(20219) Arothir: Sure thing.
(20225) Alusair: Move action.. therefore, attack.
(20219) Arothir: Swing away merill.
(20225) Alusair: Smite evil.
(20219) Arothir: There is a shriek, and a spray of black blood as Alusair’s sword bites into the evil fucker’s chest, sending a spray of blood dramatically onto the wall, yet avoiding herself.
(20225) Alusair: Talent. What can I say?
(20219) Arothir: The thing drops to it’s knees and collapses forward, bleeding out onto the ground.
(20225) Alusair: If it still twitching, finish it off.
(20219) Arothir: It Is Dead.
(20219) Arothir: Actions?
(20219) Arothir: The fat one and the other fucker are still asleep.

• (20225) Alusair pulls her dripping blade out of the corpse after stabbing it again. *
  
• (20224) Shenvallei moves to the front of the alley to see if anyone is looking. *
  (20225) Alusair: Inspect Evil Fucker Two
  (20225) Alusair: Claws and sharp pointy teeth?
  (20219) Arothir: Da
  (20219) Arothir: Nobody’s looking
  (20219) Arothir: Pretty much everyone’s dissapated
  (20225) Alusair: Kneel on his back, pull his head back and slit his throat
  (20219) Arothir: Except for the two Harmonium guarding the door to the pub
  (20225) Alusair: Do the two … things.. have belts on?
  
• (20224) Shenvallei acts natural but keeps an eye on persons in the area to see if they heard anything. *
  (20219) Arothir: Belts?
  (20219) Arothir: No, no belts.
  (20219) Arothir: Nobody seems to be paying attention to the alley
  (20225) Alusair: ...Nothing of the sort?
  (20225) Alusair: Bootlaces? Shoelaces?
  (20219) Arothir: Shoelaces, yes.
  (20225) Alusair: Hellsteeth
  (20219) Arothir: Oh, they have those, too.
  (20219) Arothir: LO
  (20225) Alusair: “Shen, do you have anything we can tie the fat one up with?”
  (20219) Arothir: :P
  
• (20224) Shenvallei looks back at Alusair and nods. Then takes off his backpack and digs for his rope and brings it over to the sleeping boss carefully. *
  (20225) Alusair: “You wanted to see Sigil? Here it is. gestures at the carnage and sighs Tie him up. We can’t question him here.”
  (20225) Alusair: Search the bodies.
  (20219) Arothir: On the two little fuckers
  (20219) Arothir: you find a few coins, a mere 10 silver in total
  
