"Hello," the woman says uncertainly. "Yes, Master de Marchant. I am the mother of Wilf. Did you know my son?"
[OOC: Wilf and Guilliame were both educated at the temple school, but Wilf was several years younger than Guilliame, so they never really did much together.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"No," she replies sombrely. "My Wilf's been gone to Donai's kingdom for about a year now... I miss him so."
Then she pulls herself together and pointing at the sign, says, "I'm sorry, Master de Guilliame, but I was wondering about the price of this new service you're offering. Wilf was always an adventurous soul and he became one of those people who explore the old ruins. I've got a collection of things he brought back with him from his first trip. I should really have you check it over to see if there might be anything magical in it."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"If you bring the collection at some stage I can assess whether each item is magickal. I will do the initial identification for free. Then once we know if any items need further investigation we can discuss the costs. Does that sound alright to you?"
"That's very kind of your Master de Guilliame," says the woman. "My name is Narissa, Narissa Teelba. I'll try to bring them in tomorrow, if that's okay?"
She then turns away and heads off on her business and Guilliame heads inside to have his planned discussion with his grandmother and decide what to do with the rest of his day.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Have another go at sending the message to Brand. First I'll edit it back a bit:
Alaric,
I have been contacted by Seeker Lomani of the Donai church. He asked about the activities of a former acquaintance of ours who has gone missing. I told him what I knew including your name.
If you would like to contact me please do so at this address.
Kind regards
Guilliame De Marchant
If there is time in the day head back to Wing & Prayer Messanger Service.
After Guilliame finishes the message, he reads through it and quickly emend the 'He asked' to a 'She asked'.
Then, being satisfied with the results of his efforts, Guilliame heads out to the Wing & Prayer Messenger Service, which he arrives at without any misfortune.
When he enters the shopfront, he sees a young stemian woman behind the counter.
"Hello, sir," she says. "How can I help you today?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Certainly, sir," says the girl. "Where is this Alaric Brand, and how would you like your message sent?"
[OOC: Guilliame knows that as well as human runners, many messenger services use carrier pigeons to speed up transfer between officers of the service. He's also aware that Gerard Assam used to work for the crown using magic to send messages, but he doesn't know the details of how this is done.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
OOC I can't see any Brand's on the homepage but I think the below statement is correct:
"I believe that Master Brand is not in Constantine at present so can I enquire about Master Assam's message sending. Alternatively what would be the cost of other methods of sending a note to the Brand estate (insert my knowledge of where that is)."
OOC I can't see any Brand's on the homepage but I think the below statement is correct:
[OOC: Odd. You should be able to. I'll see if there is anything on the community forums about this.]
"I believe that Master Brand is not in Constantine at present so can I enquire about Master Assam's message sending. Alternatively what would be the cost of other methods of sending a note to the Brand estate (insert my knowledge of where that is)."
"The Brand estate," says the girl. "Ah yes, that's across the river to the south, near the border. That would cost..." She refers to a hand-written table on the bench in front of her, "7 lions by rider to reach there tomorrow, a constantine if you need it to get there today."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I'm sorry, sir," says the girl, "but for that you will need to talk to Master Assam, the owner of the Wing & Prayer Message service, and I'm afraid he has gone for the day."
She then adds, "But perhaps you'd like to use our semaphore service to send your message to our southernmost message post, from which a runner could then be sent immediately to the Brand estate. We would guarantee the message would arrive today, and it would only cost you..." Once again she consults the table on her bench before saying, "12 lions. And, for an extra 2 lions, the messenger could carry a pigeon so that your recipient could send a return message immediately."
But then she adds apologetically, "Though we do close at sunset, so you won't be able to receive the message until the morning."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Thank you for all that information. Do you know what time I might be able to see Master Assam tomorrow. He knows me by name, you can tell him that Guilliame de Merchent wishes him a good day and would like to enquire about his service. Blessed day to you mam."
OOC Is there a gymnasium equivallent. Guilliame needs to exercise his body as well as mind and obviously jogging isn't kosher.
[OOC: No gymnasium equivalents. The various military and paramilitary groups (i.e., temple guards) have such facilities, but they aren't available to the public. However, the School of Occult Studies does teach skill at arms to its students and has a master, Master Narim, who teaches these skills. Guilliame might be able to use School facilities for his training.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Guilliame leaves and heads home. Ask Naomi if there are any repetitive tasks to do. If so then do an Unseen servant. Otherwise help out around the shop.
Guilliame successfully cast Unseen Servant as a ritual and gets the servant to sweep dirt in the courtyard into a small pile.
Granny Naomi is ecstatic and since the spell lasts for an hour, the floors in the house are all soon completely swept as well.
