"Two ways is fine with me, it may take longer but I am patient. We can meet at the Harpy's Virtue after we finish. It's a fine inn by dock standards, and can serve as our temporary base of operations there."
Indeed it is. Tell Marisa you are a friend of Bungo's. Do we want to set a time to meet by or the other group will come looking?
"I think 10 pm is a good time. If we are out at night we might even get lucky."
That would be nice. I would have said you were to stuffy to take advantage of that on a job.
The old priest claps his hands.
"Well then I know where to find you. Good luck gentlemen, I feel you will need it."
The same young priest that showed you in opens the door ready to lead you out.
Aldon walks out and turns to Damien, "Thoughts on our first stop?"
Bungo turns to KalCome on big guy. You let me do the talking and be ready to hit things if somebody takes my innocent questions amiss.
Kal nods his head at Bungo, and then follows him to their destination.
Elbennon follows Aldon and Damien out. "Perhaps we should simply start at the northern end of the docks and work our way south in a systematic fashion, canvassing the common folk as we go. Damien's silver tongue is sure to turn up something."
"I think that is a good plan since we are basically blind right now. Hopefully we can find someone who has seen something."
diplomacy check to gather info:
hours:
Aldon follows Elbennon and Damien thoughtout the docks, keeping his eyes and ears open for anything out of the ordinary
I also plan on gathering information. Lets go hit some of the seedier watering holes and ask around
Diplomacy to gather information hours
@ Bungo, Maybe if we can find a few locals who disappeared, we can figure out where they were last seen to see if it is happening in the same area. The docks are huge here.
The two groups ask questions and make inquires. The halfling and half orc duo get little results, people dont know or dont want to get involved. As for the other three they do get some information, all the victims were taken out of sight, they walked down a dark shortcut or found themselves in an empty room only to disappear. Another common theme is their was never a sign of struggle. Finally the last common theme is only a single victim is claimed a day or night.
You notice a group of people following you around, they are good at blending in. They are professionals at stalking.
Your inquires have not gone unnoticed. You are being followed by a group of people know blend in and out of the crowds with ease. As quickly as you notice them they are aware of your attention and move down the closest alley away from the main streets.
Aldon leans in to his two fellow travellers and tries to look like he's making casual conversation. "We were being followed, but they disappeared down the alleyway back there." He geastures slightly with his head towards the alley
Bungo notices nothing.
"The way Genedair was hinting it's unsurprising. Perhaps attempting to confront them would be our best chance at determining their identities? Several hour's work has gotten us nothing but more questions." Elbennon mutters back, keeping his posture relaxed and his gaze away from the alley.
perception check:
"I see them. The people following us ducked down an alley. The victims were also taken out of sight. It seems like a trap to me. Elbennon can you look down the alley without us actually having to go into the ally? I can toss a sunrod in there to provide some light."
hours
Perception
Perception
Rats so close
hours
Perception
Perception
I may have gathered the information, but I have not idea about anything else.
1d4 hours
Perception 1d20+17
Perception 1d20+17
Rats so close
We are being followed, by a group. Do you want to ambush them? We can go around a corner and I can disappear and then we can try to grab one of them.
Kal shakes his head...you know the man to be a little dense but has seemed to have a lot of street smarts in the past, We should find the others and coordinate finding why someone is following us.
You also know that if you throw a lot of details at the brute he has a tendency to agree...
Or, and this is just an idea, or we can go around the corner, I can disappear and you can go around the next corner. Then when they hurry to catch up, I can get a good look them, and maybe grab one. If they are to close I will not do anything except look. You just stand right behind the second corner so you can hear me. I will join you if I do not yell for you. How does that sound.
Kal looks a little confused but settles on a response.
Okay...just don't put yourself in danger. Better to just have a look at them than get into any kind of fight.
[b]Ok, let's go[b]
Spend a ki to turn invisable once around the corner and out of site of the tails. Ducking into an out of the way corner where I will not be stepped on.
Stealth + 4 per round after the first from No Trace
The stalkers notice the change in you. They retreat down a side street and out of sight. They dont seem to move with the same disinterest they appeared to have earlier.
Edit-
You notice one of the stalkers speaking to another before they retreat down the side street. The speaker is less armored then the others.
"I could fly over the alley, or teleport us to the other end or a rooftop." Elbennon replies.
"To the roof it is. "
Perception:
Elbennon takes Damien and Aldon each by the arm and mutters a few short arcane phrases, before nodding his head down in a cutting like motion. The air in front of them splits open and on the other side is a rooftop, Elbennon pulls them swiftly through. They are now on a roof overlooking the alley below where their tail turned and hid.
Aldon comes out on the other side of the dimensional door and looks down at the ground below them. "Never a fan of that spell" He says glumly
"To the roof it is. "
Perception:1d20+30
The number changed. Oh well I guess a 39 is ok.
This was my check from the roof, by the way.
@Aldon, Damien, and Elbennon
You make out a group of men in the alley. They are speaking amongs themselves, they move down the alley and into a maze narrow back streets between buildings. If you do not move soon you will lose them.
Bungo slips after the less armored stalker, still invisable
"Should I attack them? I could probably catch them in a spell, but it might kill them, and they'd be bound to be angry if it didn't. Or I could fly after them to see where they go." Elbennon says. He activates his Wings of Flying to be ready.
Aldon begins dashing after them on top of the rooftop. He grabs out his bow and pulls out an arrow, knocks it in a blur, and fires it, aiming for the leg on one of the individuals.
Vanishing Trick (Su): As a swift action, the ninja can disappear for 1 round per level. This ability functions as invisibility. Using this ability uses up 1 ki point.Invisible Blade (Su): Whenever a ninja uses the vanishing trick ninja trick, she is treated as if she were under the effects of greater invisibility. The ninja must have the vanishing trick ninja trick before selecting this ninja trick.