Valen, waking to the noise has his glaive in-hand before he is even fully awake. Realizing that his enemies are not breaking down his door, and good luck to them if they tried he thinks as he glances to the reinforced door. Getting dressed he heads down to see what the noise is all about.
Seeing one of the group already talking to a worker, he shrugs and moves into the kitchen before he remembers there is no food back there anyway.
Melody comes downstair, "Gods, can you not be polite?" she asks Rayner, "did you honestly forget about paying these good men? Who no longer have a job to do?"
A loud stomping is heard as Urukar descends the stairs, the noises made by the others having woken him. He glances at the stranger in the doorway, and figuring the others had it covered, he sits in the corner, watching proceedings.
The man looks shocked and confused. "Forgot to... but there wasn't...no one....we didn't do any work!!! We knew nothing about this!" he splitters, looking around incredulously.
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Mal'thrae pulls those of the group who had come down aside, away from angry carpenter man.
"...I think I know someone who might be able to help. He lives nearby, and he's a member of the same guild as this guy. I shouldn't be long. Can you make sure he stays here until I come back? Treat him nicely, his guild won't forgive us if we don't."
Assuming the others are taking care of the carpenter at their place, he exits the manor, heading towards the Bent Nail to see if it's open and Tally is inside.
Mal'thrae knocks on the door and waves to Tally. Greeting him warmly when he opens it, he says: "Morning, Tally. I was wondering something - you're close enough to Trollskull Manor to see it very often from your shop, right? When we left yesterday it looked old and weathered, but as you can see it looks much different now."
"Did you see any construction crews or workers working on the building yesterday? What time were they here?"
"Well, that's the thing. We weren't there to see it. I have no idea how it was done in a single day without anyone noticing. We didn't even hire anyone yet; we were planning to do that later."
Mal'thrae paces a bit. "We were going to open the place up as a tavern, to bring some more life to the alley. I'm not going to question how it was renovated so quickly, but we want to keep it like that. The thing is, the carpenters' guild, like us, had no idea construction was going on. And... (sigh)... we both know what happens when the guilds in Waterdeep get pissed off."
"There's a guy from the guild at the tavern now, hopping mad. I wasn't sure of how to work with them, so I came to you, sir, since you're part of the same guild. Can you help us or give us any advice?"
Mal'thrae: Tally nods slowly, deep in thought. "Always been something weird about that place. This man: Tall, thin human with brown hair, little mousy looking?" (He's described the man perfectly)
Melody: The man whirls on you. Are you trying to BRIBE me now? Oh, you just wait! You just wait til the guild hears about this!
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"Bribe you?" Melody look offended. "Why would I bribe you? And what are you going to say to the Watch? We didn't do any of this. We don't know how this happened."
Melody: "Very likely" He says suspiciously, and wanders around the room inspecting everything.
Mal'thrae: Tally nods. "I'll go with you. Finley is...ah...as tightly wound as a bowstring on the best of days." He heads for the door with you, and over to the Manor. Stepping inside, he looks around in wonder, mouth agape. Finley spots him on his rounds. "Tally! Wonderful! Perhaps you can shed some light on how these....cretins were able to do this without sponsorship of the Guild?"
Tally shakes his head. "Sorry Finley. I was in my shop all day yesterday, and no construction went on here. Whatever happened is a miracle, and these people aren't to blame. Seems a benefit for them, though."
"But...no construction? That's impossible! We'll need to launch a full investigation!"
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Valen frowns at the contractor. "Now you are calling upstanding shop owners liars?" He asked. He is leaning against the wall having been watching this.
"I'll see if I can't talk to Fala over at Corellon's Crown." He points directly out the window, down the street towards the greenhouse. "The greenhouses are high up and have a direct view of Trollskull Manor, as well as much of the rest of the alley. If Fala didn't see any construction, it probably didn't happen."
He turns to walk out, then looks back. "We're opening this place up for business soon. Perhaps as soon as a few days from now. Residents of the alley are gonna love it. Want to be the reason that it won't open on time? I doubt that. People will be up in arms about it." He exits, shutting the door behind him.
He would head toward the greenhouses at Corellon's Crown, knocking on the door if he sees anyone awake inside.
"I-I-I....I mean to say...of course I'm not calling Tally a liar! I just meant that, well, perhaps, that is to say...he was, ah...mistaken." he finishes lamely. He looks around at the group anxiously, trying to find some support somewhere. It seems there's none to be found.
"Wait, where did that drow get off to?"
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Valen, waking to the noise has his glaive in-hand before he is even fully awake. Realizing that his enemies are not breaking down his door, and good luck to them if they tried he thinks as he glances to the reinforced door. Getting dressed he heads down to see what the noise is all about.
Seeing one of the group already talking to a worker, he shrugs and moves into the kitchen before he remembers there is no food back there anyway.
