4: The Statue Job
General Summary
The next morning the The Chain Breakers got up early, bid goodbye to Dalin Forceclaw and headed out of town towards Lorden . The first day and a half went by pretty smoothly until they arrived at a stream that felt off. There was a sniper in a tree and a pair blocking the bridge across. He banters with them a bit and decides it's not worth the fight and pays them 8 gold to cross. the rest of the trip there is fairly smooth with on the last day Colleen mentioning something smells off. Gillander states that she is smelling the sea as they are close to port.
They head into a town that might be bigger than Greywall. This city felt different from Greywall , like it was bigger. They easily found an inn and sat down to lunch, they discussed everything looking rather lawful for a city that was supposed to be lawless. They have some idle chatter and divvy up the rooms so they can take a day to relax. Allura with Colleen, and Faye with Gil.
Faye and Gil take some time to snuggle and talk about their family. Faye jokes since both their families make alcohol they could run a tavern together. they note at dinner the other two are off on their own and decide to dance once the Bards start. While their dancing Gil spy Colleen sneaking in carrying a beaten Allura. They immediately follow them up. He questions Colleen who was reluctant to say what happened at first but tells them Allura was going to go sightseeing and then followed without knowing. Allura was snooping around the docks and was directed to an alley where she was Jumped, Colleen rushed in and managed to chase them off and take a few out. She didn't get much more than that but assured Gil and Faye that Allura would be fine.
Gil was very upset, but Faye convinced him to wait until tomorrow. They decide to settle in for the night. That night he Dreams of Faye in a Bikini, even though he doesn't know what a Bikini is.
He checks in with Colleen who relays that Allura got up and ate a little but did not want to talk, before going back to sleep. Gil said he would return in a few hours then go to get breakfast for him and Faye. They had a cozy breakfast before going to check on Allura who was getting into her armor. Allura said she was checking on a lead when she got jumped, and Guil asked her why she didn't wait until the next day like they had agreed. they argued which ended in Gil telling her she was benched and Allura storming past him for breakfast. Colleen speculated that Allura didn't feel like she belonged which confused Gil as he pointed out he and Faye adored her. Faye volunteered to go talk to her and let Gil cool down.
After Colleen leaves to also look after Allura; Gil contacted Makiel in order to try to get some more information on Allura. she offerees him a little insight that Allura might be prideful and knows she's done wrong. He agrees and thanks her for the info.
He joined the girls at the table and after declaring they should start with the person that sent Allura into that trap she quickly copped to it being a personal business. Gil was ready to still go and handle the guy but Allura preferred they stay on mission for the moment. Faye suggested they start with a Mapmaker and the two of them leave to do so.
They end up meeting a gnome in a cartographer's shop. The Gnome checks the coordinates while Gil appreciates the great work. The gnome returns with a map of the city and asks where the coordinates came from. Gil tells him from beneath a haunter mansion. the gnome mentions how exciting that sounds and notes that Gil and Faye don't seem like they're from around here. He points out the Coordinate lead to a part of town that's run by The Sierra Family, who are just common thugs. the coordinates lead to a warehouse they run. Gil notes it's odd that would be in the mouth of a statue and buys the map from the gnome for 3 gold.
Outside they speculated that while it seemed off-type if Allura had asked about something involving the crime family that might have been why she was jumped. Faye mentioned she would say what had happened, and Gil countered that he knew where she had visited thanks to Colleen and they agreed to go there. when they get to the docks their overwhelmed by how large they are. After taking a moment to take in the scene they go and find the place Allura had been. They entered into a shipping service office. He asked about Allura and what she was looking for. the man replied she was looking for a girl, Shortish, red hair, half-elf and teenaged possibly. The guy shows on the map where he saw the girl in question.
With that, they left but both definitely knew the guy was off. they took the long way around and he finds a stray dog which he uses speak with animals to get him to scout. they find there's four men waiting. Gil sneaks around behind them. He flubs a charm person from the shadows but remains undetected and they light them up. they take one down from the jump and then jump into combat. They team up and managed to get the second one down but not without him alerting the other two and Gil taking an error. After another volley of spells and crossbow bolts Gil moves into Melee and gets a nasty hit on one. once the third one goes down they get the last one to surrender.
The guy spills the beans. they were paid to jump Allura because she was asking about the girl. the girl is a lady. He didn't know who he was but his boss a big guy that is bald might know. they also learned that 20 guys work at the warehouse. they roll the bodies. tie up the hostage and head back to the Inn.
They catch Allura up who wasn't happy about them butting in and reiterates this is secondary to the reason they came, but Gil says they have a limited window to get more info out of the guy they sent them both to get jumped, and he would like to at least see this part through because it matters to Allura. She agrees and they rest and make a game plan then head to the docks.
They arrive at the Shipping office with no one being immediately there. They peak in the backroom to see just some dock workers working. they all hide and wait for the office guy to return. the office manager returns but sees colleen, thankfully Gil manages to cast charm person on him and this time it works, they managed to get him in and close the door. They try to question him but The manager calls out for the minion. Gil manages to knock him cold, so they can face the dockworkers, who one comes in.. gets a lay of the land and decides this isn't his business, and leaves.
