As she says this Max sits in seat Smiling.
he chirps in happy
"I know its in mine, get that villa down the cost I always wanted"
This is all before the Commander comes
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Max greets him only as Commander B "Commander B, nice of you to come, please this way I think you will find this most interesting "
Max says "I got a stake in her ladyships company company so your still working for me, and just do you all know Anne is my eyes and ears on the other side, she's not all about fire, she's got skills you can use other than killing stuff. But you mess up, she's going to tell use on the board,"
"I give you Anne, she's worked for me for some time, now if we tie up the prof here, I need to pay the work men, and go get that colder, if he wakes put him out again, keep him out till I'm back. Going to go with my driver to get the stuff we need " Max gets up and gos to deal with the work men.
"O your a smart one Gigar says Max, yes indeed you gave me a long and night funny thing is, its not all me," he talks the paper, The bodys in the sea that was me, That vagabonds death at the Talk and the Historical society Treasurer Mr Henric Dolton Esq removal with out charge was not. From what Anne here tells me, their where a few government officials sit on the Historical society board of directors, they get over 25 million coin a year to upkeep the city's old buildings. Now there would have been a frightful scandal of it had come to light they had funded a trip to find a lost citadel to the sum of.. he looks at his note book. "1.2 million coin, how meany new know one will know, how much was taken who can guess, and should suppositions started to be raised, the gang behind this had a plan, an artifact found once lost. The only problem was it was not lost, was it, it had been siting in one if the Family ware houses for generations, forgotten. That is until the family fell on hard times and correct me if I am wrong here my-lady, two brothers where sent to clear out the old stock and space, where some 20 years ago they found the Artifact. Why the family was saved, but for the fact, it was just a hunk of junk, like so many others lumps leftover the the Old-ones. One Brother, your uncle gave up and left his older brother to study it with his learning and books wile he sank into drink gambling and vice, the family wealth sinking with him" Max takes a sip of his coffee. [b]"I don't really know what changed, that should have been it, but I think this is what may have happened. Your fathers research paid off he worked out what was missing to get the artifact to work, no only that he know what it was for, A teleporter to lost citadel, but a problem, he had one crystal the one he gave you but needed the wayfinder to make a whole key and for that he needed money, O he knew who had it, and we shall get to them, but for now lets go back to your Farther my lady. where to get the coin, you are all but penniless now yes. So how, well he was a brilliant man and this is what he came up with. He planted in the mind of his way would brother an idea for making money, a brother who by this time is running some very bad types, the idea he planed was of a simple con. He know hes bother gambled with a clark in the Historical society, a man who was all ready embellishing cash from it. I man they could use in there con. They would proposes an expedition, one to find the lost citadel, it would cost a lot and take two years. The blackmails or just bribed the board to agree. So your thinking where is the con, well they would never actually go, or hire the men, or wagon train, the whole gang would just hold up in a privet viler down the cost for two years then come back with most of there stuff lost but with a great find, an artifact long forgot out on the grate planes, simple, put it on show and say money well spent and no one the wiser." He smiles, "but this was never what your father wanted My Lady, to him this con was just to means to an ends, he had bigger plans. Now with coin from the con he could get the way-finder, which he did, but here is where he made a mistake, one I am sorry to say that cost him his life. The Seller was a group called the 'all seeing eye' they believe they and they alone should inherit the knowledge of the old-ones. It is they have a reach that can be felt across the very ring itself. I have no idea if that is true, just that, they are not the kind of group to just sell and object. I think let your father know about it and sold it to him to see just what he was up to, then if he had new knowledge take it off and the item back. I bet it must have been one hell of a shock for them to find out, what it was for, to activate a gate to the lost citadel." he points at he paper and the pit about the headless elf, "From what my driver has told me, I think this headless elf was the one you meet with the group outside the market hall. I think it was they that covered up what really happened there. That I do find worrying, they must have some rich to get the hidden away. So they found out about Artifact, key and con, what to do, well taking the item before it was placed on show would have been good, but it was now back in the city and under very tight security, so they I think thought, let them put it on show, let the con artists have there cash and when its been on show A wile and all forgot quietly steal it away. The only problem was should it be activated before then all bests would be off, it would be kept under very close guard, so the key would be taken back. I think they thought your uncle had it, when it was not found on him they used force, deadly force and he gave up it was with his brother, your fathers, So they then got to him and I am sorry to say, killed him doing so, that is clear now. But again a problem. Your father being a clever man had hidden one of the parts a crystal to the key with you. Finding a part missing by the time they worked out it was with you time was growing short, the object would be put on show in one days time and you would be there to see it. So your tickets got lost, I got you some, then a price was put out to stop you going, I got you body Guards, you see they could just not risk you activating the device, that knowledge was for them and them alone, and so the day plays out and we are where we are now." he sits back. "I don't for a moment think you know anything about what your uncle and father where doing. The mind behind it was your father however, your uncle was as much as victim as any one, yes he was bad but he had no idea, all of this was so your father could vindicate his years of research and rebuild back up the family fortunes, its a shame he did no live to see he was right, and the artifact is indeed a teleporter to the last Citadel" There is a loud KNOCK!! at the door "are which brings me to the delivery" he gets up and go's to the door, on oping it you see a low bad wagon on which is a crate box about 20' across and 6' high. A number of moving men stand by the wagon, Maxs driver and two Garude
