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-[[people:​Amer ​Terrente]] successfully fools the oath-paper, causing [[people:​Valten Scholz]] no small amount of distress. By all accounts nobody should be able to lie while under his oath, but Amer did it. Clearly he needs to re-evaluate his willingness to help these people. Once they leave the church each of them go their separate ways.+[[people:​Amer ​Terrante]] successfully fools the oath-paper, causing [[people:​Valten Scholz]] no small amount of distress. By all accounts nobody should be able to lie while under his oath, but Amer did it. Clearly he needs to re-evaluate his willingness to help these people. Once they leave the church each of them go their separate ways.
  
  
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-Amer returns to his house. Rein, the constable of the district where the [[atlas:​Erasmus Trading House]] is located, has left a message asking him to see him at his earliest convenience. Additionally,​ there is a [[lore:Thedurk]] messenger waiting in his parlor. The Thedurk are highly trusted [[atlas:Theodovans]] couriers, used only for the most sensitive information and objects. In this case the courier delivers a small bone scroll tube.+Amer returns to his house. Rein, the constable of the district where the [[atlas:​Erasmus Trading House]] is located, has left a message asking him to see him at his earliest convenience. Additionally,​ there is a [[orgs:Thedurk]] messenger waiting in his parlor. The Thedurk are highly trusted [[orgs:theodovans]] couriers, used only for the most sensitive information and objects. In this case the courier delivers a small bone scroll tube.
  
 Amer tucks it away and goes to see Rein. He finds that the trading house is under guard and partially burned. Rein tells him that under orders of the [[people:​Donat Lange|Lord Marshall]] they came to arrest the mercenaries in the surrounding houses, but a battle ensued. The mercenaries retreated into the trading house, setting it afire, before escaping through a hidden tunnel into the storm drains. The watch put out the fire and tracked the mercenaries as best they could, but lost them somewhere near the northern washouts. Two watchmen were killed during the ensuing fight, two others have yet to return from the storm drains. Amer tucks it away and goes to see Rein. He finds that the trading house is under guard and partially burned. Rein tells him that under orders of the [[people:​Donat Lange|Lord Marshall]] they came to arrest the mercenaries in the surrounding houses, but a battle ensued. The mercenaries retreated into the trading house, setting it afire, before escaping through a hidden tunnel into the storm drains. The watch put out the fire and tracked the mercenaries as best they could, but lost them somewhere near the northern washouts. Two watchmen were killed during the ensuing fight, two others have yet to return from the storm drains.
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 [[people:​Brizanthimus]] is eating in Mistress Gabi's kitchen when [[people:​Tomacarne]] drops by to chat with him. It seems that Tomacarne once boarded here as well and so he got word when Briz arrived. Briz begins to realize just how much the elf knows about what happens in this area. Tomacarne seems to keep tabs on everything that is happening in the "​between"​ neighborhood. Those areas that are between the docks, wash, and market districts. An improvised area of ramshackle houses, brothels, and taverns – but strangely enough an area Tomacarne has pulled together. [[people:​Brizanthimus]] is eating in Mistress Gabi's kitchen when [[people:​Tomacarne]] drops by to chat with him. It seems that Tomacarne once boarded here as well and so he got word when Briz arrived. Briz begins to realize just how much the elf knows about what happens in this area. Tomacarne seems to keep tabs on everything that is happening in the "​between"​ neighborhood. Those areas that are between the docks, wash, and market districts. An improvised area of ramshackle houses, brothels, and taverns – but strangely enough an area Tomacarne has pulled together.
  
