*written in druidic*
To my dearest Celia,
We've arrived in Zynii, and headed for the Topaz district as we saw a poster not long after our arrival that spoke of Zyanna and Zeno, performing in a certain club of which name escapes me.
It took almost no time at all to find her, and a a group the others went to speak with her, whilst me and the other Dwarves began "drinking" except I was drinking clean liquid, no alcohol, as I was using that little trick we learned some years ago, for when we don't desire drunkenness.
As only gurvel would he was going to step upon the stage, for reasons only known to him, but I just HAD to witness the aftermath of that action so I went to accompany him. as we approached the stage some grey elf stopped Gurvel and 'advised us' not to, if we wanted to avoid trouble. I admit I was rather disappointed by Gurvels compliance in the whole matter, as he went off to speak with some Makekuna, who escorted him out for his very, bovine smell. I considered going to help, but It all looked remarkable peaceful, id even go as far as to say friendly. He claims while he was outside with them they told him all about the Yakuza and other bits of information regarding the city, so I suppose it wasn’t a complete waste of time.
While Gurvel chatted outside I took the chance to catch up with Syrus, It was good to catch up. He shared the\ concerning news Zyanna is connected to something called the “Topaz Triad.” According to Syrus, they’re bad news, the sort of group you would exactly trust or want association with. Naturally, I asked if Syrus himself was tangled up with any unsavory alliances. He assured me he wasn’t, and he hasn’t yet managed contact to the local thieves’ guild yet. It seems rather impressive that in all this time he has not succeded in what would seem a rather simple task.
Eventually our reunion was caught short by Gurvel barging in and asking us to step outside to talk, after we stepped into the brisk night air he revealed what he had discovered, Ko is with the Yakuza, apparently they're child traffickers. He also mentioned that they’re usually found in the Amethyst District. It’s a thought i dare not entertain, Ko being wrapped up in something so vile.
Barely finished conveying this information Gurvel was interrupted by Saib, Syrus friend emerging form the pub, looking utterly disheveled It was painfully clear what he had been up[ to, and I couldn’t resist whacking the horny bastard on the head with my staff. He seems like an untrustworthy sort, the type to thing with his pecker and not his head.
On the upside, we now seem to have a potential contact with both the Topaz Triad and the Black Skulls.
After returning to the pub, me and Syrus went to get a drink, and as we were sat at the bar we were approached but a victri woman. I know right?!
It took a lot from me to even speak with her, but your words and encouragement to give people a chance were ringing in my head, so I made the effort. and I was seemingly rewarded for it I suppose with a party with a party invite.
Gurvel claimed that the triad were attacking the Yakuza tonight, and as we sought to get ourselves involved we realised how foolish we had been for trusting information from our resident OAF.
He was wrong, nothing was going down tonight. as such we went back to our accommodation for the evening and rested, and thought of what in the world to do next to find this wayward child.
I've little energy to keep writing, so I shall fall to slumber now,
I shall attempt once more to dream to you.
Yours,
Arty