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[21:00] <@BradGM> ++++++++Begin Transmission++++++++ [21:00] <@BradGM> +++ Blood Dealings: Maxwell+++ [21:00] <@BradGM> +++Thought of the Day: Toil for The Emperor Earns Redemption: Suffering for The Emperor Earns Piety+++ [21:00] <@BradGM> +++Location: Street near the Maxwell Station, Sisk+++ [21:00] <@BradGM> +++1203Hours- Arnhut Time+++ [21:00] <@BradGM> +++Arriving in Maxwell, Mockingbird evaded a discreet observer at the station with haste, before making it into the streets. The blood trail from Arnhut would lead to the Earl of Bourfin’s house, the location of the supposed crime committed by the Bryton Brothers, and the place Darius send Inquisitor Jex before his disappearance. [21:00] <@BradGM> The sudden appearance of Blood Axes in a known and document Snakebite Klan world is also a matter of concern, especially since the Duke of Maxwell, the Imperial Commander’s cousin, is not listening to the call to arms from Baron Geiswaden, the ruler of the surrounding lands, against the ever-increasing greenskin attacks and raids. [21:00] <@BradGM>. Keeping in mind as well, the presence of the still unseen xeno collaborators somewhere in the shadows.+++ [21:00] <@BradGM> ++++++++End Transmission++++++++ [21:02] <@BradGM> **The streets are wide enough to allow numerous carriages to mvoe freely, with many servants with thier master's arms buzzling wiht varides goods.** [21:03] * +Mira_Atella walks a bit away from the station, looking for an address to give them a bearing on where the contact's shop would be. [21:04] * @Grendel moves through the crowd, mechadendrites tucked in, trying to be as discrete as possible, while keeping an eye out for more observers. [21:05] <@BradGM> **Darius' shop is located in 6th Square, Eatern Ring; his employee there, Rolin, does not know of his Inquisitional connections.** [21:06] <@Grendel> "Should we approach so openly?" [21:06] <@BradGM> **both of you, roll navigation (surface)+10** [21:07] <+Mira_Atella> !dholl 45 [21:07] <+Mira_Atella> (( er... )) [21:07] <+Mira_Atella> !dhroll 45 [21:07] <+DiceServitor> Mira_Atella: 53 Failure by 0 degrees! [21:07] <@Grendel> ((don't have it myself)) [21:07] <+Mira_Atella> (( I'll fate it, since I don't think we'll be doing a ton )) [21:08] <+Mira_Atella> !dhroll 45 [21:08] <+DiceServitor> Mira_Atella: 3 Success by 4 degrees! [21:09] <@BradGM> ((nice choice of fating then)) [21:11] <@BradGM> **You walk an hour here and there to get bearings, and seems to see that Maxwell is a city composed of 9 Walled Square sections, each of them arranged wihta central place with streets forming circles around until reaching the walls.** [21:13] <+Mira_Atella> "I think we'll have to see how to act once we get there. For now I'd say just act.. " She looks at him for a moment, "Well.. act as casual as you can." [21:13] <@BradGM> ((hmm..)) [21:14] <+Mira_Atella> (( hrm? )) [21:14] <@BradGM> ((telling a tech-priest to act casual..)) [21:14] <@Grendel> "The machine is natural." [21:14] <@BradGM> ((I had an odd imagery)) [21:15] * +Mira_Atella gives a small shrug and continues walking towards their destination. [21:16] * @Grendel follows, leaving Mira to navigate in this hopelessly backward world. [21:16] <+Mira_Atella> (( It's like shopping at Ikea )) [21:17] <@BradGM> **You find Darius's counter, in the 6th Square, which appears to be the merhcnats' Square, numerous shops abound and actual nobles are walking the streets to shoppe.** [21:19] <+Mira_Atella> (( Do they know anything about the contact, like an age? )) [21:20] <@BradGM> ((no, you know his name)) [21:22] <@BradGM> **The shop also have a few number of well-dressed guards.