After spending a while trying to find his way around the city, Tarhorn finally finds the warehouse. Timidly poking his head in the door says a feint "Hello? Is- uhh - is this where I'm supposed to be?"
Physical Description
Tarhorn Laydbek is a Firbolg. At 7'4" and 274 lbs, he's pretty big. He's very seldom not the largest in a room. He has grey-ish green-ish skin and deep brown eyes. His brown hair is overgrown and somewhat covers his eyes. Even though he's very large, he is quite shy, and this being the first time he's been in a city like this, it's pretty intimidating.
"Tarhorn!" I go towards the door. "Happy that you can make it. You just got here just in time." I signal my hand for him to come in. I hold the door for him as well.
Weasel is at a lost at most of the words, mostly at the mention of the Sixty and names of houses. She looks to the dwarf, "We are all going to jump on a train? Isn't that dangerous?"
"Why the hostility, miss? Did our pistol-carrying associate offend you in some way?" Edric asks Boo. Best to air out any grievances before the heist, especially one with this many moving parts.
Boo slowly turns her gaze from Majin to the Tiefling Edric, her eyes narrow coldly as she gives a feminine laugh. The kind of laugh a scorned woman makes from time to time that makes men cringe. The kind of laugh that if evil had a laugh, most men are of the opinion that it would sound just like that.
The sprite young Halfing responds to Edric's question, “the first time I encountered that pathetic excuse of a Gnome, he was rude, crude, and entirely inappropriate... but I, an innocent young maiden was taken with him the moment he walked through the door. I knew at first sight that it was going to be raw... it was going to be ugly... and I was going to enjoy every damn minute of it!”
Boo pauses for a moment for dramatic effect then turns and looks back at Majin and smirks, “but that is not the only time in my life I would be proven to be mistaken. Disappointment... as an old Tiefling saying goes, can be a bitter pill to swallow.”
That said, she sighs and turns to the others... “but screw that we have heist to plan, give me a moment to put on my big-girl pants... I for one am willing to let bygones be bygones.”
Boo walks up to Majin, hugs him and whispers something in his ear, giving it a little playful nibble as she pulls back and looks at Edric, "trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment and I think you know I am not the kind of girl who handles disappoint very well so lets not overthink things shall we?"
As for which people go with what group... Boo assures them she will have no trouble boarding the train as she is able to fly but has no preference, willing to be in whatever group that can most use her particular talents best, so it doesn't matter to her...
"Oh, so he's your ex." Edric says. "My main issue is the time frame. If I can get onto that train I can use my magic to create the illusion of, say, damage to the rails, forcing the engineer to stop if need be. I also don't sleep and can see in near-total darkness. If this is a full-size cargo train, then 30 minutes isn't enough time to search every crate in every car. As for compositions... We should play to our strengths. Those suited for stealth locating magical items should be part of the raid, while more combat-specialized among secure our escape..."
“Fair enough. I’ll join the Dragonborn eager to break skulls in ‘securing’ our escape.” The dwarf mimics the fist-crashing-into-palm motion he saw Eleven perform just moments ago.
"If anyone knows a competent forger, we could just impersonate customs officials and wait at the station. The crew would have to let us search the train if they wanted to avoid looking suspect. The Dragonshards are technically contraband goods so we could seize them and make a clean getaway." Edric offers. "Just as an alternative. I mean, If we knew which car the shards were in, 30 minutes would be more than enough time..."
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Boo listens carefully to Edric, ignoring the 'ex-' comment. "we don't want to put all of our muscle in one basket, there will be guards and such on the train that we will need to deal with. As for needing to search the train to find the shards. Who says we have to search and if we do, some of us have familiars I believe to assist in such a task if need be. I am just an empty-headed little girl woefully inept when it comes to planning a heist or formulating a battle strategy."
