The gaurds chuckle, "Please be my guest and take my post from 2 to 6 in the morning. Let's see if you will want to do extra work.", one onlf them tilt their spear towards Fjörn, the moonlight reflecting off of the sharp edge.
As you enter the vastness of the manor suprises you, from the outside you would think it was a shared wall but the high wall goes on for as long the eyes can see. You walk for 2 minutes the manor still seems quite far then another 2 minutes and it's starting to get closer and you keep walking, the closer you get the larger the manor seems to be getting.
When you arrive at the main door of the 4 story manor. Numerous windows on each side with no light coming out of any of them and 2 towers at each end 2 stories higher than the actual building. A couple of vines growing up the weather stone walls of the building.
You meet 2 gaurds at the front door. "State your name and buisness.", the gaurd to the rights said in a stern voice.
"There's an emergency, we must meet Lord Abt immediately.", Carter commands
The gaurd on the left nods his head and opens the door slightly and informs butler at the door.
You wait for sometime before the doors open completely and there stood a butler that seemed high in the age. "Please come in, Lord Ant is waiting for you in his study.", he leads the way through the numerous corridors taking turn after turn and stairs, so many stairs before finally arriving at a large wooden door with intricate carvings of lion with wings as it is standing gaurd.
The butler knocks on the door. Once, then three more times then once and once again.
A deep voice answers the door, "Come in."
You enter to see a large room with books covering the walls from floor to ceiling to your right and left and infront of you, slightly out of the way of the door is a sturdy desk at with a large framed human man with a white beard that stuck out at 3 points, 2 at the opposite sides at the angle of the mandible and 1 at the chin. His tan skin was quite a contrast to Nilavor's fair skin. His silver hair combed back and clothes that suited his poistion, as of you didn't wake him up in the middle of the night.
"Carter, state your buisness and why Nilavor is not with you.", Lord Abt spoke in a grave tone.
Carter slightly forward and knelt on one knee, "Lord, Nilavor has been kidnapped, by who we are unaware. I had grabbed a badge of the criminal. I sincerely apologise for not being able to do my duty!", Carter hung his head down in shame.
Lord Ant banged his fist on the table, his eyes simmered in rage, "What were you doing while my sone was being kidnapped! Didn't he higher you!", looks at you group.
"Perhaps if we had been better informed we might have taken other precautions. We saved him from assasins on the trail and would have saved him in this instance as well but we were ill-informed and the captors covered their deeds with magic silence." Cyrano fires back. "Now if you would be so kind and tell us exactly what is going on here we can get on with a rescue mission."
“Exactly right, first we’re lied to then, fighting for our lives. I celebrate my greatest performance opportunity only to find out it was just a hoax. Now we’re here in the before the sun is even in the sky, our lives on the line… so yeah what he said.”
Lord Abt stares at you and after finding what he was looking for he nods his head in understanding. "I understand what you are saying but there is a reason that my family doesn't project this knowledge out to the masses. Afterall it concerns with my son's safety, so I will need you to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement. Only then can we proceed forward."
He hands you 3 pieces of paper each with, in a large script, NDA.
This Non-Disclosure Agreement is made and entered into as of this day of ___________, between the Disclosing party _________ and the Recipient ____________.
The Disclosing Party has requested, and the Recipient agrees that the Recipient will protect the confidential material and information that is to be disclosed between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
1. All oral and written information disclosed by The Disclosing Party to the Recipient under this agreement constitutes Confidential Information.
2. The Recipient understands that in any position the Recipient may hold, disclosing this information and any information disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the Recipient will result in a fine of 10,000 GP.
Signature of Disclosing Party ___________ Name in Print of Disclosing Party ___________
Signature of Recipient __________ Name in Print of Recipient _________
Fjörn looks over the papers, “What if in the course of pursuing our goal it becomes necessary for the exchange of goods or services required to give reasonable assurance, in the form of information?” As he’s asking he signs all of the papers.
"Then lie.", Lord Abt says with no room for argument.
"You must understand that whatever I tell you now is connected to the safety of my only child. I am unaware of the means Lord Zinhorn used to attain this information but since he has it I wouldn't be surprised with how many more people are aware of this information. now if you finished signing please hand me the paper and I shall tell you."
Lord Any waves his hand in command, Carter collets the NDA forms form you and hands them over to him. He opens the top draw on the right and takes out his seal, he writes his name in the blanks and givss each form a stamp. He then looks to you .
"Nilavor was a sickly child when he was young. He caughts colds, flus and anything and everything. Once one sickness cured another one spawned.", Lord Ant seemed exasperated as he recounted this part of the story, "Then one day I had heard about a wandering healer who was famous for curing even the people who were at deaths door, so I sent my messanger to request him to heal Nilavor. My request was denied multiple times for one reason or the other. Until I offered a reward of a family heirloom.