• (20224) Shenvallei looks to Alusair with a look of worry, but carefully binds the bosses arms behind his back, legs at the ankle, and gags him. *
  (20219) Arothir: One had a dagger tucked into his boot.
  (20225) Alusair: Pass half of the coin to Shen.
  (20225) Alusair: Quality of the dagger?
  (20219) Arothir: Can I get a use rope check?
  (20219) Arothir: Shit.
  (20219) Arothir: Spot check.
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20<official>] => [8] = (8)
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [14] = (14)
  (20224) Shenvallei: +2
  (20224) Shenvallei: 16
  (20225) Alusair: +5 for my spot
  (20219) Arothir: You both notice something about their claws.
  (20219) Arothir: They’re not…claws, per se…
  (20224) Shenvallei: oops I had +4 sorry, oh ok made it anyway go ahead.
  (20219) Arothir: They’re…fingers…but they’re…not traditionally shaped fingers.
  (20219) Arothir: They’re…sharpened fingers.
  (20219) Arothir: As though someone had patiently whittled each of them
  (20225) Alusair: ”...”
  (20224) Shenvallei: Can I do a Knowledge check to see what they are?
  (20225) Alusair: Alex
  (20225) Alusair: Cut off one of their hands and wrap it in.. the cleanest part of whatever they’re wearing that I can find
  (20219) Arothir: On each of them, you find a paper declaring them to be each Measure One.
  (20219) Arothir: Alright
  (20219) Arothir: You wrap it in the other one’s shirt.
  (20225) Alusair: Harmonium rank, grunt, aye?
  (20219) Arothir: You can attempt a knowledge check, yes.
  (20219) Arothir: Aye.
  (20225) Alusair: Take the papers
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [10] = (10)
  (20225) Alusair: And find the boss’s paper, too
  (20219) Arothir: You do so
  (20224) Shenvallei: not sure if I get a bonus
  (20225) Alusair: intel, if its knowledge
  (20224) Shenvallei: I have knowledge dungeon creatures, and the planes. If it helps at all. and a +4 from int.
  (20225) Alusair: Any identifying marks, tattoos, etc?
  (20219) Arothir: The planes, sure.
  (20225) Alusair: ”....”
  (20225) Alusair: “stows the papers with a look of worry* Congratulations, Shen..”
  (20219) Arothir: You get that…they’re Human, Shen.
  (20225) Alusair: “Guess I might not’ve been such a great person to buddy up with after all. It seems you’re now a party to the murder of two Harmonium agents.. and kidnapping another.”
  (20225) Alusair: “The fat one’s papers match up.. which means I assume these two are legitimate too. Unless they’re a good forgery.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Is there someplace safe we can go. After what I just saw I dont know if turning ourselves in might be a good idea.”
  (20225) Alusair: “We’re no good to anyone behind bars, and something’s going on here that doesn’t add up.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: Detect magic on the papers and everything in the area.
  (20219) Arothir: You detect…
  (20225) Alusair: “The back alleys of the Hive are the safest place to be, if you’re wanted by the Hardheads.. the locals don’t think much of them.”
  (20219) Arothir: No magic.
  (20225) Alusair: “Then again… they don’t think much of intruders, either.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Do you know anyone there?”
  (20225) Alusair: DM?
  (20219) Arothir: In the Hive?
  (20219) Arothir: You’ve run abrest of a man named Zero
  (20225) Alusair: Oh, boss
  (20225) Alusair: In my searching the stiffs
  (20219) Arothir: yes?
  (20225) Alusair: were they even male?
  (20225) Alusair: :P
  (20219) Arothir: ...they ARE male
  (20219) Arothir: But…
  (20219) Arothir: Lack certain…identifiers
  (20219) Arothir: Well, the one you didn’t kick does
  (20219) Arothir: The other one is just missing his adam’s apple
  (20219) Arothir: he apparently is in possession of a crushed scrotum
  (20219) Arothir: looks recent.
  (20225) Alusair: Go figure.
  (20225) Alusair: Righto
  (20225) Alusair: “You got him tied?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Aye, but how are we going to get him out of here?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “And hes about to wake up.”
  (20219) Arothir: He’s got a good point.
  (20219) Arothir: how ARE you going to move this massively heavy man.
  (20225) Alusair: define massively heavy
  (20219) Arothir: Probably 400 Pounds.
  (20219) Arothir: Which is draggable
  (20225) Alusair: uh
  (20225) Alusair: easily
  (20224) Shenvallei: “We can knock him out and wrap him in a sheet if necessary to conceal him. I know Ill go get a cart.
  
• (20224) Shenvallei heads out of the alley again and looks for a cart. *
  (20225) Alusair: character can drag up to 5 times a character’s maximum load
  (20225) Alusair: boss?
  (20219) Arothir: hm?
  (20225) Alusair: Drag him
  (20219) Arothir: brb
  (20224) Shenvallei: Wont that look suspicious dragging a body thru the streets?
  (20225) Alusair: Streets?
  (20225) Alusair: We’re in a back alley
  (20224) Shenvallei: Right but where are we taking him?
  (20225) Alusair: A safehouse.
  (20224) Shenvallei: Unless you know a back way, we will likely have to cross crowded streets.
  (20225) Alusair: “Trust me.”
  (20219) Arothir: You manage to drag him through the alleys, discretely ish crossing streets, until you come across a wide plaza, somewhat crowded, seperating you and your goal.
  (20219) Arothir: I’ll brb, you can figure out how to fix this problem
  (20219) Arothir: :P
  
