The door shudders and cracks slightly under Korak's blow, but doesn't quite give.
You hear a yelp from inside the house.
"What do all of you WANT? I'm just an honest thief, I've never hurt anyone!"
Just give us the money you owe, you know what I am talking about. Do it quickly, my many friends are impatient
"Let's talk face to face, like real gentlemen" says Korak as he kicks the door one more time.
Bell replies to Jo through the door.
"The money? That's it? They sent a whole mob after me for some gold!?! Fine, whatever, just take it-"
The door finally snaps and opens inwards with a loud crunch and a bang.
You hear a sharp, piercing scream from the man.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! I said I'd pay, I'll pay, look, here! Just don't hurt me!"
As he says so, he starts turning out all of his pockets, throwing small pouches of gold and silver on the ground, along with some other trinkets that may be of some value.
"Take it, just take it all and be damned!" he quiets down and sighs to himself. "I should never have gotten mixed up in all of this..."
"Are you still here? That's all I have, I swear. Should be enough to cover it, I worked my ass off today to get the rest. Actual WORK, mind you. I've never done an honest day's work in my life! Look at what the Mandrigal has made me sink to!"
"Somehow, I don't think they'll enjoy the fact that you lack 23 gp..."
"What? NO! I could've sworn I had it all! Look, come on, gimme a break here, I'll do anything! But I really DON'T have the money in that case, that's all the money I have!"
"Is there any way I can work it off? Isn't there SOMETHING I can do?"
"I don't know... They're pretty strict with their taxes, ya know. They have a reputation to maintain, after all..."
The man just collapses into uncontrollable sobbing at this point.
*Sniff* "Can I have more time, maybe?" *sniff" "I could come up with the gold, I promise. Those 2 rings are probably worth at least 5 gold apiece too, so that's worth something, right?"
"Stop crying, for f$!$'s sake!" - Says Korak as he raises the man by his collar. "Tell you what... I don't care enough about your debts, and my friend here says she'd rather not spill blood on her dress this time, so I'll cut you a deal." he says as he indicates Jo's dress with his chin.
"We happen to be in need of an informant. A competent one. Would you say you could fill the role?"
Guys stay outside - She say acting as she was talking with other people. Jo then enter the building and close the door - We were informed that the debt was 150 gp plus 50 in interest, so if you do ot help us your future seems to be grey alfred
Alfred looks up with hope in his eyes.
"Yeah, I can definitely do that! I've been known to broker in information from time to time. So, you want me to keep my eyes open, and in exchange you'll pay off the rest of my debt? Really? Thank you so much!"
"I PROMISE I won't let you down Mr....uhhh, and Ms...ehmmm..."
"Our names don't matter. Just keep in mind that we know yours." says Korak with a menacing voice. "We'll take this cash, and fill in the rest. In exchange, you'll provide information. All sorts of valluable information that run into."
Korak places 7 golden coins on a nearby table, then proceeds to speak.
"Take this as a sign of good-will. You owe us 80 golden coins and your life. Betray us, we kill you. Try to run away, we find you. Then we kill you. Slowly. Be nice and give us good information, and you shall be repaid."
Korak then throws the man on the floor, before saying his final words.
"This is your choice, Mr.Bell. You can have a profitable life or a painful death. I'm game either way." says the barbarian as he turns around to leave the building. He pauses for a brief moment before, then says a little something. "Oh... And try not borrowing money you can't pay, you idiot. It's best for everyone involved."
Korak then leaves walks outside and marches to the meeting point with Jorriko.
"Yes, of course." he smiles at you.
"You won't regret this, I promise!"
Jorriko collects the dagger and goes back to the guild hall. He rigs alarm traps (DC= 22) on each of his companions doors, and writes a note of his own. Later that night he sneaks into Michaelis' room and sticks the dagger in the headboard above his bunk.
(with vanish modifier)
Jorriko carefully checks the entry point before opening the door. Satisfied that there was no trap, he enters the room, invisibly, and quiet as a ghost.
Unfortunately, his inspection was not quite thorough enough. A small barbed dart shoots out of the keyhole.
The dart sticks into Jorriko's shoulder with no real harm done. When he pulls it out to check, it still has a trace of some sort of blue liquid on it, but he feels no ill effects.
He makes his way across Michaelis' room with no further incident, and puts his dagger into the headboard with a loud *THUNK*.
Michaelis awakes, but sees no one.
He pulls the dagger out of the headboard and starts shaking, then begins laughing uncontrollably.
He drops the dagger in his lap and starts clapping.
"Good SHOW, sir, you're obviously more skilled than I thought!"
He lays back down and tries to go back to sleep, but his brave facade is clearly shaken, as it takes him over an hour to relax to the point that he can actually rest again.
impressive
To korak: Not bad, you are more useful that I initially thought. Will you participate in tomorrow kidnapping?