Between Allura's intimidation, and Gil's word the manager sings. Red is someone they have and their boss, Peyton Murphy He was most likely in a villa south of the city. Allura asks if he has been to the villa and he has so they get a basic idea of what's up at the villa. Allura then says they should kill him. the guy panics but they knock him out; then put him on a ship heading out the harbor. they discuss the next moves. Allura not wanting to distract from the mission but also wants to know what's going on. Gil reiterates they will find a way to do both and they all head back to the inn.
They discuss things further and decide to attend to the Statue job since it's in town. They rest and go to check out the location the mapmaker showed them.
they get to the business just before sunset and after confirming people are in there they wait in the shadows to see who leaves. A bunch of workers leaves, and Gil fails to get up by a window and to get hidden before a man comes out. Gil manages to play drunk and gets away. they decide to wait to see if the guy leaves and if not they will head in.
the man never leaves and they sneak in, and they start to look around in the dark. they all quietly move thru a maze of boxes. As they move thru they hear some movement outside. They hurry and get to a door and a staircase. Gil checks the door first and manages to get it unlocked. the Door leads to an office and they light a lantern to see some file cabinets and come up with nothing. they search the desk and get a lockbox. Gil decides they should beat feet since there are people outside.
Once they get back to the inn and check around Gil opens the lockbox to find a set of keys and a list of names. The names have sex, height age, and a number attached to each. It takes a minute but Gil mentions that his farm used to list livestock the same way. Connecting the dots they gather there are probably people being held and that they are running slaves to the Underdark. They talk about options but the decision is clear. They have a shot tonight to clear the slaves so they will return in a few hours.
After eating and a short rest they head back late at night. They first try to deal with the guards outside but get caught sneaking up. Gil gets roughed up pretty good but ultimately he and allure manage to take down one guard and the other surrenders offering up where the slaves are. They find the hidden latch and open up the hidden cellar and they proceed down. They find many people from children to adults, malnourished and beaten in cages around 30 in total. They take a mom to weigh options. Send the people along to those that live in the city and stay to deal with the slavers or go to the law that may or may not be paid off. ultimately they decide the need to move everyone to three different locations just to get them to safety.
After that Colleen lets them know about her zone of Truth spell and they decide to try the legal way first and head to a guard station where they find three guards outside. Colleen casts the spell and they find out quickly the guards here aren't going to do anything about the slavers. the guard, shocked at their admission jump the team. A volley back and forth takes place before a bigger guard comes in to break it up. other guards file in and a small scuffle between them begins with the guards unable to lie about being dirty to the ones that are not. Eventually, the crooked guards are subdued.
The leader, Captian Anders, apologizes for the issues and listens to what they have to say. Ander informs him that, that warehouse belongs to the Garinos family that has ties here. He offers to aid Anders and his men if they allow them to get some rest. They agree and Gil tells Anders where the victims are staying and also puts two scouts watching the warehouse. They also quickly with two guards go back to get the living guard, before heading back to the inn.
They return to the inn exhaust just as the sun is rising splitting into their room Gil and Faye take a moment to catch a breath and share an intimate moment as they reflect on the good they had done that night. When they wake; they get bathed and fed and the four meet up with Anders. Anders reports the warehouse owners were mad and preparing for action. Gil notes they are ready and asks Mo for any advice. a paper falls simply stating "kill them all".
They go with the guards to the warehouse and Gil sees that the workers are loading boxes into a nearby ship. he also notices a sniper in the crow's nest of the ship and as well as a bodyguard to a shorter man that seems to be in charge. They all quickly advance Gil quietly moves into position next to the boss and gets a surprise attack on him. A fight breaks out with Allura and Gil being in the middle of it. The tubby leader tries to make a break for it in this fray but Gil manages to chase him down and take him out. after that the rest are pretty easily taken and they help Anders load them all up on a cart to be jailed. Gil says they would like to speak with the boss in the morning and Anders agrees thanks to their help.
With that and some healing from Colleen they head back to the Inn, and Faye makes it her job to look after Gil. As Faye goes to get hot water for Gil to wash up he reports to Makiel. He gets cleaned up and decides to head down to the tavern to enjoy an ale. After a little bit a drink is given to Gil courtesy of a pretty blonde girl. He walks over to thank the girl and she introduces herself as Rex. she and Gil talked and she made it clear she was looking for someone to warm her bed. Gil declined as Faye was just upstairs. It was at that point Gil shrugged off a spell aimed to alter his will power. He told the Rex, who now said her name was Clara to stay put and then went upstairs to get Allura to back him up. They return downstairs to find Rex was gone and had left a note that said "Catch you on the flipside Handsome" with a heart and kiss print. Allura teases him a little and clear the area around the inn and all seemed well.
Colleen checks on them to make sure all is well and then returned to the room and Allura and Gil sit to drink. He asks her about her opinions on his newly found magic. she said so far it was useful, and Gil noted it was like a book he read once but the main character tended to make trouble with his philandering ways. Allura teased him again that he should learn from that; which Gil reported that he was pretty sure Faye could roast him alive should he ever do anything she didn't want. He then asks Allura is she's nobility because he gets that vibe from her. She scoffs at the idea of her being a noble and points out that Gil's notions of nobility are romantized from books.
Faye joined them as she was having trouble focusing. gil told Faye about Rex who seemed annoyed and noted she'd be ready for her. the three of them eat, and they spend the evening relaxing and listening to bards.
Report Date
24 Jan 2022
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