Posted by Gamemaster CockRoach (GM) in Main Sim - Alien Planet - Landing Party 3 Inside The Blood On The Vine
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The well dressed brown suited man just gave an idle shrug to Marcus, “..Well it is not every day the Vine here gets such a jovial group, much less one so large. I would at first think you were a party of adventurers, but your garb and equipment don’t seem quite up to snuff in quality for most I’ve met on the roads of the Old Slavich. So my next thought is you could be a party of traders, but again your accompaniment tells me that’s not likely the case either. I happen to run much of the local trade here in the village, and no major caravans beyond the Vistani were to be coming in anytime soon. So that closes out the idea you are a group of merchants or traders..” he said pausing to take a sip of his glass again. Leaning forward then he clasped his hands together on the table. “..Then I realized none of you are of the local Barovian stock here in the village or elsewhere. Nor are you from any of the other majorly human focused countries of The Core region. This means either you are outlanders from beyond The Mists, or from a new country just revealed by The Mists. But the fact you do not seem bewildered like most outlanders freshly arrived, and you’re able to understand the local Barovian tongue means the second option is also not likely..” he said.

Pausing again to sip his glass, he gave Marcus a harder, but still seemingly friendly look, “..Which means my friend, you are your compatriots are something special, and special people happen to garner my interest most closely in my line of work..” he stated.

GM CockRoach

Now Marcus was interested, “And your line of work would be?”

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Marcus Anders: Chief of Security

The man sat back again with a smile on his face, though it seemed far from a friendly one more like a smile that hid a more sinister nature. “..Why me? I’m a man of trade. I organize merchant caravans around Barovia, and in particular for those coming through Barovia village here. I also manage information exchanges with these caravans and for adventuring parties provide rumors and leads to places of their interest for adventuring......for a price of course..” He said.

“They do say everything comes with a price around these parts, but I’d like to think I drive a hard bargain,” Marcus was really getting into the part now and was confident in his attempt at swindling the stranger, “We can offer you naught but our help in any matter you may require assistance with.... within reason of course.”

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Marcus Anders: Chief of Security-

The man gave another smile that did nothing to hide the more vile attitudes he likely held underneath, “..Mmmm most curious to my little study now, you offer help in any matter to me, but yet as I said you’re not adventurers..” he said. Then gave an idle wave of his hand, “…Well I am afraid I have nothing that requires your attentions right now. Though it does seem your food and drink has since returned to you and your compatriots..” he said with a gesture to the table Anders had come from. “..If you do happen to later need information do come look me up at my home down the road from here in the village..” he said. “..Big sign, with the picture of two hands shaking with an eye above them..”

GM CockRoach

Anders nodded and turned back to the table, striding back toward the away team, satisfied with the amount of information he had recieved.

-Lieutenant Junior Grade Marcus Anders: Chief of Security-