Heroica RPG - Quest#130: Sisters in Salmanda

[Zepher]

"Always troubles with the women," chuckles Boomingham as he overhears the were-rhino. "How's it going, chappo? My names Lawrence T. Boomingham, who might you be? A fellow lady-killer?"

[Sandy]

"Always troubles with the women," chuckles Boomingham as he overhears the were-rhino. "How's it going, chappo? My names Lawrence T. Boomingham, who might you be? A fellow lady-killer?"

"WHAT?! You kill women for sport, is that it? NO! I, Rex the Rhinotaur, the mightiest mercenary to walk this earth, will never stoop that low!" The mercenary then paused to reconsider. "...Well, unless the pay is good and the woman is ugly."

[Zepher]

"I'm about the same way. Only the blood of real nasty folks on my blade." Boomingham offers his hand. "Good to meet you, chap. We're a band of heroes for hire, though some less educated folks might go ahead and call us mercenaries as well. How long have you been in this city? Are you on business, pleasure, or just returned to home camp?"

[Khorne]

"Emmeline" Sarge leaves it at that, looks around for a bit then changes the subject "Right, lets go." and he leads the party to the beach

Eric makes a mental note, muttering the name "Emmeline" as he does so. He'd have to look into that, when he had some idle time on his hands. Eric then followed the party to the docks.

"WHAT?! You kill women for sport, is that it? NO! I, Rex the Rhinotaur, the mightiest mercenary to walk this earth, will never stoop that low!" The mercenary then paused to reconsider. "...Well, unless the pay is good and the woman is ugly."

Eric scoffed at the Rhinotaur's boast. "You're the mightiest mercenary on Olegard? What makes you think that?"

[Sandy]

"I'm about the same way. Only the blood of real nasty folks on my blade." Boomingham offers his hand. "Good to meet you, chap. We're a band of heroes for hire, though some less educated folks might go ahead and call us mercenaries as well. How long have you been in this city? Are you on business, pleasure, or just returned to home camp?"

"AH! Sorry for my misunderstanding. You are not a murderer, then, but a fellow sellsword. Pleasure to meet you! But there is no band or home camp for Rex. It is just me and the missus - Rhiannon, my beautiful rhododendron. We came here to escort the Mirandan Sisters to the Conclave. We took a caravan from Carthago to avoid the Strait of Seirenes, but I just heard some folks had taken care of the winged witches. BRILLIANT!"

Eric scoffed at the Rhinotaur's boast. "You're the mightiest mercenary on Olegard? What makes you think that?"

Rex buffed up his chest.

"Rex has never failed a mission! NEVER! It was I who took down the Chimaera at Pyr and the Sandwyrm of Strivvi. Not to mention the nefarious Cabbage Cult! I have often been called the 'One Man Heroica'. But even a common thug as you can hire my mighty warhammer and skills of a paragon to your aid with just 500 gold per day! BAM! What do you say?"

[Cutcobra]

"You mean a Sister of Danab, sahib? Yes, I've seen a couple of dozen of them all over the city."

The merchants were perplexed by Heckz's straightforward manner of doing business with them. He just hands them a total of 60 gold.

"Wait... You do not want to haggle? Fatim, looks like we have a gold mine on our hands!"

"Don't you just love foreigners, Sayid? Now, don't scare him off!" Fatim turned back to Heckz with smile twinkling in her eyes. "Is there anything more that piques your interest, sahib?"

"This is the default generosity that comes with being friends of the heroes of Heroica and the Eubrician Sisters of Danab. And I think we both know what can pique my interest as long as you are wearing those clothes, Fatim. And by the way, is that animal behind your shop yours?"

He then notices the peculiar fire red fox and the strange critter behind the Wondrous Sundries. Thinking that they might be of some coin, Heckz points them and talks to Periwinkle.

"Would you mind if you picked up those two animals? They might come in useful."

OoC: Guys, should we meet at the beach or do you stay at the Port and I come there?

[Sandy]

"And by the way, is that animal behind your shop yours?"

