Espionage,
Murder & Three Wagons of Wood
16/14/10,121 - Slum District, High Medurim
It's a cold morning as the four gather back at the Unicorn to arrange their departure. Confused by the unwanted attention of the evening before they decide to leave under cover of a departing trade train. Molin & Kilite head for the market and after much negotiation agree to accompany three wagons carrying timber to Samazant, the journey will take two to three days at a grand profit of siximperial farthings a day for each of our intrepid group.
Whilst Kilite makes a quiet good bye's to various traders around the market place Tharla & Illyra head off to arrange departure times etc with the timber merchant's representative however they fail to notice beggar who follows their route.
Molin, naturally more distrustful of townsfolk & particularly after last nights events, recognises one of the three gentlemen who followed them from comfort of the Unicorn. Having said fond farewells Molin & Kilite head off to meet Tharla & Illyra at the merchants qtr's however Kilite, alerted by Molin, steps inside a piss house & quickly casts detect enemy confirming the allegiance of the following goon, realising that he has been spotted, he backs off & disappears into the throng.
Hurriedly the group head back to the Vulgar Unicorn to collect their chattels & four legged friends intending to catch the slowly moving wagons within a mile or so of the city gates. As Tharla enters the stable, having collected her belongings from her attic room, Molin, Illyra & Kilite inform her that their tack, the sled & bed roll's etc have been carefully searched in their absence however nothing appears to be missing. Surmising that they, whoever they are, were simply determined cut purses after the flask, which was at Tharla's hip, they depart depart via the merchant's offices & then onwards to the South East gate.
Passing under the portcullis, Molin, with Kilite as pillion, astride his bear, Tharla on her dog sled & Illyra on her war dog, Molin is accosted & challenged by the city militia on duty at the gate. It is made quite clear, despite protestations to the contrary, that Molin is to accompany them to the local magistrate's abode to "assist with enquiries" regarding the theft of valuables. Kilite taps Molin on the shoulder & indicates that the gate guards appear to be under order from a chap wearing sky city insignia, coincidentally but unsurprisingly, he is also one of the three from the Unicorn the previous night. Reluctantly Molin agrees to their demand, however after a few whispered words the sergeant apparently in charge requests that he hands over the clay flask which Molin & his friends are known to hold, as this is the item stolen in question. Realising which way the wind is blowing Molin & Kilite glance at one another, draw weapons & bolt for the gate.
There is a brief flurry of steel & claw courtesy of Molin's bear Gunter, several militia are cut down and the sky city inciter is badly wounded & beaten unconscious. As the two break through the line of pikes, quarrels rain down from the wall above, Gunter suffers a flesh wound however apart from a slash to Molin's face all is relatively well.
Meantime outside the gate Tharla realises something is amiss, she can see hurried activity above the gate and hear shouting from within. Sliding her sled around she heads back through the gate hastily avoiding fleeing townsfolk. Hearing the rattle of chains as the portcullis begins to descend she abandons the sled & enters the right hand tower. Taking the stairs three at a time Tharla can see two guards above releasing the gate mechanism. Seeing Tharla has entere the tower Molin & Kilite are unsure where to go, an alarm begins to sound from above & the portcullis continues to drop, a decision is made, they run towards the tower to aid to Tharla.