. I don't think we'll be very good at sneaking around, but it's a definite bonus to get inside before the guards are aware."
"Now that's a plan," Nymph tells Yuki after she lays everything out.
Bahrin listens to the plan and nods at the salient points.
"I don't really have spells that improve other people's abilities or defend them, aside from helping you swim better," he says. "I will just stay focused on blasting fools who get in the way. Er, unless you want to fly - I can do that."
Nymph begins creeping through the conjured fog.
Sorry
Posting any buffs
Mage armor for ayre
And
Also ibvisibuiity on himself
Anyone else need invis just let me know I have scrolls
As the fog rolls in you come to the door, Nymph creeping up on the (probably) unaware guards through the magical cover.
Being able to pierce the fog with her oracular abilities, Yuki leads the group to the front door. Confident that no one got lost, she first casts a Detect Magic spell on the door. If she sees no magical auras, she waits for one of her more perceptive crew members to check it for traps as she pulls out her thieves' tools and attempts to unlock it.
Ayre chats w Rocky through their telepathic link
The magical fog blankets the street as Yuki slips a stiletto into the gap between the door jam and the door to raise the locking bar, then quickly picks open the heavy mortise lock.
The cold, damp air swirls around the mystic as she opens the door and slowly pulls it out - the magical fog swirling as it moves slightly into the room.
The scents of the apothecary are dampened by the fog and candles flicker briefly before snuffing out inside leaving the room dark and silent.
Bahrin remains huddled behind his captain, occasionally glancing back behind himself into the street, as he waits for the break-in.