Alistair: The man in your compartment watches you leave and says, "Другое направление!!!2"
Drakran
Before you get too far down the car, you notice a dwarf chatting up different passengers while rolling his dice into a wooden cup on your way to first class. As you get closer to him you see that he is bleary eyed and is bald with a thick brown beard.
He says to you, "Новый пассажир?Меня зовут Верзубак Танталович и ты?"
GM Rolls
Alistair: Sense Motive DC 18
Falko, Cretien, or Isaac Perception 25
Isaac looks at the lamp and says, "I don't know much about the different planes. My knowledge is more of the here and now."
"This is new. Who had access to this last night? The etching looks very fresh."
Alistair moves past the Dwarf, nodding and reaching out to shake his hand.
Это удовольствие, друг Танталович. Я Арлинд. Я не в том месте. У меня есть билет для первоклассного. Пожалуйста извините меня?" He says, as he produces the second ticket stub he had stashed in his pocket.
The dwarf says, "Друг, 1-й класс был распродан со времен Кескай. Нет необходимости создавать ложности. Я не проводник поезда. Очень странно.
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"Hold on a moment. Let me take a look at this and see what I can figure out." Isaac taps a couple buttons on his analyzer on his wrist and then examines the lamp.
Isaac
Isaac moves his head back and forth and nearer to the rune and then says, "Hmmm. This is interesting. This is some sort of extender or relay. I think there is a network of them. In order to find out what it relay's we'll need to follow the extenders. We can detect magic and the see if it's on all the lamps and anything else and where they lead. What do you think?"
Arlind/Alistair frowns, and blushes sheepishly. He leans down to whisper into the Dwarf's ear, "Извинения, друг. Это правда, что правда ... смущающая. У меня есть ... особый друг, в первом классе. Она ждет меня. Я встретил ее на платформе, и она велела мне найти ее. Надеюсь, вы поймете мою осторожность. Прости меня."
Apologies, friend. It is just that the truth is...embarrasing. I have a...special sort of friend, up in first class. She is waiting for me. I met her on the platform, and she told me to find her. I hope you can understand my caution. Forgive me.
The dwarf frowns and says, "Да, конечно. Вы также не являетесь хорошим слушателем. Желаем приятного путешествия."
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The dwarf frowns and says, "Да, конечно. Вы также не являетесь хорошим слушателем. Желаем приятного путешествия."
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Arlind/Alistair proceeds to First Class, moving through the corridor for any sign of his teammates.
Iva does her best to keep up the conversation with Grientos, asking about his family, is their trip business or pleasure, and so on trying to cover the sounds of any conversation coming from the room behind her. "I have not been to Sid Minos before. I've spent some time in Mirsk. I didn't get the chance to travel that far south and east when I was visiting. It would be nice if I get to travel that far. I may be sent back to the office after the paperwork has been completed."
Isaac thinks for a quick second and remembers when earlier this morning when Falko had told him about the situation surrounding their contacts and them seeing Luc enter the train being led around by the conductor late at night, "I think it be best to remove the lamp from our compartment and then throw it out of the window and then this evening we try to see how this thing works."
@Iva, Griento nods at your statement and says, "My family and I have only ever been to Risur but have stayed primarily in Ber. The kids are very excited about seeing the known world."
@Alistair, Verzubak continues chatting up passengers and playing with his dice making his way towards first class.
"Yes, break the chain and then later try to follow the effect to the source. Grientos needs to address all or at least most of us."
Alistair peeks into the cabins of the first-class car as he walks up the aisle, looking for anyone who matches the descriptions given in the dead-drop missive he'd received earlier in the week. He fidgets with his spectacles, buffing them on the edge of his shirt and adjusting the satchel over his shoulder as he walks, trying to act nonchalant, as if meeting a friend.
Falko takes out a screw driver , removes all of the screws, while Isaac opens the window and you toss the lamp out the window, the glass housing breaks as it hits the ground below and shortly thereafter you are completely out of sight.
@Alistair, you knock on the first compartment in first class and you hear a muffled "Come in!".
You open the door and what you see is an orkish family and the woman says, "Take a seat young man. My name is Ejeka Griento and these are my boisterous children, Dabo( the girl) and Tarro( the boy). When did you get on the train? This ride has been most terribly exciting, we were attacked by a monster yesterday."
Isaac says, "According to our sources, the conductor knows because he let Luc on the train. It may work for us or blow up in our face."
Alistair enters the cramped cabin, closing the door behind him and removing his jacket to hang it on the hook near the door. He stands at the door, blocking the window with his back. "Greetings, madam! I am Arlind. I boarded just a few minutes ago, back in Oslinie Udar. I've been hired on as an instructor and tutor for a client, and I seem to have gotten a bit turned around - no small feat, while aboard a train!" He grins, waving at the children and making a face at one of them when they stick their tongue out at him. His shoulders relax as the tension seems to slip away, though he is still as wary as always.
The woman says, "Who is your client, I might be able to help you get pointed in the correct direction."