** [21:24] * +Mira_Atella looks away from the shop, speaking somewhat quietly, "He didn't really give us a way to let them know who we are, or why we're here. This could be an issue." [21:25] <+Mira_Atella> "Especially with the guards.." [21:25] * @Grendel glances over the guards as they approach, studying their weapons and equipment. "What about the hypnoconditioning?" [21:25] * +Mira_Atella peers oddly at Grendel, "The.. what now?" [21:26] <@BradGM> **They are locally armed guards, there is no imperial grade items on them [21:26] <@BradGM> ((yeah like security guards, not city guards or soldeirs)) [21:26] <@BradGM> ((Darius still lives in fear)) [21:27] <@Grendel> ((We do know about hte Acolyte training that put the Inquisitorial authority into our head, right?)) [21:28] <@BradGM> ((yes, but you are facing local poeple who don't know how to check that, or would actually respond to it. they are peasents)) [21:28] <@BradGM> ((or peasent mentality)) [21:28] <@BradGM> ((or more..medival)) [21:29] <+Mira_Atella> (( heh she knows what it is, she just never heard it called that before )) [21:30] * @Grendel frowns as he considers just how backwards this place is. "Perhaps you will be able to convince him?" [21:31] <+Mira_Atella> "We'll have to try I suppose. He obviously has security heightened here as well." [21:34] * @Grendel nods. "Perhaps we will be...unique enough to be believed." [21:36] <@BradGM> ((you still ahve the Arnhut cloaks)) [21:36] <+Mira_Atella> (( Those were for the police though, weren't they? )) [21:36] <@Grendel> ((might get us in the door atleast)) [21:37] <@BradGM> ((the guards are like sec guards, they don't seems to hamper business)) [21:39] <@BradGM> ((and you also have the papers signed by Sgt Ulric)) [21:39] <@Grendel> ((yeah, meant he was more likely to believe that two odd cops are Inquisitorial agents rather than just two random people walking in from the street :) )) [21:39] * @Grendel shrugs his mechadendrites. "Nothing to do but try." [21:40] * +Mira_Atella gets the papers from her bag they had been given and hands them to Grendel, "You'll sound more official than I would, and are less likely to stab someone." [21:41] * @Grendel holds onto the papers and start to move towards the store. [21:41] * +Mira_Atella follows behind by a few steps. [21:42] <@BradGM> **You walk to the steps, the guards at the door looks at you as you advance.** [21:43] * @Grendel looks over the guards, moving as if he has no intention of stopping. [21:43] * +Mira_Atella ignores the guards, keeping her eyes forward. [21:45] <@BradGM> **you get in, the guards don't stop you** [21:47] * @Grendel looks around once they're in, examining the store and its wares and people. [21:48] <@BradGM> **The wares are mostly locals goods form elsewhere on the world, mostly fine clothings and items fit for the local rich; weapons, instruments, fine foods and drinks..** [21:49] <@BradGM> **There are a few employees wokring ehre adn there, getting orders for noble patrons and servents alike. [21:49] <@BradGM> ** [21:50] * Yumiko (~Nata@pool-96-237-249-235.bstnma.fios.verizon.net) Quit (Signed off) [21:51] * @Grendel takes everything in before moving towards any counter or free employee, running one of his eyes over the various weapons. [21:53] * +Mira_Atella looks over the items as they walk, finding much of it not to her liking. [21:55] <@BradGM> **The weapons are mostly fine swords, rapiers and duelling swords, main gauches as well. there are also nice crossbows, and powder firearms, either actual weapons, pisotl or musket, or the duelling kind in a nice box kit** [21:55] <@BradGM> ((crossbows= both kinds)) [21:58] * @Grendel ignores the weapons once he assesses them and looks for a clerk. [21:59] <@Grendel> ((Do they have nametags? :) )) [21:59] <@BradGM> **It takes a moment before a burly man in an apron comes to the counter "Goodday sir. How can I help you?" [21:59] <@Grendel> "I'm looking for the proprieter." [22:01] <@BradGM> Man "Sir Darius is at our Arnhut Location, south of here." [22:01] <@BradGM> Man "i do not know when he will travel to Maxwell." [22:02] * @Grendel glances over at Mire. "Oh? When did he