-Tomacarne takes Briz around the area showing him what happened to those who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. The people of this area are still pulling out the charred bodies of their husbands, wives, children, and neighbors. The [[creatures:​ifrit]] cared nothing for such things when they came and burned out an infestation next door. These buildings are constructed of dried wood and burned quickly, trapping many people inside. Briz understands that when the [[lore:Vulfgrau Trading House]] war comes, these will be the people that suffer the most. Instead of returning to his companions, he steps in and helps the people who are suffering.+Tomacarne takes Briz around the area showing him what happened to those who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. The people of this area are still pulling out the charred bodies of their husbands, wives, children, and neighbors. The [[creatures:​ifrit]] cared nothing for such things when they came and burned out an infestation next door. These buildings are constructed of dried wood and burned quickly, trapping many people inside. Briz understands that when the [[orgs:vulfgrau_trading_house]] war comes, these will be the people that suffer the most. Instead of returning to his companions, he steps in and helps the people who are suffering.
  
  
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 [[people:​Pox]],​ sensing an opportunity,​ manages to escape the ship with [[people:​Cristobal Erasmus]] and hide him at a warehouse. He then runs off to find Amer and tell him that he has saved Cristobal. Amer is grateful and sends Pox back with a note expressing his support and telling Pox to let Cristobal go free if he wishes. Pox presses for more information,​ but Amer reacts strongly after having been betrayed by those around him. [[people:​Pox]],​ sensing an opportunity,​ manages to escape the ship with [[people:​Cristobal Erasmus]] and hide him at a warehouse. He then runs off to find Amer and tell him that he has saved Cristobal. Amer is grateful and sends Pox back with a note expressing his support and telling Pox to let Cristobal go free if he wishes. Pox presses for more information,​ but Amer reacts strongly after having been betrayed by those around him.
  
-Irritated at Amer's distrustful nature, Pox returns to Cristobal but instead offers to help him instead of Amer. Cristobal tells him that the Terrentes ​have made agreements with the Vulfgrau Trading House that will sacrifice much of their city and the Erasmus house for their own power games. Cristobal wishes to purge the influence of the Vulfgrau from the family and if Pox helps him he will see to it that he become the head of the trading house in [[atlas:​Bornheim]].+Irritated at Amer's distrustful nature, Pox returns to Cristobal but instead offers to help him instead of Amer. Cristobal tells him that the Terrantes ​have made agreements with the Vulfgrau Trading House that will sacrifice much of their city and the Erasmus house for their own power games. Cristobal wishes to purge the influence of the Vulfgrau from the family and if Pox helps him he will see to it that he become the head of the trading house in [[atlas:​Bornheim]].
  
  
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-Pox returns to the warehouse and shows Cristobal the letter, which the man promptly dismisses. He tries again to convince Pox that he has evidence that the Vulfgrau mean to use the family as a stalking horse for their greater plans – the Terrentes ​are tied up in those plans. Pox is beginning to like Cristobal when a crossbow bolt from a hidden assassin sinks into Cristobal’s side. The door to the warehouse opens and several [[atlas:Mladovians]] rush in with makeshift weapons.+Pox returns to the warehouse and shows Cristobal the letter, which the man promptly dismisses. He tries again to convince Pox that he has evidence that the Vulfgrau mean to use the family as a stalking horse for their greater plans – the Terrantes ​are tied up in those plans. Pox is beginning to like Cristobal when a crossbow bolt from a hidden assassin sinks into Cristobal's side. The door to the warehouse opens and several [[orgs:mladovians]] rush in with makeshift weapons.
  
 Pox manages throws a cover over Cristobal and uses the boxes for cover from the assassin. He knows the warehouse well and uses that to his advantage. He cuts some overhanging rope, which tangles up the assassin, sending him and some precarious boxes to the floor. The thugs manage to corner him, but it is Pox who comes out on top during the exchange. As the assassin finally manages to free himself his thugs are retreating, so he does the same. Pox would like to chase them and get answers, but Cristobal is still alive and needs treatment if he is to live. Pox manages throws a cover over Cristobal and uses the boxes for cover from the assassin. He knows the warehouse well and uses that to his advantage. He cuts some overhanging rope, which tangles up the assassin, sending him and some precarious boxes to the floor. The thugs manage to corner him, but it is Pox who comes out on top during the exchange. As the assassin finally manages to free himself his thugs are retreating, so he does the same. Pox would like to chase them and get answers, but Cristobal is still alive and needs treatment if he is to live.