"The Ball room if you please gents and handle it wait grate care, and who do we have here, well Hello Mr Henric Dolton Esq ex-Treasurer Historical society welcome to your know home, O and is that in your grubby fat little hands the Good lady's heres, late fathers research notes" Max looks up at the two Garude. "Officers Ill take him from here." Garbing by the scruff of the neck max turns and looks at the group with a big grin "Now the fun starts"
Max is there with the Lady and the Odd looking Small girl. "How about we all clean up and wile breakfast is being set up, Gigar, we can all have a little chat then" He places a new paper on the big table for all to see, The Headline reads "HIGH RANKING NOBLE KILLED AT SCIENTIFIC DEMONSTRATION" It go's on to outline how the how Lord Garnet was sadly killed wile trying to demonstrate the workings of an artifact if unknown origin. The family was in deep mourning as this sad invent followed the resent accidental death of the elder brother and previous Load Garnet. It go's on to talks of the pandemonium at the talks events where sadly a number of the audience where killed in the stampede rush out that followed the doomed demonstration. His lordship is survived by one Lilly Orina Inna Garnet now Lady Lilly Orina Inna Garnet. ---- If you look deeper in the paper you see max has ringed a small item of news about the Treasurer of the City's Historical society retiring on medical grounds. A Mr Henric Dolton Esq ----- He has ringed another news Item Street Gas explosion Kills 5 at Market Hall.
------------------------- Max looks at Her Ladyship "before we all sit down and I tell you know what I and my little helper here have found out, I best tell say, you should be expecting a delivery soon. So every one clean up sit down and we shall talk" -----
Some body's had washed up down the cost yesterday, the Gaurde suspected gang killings. ------ And another An elf females body had been found with its head and hands missing, authority's suspected its was the work the head taking sirial killer still at large. He's body count hitting over 40.
"Not many say that, so Very nice to see you all, and My lady" Max bows, then starts to take out the eats,
"I did not intend to come over but when I read the new sheet this morning
He talks out from the basket a sheet of paper, lays it out and read. "The Gaurde confirmed that last night on Prime way, three gas workers and two Gaurde offices where attacked, The Gas worker where found naked wile the Gaurde unconscious, house to house questioning has started to seek clues in to who the criminals may have been" I past some Gaurde coming here, I think you should tell me all and then make your way out the back. After you + Lady tell him and show him the bodys hes says, "I know someone who can clean this mess up before the Gaurde comes, but I think you will need to go as soon as possible, I know a place you can go, until the talk tonight, its a club a, costumer has, you will be safe there I think, Take this card" He hands you a card, his with some writing on the back. "Tell Tehook I sent you, he will sort it from there, well best take the food and be off. After tonight go back to Tehooks dont come here ok." He waits to see what you say.
Max comes back in all fresh, "Right, well, I may know what they, seems we have more than one, wanted"
he picks up the vile,
He moves to the other side of the room wile the barmen pulls away the dead ratboy. "So this I think is what he was after"
"She has the only key, any one trys to open it with out the key and PooFF no more letter, so who's still in, you get 30 gold a day each."
Max jumps behind the bar, as the sign of something odd with now dead Ratboy, His head pops back up for just a moment. "Yes fine, you got a job, now what ever that is deal with it"
Hall as you take the sleeves off the magic stops and you can see the Ratboy is nude, with a big cuts across his body and arrows in him, one of which has hit an odd scale like thing that on his belly, S.c.a.r.l.e.t. looks close and can see its blood is green not red and its seems to be dying, moving slower and slower as more and more green blood seeps out, then it Screams a fearful scream. "CSSSCAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSS..." And go's limp, as you all look at it from out side you hear another faint scream in reply, that ends with running footsteps away. "Great hells balls what was that"
time wise its about 20 hours just after Dark Note 30 hours in a day. 10 hours of night 18 of daylight 2 hours twilight 1 hour before night and one after
"Well its seems my Faith in the barman there to keep the rifraf out was miss placed, Who ever is still here has work" He looks around the room, only the PCs are left. "Right, dump that rat round the back get yourself a drink on me, then come sit down and we will talk about the Job" He places 20 coin each on the table, "That's for your drink and more, you eared it today" He heads to the wash room to get cleaned off.
As the last sit down, there are 10 of you Max smiles,
He looks around that the 10 of you.
I 3ed thick set human comes over as well, he seems like a bard.
"yes I am fine Sirs" he says to you both, "Please take a seat, I want to see witch others here seek emplacement, but wile you are here, could I ask your names?"
In walks a small Devil in suit he gos and sets at a large round table, putting a briefcase down in front of him. He opens it a takes out a small name block which he places in front of him. It's says. Mr Max Scrub, attorney of law, |