leave?" [22:04] * +Mira_Atella leans close to Grendel, "He's the one that sent us here, got the train tickets, all that." [22:04] <@BradGM> ((Heh..so much for Grendel's total recall)) [22:04] <@Grendel> ((yeah...I'm totally confused then)) [22:05] <@BradGM> ((Darius is the contact in Arnhut; Rolin is the guy running the shop)) [22:05] <@Grendel> ((Oh, I guess we're looking for whoever is running this store)) [22:06] <@Grendel> ((Sorry, still a bit sleepy)) [22:06] <@Grendel> "Then we are looking for Rolin." [22:06] <@Grendel> ((Hey, without the noospheric data, you can't expect Grendel to be able to tell all these unaugmented humans apart!)) [22:07] <@BradGM> "Rolin is busy at the monety. Might I be of serivce?" [22:07] <@BradGM> ((*moment)) [22:08] <+Mira_Atella> (( Grendel is a racist! *gasp* )) [22:08] <+Mira_Atella> (( Might be a little hard to tell the guy Darius sent us at this point heh )) [22:09] <@BradGM> ((yeah true)) [22:09] <@BradGM> ((plus he's not on the whole =I= business as well)) [22:09] <@Grendel> "No, only he will be able to help." [22:10] <@BradGM> Man "Ah..well do tell if you need any help. For the moment please brwose throught our selection; it is excellent this tiem of year" [22:11] * @Grendel looks over the weapons. "I see." [22:11] <@Grendel> "Send Rolin over as soon as possible." [22:12] <@BradGM> Man "I shall infomr him that you need him, sir." [22:14] <@BradGM> **He leaves** [22:15] * +Mira_Atella waits a moment after he leaves, "We'd do best to wait. Going where we need to without any assistance would likely put us in a very bad position." [22:15] * @Grendel nods, glancing around. "I agree." [22:16] <@BradGM> ((meantime, you want to buy anyhting? therE's also some primitive armour)) [22:16] <@Grendel> ((heh)) [22:16] <+Mira_Atella> (( I'm good heh )) [22:19] * @Grendel takes a note of the salesperson that helped him talks to anyone specific and points us out. [22:19] <@BradGM> ((ok)) [22:20] <@BradGM> **roll scrutinize/awanress Grendel!** [22:20] * Malikial (~Malikial@69-179-14-239.dyn.centurytel.net) has joined #Shadowrun [22:20] <@Grendel> !dhroll 41 Awareness [22:20] <+DiceServitor> Grendel: 23 Success by 1 degree! [22:21] <@BradGM> **you do spot him tlaking to antoher better dressed man who seems busy with a noblewoman** [22:21] * @Grendel keeps an eye on the better dressed man as they move around the store, examining wares. [22:22] * +Mira_Atella looks at some of the items, not paying much attention to them, but focusing on listening. [22:25] <@BradGM> **After half an hour, the well dressed man comes to see you Grendel "Yes, I am Rolin. Graton told me you requested my assistance?" [22:27] * @Grendel nods. "Yes indeed." [22:27] <@Grendel> ((we're looking for information from this guy?)) [22:28] <+Mira_Atella> (( I don't remember what Darius said he could do for us, but that's most likely part of it )) [22:30] <@BradGM> ((just that he was his eyes and ears in town, so mostly info if you can maang eto get a conversation going)) [22:30] <@BradGM> ((nothing really like asisstance with your mission or anyhting crime like)) [22:31] <@Grendel> "We heard from Darius you are the one to ask for...tidbits..about this town." [22:32] <@BradGM> Rolin "..Timbits..? I have no knolwedge of this item." [22:32] <@BradGM> Rolin "or anything like this in this City." [22:34] * @Grendel deletes the references and links to tidbits in his memory banks. "Information." [22:34] <@BradGM> ((tidbits I meant)) [22:35] <@BradGM> Rolin "information?" [22:35] <@BradGM> **roll charm Grendel!