"Of course! My buyer has already given me some coin up front, of which I can offer you a hundred gold each. There's another hundred and fifty for each of you once the mirror is delivered back here. Plus, whatever other goodies you find in the hoard are yours! The mine is only a few days away from Solacus, so the whole journey shouldn't take more than a week or so. Easy peasy! Good money!"
Nean: You get the sense that Gita has experience with this sort of thing. The way she approached you, the way she talks about the job, this clearly isn't the first time she's propositioned a group of adventurers. You don't get the sense that she's withholding information, but you do get the feeling that she is downplaying certain aspects, particularly the mirror itself, in an effort to make this seem as lucrative as possible. She's being honest, but it is a pitch, she's trying to sell you on this job.
"Aye Clermar and good fighting yourself. I think the townfolk have the clean up covered from here. Let's go inside and rest with our new friends."
Dril enters the Tavern "Never too soon to take a drink after battle!" he exclaims to his new friend. "And I see we have made a new friend!, who is this young lady?" Dril smiles.
Nean joins in on Ospos's interrogation. "That is indeed a good question. M'lady, even if you supposedly do not know your employers reasoning behind getting that mirror, you as a well experienced collector of things would most certainly know a thing or two about that mirror, don't you? Just take a wild guess, what motivation could drive someone to spend as much money on such decorative futilities? What potential risks, even if absolutely unlikely, may be awaiting us? While i would embrace the chance to leave this godforsaken city, i'd prefer to know what exactly we're dealing with. Oh, and what are those sources you mentionened? Any chance we could meet them along the way to get some updated information?" Nean tries his best not to be rude in any way, he just doesnt want to be taken for a fool.
Clermar follows Dril back into the tavern, wiping the soot and sweat from himself the best he can. He makes his way over to Ospos, "Thank you for the help and healing back there. What's going on here now? I think I heard something about a free drink."
"Yes good sir but not only a free drink, this gnome-friend goes by the name Gita Troublehound and is seeking brave adventurers to retrieve a mirror from a nearby mine." Liafial takes another sip of his wine, "I'll let someone else fill you in on the details but besides the pay their is the promise of keeping anything else we may find which can often prove lucrative in such cases."
"Adventuring!? Tried it once, don't care to repeat that affair at all!" Dril turns toward the bartender and signals for a double, the smile fading suddenly.
Ospos turned to Clermar and replied, "When I was a lad, my Da used to say 'If you can't support your soldiers from behind, then you should stand in front of them.' Never really undesrtood what he meant or why he would say this to us, but today it made sense. You are more than welcome and in fact, I thank you for standing in front of us and the people of this city.
As for what is going on... we have been offered free drinks for saving the tavern and now this lovely Gnome Gita here, is offering our 'party' a job to retrieve a mirror that was rumored to be in a mine shaft up north in the Sunridge mountains."
Turning to Dril, Ospos shrugged and pointedly told him, "If you had a bad experience adventuring, then you didn't have luck on your side. Today, you have Ospos the Lucky sitting right next to you. A 250 gold job, 100 of that gold up front, landed in our lap, just like that. Unless you have a hoard of your own somewhere, I'd say you'd be a fool to turn your back on luck."
"The halfling's right yaknow, if ya got a job offered, takit while ya can." Nodrus speaks up from behind the group, who he recognised had helped out in the elemental fight. "Mind if i join ya on this task? Been lookin' for somethin' to spend my time on."
Turning to Dril, "Perhaps you would share the tale with us, the one that put you off of adventuring so that we might better understand your reticence." Liafial sips from his wine once again.
"For that amount of gold I'd retrieve a cow from a mine shaft. A mirror should be easy enough, I'm in. Clermar goes to the bar and retrieves an ale, drinking half of it down strait away to dull his burnt nerves. Seeing Nodrus again he slaps the dwarf on the shoulder and exclaims, "Yes! I want this one along, he's fearless. Glad you woke up for the fight."
Nodrus chuckled for a moment, "Well, can't be havin' another city burning down.. heh.." Nodrus paused, seeming to space out for a moment, before shaking his head snapping back.
Hearing everyone's generally enthusiastic desire to go on the adventure, Bram add,
"Yeah, if we all go this will be fun! You all seem like great people. With all the skills and competence on display just moments ago, we are sure to have an easy time of it."
Bram looks around at everyone with a beaming smile. Turning to Dril, he asks,
"Will you come Dril? It wouldn't be the same without you."
