Raoh walk up to the table Clegg is playing at. "How's everyone doing tonight", he greets the players.
"How about I go and the table some drinks, looks like we have some big spenders here".
Clegg seems slightly startled by your approach, but recovers quickly. "Don't bother," He says, looking around, "I was just leaving." He turns and heads toward the door, then turns back and hands Raoh a large pouch. "For you and your friends, with my complements." Then he leaves and walks out of the Gold Goblin.
Heading over to Raoh, Bron eyes seem to lite up as he spot the bag in his hands What was that about?He asked. Then looking down at the bag he asks So whats in there with a nod inthe bags direction
As Bron and Raoh are examining the puch, the cook comes rushing out of the kitchen. "Snake," she screams. "There's a snake in the kitchen."
Raoh raises an eyebrow as Clegg leaves and hands him the pouch.
"He said it was for us, 'with his complements'", at that time the cook runs out screaming of snakes.
"See that's not good" he takes a deep breath and opens the pouch...
Raoh raises an eyebrow as Clegg leaves and hands him the pouch.
"He said it was for us, 'with his complements'", at that time the cook runs out screaming of snakes.
"See that's not good" he takes a deep breath and opens the pouch...
The pouch is full of gold pieces.
Caladan hurries towards the kitchen, doing his best to calm any alarmed staff or customers as he does so.
"Ooookay... Snake fiest gold later", closing the pouch Roah sprints to the kitchen
"Snake in the kitchen...I thought snake was commonly served in Korvosa..."
draws his alde and heads for the kitchen "We'll need someone to watch the common room."
"Well this job has yet to have a dull day" Bron mutters to himself as he heads to the kitchen after Roah all the while drawing a dagger
Raoh, Bron, Uathach, and Caladan rush into the kitchen to see a large, man sized, snake curled up and hissing underneath an overturned wash tub. The scullery maid lays crumpled in the corner.
"You don't see something like this everyday", smirks as he reaches for his blade, "Gotta ask yourself how such a large thing was able to get in here."
"So I don't see a need to kill the poor thing. I think the tree of us can restrain it and release it somewhere safer outside of town. Maybe Branth would know a good place to let it go"
"Really? This beast has already injured this scullery maid...and you want to catch and release it?"
"We need to have her seen to, perhaps she's not dead yet..."
"Violence... You really are a man of faith" Raoh casts a glance to the holy man, "Not the snakes fault if it hurt someone"
"Violence... You really are a man of faith" Raoh casts a glance to the holy man, "Not the snakes fault if it hurt someone"
Caladan nods his agreement to Raoh. "I'll see what I can do," he murmurs as he steps forward, staring intently at the snake. "Why don't you see to the maid's injuries?" he suggests to Uathach.
Wild empathy to calm snake. (d20 +1 for level -1 for stat) (1d20=19)
Caladan manages to calm the snake down and remove it from the building. As he is carrying the snake out of town he realizes that this breed of snake is not native to this region and must have been brought here by someone.
Caladan manages to calm the snake down and remove it from the building. As he is carrying the snake out of town he realizes that this breed of snake is not native to this region and must have been brought here by someone.
Caladan takes the snake a fair distance from the town, trying to find an area as close as possible to its natural habitat. As he returns to the gambling house, he frowns slightly to himself. These city people have no respect. he thinks Dragging innocent animals into their schemes. I bet they thought we'd end up killing the poor thing...
"How'd it go with snake, give ya any trouble" Roah asks as Caladan returns
I will see to the fallen maid...
Seeing that his companions have everything under control Bron heads back over to Roah while sheathing his dagger and says "So how bout that bag of gold from whats his name?
"How'd it go with snake, give ya any trouble" Roah asks as Caladan returns
"She was fine," assures Caladan, "I left her down the coast a little way, I hope she'll be ok - that breed is not native to this area. Clearly someone went to quite a bit of trouble to give us quite a bit of trouble."
"How is she?" he asks Uathach, indicating the injured maid.
Seeing that his companions have everything under control Bron heads back over to Roah while sheathing his dagger and says "So how bout that bag of gold from whats his name?
"Not sure, but it's too much of a coincidence for him to hand these to me and than the snake happen." he shakes his head "Let's focus on who or how the snake was brought in. After that we can worry about the coins"
Raoh pauses a moment "Was anyone else observing Clegg? The man was losing at the table, but the kicker is that he was losing on purpose"
"Not native, huh? How not native are we talking? Not from Varisia, a completely different continent?"
"Not native, huh? How not native are we talking? Not from Varisia, a completely different continent?"
Knowledge (Nature) check to answer Raoh's question. (1d20+4= 7)
"I don't really know, I'm afraid. All I do know is that I wouldnt expect to find one of her kind around here."
