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[Dwarmin]

"Given the trouble we are being in, Osirio has no doubt he will have need of a life-debt soon, or late...

Yet, he would have hoped to show you some reasons to stay, at least for a time." He comments.

[GiglameshDespair]

"I vill at least stay until zhis business is done, and you have your place in the Zity Guard. Maybe until you find a vife, like you mentioned earlier. Zhere is still time yet to find a reazon. And if not, I am sure I am replacable, vunce you have your position."

[Dwarmin]

Osirio agrees with a wave of his hand.

"Yes, as you imply-the future is unknown. You still have your debt, and I still have yet to find my place. We will do these things, but for now they remain a time away. I do warn you, I am not easily deterred. If I find your continued services invaluable, I may very well take a great effort to keep you in my company." he says, the left side of his mouth twitching in a smile.

[GiglameshDespair]

She let out a small rumble of laughter. "If zhis vedding is just a small scheme of yours, I am left in vonder of vhat you might try to keep me."

[Dwarmin]

Osirio heard the basso-profundo of Ava's laugh with a hearty smile.

"Ah, the fabled Laugh of Avalanche. Osirio is glad in his heart, to hear it again, and fortunate it is not followed by a hammerfall-thankfully, for our guests."

Osirio suspected the last thing many had heard was her laugh.

[flame99]

And so the night draws to a close. Soon, morning arrives; though given the late -- er, early -- hour that sleep finally came, you wake a considerable time after the sun rises. The party meets outside the Bludleter's Buut, Culpa swallowing his hatred of orcs for the time being. Ari is nursing a severe hangover, given he's drunk enough to put even the most alcoholic dwarf under.
Doing some basic reconnaissance, you find that the noble at 255 Hallas is known to be a bit of an eccentric. His surname is Arias, though you can't find his first. He's hired several mining crews, stating that he intends to enlarge his basement. There's a few links between him and criminals, though most could be chalked up coincidence and rumors. You do manage to find information about a servant's entrance. It might serve as a suitable entrance point.

[Nerjin]

Culpa, being a man, mannily mans up to mannily ask his fellow man, Osiro the following manly question: "Any thoughts captain?"

Yes, truly this, the manliest of questions puts to rest any further mistakes of Culpa being a female. Which he is not.

[Dwarmin]

Osirio blinks like an owl, hiding from the sun in a shady corner.

"Seems good enough. We need information on the staff, however-we want to infiltrate when the place is least...occupied...better chance we get a man alive, which Osirio intends to. The underlings do not matter."

He yawns.

"...Gnome, do you have any more of the hot-waking-up potion?" Osirio says, while rattling his empty mug-referring to Ari's alchemical concoction of roasted beans and hot water.

[GiglameshDespair]

Ava seemed only mildly put out from the drinking that she had undergone, or maybe she was just too stoic and grouchy normally to show much difference.

"Couid ve not just visit him? Then ve kill zhe guards and beat him until ze talks."

[Dwarmin]

"We have to catch a man first. He may try to run while we are being occupied by the hirelings. If he gets away, we've done nothing but expose ourselves to the cult, and killed a bunch of weaklings.

Thus, Osirio thinks we should attack at a proper time, when his many are absent, or asleep."

Osirio hadn't actually drunk very much last night, but he hadn't slept very well-due to Ava's snoring, which it turns out was also like an avalanche.

[GiglameshDespair]

"An ambush, zhen. I break zhe puny door and vhen he vuns the drow and zhe gnome ambush him. I kill his men."

[Dwarmin]

"A good plan...but, we shouldn't have to break down any doors, hopefully."

((Speaking of which, how big is this place, how many stories/entrances in all? Is this going to be a single scene, or more like a mini-dungeon?

Also, do we know what the guy looks like we're supposed to kidnap? I'm willing for a retcon of them giving us his personal description.))

[Dwarmin]

Osirio thinks.

"Let us make our final preparations and make an attack at nightfall.

I need to make some purchases...a good pair of chains, a decent lock, and a few lead-weighted saps. Good for taking a man, if he's not good enough to avoid being taken.

Ah, I will need but 5 gold from each of you, as this will deplete my funds entirely. Osirio has no doubt he and you will be able to recoup his costs with the job, however."

Action: Osirio goes and purchases four saps, one for every team member who doesn't have one.

He also buys a pair of manacles, with an average lock.

Total Cost: 60 Gold

[GiglameshDespair]

Ava handed over the gold without complaint.
"Are ve avoiding killing? It vould be more secretive if ve killed any vitnesses. I am not sneaky." Her tone had a hint of distaste. Fighting without killing someone just wasn't right. She covered her face as a matter of course, but there were only going to be so many blue-armoured snow-barbarians with a giant hammer in the city.

She didn't like the idea of leaving her hammer behind, but it was very distinctive. She could use her knife, she supposed, and with her magic it should make up for the less deadly blows.

"If ve must fight without bloodzhed, get me a larger zap zhan the vest of you. Veapons are easy to handle vith the blessing of my god."

[Dwarmin]

Osirio nods.

"Only the noble need be taken alive, if that's possible...

It's better if we kill everyone else, as you say. You need not hold back against the rest of the scum, Ava."