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Post by Trailfoot on Apr 7, 2009 12:33:16 GMT -8
Ruffians
Pierre dusts himself off. "Then we should probably at least show you where the Whitescale territory starts." He looks to the orc. "Ned... which sewer junction marked the line between the Whitescales and the Redscales?"
The orc - Ned - considers a moment. "T'ink it were Mystic Way an' Twentieth. Where th' flow from the' Palace meets th' flow from th' peasants' quatas. But ya'll not wanna go by yaself. The Whitescales're brutal, an' there's more of 'em than there are guards in the City."
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Post by Myridd on Apr 7, 2009 12:36:41 GMT -8
The Redscale Crusader:
"No worries, no worries.." Meepo grins, as she puts away her hand crossbow. "Wes be closes. Justs on the edges of their territory.." She walks over to her cheesebread prize and dusts it off. She breaks the bread in half and walks back over to Scalechanger.
"Eats 'his. 'heesebreads is a favorites of 'hem whitescales. the smell 'ight draws 'hem outs." She hands him half the bread and she takes a big bite out of her half.
She starts forwards slowly, scurrying down the alley carefully. She looks back at scalechanger as if a thought just crossed her mind.
"Ye 'aveins any 'riends? Allies? 'hem whitescales 'ometimes 'ome outs in larges numbers.. One as large as yourselfs 'ould handle a dozen, mayhaps.... but kobolds be tricksy... Gots to watch yourselfs.."
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Post by Myridd on Apr 7, 2009 12:38:20 GMT -8
The Dragon Kissed:
Zeke nods, and rubs his chin momentarily as he thinks. "We must stop by the Empress's Pride on the way. It is not far. There are a few there that I might be able to enlist the aid of."
He than begins to walk in the direction of the Pride, not waiting for their responses, but obviously expecting them to follow.
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Post by Nephallim on Apr 7, 2009 12:50:10 GMT -8
The Scalechanger
Maluth grimaces at the smelly cheese-bread. He'd eaten his fill of the disgusting dairy during his time as a rat. What he really wanted was meat.
"If there were more of my kind in thith thity," He hisses as he slips the bread into a satchel concealed under his cloak, "There'd be more contherning the guard than thlaverth."
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Bladedancer
Fighter
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Post by Bladedancer on Apr 7, 2009 12:55:21 GMT -8
The Dragon Kissed: Zeke nods, and rubs his chin momentarily as he thinks. "We must stop by the Empress's Pride on the way. It is not far. There are a few there that I might be able to enlist the aid of." He than begins to walk in the direction of the Pride, not waiting for their responses, but obviously expecting them to follow. City streets are not forest glens... but first principles apply everywhere, and experience will out. To say that the figure who slipped through the shadows a few yards behind Zeke and his new 'friends' was invisible would have been to overstate the case, but one would need a skilled or paranoid eye to catch a glimpse of it. (Stealth [14]+12)
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Post by Myridd on Apr 7, 2009 13:00:02 GMT -8
The Dragon Kissed: Zeke walked towards the Empress's Pride, not noticing that he was being trailed. (perception sucks.. >.<)
Once within the Pride's local, he begins to look for the two he had spoke with. Quel and Elia. Perhaps he could enlist their aide...
The Redscaled Crusader:
Meepo considers as she continues to walk. "'ight be a few of yous 'rounds.... Mes hasn't seens everyone.. But probablys not manys.. 'Ight be better offs recruited some strong arms from one of the inns."
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Post by Nephallim on Apr 7, 2009 14:09:15 GMT -8
The Scalechanger
Maluth shrugs and begins to shring further, sprouting fur.
The rat crawls up the kobold's leg and perches on its shoulder.
"Lead the way to thith 'inn.'" It hisses.
The Spellsword
By now Quel has returned to his bed, and place of employment. . . that Palazzo he mentioned on the Imperial Square. . . the one owned by the rum-dealing goblin.
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Post by Myridd on Apr 7, 2009 14:30:12 GMT -8
The Redscaled Crusader:
Meepo glances at the rat now on her shoulder only for an instant before heading down the street at a full run.