• (20224) Shenvallei does his best to conceal the bodies of the 2 dead creatures. Before we left. *
  (20225) Alusair: Not really anything to do
  (20225) Alusair: Drag him a fair distance away from the street
  (20225) Alusair: err, plaza
  (20225) Alusair: and wait for him to wake up
  (20225) Alusair: “Ah, well.. doubt they’d appreciate us dragging a hard-head in anyway.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Oh good idea, make him look like your slave, maybe we should hood him so nobody recognized his face.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Or we can simply question him here and leave him for the scavengers.”
  (20225) Alusair: “I’m liking my idea, personally.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Yes good plan.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: brb
  (20219) Arothir: Back
  (20219) Arothir: He’s stirred, at this point
  (20219) Arothir: And is glaring at you, both like he wants to rip your shirt off, or your throat out. Or maybe both.
  (20225) Alusair: “So, cutter.. You’re making no secret of what you want. Here’s the situation, as I see it.”
  (20225) Alusair: “If you don’t do somethin’ barmy, like yellin’, I take the gag off and we can talk sort’ve like civilized people.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Maybe then you survive this operation.”
  (20225) Alusair: “If you do something along those lines.. well, help may come, but you’ll be dead before it does.”
  (20219) Arothir: He looks frightened
  (20225) Alusair: “Besides… this is the Hive, mate. Not like theres a Harmonium patrolman on every corner to come to the rescue.”
  (20225) Alusair: “So, think we can talk all nice-like? Nod yer head.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: brb sec
  (20219) Arothir: he nods
  (20225) Alusair: Squat next to him, dagger out but not threatening, and remove the gag.
  (20219) Arothir: “What the hell do you want, you manipulative bitch…”
  (20225) Alusair: “What do I want? I want to know who the hell those two thugs you had with you were.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Lets face it, you’re not exactly the Harmonium’s normal brand.”
  (20219) Arothir: “Those two? Those were Measure Ones. You know, lackeys, like the scrawny one you have.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Werent you brought up to uphold the law in this great city and not abuse your power? Tsk tsk.”
  (20225) Alusair: ”...snickers Hardheads, Shen.. The laws they uphold are their laws.. they abuse their power by their very nature.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Sure, some, maybe even most of ‘em are good at heart.. but every now and then you run into a real bad apple.”
  (20219) Arothir: “Speaking of apple…do you have something I could…sink my teeth into? I’m hungry…”
  (20224) Shenvallei: Im all for changing laws but they were down right going to kill us. Now what benefit could that have served the city of Sigil you wretched pondscum?”
  (20219) Arothir: he looks pleadingly at Alusair
  (20225) Alusair: ”.....”
  (20225) Alusair: “Food later, talk now.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Those movers, who were they?”
  (20219) Arothir: “Which movers?”
  (20225) Alusair: “The two you had with you when you decided to pitch us into a ditch.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Sharp fingernails, filed down teeth.”
  (20225) Alusair: ...measures
  (20225) Alusair: fucking harmonium ranks
  (20225) Alusair: sigh
  (20219) Arothir: lol
  (20219) Arothir: “Schriv and Neamar. They had served under me for…years.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Unfortunate.. they weren’t great bodyguards. Did they have any other skills they didn’t show?”
  (20225) Alusair: “They sure weren’t great fighters.”
  (20219) Arothir: He makes an attempt at shrugging
  (20219) Arothir: “They had a great enthusiam for the law..”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “You are an oppressive small scale tyrant. Give us one good reason why we shouldnt leave you here in this area for the locals to have Their way with you like you wanted to have your way with my friend here.”
  (20225) Alusair: “What was in that wagon being hauled to the tavern?” (20219) Arothir: You nip across the plaza
  (20219) Arothir: A one minute long, complicated knock later, (Dex Check, plz…)...
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [13] = (13)
  (20219) Arothir: Well, not so much Shen
  (20224) Shenvallei: +4 17
  (20219) Arothir: :P
  (20219) Arothir: You’ve never been at this place before
  (20219) Arothir: I should have clarified
  (20219) Arothir: I’m sorry
  (20224) Shenvallei: heh np
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20+2<official>] => [10,2] = (12)
  (20225) Alusair: lol
  (20219) Arothir: The doorknob swings inward and an eye peers up at you
  (20219) Arothir: “Whoissit?”
  (20225) Alusair: “Alusair.. here to see Zero.”
  (20219) Arothir: The voice is high pitched and very nervous sounding.
  (20219) Arothir: “Onesecondplease.”
  (20219) Arothir: The doorknob closes.
  (20219) Arothir: The door swings open and a small ratty creature ushers you inside.
  (20225) Alusair: enter
  (20219) Arothir: It’s fairly evident that this is a Kobold.
  (20219) Arothir: Oddly enough, he’s shackled to the door.
  (20219) Arothir: a scraggly finger points towards a conspicuous loop in the floor
  (20219) Arothir: A handle which one might pull up.
  (20225) Alusair: ...do so
  (20219) Arothir: You reveal a long ladder which leads into a well lit basement.
  (20219) Arothir: At the bottom of which there’s a rather large half ogre point a crossbow at you
  (20219) Arothir: “Who’s you?”
  (20225) Alusair: ”...Alusair.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “And a friend.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: Wait am I inside?
  (20219) Arothir: Yeah
  (20225) Alusair: yes
  (20224) Shenvallei: Im assuming I am
  (20219) Arothir: You’re both inside.
  (20219) Arothir: ”...hoos you hear to see?”
  (20225) Alusair: ”..Zero.”
  (20219) Arothir: “Kay. Come down.”
  (20219) Arothir: Down the ladder, the half ogre points the crossbow at a conspicuous looking door
  (20219) Arothir: int check
  (20219) Arothir: Or a spot check
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20+5<official>] => [7,5] = (12)
  (20225) Alusair: spot
  
