Bounty Inc Role play

[muffinstud]

"I'm telling you, the statue can talk!" The little girl was on the verge of tears, pointing at the wooden statue of the recently dead mayor. "I talk to it every day!" The gaggle of boys chuckle and shake their heads at her. "See? I told you she was nuts. Just a nutty little street urchin." A boy taller and better dressed than the others steps towards her. "I bet you've never taken a bath in your whole life! You smell like it!" The other boys all laugh at his joke. The girl finally breaks down and puts her face in her hands, tears freely slipping out. She only looks up when she hears a -thup- sound.

The leader boy looks down at his foot in surprise and pain. There's a large spike pointing out of it. "Ah, you little tart! I'll get you for that!" As soon as the words left his mouth, he jerked back to find another spike jutting out of his arm. The girl is smiling. "My statue doesn't like it when you call me names. It looks out for me." The boy is furious now. "I'll see you and your precious statue burn! When my fa-huocch!" The boy spent his last breath gargling through the spike in his trachea. He falls lifeless to the ground, and the girl now stares down his former lackeys.

"You believe me now?" The boys nod. "Good. Now listen to me and I'll tell you what it says about making grown-ups do what we want." The boys huddle closer, enraptured by their new leader and her miraculously deadly statue.

Kale laughs softly to himself. Wrapped around the statue to limit his profile, he eagerly watches his newest pupil indoctrinate what will become her first gang. They're always so cute when they start out.

[Katty]

You all stand at the door. Lathan is on the toilet. You are all waiting for him.

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"That statue must be destroied!" Screamed an angry townspeople. It was with this comment that the angry mob was formed. They set out to get rid of that momument.

[Mistress Guendolen]

As they waited, Saira drifted over to Grey. "Yes, what do you need to hide for?" she said quietly. "You're one of us, and we certainly don't expect you to cover up. That would hardly be fair, now would it?" Those segregation laws had been terrible. So many still carried the prejudice. Luckily their group didn't have anyone who cherished those notions.

[Haylie]

Grunwalde appears behind Grey. "... hide."

Tilting his head. "What have you to hide from?"

As they waited, Saira drifted over to Grey. "Yes, what do you need to hide for?" she said quietly. "You're one of us, and we certainly don't expect you to cover up. That would hardly be fair, now would it?" Those segregation laws had been terrible. So many still carried the prejudice. Luckily their group didn't have anyone who cherished those notions.

"There's just some things you have to watch out for, and I'd rather not risk it. Besides, new places creep me out."

[Brnin8r]

((Lol...a thousand apologies for my absence.))

This is where Lathan went to think. How could a single person take out an entire village? He sat upon his porcelain throne a few minutes longer than usual as he thought this over. As usual he found himself in the same square as he started. He shrugged, reestablished everything, and exited the bathroom. "So...when do we leave?" he asks as he reorients his weapons and whatnot to be readied for travel.

[muffinstud]

Kale slithers down the statue and readies himself at the base. There is a manhole cover about 10 feet away, but the encroaching mob will keep him from moving slow enough to stay concealed. He readies his legs and tail, then pushes with all his strength, catapulting through the air. To the mob, he should look like a man-sized chunk of cobblestone flying through the air. For good measure, he lashes out his tail and slices one villager in the throat.

Back on the ground, he crawls the remaining two feet to the manhole and slides it open. He quickly enters in and slides the cover closed.

[Katty]

You set out for the town of Macion. To get there, you have to pass through the nearest town, the one that is only a mile away. That is the town of Kanei. A small fishing port town, with a very popular pub. But, unless you spend the night, the pub will be closed. It is here where you get food for your journeys. The people here know you and, for the most part, like you.

If anyone, they fear Grunwalde. From not only his masked face, but there is a false rumor going around that he tests poisons on the towns people. You all know it is not true, but you know how rumors are.

[Brnin8r]

As the group ends up in Kanei, Lathan nudges Grunwalde, "Perhaps you should stop putting that frog venom in people's soup." brining to mind one of the particular rumors involving Grunwalde. "It might make the people like you!" Lathan laughed a little at his own joke and looked around the town of Kanei. He talked to these people here and there and they were all pleasant folk.

