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- Germany
Do that. It will help a lot.
A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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- Argentina
Yes! So far I've saved a lot of time by virtue of not having to commute four times a day (I live in a small city, so by having your work divided in the morning and the afternoon the employer makes it so that it doesn't have to provide you with a lunch break), and some time without doing with paperwork (also the accountant I work for is quite old fashioned and likes everything printed). Not having to print everything so far is refreshing and makes me focus on important stuff.
I like it more this way, if only I didn't have to help more with house chores by virtue of being here and not there.
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Interlude DCCLIV: Fading Smoke
Fading Smoke
Fourteenth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC
The Ash-Bloods were gone, the rumors in the souk claimed, not killed by the dervishes, not chained and sold off at some devil's pleasure, just gone. Their contacts could not find them to cut deals and even the smoke merchants, notorious for knowing all the best rumors from the lips of addled customers, didn't know anymore than that. Maelor did not like surprises, he especially didn't like surprises that involved former associates falling off the face of the earth. The last time that had happened... well, that had been in Mantarys just before the Listeners' thugs caught up to him. He would probably be able to gut those bastards with his eyes closed these days, but this was the City of Brass and there were far more dangerous foes to be found under the burning skies.
"You set 'em up to take the fall for the Fakir, didn't you?" Bronn asked carelessly when Maelor explained his worries. "Looks to me like they took it and there's no bloody thread binding us honest merchants to that nasty business to the Fakir of Fortune."
"And if they were all hung 'r drawn and quartered I'd be a lot more at ease about the whole thing," the boy counters. "It's this not knowing shit. Sarel..." he turned to the devil oiling her armor in the corner of the room. "I'm right, aren't I?"
"Incomplete knowledge is always dangerous in war," the fury agreed. "However, it is also unavoidable. Have you attempted to scry them?"
The boy shook his head defiantly; "I know Agha's got some kind of trap of mages' wandering eyes set up. I don't want to get the House of Mirrors in the middle of that. If he has some way of knowing where he's being scryed from that would be more explaining than any of us can manage. And if he's a prisoner or dead we have to assume anyone who could beat him is at least as skilled."
"I could probably kill him with a bit of luck and I don't know shit about magic," the sellsword pointed out, still untroubled.
"Could you make him and his whole gang vanish?" Maelor pressed. "Even the priest of Yss gave me a riddle that's clear as mud."
Seek in places you have already found
Bone dry it shall be yet by the ages drowned
By treachery condemned are the lost
And you shall be left counting the cost
"Isn't counting what we have all these assistants for?" Bronn asks, though in spite of the jape his gaze is more serious. "Reckon we should call in a favor with that Silas fellow to find out what happened, he said he was a seer too."
"Two birds with a single stone, eh? Get him used to trading favors, ask him for something small so he's not spooked and have our answers, risky though if he gets caught. The mage who captured him is still out there and even in good standing too since Silas doesn't want to involve the guild masters lest they stumble on his Mossovite trade."
What does Maelor do about the vanished Ash-Bloods?
[] Try to find out more with present resources
-[] Write in
[] Enlist Silas' aid
-[] Write in
[] Write in
OOC: Quite short, but once again it's really late for me so it was a short update or none at all until tomorrow.
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- Location
- United States
My mind immediately jumped to the Dry Deep east of the Bone Mountains.
Good night guys, see you tomorrow with more intrigues from the City of Brass.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
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- Formerly of the Far Realm
[X] Enlist Silas' aid
-[X] In return for his assistance in locating the Ash-Bloods, or learning what happened to them, Maelor and crew will offer what aid they can when Silas decides to move against the mage who captured him.
-[X] In return for his assistance in locating the Ash-Bloods, or learning what happened to them, Maelor and crew will offer what aid they can when Silas decides to move against the mage who captured him.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
Lack of information in war is dangerous. If they were just summarily executed when it was decided there was little of import, that would be one thing, but vanishing says that someone invested a lot in extracting them like one would information assets, great trouble if no one in the lower quarters of the City of Brass has any clue what happened to them, that's far above this one gang's paygrade, meaning the person who captured or helped them escape scrutiny isn't after them, they're after whoever offed the Fakir.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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- USA
It says it is "in places you have already found", suggesting elsewhere since we haven't been that far east before. It's not on the plains or in the southern half of Yin, it's outright past the Grey Wastes.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
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- Formerly of the Far Realm
I guess it all depends on what actually happened to the Ash-Bloods. It could be completely unrelated to our dealings with them, in which case their disappearance should've no bearing on our continued wellbeing. Or there could be a direct correlation, and not knowing what has become of them might be deadly.
Worst case, there is no correlation and we owe Silas some assistance. That's not really a bad thing, though, as it helps us establish a working relationship with an important mage in the CoB.
Actually, I suspect they did it by themselves.
I think they found the way out through that portal we found out about, the one that led into Mossovy? It was somewhere in the PoB anyhow. The first line of the prophecy says to look in places we've already found and that's the obvious one where someone could disappear.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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- USA
Ding ding ding!
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- Texas
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Goldfish
[X] Goldfish
enigma1995
Gentleman Beholder
[X] Goldfish
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
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- Formerly of the Far Realm
That would be cool with me. We haven't seen much CoB stuff lately, and a nice little adventure with Maelor and company is a great opportunity for background info, worldbuilding, XP harvesting, etc.
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- United States
With luck, buying interesting slaves as well. The City of Brass is one of the best places to go for that.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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- USA
We have kept him relatively penned up with our interference in the last few months.
Heh. It's funny because it's a reference to his one interlude.
- Location
- Chicago
[X] Goldfish