We don't have to detail Colours' search for information. He can summarise that when reporting back to Fendros. Checking out the brothel might be important, I don't know. It's up to you.
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Fendros remained optimistic. "It's really about finding out what he is capable of. We won't know if your contacts are going to be helpful unless we ask. There's a chance he'll hear about our investigation, but I would rather not go in blind. Why not try approaching from the angle of trying to move a smuggled supply of skooma at a good price? Something that detracts from his people-smuggling activities."
"That will take time," Sabine commented.
"Hopefully not too much time. Colours?" Fendros unclasped his hands and fingered his purse to check his own supply of coins. "Do you believe it possible to get some useful information in one and a half days from your contacts? We can use the meantime to look at this brothel and, if it seems viable, try to make contact with the Viper."
"That will take time," Sabine commented.
"Hopefully not too much time. Colours?" Fendros unclasped his hands and fingered his purse to check his own supply of coins. "Do you believe it possible to get some useful information in one and a half days from your contacts? We can use the meantime to look at this brothel and, if it seems viable, try to make contact with the Viper."
Fendros held his hands behind his back as he walked and thought. It took him a moment to begin responding. "That's an option, but it is a dangerous one. We do not know if they hand over the worshippers dead or alive. Even if we could transform and overpower the Viper's men, that would ruin our chances of finding Vile's involvement through them, if the information is as controlled as you say it might be."
"Can we spy on them?" Sabine asked.
Fendros gave a small nod. "That is what I was just thinking. I do not know about spying, but we do need more information." He looked to Colours again. "Would any of your...contacts be able to advise us? Now that we have a lead?"
"Can we spy on them?" Sabine asked.
Fendros gave a small nod. "That is what I was just thinking. I do not know about spying, but we do need more information." He looked to Colours again. "Would any of your...contacts be able to advise us? Now that we have a lead?"
Toun, Conata, Minus, and Edda are my big four. Although, Edda is really more of a perspective and catalyst for the Yorum stuff, I don't have much development planned for her, character wise.
Minor roles are limited to Majus and Caress (when I get around to more Yorum posts). The rest are just walking names with basic character and one-off people for hainposts and the like. Focussing on more characters than the four main ones would have too many people go into suspended hibernation for more months at a time than they already do...
Oh yeah, and I have a surprise lined up for a resident of Xerxes coming up eventually. It'll take a while though.
@Scarifar If you sit tight for maybe...ten-ish months, maybe? You're going to have something land on Niciel's lap from me, given current character arc trajectories. Go crazy collabing until then ;)
Minor roles are limited to Majus and Caress (when I get around to more Yorum posts). The rest are just walking names with basic character and one-off people for hainposts and the like. Focussing on more characters than the four main ones would have too many people go into suspended hibernation for more months at a time than they already do...
Oh yeah, and I have a surprise lined up for a resident of Xerxes coming up eventually. It'll take a while though.
@Scarifar If you sit tight for maybe...ten-ish months, maybe? You're going to have something land on Niciel's lap from me, given current character arc trajectories. Go crazy collabing until then ;)
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"Mmm," Sabine looked at the ground as they walked. She did not have time to think for too long before Fendros approached. He waved down Malithus' pack to signal them to rally with them.
"How did things go?" Fendros asked as they walked down the street.
Sabine echoed Colours. "He was not happy. He told us about a man that some of the missing people saw and made a deal with before disappearing. A smuggler. They disappeared before they could meet the contact to escape, but...he didn't say anything else about them. The man is called the Viper. He delegates from a brothel and skooma den in the south city."
Fendros grinned and put an arm around Sabine's shoulder and squeezed her against his side. "Excellent! I knew you could do it." He let go and leaned to look at her still bowed face. "How are you feeling?"
Sabine hummed again. "Okay. Nervous."
"Well, you can relax now," Fendros assured before turning to the others. "Was there anything else we found out? I think I heard you mention you had some ideas, Colours?"
"How did things go?" Fendros asked as they walked down the street.
Sabine echoed Colours. "He was not happy. He told us about a man that some of the missing people saw and made a deal with before disappearing. A smuggler. They disappeared before they could meet the contact to escape, but...he didn't say anything else about them. The man is called the Viper. He delegates from a brothel and skooma den in the south city."
