The assault on Salty Pier

[Nephrite]

"Everyone here sure seems like they're busy." Moore says as they go along. "I guess we don't look that different at a glance as outsiders."

[Anastasia]

"Or they're self interested, self absorbed," Xandra says, "This may be a place of creators, who hear things of their own creativity, not of others." She follows along as you're lead to the steps.

[Nephrite]

"Perhaps that's why Gond was so interested in us." Moore says. "To have a creation from outside of the norm."

[Anastasia]

Down it goes! Down the stairs, people moving out of you way and shooting glares at you.

Jetina follows, "Sorry, sorry, magical invention of Gond, bear way, bear way. It's Gond's fault, not ours!"

[Nephrite]

"It could be a lot worse!" Moore calls out as he passes by. "Still, apologies! Excuse me! Coming through! Pardon me!"

Really, normally he'd just use his own charms to open up a path, but there's just no time right now!

[Anastasia]

Deep it goes and at the bottom? A set of mine carts come to and from, down a deep and dark mineshaft. They come back laden with ores and stones, taken out and handed out to any who are here, then return back empty. Notably, the blade is taking the three of you right to one of the mine carts.

[Nephrite]

"It looks like we're being invited." Moore says as he goes to get in the mine cart.

"I feel like we should be wearing helmets for this, though..."

[Anastasia]

Jetina hops in, Xandra following, floating just above it. You get some looks, a burly man racing over, "Hey, what do you two idiot heads think you're doing? No, three of you!"

[Nephrite]

"Well, it's a rather long story, but the short version is we're going to see Oghma." Moore explains. He holds up the rapier, which is probably still glowing at this point. "Gond was kind of enough to give us directions."

A smile afterwards. "Apologies for any inconveniences."

Switching aura to charisma

[Anastasia]

Yeah, gonna need a Diplo check here.

[Nephrite]

Ohohohoho!

Take 10 for 102.

[Anastasia]

Something in what you said seems to hit home, for the man grunts and turns away, as if washing his hands of it. Meanwhile the mine cart begins to move along, into the dark mineshaft ahead.

[Nephrite]

Moore just holds onto his new light source as they go!

"Still, though, this is pretty exciting!" Moore says to the others.

[Anastasia]

"It -" Is all Jetina gets out, as the cart begins to move faster - much faster. Xandra cries out as she desperately tries to keep up, flying along as the dark walls and passages become a blur around the two of you. Fearsome winds whip at you, blowing your hair back.

[Nephrite]

"Woaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" Moore yells as he holds on! Both to his sword and the cart!