"Hmm, maybe we should pay Cleeg a visit"
"I am glad you were able to remove the animal without harm...now let's see what happened to her..."
"I'm for whatever you guys want to do" Bron says indifferently. His mind not on the task at hand and his thoughts begin to trail off. Then his thoughts fall upon the pouch of gold and every now and then he glances at it and silently wonders if Roah is trying to swindle everyone out of their gold. He quickly shakes his head to clear the thought, Roah wouldnt do that.
Coming back to reality Bron looks around at the group after a few moments have past and says " So what are we going to do... a little info gathering on this Clegg character"
Coming back to reality Bron looks around at the group after a few moments have past and says " So what are we going to do... a little info gathering on this Clegg character"
Pondering the next course of action Caladan looks over to Raoh, to see what he thinks of the idea.
"Let's start by asking Saul. The two are competitors and Saul should know where we can find Clegg,"
The scullery maid is unconcious, but breathing. Under the tub where the snake was you find a note. On it is a crude drawing of Saul, only in this case he is missing both hands. "Want to go two for two," the note says.
Uathach tries to bring her around, putting the note in his belt for now.
Once she comes around..."There now m'dear you're safe the snake is gone, did the snake attack you or were you assaulted so the snake could be put here?"
After I'm done talking to her, I take the note to Saul...
"Looks like you have an enemy..."
"they are trying to ruin me out," Sauls sighs. "I'm not leaving though. I'm too old to go anywhere else and start over."
" What you mean? Like steal your business?" Bron asks Saul while listening intently to what the boss has to say
"Well lets pay Clegg a visit and get this settled. We don't need innocent people getting hurt over this spat"
"But what if this is a trap to lure us away from here...?"
"Let us extend an invitation for Clegg to come here and we shall have a summit, work out a deal with him...I can mediate if needed."
"If we do this than perhaps we should choose a neutral local. Going by your logic, going there could be a trap. But Clegg himself would thing coming here as a trap aswell."
"True, but then again we did not attack Clegg."
"Neutral ground, let's keep it as an option and extend the invitation to Clegg to come here, I'm not keen on an ambush anywhere, Clegg's or elsewhere...this is our bastion, outside here, we can't hope to keep conditions secure."
"I shall pen an invitation if Saul is open to the meeting."
"True, but then again we did not attack Clegg."
"Neutral ground, let's keep it as an option and extend the invitation to Clegg to come here, I'm not keen on an ambush anywhere, Clegg's or elsewhere...this is our bastion, outside here, we can't hope to keep conditions secure."
"I shall pen an invitation if Saul is open to the meeting."
"I don't know that we can really be sure that Clegg attacked us, in fact all he did was give us a pouch of gold," Caladan says quietly. "Personally, I'd prefer we just drop in unannounced - he can hardly have an ambush prepared then, plus Uathach, Branth, Raoh all seem pretty accomplished warriors - I don't think we have very much to fear."
"If he was involved in planting the snake, it's a stronger response than inviting him to a meeting. If he wasnt involved - well, we havent really accused him of anything, have we?"
Bron listens to the conversation at hand and says only this " I go where I'm needed. I do however think that if we are to move better to do it sooner rather than later"
Saul nods as he listens to all the discussion. "Clegg's headquarters is a fortress, if you go there you may never come back," Sauls says. "I also do not see him agreeing to a truce," Saul sighs, "he believes a blood feud exists between us. You see, a few years back my son accidently killed his brother in a fit of anger."
"Perhaps a duel between champions would sate him..."
"Why would you even allow him to enter your place of business then?"
"for two reasons, One to show I don't fear him," Saul says. "Two to allow everyone to see that I want to allow bygones to be bygones. Beside he won't be a problem much longer."
"Oh?" raising an eyebrow.
"What did you do Saul?"
Raising an eye brow at Saul's words Bron continues to remain quietly leaning against a wall arms crossed waiting to see what the plan of action is.
"Oh?" raising an eyebrow.
"What did you do Saul?"
"I haven't done anything per say. I just mean that once he sees he can't drive me off like he did so many others, he'll stop trying," Saul says.
"Tomorrow I need you guys to go down to the docks and pick up a shipment," Saul says. "I ordered a supply of rare spirits for the tournament, but it did not arrive in time. However, the ship pulled in this evening and I need you to go pick it up in the morning."
During all of the hullaballo about the snake in the kitchen, Branth has remained posted at the door, doing her bouncerly duties.
Bron looks at Saul and says " Ok boss man, whatever you need"
Bron looks at Saul and says " Ok boss man, whatever you need"