Fatim turned around to see what critter Heckz was talking about.

"Oh, this? It is just an old stuffed teddy bear. Want to buy it? 50 gold, just for you!"

Old Teddy (quest item)

"Would you mind if you picked up those two animals? They might come in useful."

Periwinkle rolled her eyes at Heckz's suggestion.

"Do I look like a foxhound to you? You catch your own mangy stray animals, Heckz! And don't come crying to me when they bite you and you get rabies."

[Khorne]

"Rex has never failed a mission! NEVER! It was I who took down the Chimaera at Pyr and the Sandwyrm of Strivvi. Not to mention the nefarious Cabbage Cult! I have often been called the 'One Man Heroica'. But even a common thug as you can hire my mighty warhammer and skills of a paragon to your aid with just 500 gold per day! BAM! What do you say?"

Eric raised an eyebrow in mockery of the Rhinotaur's boasts. "The Cabbage Cult, eh? Wow, color me impressed. It takes guts to take on cabbages. Kind of weird that you, as the 'One Man Heroica' ", Eric rolled his eyes as he pronounced the nickname, "couldn't handle the Sirens."

The lights in the Nord's eyes flickered mischievously and he rolled his shoulders. With a cocky smirk he casually added: "They weren't really that much of a challenge to take out."

[Cutcobra]

Fatim turned around to see what critter Heckz was talking about.

"Oh, this? It is just an old stuffed teddy bear. Want to buy it? 50 gold, just for you!"

Heckz faked a smile.

"I don't know, darling. 50 gold for something that, aside from the fact that it's old, is also quite broken? And also making it cost the same as quality perfume? I'll give you 25 gold for it."

Periwinkle rolled her eyes at Heckz's suggestion.

"Do I look like a foxhound to you? You catch your own mangy stray animals, Heckz! And don't come crying to me when they bite you and you get rabies."

"That wasn't a suggestion or a question. It was an order. And now that Eric is not here to save you, which I doubt he'd do in the first place, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting rabies..."

Heckz demonstrates Periwinkle some of his power, and weaves a spell of darkness in his hand at the cost of what probably would be two ether.

"... boo."

[Pyrovisionary]

"*gulp* No, sir! Just some runaway creatures that escaped the Menagerie..."

Sarge pats the man on the back and says gruffly "If we see any creatures we'll round em' up."

"AH! Sorry for my misunderstanding. You are not a murderer, then, but a fellow sellsword. Pleasure to meet you! But there is no band or home camp for Rex. It is just me and the missus - Rhiannon, my beautiful rhododendron. We came here to escort the Mirandan Sisters to the Conclave. We took a caravan from Carthago to avoid the Strait of Seirenes, but I just heard some folks had taken care of the winged witches. BRILLIANT!"

Sarge puts on a wide smile, and nudges Eric and his silver bloody tongue to do the same "More sisters? We just escorted some here ourselves, beat the shit out of those winged bitches on the way we did." he grins at Rex in a brotherly fashion, and procures one of Sterope's severed wings, quickly returning it into the folds of his cape. "We mercs ought to stay together, right? What do ya say to spending our downtime together matey? We could get drunk, exchange stories, discuss the sisters. " Sarge's eyes twinkle under his visor. "Could be fun."

Edited April 27, 2015 by Pyrovisionary

[Khorne]

Eric growled at Sarge's nudge, but then flashed a wide, yet completely fake, smile at Rex as well.

[Sandy]

"They weren't really that much of a challenge to take out."

"WHAT?! That was you fellows? Color me impressed!" Rex flexed his rippling muscles. "Of course I would've chosen the Strait myself - my warhammer would have made quick work of the sirens, no doubt - but Rhiannon insisted we would not put the Sisters in harms way. That's my rhododendron, always caring for others..."

Rex looked depressed all of a sudden.

Heckz faked a smile.

"I don't know, darling. 50 gold for something that, aside from the fact that it's old, is also quite broken? And also making it cost the same as quality perfume? I'll give you 25 gold for it."

