Hepec's page

Hiking gear, climbing gear, cold weather gear... I'll put a list together for myself and add it to my profile. As a note, Benaiah is out of money after the figurine purchase. In fact... he technically had to borrow money for it. *ducks*

Are you fukcing kidding me? I'll pretend this never happened.

Hepec looks at the Companions. "I am not sure what you all had planned for tomorrow, but we could really use your help, shoring up the business, inspiring the troops, things like that. If you are able."

The Manor
The Companions depart the Museum of Ages and make their way back to their residence. There they find Hepec still in Mistress Lanvi's office with even more paperwork. "Ah, so great to see you. I have much to share with you. Great news, we have taken back all of our establishments and I am in the process of hiring more staff, both strong-arm and service types. I estimate we are at around 70% of our prior business. I took the liberty of taking out a short term loan with a decent usery fee. With these excess funds I can round everything out in a few weeks.

"I also have an update from Khania. It seems that Mistress Lanvi is on the mend, and should be back on her feet within a week. Her cough is still troubling, but that is nothing new. How did your meeting with House Mindurian go?"

Wave hand

The House Versade guards drop their arms as Hepec and the Mistress Lanvi retainers move forward and secure them.

Hepec approaches with a huge grin on his face. "Master, well done! Very well done. We got those buggers. Only a handful of casualties on both sides. I need to know what you want to do with this filth and then I can start to sweep the manor for traps and take stock. Are you to spend the night in your chambers? I can have a boy make it up if you please?"

Suddenly an impassioned message rings in their ears from Hepec: Masters, tarry not, we are all in position and I cannot wait to cleanse our house of these vermin!

"Masters." Hepec bows to the Companions. "We stand ready."

We are going in cinematic mode for the first portion of this encounter. There is a main gate to Mistress Lavi's estates, let me know how you want to approach it, scout, full frontal, ect.

"Tonight then." Benaiah says resolutely, the matter apparently settled. He nods to Hepec, "Have your crew ready by midnight. They will surround the house and cover all windows or other egress points with crossbows. Keep the crooks inside, with the only way out through the front door, which is through us. Once we enter the house, have a team guard the front door in case anyone makes it past us. Don't have them get to close to the house until we give you the word. I don't want the damn Versades getting tipped off somehow and ready for us, we need to keep as much of the surprise as possible."

"Once we give you the word through the message spell, we will begin the assault. For now though, I think we need to get rested for this evening."

Hepec nods enthusiastically, his eyes lighting up as he grips the table so tightly that his knuckles turn white. "Yes. Yes. It shall be done Master Benaiah. We shall meet you in the Grove of Dreams after nightfall. Can you spare some coin for some additional crossbows and some additional equipment?" It will cost you 200 gp each to equip the Lanvi House Guards. I know this seems odd for me to do this, but <plot>

"Hepec, how quickly could you rally the men and women?

"Master Benaiah, I would need only a handful of hours. Where shall we meet you?!" the excited man pushes from back from the table and stands up offering a comical salute.

"Yes Master Benaiah. Strike now, before they have more time to fill our hallways with more of their Versade filth! Say the word master and I will rally our troops." Hepec eyes bug out as the man passionately pleads to retake his Mistress's manor.

Up to you all now to plan, and prepare. Rest or not, scout or not, let me know. Off to plan NPCs to kill you all :)

Hepec clams his fist on the table. "Master Arimar is RIGHT!" with a fierce look in his eyes, he reaches across the table and grips Arimar's forearm, "I can rally fifteen, maybe twenty retainers loyal to Mistress Lanvi. Say the word and we will mobilize."