Rayner listens to the noises downstairs and wakes up rather violently. He grabs his lance and goes downstairs on his briefs.
Rayner: "What is this racket going on here! Identify yourself vilan!"
After the awkard pause, he notices the carpenter's clothes and apologises for the racket.
Rayner: "Sorry master Carpenter, it was rather too intense. my apologies!" and he bows down.
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Melody comes downstair, "Gods, can you not be polite?" she asks Rayner, "did you honestly forget about paying these good men? Who no longer have a job to do?"
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A loud stomping is heard as Urukar descends the stairs, the noises made by the others having woken him. He glances at the stranger in the doorway, and figuring the others had it covered, he sits in the corner, watching proceedings.
Deception check Melody
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The man looks shocked and confused. "Forgot to... but there wasn't...no one....we didn't do any work!!! We knew nothing about this!" he splitters, looking around incredulously.
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Mal'thrae pulls those of the group who had come down aside, away from angry carpenter man.
"...I think I know someone who might be able to help. He lives nearby, and he's a member of the same guild as this guy. I shouldn't be long. Can you make sure he stays here until I come back? Treat him nicely, his guild won't forgive us if we don't."
Assuming the others are taking care of the carpenter at their place, he exits the manor, heading towards the Bent Nail to see if it's open and Tally is inside.
It's not open open, but Tally's moving around inside and the door's unlocked.
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(Perfect.)
Mal'thrae knocks on the door and waves to Tally. Greeting him warmly when he opens it, he says: "Morning, Tally. I was wondering something - you're close enough to Trollskull Manor to see it very often from your shop, right? When we left yesterday it looked old and weathered, but as you can see it looks much different now."
"Did you see any construction crews or workers working on the building yesterday? What time were they here?"
"Holy-" He appears to have just noticed the transformation. "N-no! I didn't see anyone! What happened over there? It looks amazing!"
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"Well, that's the thing. We weren't there to see it. I have no idea how it was done in a single day without anyone noticing. We didn't even hire anyone yet; we were planning to do that later."
Mal'thrae paces a bit. "We were going to open the place up as a tavern, to bring some more life to the alley. I'm not going to question how it was renovated so quickly, but we want to keep it like that. The thing is, the carpenters' guild, like us, had no idea construction was going on. And... (sigh)... we both know what happens when the guilds in Waterdeep get pissed off."
"There's a guy from the guild at the tavern now, hopping mad. I wasn't sure of how to work with them, so I came to you, sir, since you're part of the same guild. Can you help us or give us any advice?"
"Well," Melody smiles, "perhaps this is a win win for everyone hmm. You don't have to do any work, and get to claim that you did the restoration."
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Mal'thrae: Tally nods slowly, deep in thought. "Always been something weird about that place. This man: Tall, thin human with brown hair, little mousy looking?" (He's described the man perfectly)
Melody: The man whirls on you. Are you trying to BRIBE me now? Oh, you just wait! You just wait til the guild hears about this!
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"Bribe you?" Melody look offended. "Why would I bribe you? And what are you going to say to the Watch? We didn't do any of this. We don't know how this happened."
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“That’s him, alright.”
Melody: "Very likely" He says suspiciously, and wanders around the room inspecting everything.
Mal'thrae: Tally nods. "I'll go with you. Finley is...ah...as tightly wound as a bowstring on the best of days." He heads for the door with you, and over to the Manor. Stepping inside, he looks around in wonder, mouth agape. Finley spots him on his rounds. "Tally! Wonderful! Perhaps you can shed some light on how these....cretins were able to do this without sponsorship of the Guild?"
Tally shakes his head. "Sorry Finley. I was in my shop all day yesterday, and no construction went on here. Whatever happened is a miracle, and these people aren't to blame. Seems a benefit for them, though."
"But...no construction? That's impossible! We'll need to launch a full investigation!"
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Valen frowns at the contractor. "Now you are calling upstanding shop owners liars?" He asked. He is leaning against the wall having been watching this.
Mal'thrae stands by the door.
"I'll see if I can't talk to Fala over at Corellon's Crown." He points directly out the window, down the street towards the greenhouse. "The greenhouses are high up and have a direct view of Trollskull Manor, as well as much of the rest of the alley. If Fala didn't see any construction, it probably didn't happen."
He turns to walk out, then looks back. "We're opening this place up for business soon. Perhaps as soon as a few days from now. Residents of the alley are gonna love it. Want to be the reason that it won't open on time? I doubt that. People will be up in arms about it." He exits, shutting the door behind him.
He would head toward the greenhouses at Corellon's Crown, knocking on the door if he sees anyone awake inside.
"I-I-I....I mean to say...of course I'm not calling Tally a liar! I just meant that, well, perhaps, that is to say...he was, ah...mistaken." he finishes lamely. He looks around at the group anxiously, trying to find some support somewhere. It seems there's none to be found.
"Wait, where did that drow get off to?"
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