Gita nods excitedly as the group seems to be more and more interested. "Yes yes, well ah I don't have exact directions per say. Now I do know that the mine shaft is to the north of Solacus. Not northeast or northwest, just north! And the mirror, well supposedly it really is quite the beauty! Crystal clear, with a frame made of gold, inlaid with precious gems. A masterpiece!" At Nean's insistent questioning, she continues to smile but there is a tinge of annoyance. "Well I... I mean one could assume that this mirror has some sort of magic to it. It was a gift for an elven princess, enough literature exists about it that some kook with too much money on their hands learned of the thing. What sort of magic? No clue. Really it could just be a mundane trinket, rich folks'll drop coin on all sorts of junk, but it's history leads me to think there's at least some sort of enchantment on it. Probably makes ya look like ya did in your twenties!" she says before cracking up from her own joke. "And like I said, it's an abandoned mine shaft. There's almost certainly kobolds. Kobolds build traps. There might be some creepy crawlies, or some oozies woozies, ya know, cave critters! Nothing you fine folks can't handle, I wouldn't send you in if I didn't think you could do it, that'd be lost money for me! And my sources, well they always like to remain anonymous. And they're the wanderlusty sort, hard to pin down. The info is fresh as it can get though, I only got the offer bout a week ago."
Downing the spirits in one gulp, Dril's body language loosens up and the smile returns to his face.
"Ya know, I think I have heard about this item during my studies..."
Arcana: 18
and/or History: 21
"Surely their must be a timeline for this commission. I am newly free of most commitments and may be able to contribute. How urgent is the task at hand?"
Nean sighs at the others excitement. "You bunch are taking this way to light-hearted. She's definitely downplaying this undertaking...Well Dril, i guess it will be up to us to keem this funny troupe alive."
Nean, whos still tending to his whine, now eyes up Gita more carefully as she mentions the destinations draconic history.
Is Gita being completely honest with the group or is she intentionally withholding any information? Insight: 20
(LuL what the hell is happening?)
"Of course! My buyer has already given me some coin up front, of which I can offer you a hundred gold each. There's another hundred and fifty for each of you once the mirror is delivered back here. Plus, whatever other goodies you find in the hoard are yours! The mine is only a few days away from Solacus, so the whole journey shouldn't take more than a week or so. Easy peasy! Good money!"
Nean: You get the sense that Gita has experience with this sort of thing. The way she approached you, the way she talks about the job, this clearly isn't the first time she's propositioned a group of adventurers. You don't get the sense that she's withholding information, but you do get the feeling that she is downplaying certain aspects, particularly the mirror itself, in an effort to make this seem as lucrative as possible. She's being honest, but it is a pitch, she's trying to sell you on this job.
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Hoard. Ospos's ear tips were vibrating. "Do you have exact directions to this mine shaft? And a clear description of the mirror?"
"Aye Clermar and good fighting yourself. I think the townfolk have the clean up covered from here. Let's go inside and rest with our new friends."
Dril enters the Tavern "Never too soon to take a drink after battle!" he exclaims to his new friend. "And I see we have made a new friend!, who is this young lady?" Dril smiles.
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Nean joins in on Ospos's interrogation. "That is indeed a good question. M'lady, even if you supposedly do not know your employers reasoning behind getting that mirror, you as a well experienced collector of things would most certainly know a thing or two about that mirror, don't you? Just take a wild guess, what motivation could drive someone to spend as much money on such decorative futilities? What potential risks, even if absolutely unlikely, may be awaiting us? While i would embrace the chance to leave this godforsaken city, i'd prefer to know what exactly we're dealing with. Oh, and what are those sources you mentionened? Any chance we could meet them along the way to get some updated information?" Nean tries his best not to be rude in any way, he just doesnt want to be taken for a fool.
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Brams eyes light up at the story and description of the job from Gita. When she mentions the payment he says,
"I'm in! The payment sounds great and the job sounds like great fun."
Bram looks at everyone else with an expression of excitement. Hearing Nean and Ospos' pertinent questions, Bram turns back to Gita,
"Oh yes, those are good questions."
Bram wait expectantly for Gita to answer.
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Clermar follows Dril back into the tavern, wiping the soot and sweat from himself the best he can. He makes his way over to Ospos, "Thank you for the help and healing back there. What's going on here now? I think I heard something about a free drink."
"Yes good sir but not only a free drink, this gnome-friend goes by the name Gita Troublehound and is seeking brave adventurers to retrieve a mirror from a nearby mine." Liafial takes another sip of his wine, "I'll let someone else fill you in on the details but besides the pay their is the promise of keeping anything else we may find which can often prove lucrative in such cases."