"But if I may suggest, couldn't we just strongarm a conductor, a guard to tell us where the shards are located, or just check the train's manifest... when moving cargo... ships and trains tend to keep excellent records and checklists to keep track of everything... item, quantity, location... not wanting to lose track of something or risk pilfering by an employee with light fingers."
She pauses then continues, "I agree the timeline is extremely problematic but given the choice, I would rather try to work within it than do something that causes the train to stop and attract unwanted attention and ruins the element of surprise. A stopped train attracts attention, Sharn is filled with opportunists... a stopped train is rare... there may be others about seeing the train stopped and look to take advantage of the situation."
"As for impersonating custom's agents, that is an excellent suggestion... one or two maybe but a group of six may attract attention..."
"Getting ahold of the manifest isn't a bad idea. Maybe we could have a couple people go in as custom agents and get on before, then the rest of the group jumps onto the train. that way we would have someone on the inside."
"That's far simpler and less time consuming than my excuse for a plan... But all the same I would like to be part of the raid team. I can see extremely well in darkness, and many of my spells leave no physical marks." Edric says, feeling like a bit of an idiot. "My point about magic detection stands, but a more balanced group would indeed be effective."
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Boo looks at Edric someone surprised by his words and moves up to him and kisses him lightly on the cheek, a quick friendly supportive peck, "awww darlin, don't be so hard on yourself, your initial plan had some very good ideas and points for the rest of us to draw on for inspiration. This is, after all, a group effort... each of us brings something important to the table. None of us are capable of pulling this off all on their own."
Edric's already crimson skin somehow gets even redder. "Thanks... I'm not used people having my back." He waits a moment then seems to realize something. "We'll need to hide our identities, so that the act can't be traced to us. This young lady..." He gestures to Weasel. "She has the right idea."
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Boo smiles at Edric, "there you go... see there. I cannot help with that, out of my wheelhouse so I was just considering in the back of my head on this to do what I could to just keep a low profile, not much of a fighter... hold back use invisibility or keep myself shrouded in my darkness to reduce chances of being identified. I'm just the healer, the medic after all... primarily a support role so I bring little in the way of stealth and firepower."
"It doesn't need to be fancy. It could be a burlap sack with eye holes, or a bunch of bandages. The point is that we can't let ourselves be recognized. I could probably borrow some masks from my school's theatre department, though."
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The door is suddenly going to open and Caspian is going to enter the room carrying a basket filled with odd items and equipment. "I, uh, was just picking up some things. For that... thing."Caspian mutters, clearly embarrassed to have been late and to have interrupted the discussion. "But, look! I got things for the heist! Like, this!"
He will clear off a table of mugs and start laying out equipment. "I've got these bags of caltrops and these flasks of oil. I didn't know how many to get, so I just got 10. Is that enough do you think? Oh, and a bomb! I figure we can use that to take care of any surprises on the getaway or to open up that train like a, well, a thing that is easy to open. Oh! You guy's love this! I got us some vials of perfume! We can use these to throw any hounds off the scent so we don't leave a trace of us."He talks quickly and nervously, clearly a bit uneasy around the more intimidating people. Which, to him, most of you are. He is especially freaked out by the size and muscles of Eleven. He quickly makes his way over to stand by Preist and stares at the floor. Have you ever seen someone and felt second-hand embarrassment for them? Well, now you have.
Boo listens to Edric and nods... slightly disappointed, "I was hoping for something a little more fashionable, you know with some pizzazz but I guess that would work. I have five empty sacks in my backpack that might do as makeshift masks, just need some eyeholes added."
When Caspian comes in and lays out his haul, she looks at him, "I thought you were going out for some spicy goblin wings or something good to eat?" She looks at the perfume, "nice touch but that's an off-brand, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that scent, didn't you get something a little more high end? A girl has standards you know."