Fendros grinned and put an arm around Sabine's shoulder and squeezed her against his side. "Excellent! I knew you could do it." He let go and leaned to look at her still bowed face. "How are you feeling?"
Sabine hummed again. "Okay. Nervous."
"Well, you can relax now," Fendros assured before turning to the others. "Was there anything else we found out? I think I heard you mention you had some ideas, Colours?"
Sabine looked at the shopkeeper, unsure. Then to Colours, then back to the shopkeeper. She could have tried to threaten him now, it would at least give him pause to remind him that his family could suffer if his Talos worship was revealed. However, Sabine did not see much worth in doing that. She looked down at her still tightly clasped hands and sighed.
"We will leave you alone now," Sabine mumbled. "We have not told anyone about your shrine. We will not tell anyone. You might want to move it."
Sabine glanced up once more and turned to leave. Fendros was meant to be waiting just outside of the door.
"We will leave you alone now," Sabine mumbled. "We have not told anyone about your shrine. We will not tell anyone. You might want to move it."
Sabine glanced up once more and turned to leave. Fendros was meant to be waiting just outside of the door.
Sabine gave a few tiny nods. This was good information. A part of her wanted to end the conversation there and tell Fendros about the lead, but she hesitated.
"So..." She swallowed again. She hated that she kept doing that. "Why did Hjorvand contact him? Was he in trouble? Did he need to escape?" She added after another second. "Is there anything else you know about the Viper?"
Whatever the answer was, Sabine was not sure that she could think of any more questions. She gave Kaleeth and Colours a glance in case they had any ideas themselves.
"So..." She swallowed again. She hated that she kept doing that. "Why did Hjorvand contact him? Was he in trouble? Did he need to escape?" She added after another second. "Is there anything else you know about the Viper?"
Whatever the answer was, Sabine was not sure that she could think of any more questions. She gave Kaleeth and Colours a glance in case they had any ideas themselves.
It was disappointing that the man had no notion of why Talos worshippers were being hunted either. Though, it was wishful thinking that such knowledge would be common.
While she knew that the thin veneer of trust the man was displaying was tenuous, Sabine pushed on. She was looking at the man directly now. Her confidence was improving. "Do you know his name? What does he look like? How do Talos worshippers contact him."
She had to stop herself to make sure that she didn't overwhelm them man.
While she knew that the thin veneer of trust the man was displaying was tenuous, Sabine pushed on. She was looking at the man directly now. Her confidence was improving. "Do you know his name? What does he look like? How do Talos worshippers contact him."
She had to stop herself to make sure that she didn't overwhelm them man.
Things were growing back into Sabine's comfort zone. She knew what to do from here.
"You do not have to believe us," she said. "If we were your enemy, we could have told the Thalmor and they would probably abduct you and your family. We do not want to know about other Talos worshippers." Sabine stopped to think about how much to say about themselves. She half-raised a hand and glanced up at the man's eyes for only a moment. "All that you must know is that the people who are now taking your friends have been fighting us for a long time. They have been taking people from us for a long time. We need to know why they are now hunting Talos worshippers and we want to stop them. If you answer us, you will not give answers that endanger your friends. You will not see us again."
Sabine tried to move onto the first question before the man had a chance to retort. "Those people on the list. Do you know if they purchased symbols of Talos from the same merchant? Did anyone out them or tell others about them in secret?"
"You do not have to believe us," she said. "If we were your enemy, we could have told the Thalmor and they would probably abduct you and your family. We do not want to know about other Talos worshippers." Sabine stopped to think about how much to say about themselves. She half-raised a hand and glanced up at the man's eyes for only a moment. "All that you must know is that the people who are now taking your friends have been fighting us for a long time. They have been taking people from us for a long time. We need to know why they are now hunting Talos worshippers and we want to stop them. If you answer us, you will not give answers that endanger your friends. You will not see us again."
Sabine tried to move onto the first question before the man had a chance to retort. "Those people on the list. Do you know if they purchased symbols of Talos from the same merchant? Did anyone out them or tell others about them in secret?"
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