An Audience with a Rogue
Twelfth Day of the Ninth Month 289 AC
Well for better or for worse you are committed now. If ever you do reclaim the Iron throne you will be very careful not to mention that he who should be the ultimate source of justice ever performed such an act.
Alignment shifts 25 points towards Chaotic, now True Neutral (55/50)
First thing's first you can't do this with Dany trailing you like this. You lead her into an more sparsely populated corner of the tavern which you should be able to see while talking to the "Old Man.". You call one of the serving women asking for some of their best wine (the quality of which you do not wish to contemplate). After your order is delivered you pay and extra penny to have the woman watch Dany, while you of course would be watching both of them.
For the first time you can see the man you came here to see clearly. His mismatched finery is clearly stolen, knife holes still visible in the back of his doublet. As you doubt thieves are incapable having that mended you suspect it to be some manner of subtle boast. The man's hair is grizzled though his long, carefully combed mustache is still black. Clever dark eyes like glittering beetles sweep the room while he speaks is a hushed voice with his companions.
At last the wine arrives. You sip it once, twice, barely registering the sour taste and the third time you merely mime the gesture as you speak the works of the spell you used two times before today. At the same time your hand moves through the gestures the magic requires hopefully appearing to merely straighten your clothes. With a surge of elation you feel the magic gripping the thief master's mind tightly. This is good for you can feel that you may only cast one spell of this magnitude today.
You step up to the table where your newest temporary friend sits, the "Old Man" signaling his cohorts to let you approach. You call for a round of wine for the whole table declaring that it is the least you can do in exchange for taking up their tine unannounced. The now smiling man in gaudy clothes waves any inconvenience away magnanimously. The scared blond man who guards him merely scowls. The woman with languid eyes on the leader's other side gives you a searching look that causes an odd feeling in the pit of our stomach as if you missed a step going down a flight of stairs.
"Corlys Waters, at your service", you say.
"Gorthos called the Old," the leader introduces himself "you'll pardon if I do not offer my services, men are like to read too much into that."
"Lysandre of Myr," the woman speaks in a soft pleasant voice
The guard merely grunts clearly annoyed.
"You'll have to excuse Yohn, not enough wine in him yet," Gorthos stage whispers to the further irritation of the aforementioned Yohn.
"Well it seems I have the gift of foresight then." you jest, a part of you wondering if your magic could allow for you to have such a gift in truth.
"That was better than half the people making their living off it that is for sure." Gorthos replies congenially "Now young Corlys what can I do for you?"
"Word is that this is where a man would go about looking for work by his wits."
"Wits aye, I know better than most that you do not have to be old and grey to have 'em, but what makes a fine lordling like yourself looking for Old Gorthos?"
"Not a lording am I?" You say with the bitterness expected of a bastard "My father didn't swear anything before he got my mother heavy with child. For a while I served with the Golden Company, then my mother passed away and it was just me and Daena. I figured there are better ways of relieving a man of his coin than charging like a maniac across the field of "honorable" battle to kill him, talking him out of it for one and if that fails
then you do it the other way..." you finish your speech with a sly smile, having slipped into the role of the treacherous bastard with disconcerting ease.
To your surprise Yohn barks a laugh. "You're lucky boy, most can't figure how crazy war is until they feel it on their own skin."
"And what have you got to show fer your wise resolution boy?" Gorthos asks looking at you with interest.
You pull out a coin pouch containing ten of the gold coins and some of the silver and let it fall unlaced on the table. "Let's just say I practiced my new philosophy before leaving my former employers."
"A fine recommendation if ever I saw one," the thief master answers his eyes fixed on the gold. You were very glad indeed for his spell-bought "friendship."
"And there is more," you continue smoothly "I can read, write and figure and know something of how the highborn act. That can make it easier when it comes to parting people from their valuables..."
"True enough, the rich and idle make better pickings than the poor and hard-working." said Lysandre sounding downright predatory as her eyes too lit up with greed.
"Done then," Gorthos said as serious as a lord passing a sentence. "You can take a room upstairs for as long as you want. I and my associates will be passing jobs to you."
You did it. You felt lightheaded though you could not tell if it was from the wine or from relief.
Gained 150 XP from joining the Braavosi underworld successfully
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You pick up Dany who is trying her best to look shy while all but bouncing off the walls in excitement and pay for three months guesting before heading up to your room. You are pleased to find that the door can be barred from inside though it is hardly a perfect defense.
What do you do the first week?
Major actions (Choose two):
[] You have a power that allows you to see magic. look around the bazaars for any trinket with actual power in it and then acquire it (???)
[] Meditate on the tumultuous visions that marked your awakening to power (3d100 XP, ???)
[] Gorthos would like to test your skills. There is the matter of a young scion of the nobility who owes a great deal of money to Gorthos's underlings and who's father is refusing to pay (500 XP on success +opinion with Gorthos)
[] Lysandre would like you to teach some of her "girls" how to act more refined (250XP on completion +oppinion with Lysandre)
[] Yohn asked you to be the "face" of some thugs collecting protection money (300 XP on completion, potential combat)
[] Find kill Fyro in retribution for the humiliation you suffered as well as removing one who could identify you and Dany (Danger removed, vengeance XP from kill)
[] Write in
Minor actions (Choose two):
[] Spend time with Dany and fulfill the promise to show her magic (+oppinion with Dany)
[] Spend time with Varys, your familiar and learn more of his abilities (knowledge of familiar abilities)
[] Explore the area around the One-eyed Rat to get a better feel for the place (better knowledge of Ragman's Harbor, potential encounter)
[] Milk your familiar for a ready supply of venom (access to DC 10 poison)
[] Write in
OOC:
You did quite well there. We are now moving on to more long term planing.
