Journey abroad (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

"Fine, treasure hunters it is," Mirima says, starting to swim along again.

Okay, go ahead and describe how you're going into town and all that, along with your immediate plans once there. Assuming no interruptions.

[Corwin]

Sure thing! We're treasure hunters who got a lead on a buried treasure! Mirima will carry one gold bar and be theatrical as she gathers info. I'll do the same for any news, while Ellese checks whether we gain any unwanted interest.

[Anastasia]

Okay, make gather info, Jaela. I'll sort out rolls and segue into your entrance and results as needed. I'll also roll for Mirima and Ellese for their chosen tasks.

[Anastasia]

<Tohsaka> Roll 1d20+25
<Penuche> Tohsaka invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d20=13]

As requested by Cor, that's Jaela's GI.

> roll 1d20+11 (+2 circumstance due to gold bar) Mirima
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=5]

> roll 1d20+5 Ellese Spot both of them are working off-skills, actually
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=5]

Risem is full of narrow streets and broad spaces above to swim by. The streets are more suggestions, with most creatures traveling above roof level. It's full of creatures of all types - sea elves, mermen, sahuagin and others that you only get glimpses of. Nothing special happens when you enter, and soon you're hitting the bars. As they are here, buildings full of people drinking liquids from glass spheres, with single, sealed glass straws allowing the liquor to be sucked out and not wasted in the waters.

Gathering information gets you a few things.

- Those gold bars? Worth 50 or a 100 gold each, I forget which. They're from that big land city in the bay. Trade bars, the air breathers call them.

- The sahuagin and sea elves are fighting again, out in the open ocean. The water elemental Oolu lead the sea elves against the sahuagin, or so the rumors say.

- Treasure like that's tough to find. The sea elves take any in the bay they find up to that land dweller city and get rewarded for it.  Bah! You have to go further along the sea routes to hope to find much, into the deeper ocean. Bah, you found one of those? Sheer luck!

- Fortunately, Risem's stable right now. Clinal, a wealthy merman, has been investing heavily into Risem.

- Keep your heads down, air suckers. Risem not a town to make waves in. Trust me on this.

[Corwin]

I want to ask the last person to elaborate!

[Anastasia]

One of these bars has an actual bar. A single merman runs it and leans in to say that, quietly. He's middle aged and with graying blonde hair and beard, heavily muscled. "This city isn't safe," he says, ever so quietly.

[Corwin]

"No way!" Jaela exclaims, before looking around and leaning close. "There's no chance," she continues quietly. "It looks so peaceful!"

[Anastasia]

"Shut up," The merman hisses, suddenly finding something halfway down the bar far more interesting. He hurries off, studiously ignoring the three. You can see your outburst got a little attention. There's a pair of sahuagin drinking from glass balls, as well as a sea elf picking at a plate of seaweed and sea cucumbers.

[Corwin]

Undaunted by this initial failure, Jaela slowly nurses her drink. Once it needs a refill, she signals the bartender and decides to try her luck again, this time properly quietly.

[Anastasia]

The barkeep comes over after a short hesitation, "Another?" he asks, blandly.

[Corwin]

"Yep," she agrees, pushing it across the counter and leaning after the glass. "Listen, I'm sorry about earlier. You were just trying to warn a girl, right?"

[Anastasia]

In a whisper, barely heard above the sounds of the ocean, "Go back to Balmuria. Nothing good happens here."

[Corwin]

"My friends in Balmuria told me it was safe. What changed?"

[Anastasia]

"Don't ask. People who ask questions vanish," The barkeep whispers, before hurrying off.

[Corwin]

Jaela takes her refilled glass over to the sea elf's table with a grin. "This seat taken?" she asks as she sits down.