"Adventuring!? Tried it once, don't care to repeat that affair at all!" Dril turns toward the bartender and signals for a double, the smile fading suddenly.
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Ospos turned to Clermar and replied, "When I was a lad, my Da used to say 'If you can't support your soldiers from behind, then you should stand in front of them.' Never really undesrtood what he meant or why he would say this to us, but today it made sense. You are more than welcome and in fact, I thank you for standing in front of us and the people of this city.
As for what is going on... we have been offered free drinks for saving the tavern and now this lovely Gnome Gita here, is offering our 'party' a job to retrieve a mirror that was rumored to be in a mine shaft up north in the Sunridge mountains."
Turning to Dril, Ospos shrugged and pointedly told him, "If you had a bad experience adventuring, then you didn't have luck on your side. Today, you have Ospos the Lucky sitting right next to you. A 250 gold job, 100 of that gold up front, landed in our lap, just like that. Unless you have a hoard of your own somewhere, I'd say you'd be a fool to turn your back on luck."
"The halfling's right yaknow, if ya got a job offered, takit while ya can." Nodrus speaks up from behind the group, who he recognised had helped out in the elemental fight. "Mind if i join ya on this task? Been lookin' for somethin' to spend my time on."
Turning to Dril, "Perhaps you would share the tale with us, the one that put you off of adventuring so that we might better understand your reticence." Liafial sips from his wine once again.
"For that amount of gold I'd retrieve a cow from a mine shaft. A mirror should be easy enough, I'm in. Clermar goes to the bar and retrieves an ale, drinking half of it down strait away to dull his burnt nerves. Seeing Nodrus again he slaps the dwarf on the shoulder and exclaims, "Yes! I want this one along, he's fearless. Glad you woke up for the fight."
Nodrus chuckled for a moment, "Well, can't be havin' another city burning down.. heh.." Nodrus paused, seeming to space out for a moment, before shaking his head snapping back.
Hearing everyone's generally enthusiastic desire to go on the adventure, Bram add,
"Yeah, if we all go this will be fun! You all seem like great people. With all the skills and competence on display just moments ago, we are sure to have an easy time of it."
Bram looks around at everyone with a beaming smile. Turning to Dril, he asks,
"Will you come Dril? It wouldn't be the same without you."
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Gita nods excitedly as the group seems to be more and more interested. "Yes yes, well ah I don't have exact directions per say. Now I do know that the mine shaft is to the north of Solacus. Not northeast or northwest, just north! And the mirror, well supposedly it really is quite the beauty! Crystal clear, with a frame made of gold, inlaid with precious gems. A masterpiece!" At Nean's insistent questioning, she continues to smile but there is a tinge of annoyance. "Well I... I mean one could assume that this mirror has some sort of magic to it. It was a gift for an elven princess, enough literature exists about it that some kook with too much money on their hands learned of the thing. What sort of magic? No clue. Really it could just be a mundane trinket, rich folks'll drop coin on all sorts of junk, but it's history leads me to think there's at least some sort of enchantment on it. Probably makes ya look like ya did in your twenties!" she says before cracking up from her own joke. "And like I said, it's an abandoned mine shaft. There's almost certainly kobolds. Kobolds build traps. There might be some creepy crawlies, or some oozies woozies, ya know, cave critters! Nothing you fine folks can't handle, I wouldn't send you in if I didn't think you could do it, that'd be lost money for me! And my sources, well they always like to remain anonymous. And they're the wanderlusty sort, hard to pin down. The info is fresh as it can get though, I only got the offer bout a week ago."
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After Gita further describes the likely possibilities to be faced on the adventure, Bram exclaims,
"Oh that sounds excellent! This adventure will make for great story material! When do we start?"
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Downing the spirits in one gulp, Dril's body language loosens up and the smile returns to his face.
"Ya know, I think I have heard about this item during my studies..."
Arcana: 18
and/or History: 21
"Surely their must be a timeline for this commission. I am newly free of most commitments and may be able to contribute. How urgent is the task at hand?"
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Nean sighs at the others excitement. "You bunch are taking this way to light-hearted. She's definitely downplaying this undertaking...Well Dril, i guess it will be up to us to keem this funny troupe alive."
Bram claps Nean on the shoulder, still smiling from ear to ear,
"It's decided then. We will go on a great adventure, get paid handsomely, and you two can keep us from make foolish mistakes that get us killed."
Turning to Ospos, Bram adds,
"Oh and Ospos can keep us from dying if we do end up doing something foolish. Thanks again for the magical healing, really makes the difference."
Bram pats himself on the chest to indicate that much of the injury has been healed.
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