Caspian smiles at Edric and as Boo speaks, he nods slowly. "You're right! Agh, what was I thinking! I could go out again if you think I should. And I had gotten some jerky for all of us, but uh, well Laeris got hungry." As he says Laeris, a maroon snout striped with a copper color emerges from his satchel. The Pseudodragon slithers onto the table and stretches like a cat. "This is, uh, Laeris." Caspian introduces his familiar as he scoops him into his arms.
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"Tarhorn!" I go towards the door. "Happy that you can make it. You just got here just in time." I signal my hand for him to come in. I hold the door for him as well.
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Weasel is at a lost at most of the words, mostly at the mention of the Sixty and names of houses. She looks to the dwarf, "We are all going to jump on a train? Isn't that dangerous?"
“Not if you have the right shoes! HAHAHAHA”
Eleven punches a fist into a palm. "As long as I get to bust some skulls, I don't care where I am," he grins.
Boo slowly turns her gaze from Majin to the Tiefling Edric, her eyes narrow coldly as she gives a feminine laugh. The kind of laugh a scorned woman makes from time to time that makes men cringe. The kind of laugh that if evil had a laugh, most men are of the opinion that it would sound just like that.
The sprite young Halfing responds to Edric's question, “the first time I encountered that pathetic excuse of a Gnome, he was rude, crude, and entirely inappropriate... but I, an innocent young maiden was taken with him the moment he walked through the door. I knew at first sight that it was going to be raw... it was going to be ugly... and I was going to enjoy every damn minute of it!”
Boo pauses for a moment for dramatic effect then turns and looks back at Majin and smirks, “but that is not the only time in my life I would be proven to be mistaken. Disappointment... as an old Tiefling saying goes, can be a bitter pill to swallow.”
That said, she sighs and turns to the others... “but screw that we have heist to plan, give me a moment to put on my big-girl pants... I for one am willing to let bygones be bygones.”
Boo walks up to Majin, hugs him and whispers something in his ear, giving it a little playful nibble as she pulls back and looks at Edric, "trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment and I think you know I am not the kind of girl who handles disappoint very well so lets not overthink things shall we?"
As for which people go with what group... Boo assures them she will have no trouble boarding the train as she is able to fly but has no preference, willing to be in whatever group that can most use her particular talents best, so it doesn't matter to her...
Majin moves away from Boo nervously, desperately trying to remember her.
"Um right... I am excited to jump onto a moving train, sound awesome. but I can go wherever I need to."
"Oh, so he's your ex." Edric says. "My main issue is the time frame. If I can get onto that train I can use my magic to create the illusion of, say, damage to the rails, forcing the engineer to stop if need be. I also don't sleep and can see in near-total darkness. If this is a full-size cargo train, then 30 minutes isn't enough time to search every crate in every car. As for compositions... We should play to our strengths. Those suited for stealth locating magical items should be part of the raid, while more combat-specialized among secure our escape..."
Relleonard Harrowveil: Lv1 Tiefling Paladin - Hermes' Curse of Strahd PbP | Hunhow the Golden: Lv1 Gold Dragonborn Barbarian - Sunless Citadel PbP | Mikhael Frostmoon: Lv2 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Rescue at Rivenroar PbP | Conway Dredmor: Lv3 Half-Elf Ranger (Hunter) - Crypt of the Elf King PbP. | Hayden Cinderthrone: Lv5 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Trial By Fire PbP | Edric the Nightwalker: Lv5 Tiefling Warlock (The Great Old One) - Shards of Sharn Group A |
“Fair enough. I’ll join the Dragonborn eager to break skulls in ‘securing’ our escape.” The dwarf mimics the fist-crashing-into-palm motion he saw Eleven perform just moments ago.
"If anyone knows a competent forger, we could just impersonate customs officials and wait at the station. The crew would have to let us search the train if they wanted to avoid looking suspect. The Dragonshards are technically contraband goods so we could seize them and make a clean getaway." Edric offers. "Just as an alternative. I mean, If we knew which car the shards were in, 30 minutes would be more than enough time..."
