Week Twenty-Two, Day Two to Week
Twenty-Two, Day three
Travel back home
to Esspis.
Week Twenty-Two, Day Four
After returning home the team has to
come up with a story. They have been
away for almost two weeks without word to the
A gun enthusiast from New Lyshy has joined the team and takes his enforcer test along
with Jeffery who hopes for better ranking.
Markus, the new guy, gets rank 6 while Jeffery gets rank 2. Lilly buys a thick cushioned lining for her
crypt with
To set up a meeting with O’Laura the group dresses up in their enforcer uniforms and
tries the front desk of her officer building.
As they do not have an appointment they just set one up leaving contact
information via radio and their precinct.
Wanting to reaffirm their position as
During their patrol they spot a
young doe that upon noticing them looks startled and runs the other way. They pursue her into a backyard and into the
street beyond. Grey Eyes manages to
catch up and question her. The doe
stammers out the beginnings of an explanation just as a sewer cover pops fully
free of the ground. A figure in a yellow
robe emerges and states flatly “You certainly kept me waiting”. Grey Eyes quickly recognizes the figure as Anosa who has become very interested in the absence of the
group from Esspis. She offers them to
sit down to a pick-nick that she has brought along and talk things over. Anosa explains that
they have done quite well in vanishing and she has had to outsource to keep
tabs on them. From the basket she
produces a severed hand that she nibbles for a moment. The hand is furless and looks to be from
something that has been dead quite a while.
It is a hand from one of the invading creatures from Lyshy. She waves it a little asking them if they
know anything about it, and if they would like a piece.
Hastily Grey Eyes explains that the
group was only looking for a sponsor to assist them in keeping well equipped
and to this end they had accepted a side job.
This “job” had taken them far out of Esspis but is more or less
over. Anosa is
interested in knowing who would sponsor Harrows. Grey Eyes tries to weave the notion that they
have a meeting with O’Laura to finalize matters. Anosa just smirks
and suggests that she come along for the meeting and vouch for their talents
and skills. With little choice but to
accept Grey Eyes is already trying to come up with some way to control the
situation.
Apparently happy for now, Anosa lets everyone return to their patrol. They continue their patrol route for three
days with no message from O’Laura so they decide to
check up at the precinct.
Week Twenty-Two, Day Five
It turns out that O’Laura had left notification of acceptance and a meeting,
that was two days ago. Shocked that they
missed the message they hurry to O’Laura’s office and
try to get in contact. The secretary
helps set them up in a conference room where they can have a meeting
immediately. They get there to find O’Laura waiting for them and looking less than
pleased. She chews them out for being
late and not keeping up with their contacts.
They apologize as best they can and explain the situation. O’Laura is still
stiff with them but seems to let the matter drop for now.
O’Laura
offers to compensate the team for their work in New Lyshy
immediately if they so wish or they may accept another job from her. If the new job is accepted and completed the
payment will be all the greater depending on success. Liking the sound of this the team
agrees. It turns out O’Laura
wants them to do a little spying for Esspis on a rival settlement that is run
against the policies Esspis is comfortable with. The name of the settlement is Syril and they
are given a small brochure that covers the major points for visitors. Syril is about to celebrate its anniversary
and the hatching day of Zeen, their zamonudi overseer. The celebration is week long and portals are
opened to many other cities to allow visitors safe passage to join in. While the Esspis portal is blockaded by the
enforcers the team is asked to make their way past it and into Syril as
“visitors”. Once there they are to
determine the strengths and weaknesses of Sryil as
well as any other impertinent intelligence before returning as the celebration
ends. Their notes will be compared to
those already in possession to judge the quality of their work.
They accept the job and set their
minds to prepare for yet another trip away from home. They decide that in the off time waiting for
the portal to show they should just go back to patrolling. Returning home at the end of the day they
check the place out to see if any of Anosa’s agents
are watching. What is found is that
there are strange trails on the Ethereal Plane they cannot explain. While they run through most of the main floor
they are found to be most heavy in the basement, under the floor there also
appears to be an undulating cocoon of sorts from which it all emanates.
Wanting a little help Grey Eyes asks
Dlar to help guide them to Lybrida
who is out shopping. They meet her at
the store and tell her their situation.
She feels she can help them but not “here”, and asks that they come by
her house a bit later on. Once there she
states that in return for her help she will need something called “mage dust”
which is used as a layman’s means of detecting the mystical.
From the importer that got them habinashi some time ago they get enough mage dust for their
deal plus a little on the side for one hundred-twenty wafers. In return for this they get a bottle of slimy
stuff and a metal loop. When dipped in
the film on the loop allows viewing of both the Astral and Ethereal at the same
time. While a bit confusing to the eye
it will let them know if something is there that is not normally seen.
Week Twenty-Two, Day Six
Expecting to be gone for a while
both Grey Eyes and Lilly plan to secure prey for Dlar
before leaving. They split up in this
endeavor with Lilly going on foot and Grey Eyes renting a vehicle. Lilly manages to hire the services of a
prostitute and coax her into the downs with the promise of extra payment for
the bad neighborhood. Once in the
basement of Dlar’s lair she cuffs her victim and
presents her to Dlar.
Lavishing her attentions upon Dlar as it takes
it prey Lilly opts to follow and take her days rest in her master. While there she finds four
rings (3, 8, 5, 4 wafers value).
Elsewhere Grey Eyes tries her luck at clubs. Today is not her day and she comes away empty
handed.
Happy enough to
have another of his blood and mindset around Jeffery takes Markus home to show
him his collection of battle trinkets.
Markus is impressed enough that he resolves to start up a collection of
his own. Having the rest of the day to
themselves Jeffery, Markus and Kikah check out a club
themselves and take up a bit of dancing.
Jeffery manages to just make a fool of him self trying to dance as usual
(rolls a 5) so he and Kikah just have a seat and
order drinks to pass time.