Krail awkens early, disables the alarms, meets up with the rest of the party, and gives them a rundown of the events of last evening...
"I'd rather not kidnap little girls. That's beyond the kind of job I'm comfortable with."
Careful who you let hear that... Especially around here...
Good, it was also a job I did not want to do
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The otehr day when Jorikko appears and tell them what happened.
I do not really like that group, specialy that salvador, and they can steal us some jobs so what if... - Byrd an lemmy I will send you a PM.
"I don't plan to interfere with the job or anything... I'll just stick to what I do best."
So, about that eye... Should we simply eliminate the guard? I could an extra set of eyes to help spot traps and such. If the alarm is raised, we should drop the ruby near the beggars local, and double back till we lose our tail... Sound reasonable?
It is Better if we can convince him about telling us where the traps are. I could try to gain his favor but taht might require some time, i suppose It all depends how quickly we want to do this job.
Jo go to the place where the guard eats regulary. He now is a blonde and use common and unremarkeable but tight clothing.
Afther (and IF) the guy is there, in the outside were the guard can not see me I use Ghost sound to simulate a really heated discussion between me and a male.
You know what, you can go an F#~@ that little w#@re I do not care anymore, We are done, I will find a real man - Then I enter very infuriate in the place and simulate a trip over with guard table.
Oh sorry , sorry - I act ashamed - Please excuse my careless behaviour . I take 10 for a total of 21 in my bluff check.
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The man looks at you suspiciously.
"Hold on there little missy. Who were you talkin' to? I didn't see anybody over there you might've been fightin' with, so what are you doin' stormin' off in such a tizzy?"
Meanwhile, Korak and Jorriko's excursion starts off a lot more smoothly. They make it into the fenced and gated yard of the house without being seen, and are now away from prying eyes, at least on the ground level.
"Hold on there little missy. Who were you talkin' to? I didn't see anybody over there you might've been fightin' with, so what are you doin' storming' off in such a tizzy?"
You do not saw him? good for you, I wish I coul say the same Say Jo improvising and looking to the outsise - Sorry for bhotering you, it was not my intention, my mind was clouded by the anger. - say recovering her composure.
He calms down a bit.
"It's not a problem miss, I should be apologizing here. People in my line of work tend to be a bit suspicious of strangers and coincidences, and I shouldn't have given ya the third degree like that after what you've just been through. C'mere, why don't you sit down for a second and try to calm down before you get in a real accident? I'll buy you a drink or something to eat if you like."
I...I, well, I can not say "no" afther I bhotered you, Thanks for being nice with me- Jo sit down. - you do not have to buy anything, not getting angry with my careless behaviour is more than enough
looking for traps. Take 10 on stealth (19) to be passively cautious in that regard.
"No, no, I insist. It's the least I could do. Besides, I have to wait a little longer anyway." he holds up his hand sheepishly and soggy bread falls out of it "You spilled my ale into my sandwiches." he says with a little grin.
"So, what's your fancy? Tea, ale, wine, something stronger?"
Jorriko, more cautious now because of his close call last night, sweeps the area around the front door for traps. He finds one.
Cunningly hidden under the doormat is a simple, but well made snare trap, designed to incapacitate, though not kill, intruders. It is easily bypassed.
The door is likewise easily breached, and the duo finds themselves in a small entryway, lined with freshly cut flowers in vases, and a little chair, currently containing a closed book and a loaded crossbow. It seems this is where the guard usually keeps watch when not doing a quick sweep of the outside.
The door at the end of this hallway opens into a wide room, containing a large dining table and most of the other things in the home, compartmentalized into small open "rooms". There are three doors here, two on either side of the room in rounded alcoves (the inside of the miniature "towers" on the outside of the house) and one in the back wall.
The Eye does not appear to be in the open anywhere here, though you get the feeling it is not likely to just be locked up where nobody can see it.
Tea...wait, what the hell Ale, I am a new an free woman today. I just broke with my Fia...ex-fiance. But seriously, you do not have to buy me anhyting, in fact let me buy you a couple of new sandwiches.
"Ale it is, little lady!" he motions to the waitress. "So, what are you planning on doing now, if I can pry?"
Jorriko sweeps the area again, but finds no traps, though he notices that the door to the back room is closed.
"Ale it is, little lady!" he motions to the waitress. "So, what are you planning on doing now, if I can pry?"
I...do not know, i do not know what to do with my life. Or did you meant "now" as right now? If that was the case the anser is to drink some ale and go to dance until there is a big smile on my face.
Ill go through the close door. Let me know if you need a check, but assume detect magic, perceive traps, and stealth are always active.