Relleonard Harrowveil: Lv1 Tiefling Paladin - Hermes' Curse of Strahd PbP | Hunhow the Golden: Lv1 Gold Dragonborn Barbarian - Sunless Citadel PbP | Mikhael Frostmoon: Lv2 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Rescue at Rivenroar PbP | Conway Dredmor: Lv3 Half-Elf Ranger (Hunter) - Crypt of the Elf King PbP. | Hayden Cinderthrone: Lv5 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Trial By Fire PbP | Edric the Nightwalker: Lv5 Tiefling Warlock (The Great Old One) - Shards of Sharn Group A |
Boo listens carefully to Edric, ignoring the 'ex-' comment. "we don't want to put all of our muscle in one basket, there will be guards and such on the train that we will need to deal with. As for needing to search the train to find the shards. Who says we have to search and if we do, some of us have familiars I believe to assist in such a task if need be. I am just an empty-headed little girl woefully inept when it comes to planning a heist or formulating a battle strategy."
"But if I may suggest, couldn't we just strongarm a conductor, a guard to tell us where the shards are located, or just check the train's manifest... when moving cargo... ships and trains tend to keep excellent records and checklists to keep track of everything... item, quantity, location... not wanting to lose track of something or risk pilfering by an employee with light fingers."
She pauses then continues, "I agree the timeline is extremely problematic but given the choice, I would rather try to work within it than do something that causes the train to stop and attract unwanted attention and ruins the element of surprise. A stopped train attracts attention, Sharn is filled with opportunists... a stopped train is rare... there may be others about seeing the train stopped and look to take advantage of the situation."
"As for impersonating custom's agents, that is an excellent suggestion... one or two maybe but a group of six may attract attention..."
"Getting ahold of the manifest isn't a bad idea. Maybe we could have a couple people go in as custom agents and get on before, then the rest of the group jumps onto the train. that way we would have someone on the inside."
"That's far simpler and less time consuming than my excuse for a plan... But all the same I would like to be part of the raid team. I can see extremely well in darkness, and many of my spells leave no physical marks." Edric says, feeling like a bit of an idiot. "My point about magic detection stands, but a more balanced group would indeed be effective."
Relleonard Harrowveil: Lv1 Tiefling Paladin - Hermes' Curse of Strahd PbP | Hunhow the Golden: Lv1 Gold Dragonborn Barbarian - Sunless Citadel PbP | Mikhael Frostmoon: Lv2 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Rescue at Rivenroar PbP | Conway Dredmor: Lv3 Half-Elf Ranger (Hunter) - Crypt of the Elf King PbP. | Hayden Cinderthrone: Lv5 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Trial By Fire PbP | Edric the Nightwalker: Lv5 Tiefling Warlock (The Great Old One) - Shards of Sharn Group A |
Boo looks at Edric someone surprised by his words and moves up to him and kisses him lightly on the cheek, a quick friendly supportive peck, "awww darlin, don't be so hard on yourself, your initial plan had some very good ideas and points for the rest of us to draw on for inspiration. This is, after all, a group effort... each of us brings something important to the table. None of us are capable of pulling this off all on their own."
Edric's already crimson skin somehow gets even redder. "Thanks... I'm not used people having my back." He waits a moment then seems to realize something. "We'll need to hide our identities, so that the act can't be traced to us. This young lady..." He gestures to Weasel. "She has the right idea."
Relleonard Harrowveil: Lv1 Tiefling Paladin - Hermes' Curse of Strahd PbP | Hunhow the Golden: Lv1 Gold Dragonborn Barbarian - Sunless Citadel PbP | Mikhael Frostmoon: Lv2 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Rescue at Rivenroar PbP | Conway Dredmor: Lv3 Half-Elf Ranger (Hunter) - Crypt of the Elf King PbP. | Hayden Cinderthrone: Lv5 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Trial By Fire PbP | Edric the Nightwalker: Lv5 Tiefling Warlock (The Great Old One) - Shards of Sharn Group A |
Boo smiles at Edric, "there you go... see there. I cannot help with that, out of my wheelhouse so I was just considering in the back of my head on this to do what I could to just keep a low profile, not much of a fighter... hold back use invisibility or keep myself shrouded in my darkness to reduce chances of being identified. I'm just the healer, the medic after all... primarily a support role so I bring little in the way of stealth and firepower."