A few passerbys are startled as the kobold darts between their legs. While she runs, she speaks to her new rat companion. "Yous knows... Me kobolds? We nocturnal. Ups all nights. "Ight be ables to sneaks up on 'hem if yous wait til suns ups."
The Emperess's Pride comes within view, and Meepo and Scalechanger see Zeke with the two thugs, pondering what to do next.
"'hat yous thinks of that one? Ins the fancy cloaks? 'ight 'ave enough coins to buy mes a 'oom at the Pride! 'Orth a shots!"
Meepo hunches down, quietly in the shadows. She moves behind passerbys, who pay her less mind than their own shadows.
(Stealth +11 vs. Perception +1.... Meepo wins. )
She draws up behind Zeke, who is just a foot or so taller than she. Quietly she sneaks her hand into his pouch. (Thievery +12 ) When she withdrawls her hand, she is pleased to notice that two bright platinum coins rest in her palm.
She quietly sneaks away, and slips into the Empress's pride unnoticed.
The Dragon Kissed:
Zeke frowns, not seeing either of the people he was hoping to see. He looks up at the night sky and frowns. "It is getting late.. perhaps tomorrow would be a better time to look for allies..." He looks at the two thugs, and grins slightly, his menacing grin. (Intimidate 11.) "I trust I can meet you both back here at sunup?"
Unfortunetely the drow did not notice his purse getting lighter.
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Post by Nephallim on Apr 7, 2009 14:38:08 GMT -8
The Scalechanger
The rat clings to the kobold's shoulder as the little lizard dashes through the streets.
Itth worth a try," He hisses in reply to the kobold's querry.
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Post by Myridd on Apr 7, 2009 14:58:08 GMT -8
Meepo darts between the legs of the patrons who are still there, and she climbs up onto a barstool.
"Serinas!" the Kobold calls out to the innkeeper. "Me be needings rooms! (just one room, its her accent that makes her make it plural... just so you know.) Ands a smalls hamburg steaks! Rares please! And a cup of cow's milks and somes apples!" Meepo places the two platinum on the bar, probably overpaying for everything she just ordered.
Serina gives the order to the chef, and soon Meepo has a small hamburg steak, still bleeding in front of her, as well as a room key, a cup of milk, and two green apples.
Meepo scoops up all the food, as well as her considerable amount of change, and heads up to the room she just rented.
It was sized for a human, of course, so it is much too big for her. She places Scalechanger upon the bed, and the hamburg steak right in front of him.
"Me knows its not muchs... but it shoulds keeps you from eatin Meepo tonights." She pats the rat's head, and than goes about drinking her milk and slicing her apples.
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Post by Nephallim on Apr 7, 2009 15:05:39 GMT -8
The Scalechanger
The rat digs into the steak with enthusiasm a little disturbing in a rodent.
"Thow me here the whitethcales hide," it squeaks between mouthfuls, "And you will be fine."
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Post by Myridd on Apr 7, 2009 15:13:08 GMT -8
The Redscale Crusader:
" 'course. Redscales wes keeps our words. at suns up, wes goes. 'ould gets 'hem by surprise... " Meepo climbs onto the bed, and kicks off one of the pillows.
She than jumps ontop of the pillow she just kicked off, and curls onto it with her apple slices. After awhile she closes her eyes, and begins to lightly snore...
The Dragon Kissed:
Zeke leaves the thugs where they stand, hoping that they will indeed return at sunup. He would hate to have to hunt them down again. Him doing so would definitely result in some loss of teeth. Not his, of course.
He turns, and heads back into the Pride. As he goes to ask for a room to stay in for the night, he notices his purse is still untied.
He pulls it from his belt and spills the coins on the counter. After a quick moment, he realises that he has lost two of his platinum. His head instinctively turns to the door as the thugs he left outside cross his mind.
No, he decides. Not their style.
He shrugs at his loss, and ties his purse extra tight after he pays for the innroom. He than heads upstairs for bed.
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Post by Nephallim on Apr 7, 2009 15:19:46 GMT -8
The Scalechanger
The rat gazes at the kobold a moment before tearing at the seems on the bed's mattress, burrowing into it and curling up in its warm interior.
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