** [22:35] <@Grendel> ((snerk)) [22:36] <@BradGM> ((You can do it; Mira said you could!)) [22:37] <@BradGM> ((or should, whichever)) [22:37] <@Grendel> !dhroll 9 [22:37] <+DiceServitor> Grendel: 16 Failure by 0 degrees! [22:37] <@BradGM> (( c'mon fate t!)) [22:37] <+Mira_Atella> (( hehe.. I don't think she'll be suggesting that again )) [22:37] <@Grendel> ((Weird, charm is a basic skill but I don't have it written down under basic skills..nah..no fate. I'm likely to fuck up by more :) )) [22:37] <+Mira_Atella> (( figured with the papers and such, he'd be better at this particular one lol )) [22:38] <@BradGM> Rolin "I don't know why Darius would send you to me for information; I wold recommend you try a travern." [22:38] * @Grendel glances at Mira. [22:39] <@BradGM> ((she's shopping you'Re on your own cogboy)) [22:39] * +Mira_Atella decides now would be a good time to step in and turns to them, grabbing the papers from Grendel's hand, "Hello.. if you'd like to read this, it might help you understand what kind of information we're looking for and how important it is to your employer that you cooperate." She smiles and holds the papers out. [22:39] <@BradGM> (9shopping to see which flea infecting cloth she'll buy)) [22:40] <+Mira_Atella> (( she was listening, so she knew it wasn't going well lol )) [22:40] <@BradGM> **Rolin takes the Mandate from the Watch and seems concern "I...i do not understnad. What is that assasination have to do with Darius or anything in Maxwell?" [22:41] <+Mira_Atella> "Maybe nothing, but Darius was concerned enough to hire a lot of security in Arnhut.. a lot. And you probably noticed you have guards outside as well." [22:42] <@BradGM> ((The hit happened 2 days ago: the attack at the Earl,s place was 6 months ago)) [22:43] <+Mira_Atella> "We're checking a connection between that incident and something that happened 6 months ago, you probably know what I mean, I'd rather not say it out loud." She gives him a smile. [22:45] <@Grendel> :folds his arms across his chest. [22:45] <@Grendel> ((bah, stupid client)) [22:46] * @Grendel folds his arms across his chest. [22:46] <@BradGM> **he takes a moment to think "Oh..yes the.." *he leads forward "The Bourfin's murders."** [22:47] <@BradGM> **Roll charm/inquiry +10, eihter one of you** [22:47] <+Mira_Atella> !dhroll 56 [22:47] <+DiceServitor> Mira_Atella: 71 Failure by 1 degree! [22:47] <+Mira_Atella> (( meh, fate )) [22:47] <+Mira_Atella> !dhroll 56 [22:47] <+DiceServitor> Mira_Atella: 94 Failure by 3 degrees! [22:47] <+Mira_Atella> (( it's all on you Grendel heh )) [22:48] <@BradGM> **Rolin explains to you what happened, a few rumours, but sadly, nothing you didn't kow already form Lazerus' card games.** [22:48] <@Grendel> !dhroll 39 [22:48] <+DiceServitor> Grendel: 56 Failure by 1 degree! [22:48] <@Grendel> ((Fate)) [22:48] <@Grendel> !dhroll 39 [22:48] <+DiceServitor> Grendel: 27 Success by 1 degree! [22:49] <@BradGM> ((it was just one roll for that Grendel)) [22:49] <@BradGM> ((and mira did it)) [22:50] <@Grendel> ((didn't mira fail twice?)) [22:51] * +Mira_Atella nods, "Do you know of anyone else that might have more detailed information? It will be hard to get Darius to lower his security if things aren't worked out. I'm sure it's not cheap. I suppose if there's nothing else though, he'll have to live with that. The security he hired here sure seems a lot less capable that the others." [22:52] <@BradGM> ((yes, but it was one roll for the action, not one roll each)) [22:52] <@Grendel> ((ah)) [22:52] <@BradGM> Rolin "well, perhaps the Watch knows more. i am jsut a merchant." [22:54] <@Grendel> "It seems this investigation is going nowhere.' [22:54] * +Mira_Atella looks at Grendel, "Might as well get tickets back so we can tell Darius that the person he sent us to couldn't help, so nothing else to do." [22:55] <@Grendel> "It seems so." [22:55] <@Grendel> ((bad cop/mechanical cop)) [22:55] <+Mira_Atella> (( heh )) [22:55] * +Mira_Atella gives a final nod to Rolin before walking for the door they came in. [22:56] * @Grendel follows the assassin out, careful to keep his mechadendrites in. [22:58] <@Grendel> ((brb)) [23:02] <@BradGM> ((I know it's ealrier but..mind if we clsoe it here?)) [23:02] <+Mira_Atella> (( Works for me )) [23:03] <@BradGM> +++++++Terminate Transmission+++++++