"It doesn't need to be fancy. It could be a burlap sack with eye holes, or a bunch of bandages. The point is that we can't let ourselves be recognized. I could probably borrow some masks from my school's theatre department, though."
Relleonard Harrowveil: Lv1 Tiefling Paladin - Hermes' Curse of Strahd PbP | Hunhow the Golden: Lv1 Gold Dragonborn Barbarian - Sunless Citadel PbP | Mikhael Frostmoon: Lv2 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Rescue at Rivenroar PbP | Conway Dredmor: Lv3 Half-Elf Ranger (Hunter) - Crypt of the Elf King PbP. | Hayden Cinderthrone: Lv5 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Trial By Fire PbP | Edric the Nightwalker: Lv5 Tiefling Warlock (The Great Old One) - Shards of Sharn Group A |
The door is suddenly going to open and Caspian is going to enter the room carrying a basket filled with odd items and equipment. "I, uh, was just picking up some things. For that... thing." Caspian mutters, clearly embarrassed to have been late and to have interrupted the discussion. "But, look! I got things for the heist! Like, this!"
He will clear off a table of mugs and start laying out equipment. "I've got these bags of caltrops and these flasks of oil. I didn't know how many to get, so I just got 10. Is that enough do you think? Oh, and a bomb! I figure we can use that to take care of any surprises on the getaway or to open up that train like a, well, a thing that is easy to open. Oh! You guy's love this! I got us some vials of perfume! We can use these to throw any hounds off the scent so we don't leave a trace of us." He talks quickly and nervously, clearly a bit uneasy around the more intimidating people. Which, to him, most of you are. He is especially freaked out by the size and muscles of Eleven. He quickly makes his way over to stand by Preist and stares at the floor. Have you ever seen someone and felt second-hand embarrassment for them? Well, now you have.
"Look at you, being all proactive. Good Work!"
Relleonard Harrowveil: Lv1 Tiefling Paladin - Hermes' Curse of Strahd PbP | Hunhow the Golden: Lv1 Gold Dragonborn Barbarian - Sunless Citadel PbP | Mikhael Frostmoon: Lv2 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Rescue at Rivenroar PbP | Conway Dredmor: Lv3 Half-Elf Ranger (Hunter) - Crypt of the Elf King PbP. | Hayden Cinderthrone: Lv5 Half-Elf Sorcerer (Draconic) - Trial By Fire PbP | Edric the Nightwalker: Lv5 Tiefling Warlock (The Great Old One) - Shards of Sharn Group A |
Boo listens to Edric and nods... slightly disappointed, "I was hoping for something a little more fashionable, you know with some pizzazz but I guess that would work. I have five empty sacks in my backpack that might do as makeshift masks, just need some eyeholes added."
When Caspian comes in and lays out his haul, she looks at him, "I thought you were going out for some spicy goblin wings or something good to eat?" She looks at the perfume, "nice touch but that's an off-brand, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that scent, didn't you get something a little more high end? A girl has standards you know."
Caspian smiles at Edric and as Boo speaks, he nods slowly. "You're right! Agh, what was I thinking! I could go out again if you think I should. And I had gotten some jerky for all of us, but uh, well Laeris got hungry." As he says Laeris, a maroon snout striped with a copper color emerges from his satchel. The Pseudodragon slithers onto the table and stretches like a cat. "This is, uh, Laeris." Caspian introduces his familiar as he scoops him into his arms.