He took Nilavor away for 2 years, this was were he grew his affinity for magic, and when Nilavor returned he seemed healthy and strong. I had though everything was fine until I started to notice some odd properties of Nilavor's body. His woulds no matter how severe healed within an hour or 2, but that wasn't where it stopped it seemed his blood had similar properties as well.", Lord Abt stopped and waited for your reaction.
Vadania saw a single security trap in one of the bookshelves (a crossbow) due to his passive perception but when he tries to look for more he could not find any.
<Two years and Nilavor comes back an aberration if it is even Nilavor...> "Did you pay the benefactor what was agreed upon? Who was the messenger and what is the wandering healer's name?" Fjörn looks for any insight into the kind of person Lord Abt is a hunter, a gambler, a ladies man...
"Of course, I am a man of my word. As for the messenger, his name was Trifal, he doesn't work for me anymore as he has gone up in the years. As for the wandering healers name, I am not aware of his actual name but he told us to call him Yongel. Not much information about him is well known."
"Being sickly -- was much of the tavern talk we heard on our journey here. A wedding was also a story being tossed about AND the reason 'we' were hired as escorts. What is that all about?" Vadania stated the facts in a flat tone.
"He needed a disguise to be under as for why he was in Phlan. We had heard of certain rumors of Lord Zinhorn was searching for him in Melvaunt. But it seems he had been found out so I had planned to bring him back to Melvaunt hidden so I could ask my good friend Lady Falow to take him under her as a mentor."
"So tell us of this Lord Zinhorn. Where can we find him? Do you think Nilavors condition is the reason to suspect Zinhorn or are there other potential reasons for him to kidnap your son?" Cyrano Continues the line of inquiries.
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The gaurds chuckle, "Please be my guest and take my post from 2 to 6 in the morning. Let's see if you will want to do extra work.", one onlf them tilt their spear towards Fjörn, the moonlight reflecting off of the sharp edge.
As you enter the vastness of the manor suprises you, from the outside you would think it was a shared wall but the high wall goes on for as long the eyes can see. You walk for 2 minutes the manor still seems quite far then another 2 minutes and it's starting to get closer and you keep walking, the closer you get the larger the manor seems to be getting.
When you arrive at the main door of the 4 story manor. Numerous windows on each side with no light coming out of any of them and 2 towers at each end 2 stories higher than the actual building. A couple of vines growing up the weather stone walls of the building.
You meet 2 gaurds at the front door. "State your name and buisness.", the gaurd to the rights said in a stern voice.
"There's an emergency, we must meet Lord Abt immediately.", Carter commands
The gaurd on the left nods his head and opens the door slightly and informs butler at the door.
You wait for sometime before the doors open completely and there stood a butler that seemed high in the age. "Please come in, Lord Ant is waiting for you in his study.", he leads the way through the numerous corridors taking turn after turn and stairs, so many stairs before finally arriving at a large wooden door with intricate carvings of lion with wings as it is standing gaurd.
The butler knocks on the door. Once, then three more times then once and once again.
A deep voice answers the door, "Come in."
You enter to see a large room with books covering the walls from floor to ceiling to your right and left and infront of you, slightly out of the way of the door is a sturdy desk at with a large framed human man with a white beard that stuck out at 3 points, 2 at the opposite sides at the angle of the mandible and 1 at the chin. His tan skin was quite a contrast to Nilavor's fair skin. His silver hair combed back and clothes that suited his poistion, as of you didn't wake him up in the middle of the night.
"Carter, state your buisness and why Nilavor is not with you.", Lord Abt spoke in a grave tone.
Carter slightly forward and knelt on one knee, "Lord, Nilavor has been kidnapped, by who we are unaware. I had grabbed a badge of the criminal. I sincerely apologise for not being able to do my duty!", Carter hung his head down in shame.
Lord Ant banged his fist on the table, his eyes simmered in rage, "What were you doing while my sone was being kidnapped! Didn't he higher you!", looks at you group.
"Perhaps if we had been better informed we might have taken other precautions. We saved him from assasins on the trail and would have saved him in this instance as well but we were ill-informed and the captors covered their deeds with magic silence." Cyrano fires back. "Now if you would be so kind and tell us exactly what is going on here we can get on with a rescue mission."
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“Exactly right, first we’re lied to then, fighting for our lives. I celebrate my greatest performance opportunity only to find out it was just a hoax. Now we’re here in the before the sun is even in the sky, our lives on the line… so yeah what he said.”
Wise as a serpent and sly as a fox.
