The Rogue's Gallery

Kinnik, always a friend to cats, fishes out a small paper packet of herring and offers it to the cat person. He jiggles the bag enticingly, hoping to make a new feline friend...

Persuasion (for the fish): 2

The feline shifter tilts her head curiously but quickly snatches the fish. She eyes the bird as she eats one whole. It would appear Kinnik has made a friend..?

The winding tunnels of the sewers would make you lose your sense of direction if it weren’t for the map you carry. Following the tunnel, you round a corner to find a large iron door on the south wall.

You are not alone. There is a hooded person in front of the door. The person is wearing travel gear and you can see a longsword in its scabbard by his belt and a lit oil lamp on the floor. He looks up to you and you see metal and wood on their face. Bright yellow eyes and a knife-like ghulra sigil on their forehead. They are holding a mallet and a chisel in their right hand and a heavy iron cog in their left hand. The cog has etched runes on it and looks very similar to the one Boss showed you.

“Hello, I’m Bloody Spear,” says the warforged with a quasi-feminine voice, “Why might you all be here?"

Kinnik makes incredibly overstated eye contact with Cap, looking back and forth between him and Bloody Spear. He gestures to the cog. He nudges his side as if to say, "Go talk to him, metal man!"

Cap walks up to Bloody Spear and tips his hat, bowing eloquently.

"Greetings, friend! What might be that cog you hold there? You see, it looks very similar to an object we are currently seeking."

Do I need Persuasion: 19

"Eh...I don't think there's much mystery around someone named 'Bloody Spear'. Hopefully he's just stumped by the door?" Vasha's anxiety of the sewers seems to mingle with the dangers of each person they've met recently.

(Are the shifter sisters still with us?)

"Oh, this?" Bloody Spear holds the cog up so that Cap can get a better look. "This is a cog I found in the water treatment facility. I'm hoping to trick that rich professor with it. What do you think?" She seems willing to let Cap hold it for inspection. "We are here for the same reasons, I think. I took the House Deneith bounty and made my way here, but I couldn't get in," she says as she knocks on the huge iron door behind her. It makes a loud thud as she does so, "it's bolted shut."

 At Vasha's comment, Bloody Spear tilts her head as she replies, "It is not immediately apparent given my physical body, but I prefer to be referred to by feminine pronouns and titles. It seems more... correct."

(No, all the shifters are back doing whatever it is they do.)

Copper’s eyes narrow in suspicion. “No problem miss. Now what might be a problem is that cog. Don’t see why we can’t let you try your luck with Daela, but we intend to get the real thing. So we just gotta make sure you’re not tryna trick us too.” His hand moved automatically, pulling the axe to hang by his side. As this happens, a smattering of incoherent whispers escapes his mouth along with a puff of mist, and his eyes begin to glow green.

(casting detect magic as an invocation)

Kinnik runs in front of copper just as the shifter starts talking and lets loose a string of choppy phrases in a rainbow of voices and accents (edit later tonight).

"What a great idea!"

"That will definitely work!"

"It was lovely to make your acquaintance, darling."

"Don't let us keep you!

Deception (if needed): 9

(Used wrong modifier: should be a 7)

The only magic Copper detects is a ring around Bloody Spear's left ring finger. It gives off a conjuration vibe.

"Why would I try to trick you? I don't see any point in doing that," she shakes her head. "You could always let me take the rich professor's money and then return to him with the real thing. I'll be long gone by the time it becomes a problem. A win-win situation. I really could use the coin..." Bloody Spear sounds dejected as she brings up money.

(Oh Kinnick, this is a Warforged, not a shifter. Regardless-)

"Oh, uh, yes, hello to you too."

(In case it isn't clear, two people talking to Bloody Spear at once = a lot of noise.)

Cap looks over the door, checking it out and looking for any possible weaknesses.

(not sure what mod I should use, here'a just a flat d20): 18

(I'd call that investigation)

Olen gives Bloody Spear a thoughtful look,

"You work for House Deneith, and your willing to scam the professor? Wont that cause trouble for House Deneith, and then by extension, yourself?"

"I would imagine, House Deneith would stop allowing you to work for them if you did that."

Insight check to see if the warforged is genuine: 12

From where you stand, the door appears not to be designed to be opened. It has no apparent hinges and the sides appear to be bolted to the wall. It appears more wall than a door.

Cap looks at the door and sees an inscription on the door. It reads "Restricted Area. Permanently out of bounds as ordered by King Galifar I, Year 32 YK". Seeing as it is the year 998 YK and the mention of King Galifar I, this is quite an old door. Everyone knows that Khorvaire used to be largely united under the Galifar kingdom that was thrown into civil war roughly 100 years ago. 

"Oh, I am not under their employment. I am simply doing this work through them. You know, a referral sort of thing," Bloody Spear shrugs. "I need the coin. It doesn't matter to me if a few low-level guildies get ticked."

Bloody Spear appears to be telling the truth.

“Doesn’t look like the cog is magical. Honestly I doubt it’ll fool Daela. What do y’all think we should do?” He says, asking the rest of the group.

Olen cautiously approaches Blood Spear.

"Could I examine your fake schema, in case we have to make our own? We aren't working for the professor, so we may need to make a fake of our own to hand to our employer."

"Sure thing pal," Bloody Spear holds it out for Shroud to take. When Shroud takes the cog, Bloody Spear doesn't do anything. They simply watch. "What do you think? Pretty good, right?"

Roll an arcana to see if it's pretty good.

Olen examines the item, trying to remember if it looks sufficiently like the image Boss showed the group.

Arcana check: 15