[OOC: If there is nothing else you want Guilliame to do today, we can macro through to the next day, though I would like to know if Guilliame sets up his alarms again.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Hello," the woman says uncertainly. "Yes, Master de Marchant. I am the mother of Wilf. Did you know my son?"
[OOC: Wilf and Guilliame were both educated at the temple school, but Wilf was several years younger than Guilliame, so they never really did much together.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"We went to the same temple school although I was a few years older. I haven't seen him in quite a while is he doing well?"
"No," she replies sombrely. "My Wilf's been gone to Donai's kingdom for about a year now... I miss him so."
Then she pulls herself together and pointing at the sign, says, "I'm sorry, Master de Guilliame, but I was wondering about the price of this new service you're offering. Wilf was always an adventurous soul and he became one of those people who explore the old ruins. I've got a collection of things he brought back with him from his first trip. I should really have you check it over to see if there might be anything magical in it."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I'm terribly sorry to hear about Wilf."
"If you bring the collection at some stage I can assess whether each item is magickal. I will do the initial identification for free. Then once we know if any items need further investigation we can discuss the costs. Does that sound alright to you?"
"That's very kind of your Master de Guilliame," says the woman. "My name is Narissa, Narissa Teelba. I'll try to bring them in tomorrow, if that's okay?"
She then turns away and heads off on her business and Guilliame heads inside to have his planned discussion with his grandmother and decide what to do with the rest of his day.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Have another go at sending the message to Brand. First I'll edit it back a bit:
Alaric,
I have been contacted by Seeker Lomani of the Donai church. He asked about the activities of a former acquaintance of ours who has gone missing. I told him what I knew including your name.
If you would like to contact me please do so at this address.
Kind regards
Guilliame De Marchant
If there is time in the day head back to Wing & Prayer Messanger Service.
After Guilliame finishes the message, he reads through it and quickly emend the 'He asked' to a 'She asked'.
Then, being satisfied with the results of his efforts, Guilliame heads out to the Wing & Prayer Messenger Service, which he arrives at without any misfortune.
When he enters the shopfront, he sees a young stemian woman behind the counter.
"Hello, sir," she says. "How can I help you today?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Hello. I'd like to have this message sent to Alaric Brand please."
"Certainly, sir," says the girl. "Where is this Alaric Brand, and how would you like your message sent?"
[OOC: Guilliame knows that as well as human runners, many messenger services use carrier pigeons to speed up transfer between officers of the service. He's also aware that Gerard Assam used to work for the crown using magic to send messages, but he doesn't know the details of how this is done.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
OOC I can't see any Brand's on the homepage but I think the below statement is correct:
"I believe that Master Brand is not in Constantine at present so can I enquire about Master Assam's message sending. Alternatively what would be the cost of other methods of sending a note to the Brand estate (insert my knowledge of where that is)."
"The Brand estate," says the girl. "Ah yes, that's across the river to the south, near the border. That would cost..." She refers to a hand-written table on the bench in front of her, "7 lions by rider to reach there tomorrow, a constantine if you need it to get there today."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"And what of magickal delivery. Can you provide a cost for that?"
"I'm sorry, sir," says the girl, "but for that you will need to talk to Master Assam, the owner of the Wing & Prayer Message service, and I'm afraid he has gone for the day."
She then adds, "But perhaps you'd like to use our semaphore service to send your message to our southernmost message post, from which a runner could then be sent immediately to the Brand estate. We would guarantee the message would arrive today, and it would only cost you..." Once again she consults the table on her bench before saying, "12 lions. And, for an extra 2 lions, the messenger could carry a pigeon so that your recipient could send a return message immediately."
But then she adds apologetically, "Though we do close at sunset, so you won't be able to receive the message until the morning."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Thank you for all that information. Do you know what time I might be able to see Master Assam tomorrow. He knows me by name, you can tell him that Guilliame de Merchent wishes him a good day and would like to enquire about his service. Blessed day to you mam."
The girl flashes Guilliame a smile and says, "And a Blessed Day to you Master de Merchent, may Mithras shine brightly on you tomorrow."
Then she adds, "Master Assam normally arrives two candles after the Dawn Ceremony and I will let him know that you wish to see him."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Thank her.
OOC Is there a gymnasium equivallent. Guilliame needs to exercise his body as well as mind and obviously jogging isn't kosher.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Guilliame leaves and heads home. Ask Naomi if there are any repetitive tasks to do. If so then do an Unseen servant. Otherwise help out around the shop.
Guilliame successfully cast Unseen Servant as a ritual and gets the servant to sweep dirt in the courtyard into a small pile.
Granny Naomi is ecstatic and since the spell lasts for an hour, the floors in the house are all soon completely swept as well.
[OOC: If there is nothing else you want Guilliame to do today, we can macro through to the next day, though I would like to know if Guilliame sets up his alarms again.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Won't set up the alarms tonight. But double check the doors and windows are locked and barred.