Roll a persuasion check. This secret is as important as Nilavor's life, so...
Persuation 20
Wise as a serpent and sly as a fox.
Lord Abt stares at you and after finding what he was looking for he nods his head in understanding. "I understand what you are saying but there is a reason that my family doesn't project this knowledge out to the masses. Afterall it concerns with my son's safety, so I will need you to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement. Only then can we proceed forward."
He hands you 3 pieces of paper each with, in a large script, NDA.
Cyrano steps forward and after a quick examination signs the paper.
"Come this far may as well see it through."
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
This Non-Disclosure Agreement is made and entered into as of this day of ___________, between the Disclosing party _________ and the Recipient ____________.
The Disclosing Party has requested, and the Recipient agrees that the Recipient will protect the confidential material and information that is to be disclosed between the Disclosing Party and the Recipient.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
1. All oral and written information disclosed by The Disclosing Party to the Recipient under this agreement constitutes Confidential Information.
2. The Recipient understands that in any position the Recipient may hold, disclosing this information and any information disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the Recipient will result in a fine of 10,000 GP.
Signature of Disclosing Party ___________
Name in Print of Disclosing Party ___________
Signature of Recipient __________
Name in Print of Recipient _________
Fjörn looks over the papers, “What if in the course of pursuing our goal it becomes necessary for the exchange of goods or services required to give reasonable assurance, in the form of information?” As he’s asking he signs all of the papers.
Wise as a serpent and sly as a fox.
"Then lie.", Lord Abt says with no room for argument.
"You must understand that whatever I tell you now is connected to the safety of my only child. I am unaware of the means Lord Zinhorn used to attain this information but since he has it I wouldn't be surprised with how many more people are aware of this information. now if you finished signing please hand me the paper and I shall tell you."
Vadania is not happy about signing papers that restrict his freedom. With a grimace, he will sign and make his mark on the paper.
Vadania slides his paper across the table.
"Fine. Now... can ANYONE speak true and lay out what has befallen Nilavor and what must transpire to 'save him' from... whatever is going on?"
Vadania looks around the room. "What? I just said outloud what everyone was thinking. It is past time we got some straight answers."
Perception: 11
Lord Any waves his hand in command, Carter collets the NDA forms form you and hands them over to him. He opens the top draw on the right and takes out his seal, he writes his name in the blanks and givss each form a stamp. He then looks to you .
"Nilavor was a sickly child when he was young. He caughts colds, flus and anything and everything. Once one sickness cured another one spawned.", Lord Ant seemed exasperated as he recounted this part of the story, "Then one day I had heard about a wandering healer who was famous for curing even the people who were at deaths door, so I sent my messanger to request him to heal Nilavor. My request was denied multiple times for one reason or the other. Until I offered a reward of a family heirloom.
He took Nilavor away for 2 years, this was were he grew his affinity for magic, and when Nilavor returned he seemed healthy and strong. I had though everything was fine until I started to notice some odd properties of Nilavor's body. His woulds no matter how severe healed within an hour or 2, but that wasn't where it stopped it seemed his blood had similar properties as well.", Lord Abt stopped and waited for your reaction.
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Vadania saw a single security trap in one of the bookshelves (a crossbow) due to his passive perception but when he tries to look for more he could not find any.
"Fascinating, I've never heard of such a thing. I see why that could make him a target. " comments Cyrano.
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<Two years and Nilavor comes back an aberration if it is even Nilavor...> "Did you pay the benefactor what was agreed upon? Who was the messenger and what is the wandering healer's name?" Fjörn looks for any insight into the kind of person Lord Abt is a hunter, a gambler, a ladies man...
insight 13
Wise as a serpent and sly as a fox.
"Of course, I am a man of my word. As for the messenger, his name was Trifal, he doesn't work for me anymore as he has gone up in the years. As for the wandering healers name, I am not aware of his actual name but he told us to call him Yongel. Not much information about him is well known."
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Fjörn: You don't see much, just worry about his son who has been kidnapped.
"Being sickly -- was much of the tavern talk we heard on our journey here. A wedding was also a story being tossed about AND the reason 'we' were hired as escorts. What is that all about?" Vadania stated the facts in a flat tone.
"He needed a disguise to be under as for why he was in Phlan. We had heard of certain rumors of Lord Zinhorn was searching for him in Melvaunt. But it seems he had been found out so I had planned to bring him back to Melvaunt hidden so I could ask my good friend Lady Falow to take him under her as a mentor."
"So tell us of this Lord Zinhorn. Where can we find him? Do you think Nilavors condition is the reason to suspect Zinhorn or are there other potential reasons for him to kidnap your son?" Cyrano Continues the line of inquiries.
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