@ the rest,
Isaac then lets Iva and Damata back into your train compartment and says, "Sorry for having you wait."
They both reenter.
The woman says, "Who is your client, I might be able to help you get pointed in the correct direction."
@ the rest,
Isaac then lets Iva and Damata back into your train compartment and says, "Sorry for having you wait."
They both reenter.
Falko goes into the corridor and starts to look for Malia.
Damat Griento walks into the compartment again followed by Iva and looks at Cretien and says, "These are the items that those Family folks want from me. The first thing you need to carry are one of my tribe's totems, they each have infused with it the essence of the animal it represents. These extra abilities only function when I as a Grientian warchief am wearing mine."
He then reopens the luggage.
Alistair nods appreciatively to Ms. Griento.
"I am here for Mister Cretien Dufrene. Do you know of him?"
Alistair nods appreciatively to Ms. Griento.
"I am here for Mister Cretien Dufrene. Do you know of him?"
Cretien looks to those assembled. "I've a revelation of my own. I have arranged, at a potentially great personal cost to myself, for two assistants to be in-place during our meeting as a contingency in the very likely event that things go sour. They will be wearing green."
He looks around, gauging the reactions of those assembled. "Second, does anyone have an alchemist's fire? I need one prior to the meeting."
"...and finally, Mr. Griento, could you elaborate upon what effects the bearer of each totem could expect while you wear your headdress? As you may have surmised, I like things planned out ahead of time and the more information, the better."
"I'm afraid I cannot help the Alchemist Fire. Would a Tanglefoot bag work?"
She sits very straight in her chair, "I hope I'm not being too forward. Who are the Family? Why do they want something from this fine gentleman? Is there anyway I can be of assistance?" she looks interested in helping.
She says, "Oh, that is the next cabin. My husband is meeting with him presently. You will probably have to wait. Would you like to join us in the dining car?"
@the rest - Falko, Griento looks in shock and says, "Who is the Family? The Family is the largest international criminal organization in Lanjyr. Can she be trusted, Mr. Mulheer?"
Falko makes his way toward the Dining car, as he arrives he sees Luc and Ottavia enjoying wine and cheese, conversing in sign language. At one point Luc waves down Malia and stutters out a request, "I-I-I wwwant to bbbuy aaall of the Fffirst Ccclass passngers lunch to-to-today."
"That would be lovely." Alistair nods appreciatively at the invitation. "Shall we depart now? I'm not certain of when the dinner service begins."
"I have no idea if she can be trusted. I've not been on this trip all that long. The monster attack galvanized us as people of action who must stick together, and so we do. You, and she as well, have made themselves part of whatever is going on in this train. Fortunately for you, your part is likely to be over once we settle your deal with the Family."
"And yes, the Family is a large criminal syndicate, operating legal and illegal businesses wherever they can get their hooks into. I've had dealings with them in the past, which shouldn't surprise you as I deal with items of magical interest as well and they often hire or coerce folks to do such research for them as they are more concerned with matters of coin."
"Now to my other question, what of these totems? What are the believed and/or anticipated known effects?"
"I'm welcome the chance to be of assistance. My employer appears to be involved in your issue." She nods to Stephan. "I must protect his interests first of course. You seem like an upright man Mr. Griento. This Family sounds bad, and you shouldn't have to deal with them alone."
@ Alistair, Mrs. Griento says, "Delightful, children let's accompany this nice man for lunch. "
The two children scamper towards the dining car with you and their mother in tow.
@Falko, you wait until Luc makes his order and then you pull Malia off to the side and speak with her. Malia says, "That is a bit peculiar. Runes... I wish he hadn't thrown it out the window, then I could see it. It may only be his cabin but it could be all of them. What would you have me do?"
Falko
@Chretien, Iva, Angus and Isaac,: Damata Griento says, "There is another part to the train, I had no idea. Well ma'am, you had mentioned that you were a... la letrada.. lawyer. Normally, those in your profession prefer to have plausible deniability in such things. But you seem as a trustworthy sort. I can give you a token sum to be officially your client as well, if you would like."
He then starts to talk about the totems, "These items have been in my tribe and clan for hundreds of years, although legends speak of millennia. The jaguar totem is supposedly able to increase a person's speed and strength and gives you the ability to pounce like a jaguar., a totem of the piranha enhances a person's senses first they can either see underwater or in the dark but when they perform an attack in close quarters it is even more vicious than normal, a totem of the toco toucan, with this totem you become more attractive as if you had a plume of feathers in beautiful colors, spectacled bear this one increases your intellect greatly and you get the ability to shoot beams out of your eyes , an anteater this totem has the ability to use it nose to knock people over or pull them towards you with a devasting gust of wind and pangolin.
Griento says, "pangolin gives you the ability to see at night as well while you have the totem it adds extra defensive layers which protect you from damage."
Malia turns to Falko and says, "Well since the attack from yesterday, many second class passengers decided to ask for a refund. If there is any merit to your claims we could go to a 2nd class compartment and check for this rune."
"Ah, then I shall play the role of the Griento clan Bear."