"Oh my, your haggling skills are unparalleled, sahib! I have no choice but to accept your offer and part from this cherished toy bear for measly 25 gold..." Fatim threw a wink at the other merchants.

"Like I said, a gold mine..."

For 25 gold, the raggedy teddy bear was Heckz's.

"That wasn't a suggestion or a question. It was an order. And now that Eric is not here to save you, which I doubt he'd do in the first place, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting rabies..."

Heckz demonstrates Periwinkle some of his power, and weaves a spell of darkness in his hand at the cost of what probably would be two ether.

"... boo."

Periwinkle shook her head and smirked.

"I'm sorry, honey, but intimidation is not your thing..."

Sarge pats the man on the back and says gruffly "If we see any creatures we'll round em' up."

"Pardon me? You would?! That would save me my job!"

Discovered a new subquest!

Where the Wild Things Are

Assignment: “Those accursed animal rights activists struck Marmaduc’s Menagerie again, releasing five rare creatures from their cages. Instead of running into the wild, the animals fled to the city. Please help me find them or the boss will feed me to the crocodiles! All five of them bear intricate brands.” ~Istaban, zookeeper at the Menagerie

Reward: “If you can find all five of them, I’ll give you this rare Fenghuang Incense.”

1. Abran Firefox
   
2. Angel-crested Cockatoo
   
3. Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel
   
4. Mistarian Grey Panther
   
5. Pearl Sea Porpoise
   

"We mercs ought to stay together, right? What do ya say to spending our downtime together matey? We could get drunk, exchange stories, discuss the sisters. " Sarge's eyes twinkle under his visor. "Could be fun."

"HA! I would love to! But I can't...You see, Rhiannon's mighty pissed off at me and I've got to do something to make her forgive me."

Discovered a new subquest!

Big Love

Assignment: “There is nothing I, Rex the Rhinotaur, dare not face – except the wrath of my wife Rhiannon. I did something that pissed her off and she stomped away. Can you find her and do something to appease her anger?” ~Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary

Reward: “My mercenary services for as long as you stay in Salmanda, free of charge.”

[Cutcobra]

Heckz smiles, feeling good now that they said his haggling skills were unmatched. He clearly didn't get the insult, though.

"Why, thank you Fatim and Sayid! Not you, Akbar, I don't like you and your cheap Pyrian looking clothes. Such distaste."

Heckz waves at everyone except Akbar when he leaves.

Periwinkle shook her head and smirked.

"I'm sorry, honey, but intimidation is not your thing..."

"Magic is my thing, though. Especially one that can hurt your ugly little face. Get on with it!"

If Periwinkle doesn't grab what appears to be the Abran Firefox that the man in the Port mentioned and the Narrator of this should have no idea about Heckz will grab it with an angry look and then head to the Luxor Dunes unless the other questees tell him to go somewhere else, in which case he'll go there.

[Zepher]

Boomingham claps Rex on the back. "You seem like a decent chap. I was always having troubles with my own wife, and like my fellow heroes said, we folks gotta stick together. We'd be glad to help. And if not, I'd be more than happy to at least share a drink with you and listen to your woes. Seems the right thing for us sellswords to do."

Edit: Sorry, cross-posted over the course of a few hours.

[Sandy]

"Magic is my thing, though. Especially one that can hurt your ugly little face. Get on with it!"

If Periwinkle doesn't grab what appears to be the Abran Firefox that the man in the Port mentioned and the Narrator of this should have no idea about Heckz will grab it with an angry look

The smirk vanished from Periwinkle's face, replaced by stubborn fury.

"Go ahead, I dare you! Then you can kiss your precious quest reward goodbye - there's a whole market full of witnesses to tell the Revered Aunt! And I'm not going to even mention what Eric will do to you if you hurt me!"

Boomingham claps Rex on the back. "You seem like a decent chap. I was always having troubles with my own wife, and like my fellow heroes said, we folks gotta stick together. Let us know if we can help you with your lady in any way, and I'd be glad to do it. "

"Well, talking to her would be a start. She's a rhinotaur like me, just much prettier. She should be around the city, somewhere... DAMN! I shouldn't have made her mad!"

