"I'm ready as I can be"
there are a few doors you can take: the front door, the front facing windows, the side kitchen door, and the front and back stable doors. it is the ceiling of the kitchen that is currently on fire.
it looks like you all are to be the last ones out.
"Back through the stables looks the best, we don't want to be running out into the front where everyone is waiting and looking." Samias states, heading to the back as he speaks.
"Stables it is. Go, I'll follow you!"
"Lead on, then."
We go to stables then.
Karla, you're gonna need a disguise roll you are the only recognizable feature in the group.
a couple guards take notice of you and hollar out "halt, who goes there!"
[ooc]Er, how do I disguise my height? Perhaps stealth instead? I'll roll both.[/b]
the guards are waiting for a response, anyone obliging?
Draalûsh puts his arm over one of Karla's shoulders and suddenly pulls her in to his side.
Trying to turn her slightly so she's not facing the guards directly.
"Greetings! Me and my daughter here …", tilting his head toward Karla,
"… and my friends, are just having a little walk about this lovely city."
"Just out enjoying ourselves before being cooped up in a ship for several weeks."
"You know how it is, I'm sure!"
"Who's that you're dragging around?"
Realizing Karla's disguise and his pretence are both a bit shaky, Draalûsh adds:
"She's my adopted daughter. Obviously!"
Karla hides behind Draalush
Samias drifts idly away until he's behind the guards.
they're referring to Adriala, no one else is near
the middle aged woman looks over towards the guards.
"What's that? Was that for me? were you speakin to me that?"
She starts smoothing her cloak speaking with a flattered tone.
"Well, its been a while since a guard stopped me just to have a chat. I'm sure you are just bein kind, but its not nice to tease an older lass. I have slendered out a bit recently though so i'll take that as a compliment."
she bats her eyelids and smiles revealing yellowed teeth.
"are you all addled? we're referrin to that unconcious person ya just dropped. is you alls draggin a corpse around?" their hands are now hovering over their swords
Not strong enough to carry someone larger than a halfling on my lonesome.
But I can do my bit.
I've been under the assumption that you were gonna kill her later if the situation warrants it
"Dear me! HER? Well, yes. Not used to the heat round here."
"We do rather need to get her some water, I'd say."
they look at you, then to each other, then at the burning building a block away, then to each other, then to you again.
"well be carefull out there, the arsonist is active again tonight, but I guess you already knew that. be sure to let us know if you see anything."
they trot off towards the fire oblivious to all
"What a couple of thickies" Draalûsh thinks as he bows politely to the guards as they leave.
Then, to the others he says: "Right! Let's move smartly."
"Other understanding guards may not be about!"
they have already left to help with the fire.
alot of people on the main roads are trying to get water over there. you can manage to go another 6 blocks before having to cross a main road. will you still be carrying her around?
"Look. We can't take her with us. Let's take her items---for safe keeping of course---and leave her in this alleyway. If she comes around and finds us we can give her items back, but in the meantime she's dead weight and a liability for all of us."
Samias nods in agreement. "She wanted trouble from the start. If she wants to go around drawing attention she can do it on her on."
phaw! You think her waking up in an alley with her items gone will be a good thing. Let's find a place off the streets, and and tend her wounds. Not act like cutpurses. Besides
She looks at the glow of the distant fire
we may need her help in this. We don't know each other, but we seem to have a common enemy.
Karla looks around for an empty warehouse or house to hide in. Even a drain would do.
one just before the road. it's an almost empty stable with horses asleep, and attached to a mercenary barracks.
"She is getting a bit heavy, actually."
"Does anyone have anything to bring her around?"
"Look, I'm not carrying her. You can't really help with carrying her either. I don't get the picture that you know her real well and I'm not really into hanging out with people who might eat me when I'm trying to sleep. This b+#&~ right here---literally---brought the heat down on us We need to get the hell out of here."
"Well, I did miss that part. I arrived just after my brother died, after all."
"But, if she really is the ultimate cause of Nurûrsh's death, I won't protest leaving here."
I'll count that as settled, anything else before we move on to other things?
there are currently 2 types of people in the streets this close to the fire, those running away ar those helping put it out or herd people away
"I think we should join the runners to get out of sight here."
Karla gives a sound of disgust at the decision, but doesn't argue further. There was no time.
yes let's put some distance from this place
"Fair enough. Set her down over here. We will leave her armor, but take the items on her belt. If she finds us she can have them back. If we don't take them some urchin will and she will never get them back."
The woman proceeds..
"Done. Now follow me into the twists my new found friends."
She sets off then pivots back.
"My name is Hashik by the way."
you're all waved on past with the civilians and are free to run for your life at leisure. you get to the red light district with no problems. Hashik leads you all to a certain building and is eagerly greeted by the attendant
"Hey sexy, long time no see!"
"I'm Draalûsh. Twin brother of Nurûsh, who was just killed in that dust up."
"I certainly didn't expect to find him killed in a fight."
"Although I just knew that something was amiss coming here."
"Well met Draalush, I wasn't expecting anyone to die either. It was ladies night at the club. I was expecting to dance, make some coin and perhaps get a little stank on my hangdown. Well that was before that cannibal arrived anyway. . . What brought the rest of you? I can tell you are not favorites of the consortium."
Hashik smiles at the attendant inwardly marking the fact the woman was able to see through his disquise.
"Well yes being unseen is the point is it not? Heh heh, I need a room and I can pay in silver this time."
alter self only lasts minutes per level
I,m Karla she added
the attendant leads you all in. "come come, weapons at the door" 'she' says gesturing to a counter and hurrying to the other side bringing out some boxes and a book. "we don't allow weapons in the building, it's a place for loving not fighting. now the mistress will want to see you"-points at Hashik-"you hardly ever visit."
"Just mind the weapons, then, if you please",
says Draalûsh as he leaves his gear where the attendant indicates.
"This kind of kit doesn't come cheap!"
the attendant starts to catalogue and box the weapons, noting each of you individually. "you all are lucky, it's looking to be a slow night. something about another fire near where you work Hashik, bet you were pissed about that." 'she' leads you into the main room where some of the ladies are.
"you need anything put the money on the table. I'll go get the mistress."
If there's an empty seat, Draalûsh will sit down.
"So, what are the rumours about this fire, then?", he asks nobody in particular.
there's like 10 couches around arranged at various lines of sight, when you ask the question one of the escorts plops down right beside you and says
"apparently the arsonist strikes again. there was a street gang that was trying to collect her bounty, but she had a gang of old women who are also arsonists with her. they all escaped in the chaos. can't wait to see the new wanted posters. everybody's too busy panicking for a good ol' roll in the hay." she says pouting
"Me and my friends here chanced upon Hashik after a long trip here."
"Good thing we didn't get mixed up in any of that fire business."
"First time in Sargava for me, actually."
"I hope nobody got a good look at us for any wanted posters! Draalûsh muses.