• (20224) Shenvallei I climb down and look at the odd door… *
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [17] = (17)
  (20224) Shenvallei: +4
  
• (20219) Arothir waits *
  (20225) Alusair: Take a look at the door…
  (20225) Alusair: Namely suspecting its the wrong door
  
• (20224) Shenvallei eyes the door and then moves slowly toward it. *
  (20219) Arothir: You approach the suspicious door.
  (20219) Arothir: What do you do?
  (20219) Arothir: Act suspciciously?
  (20219) Arothir: The ogre has resumed staring upwards at the hatch which has now closed.
  (20224) Shenvallei: Listen at the door for a moment.
  (20224) Shenvallei: Without touching the door that is.
  (20219) Arothir: You hear…nothing
  (20224) Shenvallei: Precisely, 3 steps away from it.
  (20224) Shenvallei: How big is this room?
  (20219) Arothir: It’s fairly small
  (20219) Arothir: 4 feet wide by 10 feet deep?
  (20224) Shenvallei: Lit by a lantern?
  (20219) Arothir: Oddly enough, no
  (20219) Arothir: light seems to just…happen
  (20225) Alusair: open the sodding door
  (20224) Shenvallei: Spellcraft tell me anything?
  * That’s the Tab key, Dave
  (20219) Arothir: You open the door
  (20219) Arothir: it’s dark inside
  (20219) Arothir: You feel…a draft.
  (20225) Alusair: darkvision
  (20219) Arothir: The light from the room doesn’t penetrate the room
  (20219) Arothir: nor does your darkvision.
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Hello?”
  (20219) Arothir: you hear no echo
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Go ahead Alu, I dont want to intrude on your friend.”
  (20225) Alusair: “This darkness is getting tiring…”
  (20225) Alusair: enter the room
  (20219) Arothir: Int check
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20+2<official>] => [7,2] = (9)
  (20225) Alusair: lol
  (20219) Arothir: Dex check
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20+2<official>] => [11,2] = (13)
  (20224) Shenvallei: I wait 1 minute then I enter the room as well but carefully step to make sure there is a floor and put my hand in front of me so I dont hit my head on anything.
  (20224) Shenvallei: If I dont feel a floor I dont enter.
  (20219) Arothir: Shen, you don’t enter.
  (20219) Arothir: You are in a room with a Grue.
  (20219) Arothir: Er..
  (20224) Shenvallei: lol omg
  (20224) Shenvallei: I cant believe you know that.
  (20219) Arothir: You’re still in the same room, with the darkness room open, and you are looking at where Alusair went.
  (20225) Alusair: doesn’t everyone?
  (20219) Arothir: Yeah…
  (20219) Arothir: I grew up on it.
  (20219) Arothir: Well, any male.
  (20224) Shenvallei: That was when I was 10 yrs old.
  (20219) Arothir: lol
  (20224) Shenvallei: Ok after 5 minutes pass, and I make a spellcraft check I will enter the room.
  (20224) Shenvallei: To determine if this is a magical portal ofsome kind.
  (20219) Arothir: Not even a minute passes before you lost Alusair...
  (20219) Arothir: Reflex check
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [19] = (19)
  (20219) Arothir: You deftly step to the side as a door hidden in the brick almost knocks you into the room of darkness. The man who opens the door seems mildly suprised to see you still standing. He has one arm, the one holding the door open, and within the room seems to be a study, in which Alusair is standing, next to a table with a lunch on it.
  (20225) Alusair: ‘Zero.. Shen. “
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Uh, hello.” (bright beaming smile.) “A fine portal that is, Zero is it?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Are you ok Alusair?” (looks to see if she is injured.)
  (20225) Alusair: ( Still injured from the last fight, but not too badly. )
  (20219) Arothir: “Yes…I commisioned it myself.” He laughs heartily and moves you into the room, closing the door behind you.
  
• (20225) Alusair sits down on the floor against one of the walls. *
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I thank you for allowing us to visit your home sir. If there is anything I can be of service of say the word.”
  