[Cutcobra]

The smirk vanished from Periwinkle's face, replaced by stubborn fury.

"Go ahead, I dare you! Then you can kiss your precious quest reward goodbye - there's a whole market full of witnesses to tell the Revered Aunt! And I'm not going to even mention what Eric will do to you if you hurt me!"

"Just wait until we get into a dark alley, hun. You will learn not to steal a phrase from me ever again."

Heckz fakes a smile and grabs the Firefox. He then goes to the Luxor Dunes unless instructed otherwise by his fellow questees.

[Zepher]

"Never fear, my friend. You're in good hands. I've talked myself out of more than one sticky situation, and I don't even have the handsome mug you do. I'm certain your lady will come around."

[Pyrovisionary]

"Well, talking to her would be a start. She's a rhinotaur like me, just much prettier. She should be around the city, somewhere... DAMN! I shouldn't have made her mad!"

"Talk to me about women." Sarge chuckles, though it was hollow and dead. His eyes went cold and he starts to remember the witch that cursed him again. "Yeah, we'll try and get her to come round mate. Like I said, we mercs stick together."

[Sandy]

QM Note: Instead of just repeating what you've already said to Rex over and over, why not make a decision on what to do next?

"Like I said, we mercs stick together."

"Actually, we mercs turn on each other the minute someone pays us to do so. So yeah... Are you hiring me or not?"

[Pyrovisionary]

OOC: sorry, I meant that we were gonna calmdown his wife

[Khorne]

"Actually, we mercs turn on each other the minute someone pays us to do so. So yeah... Are you hiring me or not?"

A look of both fake surprise and astonishment, coupled with mockery, came to Eric's face at the Rhinotaur's suggestion. He snorted. "Hire you? You misunderstood. Jon here," Eric nodded towards Sarge, "merely wanted to know if you were up for a drink. See, we're not spending 500 gold to hire someone we don't need and whose job we are most likely better at ourselves."

The Nord then smugly smirked and continued: "We will, however, help you deal with the missus, because we're just that nice."

To finish the conversation with Rex, Eric remembered Sarge telling him perhaps five minutes ago to be friendly, so the Nord put on his fake wide smile again and turned around. To his party members he said: "His wife is probably in the Holy District, or whatever it's called. I saw one of his kind walking around there when the talking prawns were arguing."

[Zepher]

OoC: We don't make many friends, Sandy. We like to chat with them once we do.

Boomingham lowers his voice as he turns to Sarge. "Listen chap, we've got two options. We either head to the port and let this chap suffer for the night, or we head back to the library and see if we can't find if his lovely wife is still around. What say I head back, find his wife, calm her down and then Rex and I meet you and Eric at the resort in the morning?"

[Khorne]

Boomingham lowers his voice as he turns to Sarge. "Listen chap, we've got two options. We either head to the port and let this chap suffer for the night, or we head back to the library and see if we can't find if his lovely wife is still around. What say I head back, find his wife, calm her down and then Rex and I meet you and Eric at the resort in the morning?"

"Yeah, sure, fine with me", Eric replied. His mind was already on the half-naked girls at the Resort, so any plan that ended up with him on the beach sounded perfect.

[Sandy]

"Hire you? You misunderstood. Jon here," Eric nodded towards Sarge, "merely wanted to know if you were up for a drink. See, we're not spending 500 gold to hire someone we don't need and whose job we are most likely better at ourselves."

"MEH! Drinking was what got me into this mess with Rhiannon in the first place. Coupled with me making a drunken pass at one of the Sisters in front of her. So I'll pass on the offer, thanks. But if you can fix this situation, I'll be eternally grateful. Mind you that my Rhiannon is no delicate flower..."

[Zepher]

"I find that fierce ladies often couple themselves with fierce men. She's not likely to physically harm me just for bringing you up though, is she?"