• (20225) Alusair seems about to say something, stops, looks at Shen, facepalms. *
  (20224) Shenvallei: “Oh ok, ok, stop squirming.” (Luna pops out from his robe.) I need to find a better place to keep her. hehe”
  (20219) Arothir: “Oh, yes? I do suppose I have need of a butler.. you’re what, a cutpurse then? I suppose I can use you after all.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Hold it one bloody minute.”
  (20219) Arothir: Zero looks at Alusair with a look of suprise.
  (20219) Arothir: Spot check.
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [5] = (5)
  (20224) Shenvallei: +4 = 9
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20+5<official>] => [9,5] = (14)
  (20225) Alusair: “He’s nah a bloody cutpurse, and if you hired him as a butler, he’d hand out every secret he heard just in the name of courtesy. Its his greatest fault, he’s too bloody nice.”
  (20225) Alusair: “mutters If more people had such faults.”
  
• (20224) Shenvallei shrugs. “Thank you, I think…” *
  (20219) Arothir: “Oh, I’m too bloody nice for my own good too! I imagine we’ll get along well!”
  (20219) Arothir: ”...now what can I do for you? I don’t have all day you know. In a few hours, I’m to get an escaped Carcerian to the Astral for a hefty sum.”
  (20225) Alusair: “Frankly, we need a place to lay low – and information while we do.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I must confess I am a bit exhausted, we just had a bit of an ordeal ourselves. May I sit?”
  (20225) Alusair: “I suspect the Hardheads’ll be on our arse within a day. If not, we’re out of your hair.”
  (20219) Arothir: “Oh, by all means! Sit, have some food!” He drags a chair to the table, gesturing for Shenvallei to sit and partake of half a sandwich.
  (20219) Arothir: “Oh, a place I can manage, and information…well…information is costly, but it is well within my means.”
  (20225) Alusair: “In the meantime… I’d like your opinion on some documents.. how’re you with Harmonium ID papers?”
  (20224) Shenvallei: “I thank you!” (Shen sits and picks at the food.)
  (20219) Arothir: ”...in understanding them? Gods man, if you’re asking me to sift through legal documents…”
  (20219) Arothir: Shen, it’s probably the best sandwich you’ve had…in a long time.
  (20225) Alusair: “I’m asking you if you can tell me if they’re authentic.”
  (20219) Arothir: “Oh…THAT kind of documentation…Yeah, of course I can.”
  (20225) Alusair: Hand him the three ID papers
  (20219) Arothir: He heads to a table near the wall, tapping a brick in the wall, which opens and proffers a magnifying glass
  (20219) Arothir: <font>A minute later and he whistles
  (20225) Alusair: “That a good whistle, or a bad whistle?”
  (20219) Arothir: “Hoo…I’m not sure I want to know how much you paid to get these… these were either excellent forgeries…better quality than mine… or… they’re from a Harmonian officer himself. That makes them…more or less… official.”
  (20219) Arothir: “On second thought, how much DID you pay for these?”
  (20219) Arothir: Spot checks?
  (20225) Alusair: [1d20+5<official>] => [6,5] = (11)
  (20225) Alusair: “Hand ‘em back, mate.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: [1d20<official>] => [12] = (12)
  (20224) Shenvallei: +4
  (20225) Alusair: ”. . . all of ‘em.”
  (20219) Arothir: Shenvallei: You recognize something in his eyes you haven’t seen since you left your homeworld. The image of your local king’s face flashes, in green, in his eyes.
  (20219) Arothir: “Fine, fine…”
  (20219) Arothir: He hands them back
  (20225) Alusair: Take them.
  (20219) Arothir: “But my question still remains…how much DID you pay for them?”
  (20225) Alusair: Don’t stow them.
  (20225) Alusair: “How much?”
  
• (20225) Alusair points at the claw-gash in her skirt, and the mostly healed cuts in her cheek *
  (20225) Alusair: “Just a bit of blood. The two grunts are in the dead-book.”
  (20224) Shenvallei: Is he human?
  (20219) Arothir: Zero?
  (20224) Shenvallei: aye
  (20219) Arothir: As far as you can tell, yes, he is human.
  (20225) Alusair: “The other one.. well.. he’s the reason we’re here. We let him go, as a gamble. And don’t lecture me on risks, I know the danger involved.”
  (20225) Alusair: “But sometimes someone on the inside can be worth those risks, as I’m sure you DO understand.”
  (20219) Arothir: He nods, indicating that he understands all too well
  (20219) Arothir: He looks somewhat wistful, but he shakes that off
  (20225) Alusair: “On a similar note. .I know how important things like this can be to your.. line of work.”
  (20225) Alusair: Pass the papers back to him
  (20219) Arothir: “We’ll have to see about getting you a skirt to replace that…wouldn’t do to have a lady such as yourself walking about with a torn skirt.”
  (20219) Arothir: He blinks..
  (20219) Arothir: “Wait…you’re serious?”
  

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