[Haylie]

"Oh, cut it out. Leave him alone. How would you like it if I spread rumors that you enjoy sucking eggs?"

Not the most personable girl ever, but what else is to be expected from a wolf-girl who was abandoned, then enslaved, then threatened with death just for being who she is?

Notably, she slips her hood over her ears and eyes, and makes sure the lower part of the coat hides her tail. She would have to make sure she didn't lift it at all, but it would do for now. At least until she found another belt. She'd lost the last one to a gang of racist bandits.

[Knight Errant]

Grunwalde stares at Lathan just lone enough to make him feel uncomfortable, then says in his usual monotone.

"I dont look for approval... Besides, its the centipede venom in their well they should be worried about."

He walks off to buy some dried and cured fish for the journey. He hadnt put any centipede venom in the well, of course... what he just said was the closest he ever got to humor.

[Mistress Guendolen]

Saira shook her head, a small movement. "Given the horrified looks of those around us, I don't think anyone else here gets your sense of humor," she said, voice wry. Truly, it was on the macabre side. But he was a good member of the team, and that was what mattered. "But we need to get out there and start collecting all the information we can. Only then will we start being able to separate the fact from the rumor." When they had the facts, they could mount a proper search.

[Shadowmaster]

Rath walked quietly along with the group. I wonder if I should pick anything up while we're here... We will be facing a foe who is certain to have a number of tricks up his sleeves. he thinks to himself, glancing into various shops.

[Katty]

You all meet at the other edge of town after your shopping. It is around 10:30 am. You all share with each other what equipment you now have, so everyone knows what each other has incase someone gets an idea in combat. You'll have to fill in what you all have, since I do not know what you bought. But one thing is for sure, you are all almost broke. Between the lot of you, you have 75 gold. Enough for this mission, but still, the reward is going to be very helpful to you all.

After which, you all head down the beaten path. The road to the next town, Macion. It is a basic forest path. Bird, bugs, small and large animals, ect. Just be careful and try not to kill each other. OH! And try to figure out who the leader for this mission is. Someone should be in charge of keeping the team focused.

[muffinstud]

"So, the statue wasn't alive. It was you all along?" The little girl looked up at Kale with saucer-like eyes. He nodded and placed a gentle, leathery hand on her shoulder. His features were concealed by a grayish green hunter's cloak, so as not to startle her. "Of course my child. I only kept myself hidden because grown-ups don't like the way I look. They would hunt me down if they saw me." The little girl gasped. "Oh no! But that's so mean! You haven't done anything!" Kale chuckles lightly. "I know, the world can be mean sometimes. But that's why I want to help you. When grown-ups see you, they see a street rat. You know what I see?" She shakes her head. "I see a pretty girl with a promising future. I want the rest of the world to see you how I see you."

The little girl smiles, teary eyed. "But how? Those boys only talk to me because they're scared of me." Kale shakes his head and crouches down so his hooded face is level with hers. "So make them not afraid. Show them how brave you are, show them how smart you are. But most importantly, show them how beautiful you are." The little girl looks down at the dirt in their little back alley. "But everyone says I'm too skinny." True enough, the girl was wasting away slowly, as homeless children are wont to do. "So eat," Kale suggests. "I do..." the little girl mumbles. Kale shakes his head. "Not enough. I know you pick through garbage too. I'm talking about full meals of bread and gravy and milk." The little girl licks her lips. "You'd like that, wouldn't you?" She nods her head eagerly. "Then take it. If you see a fruit vendor, take some fruit. If you see a baker, take a roll or two. If you see a man with a fat wallet, take that and buy your food. The possibilities are endless."

The little girl looks up hesitantly. "Isn't that stealing?" Kale nods. "It is, but it's only food, and it's only enough to keep you fed. Those people waste their food and money every day, literally throwing it to the pigs and rats. Why shouldn't some of it go to you instead?" She looks over her shoulder. "What if I get caught?" Kale smiles and tousles her hair lovingly. "That's where I come in. With my help, you'll never get caught, not even if you try." She smiles and nods her head. "That's a good girl. Now, let's get started."

[Brnin8r]

Lathan looked at Grunwalde a bit, "You need a drink in you...something that could get that face of yours to take on a different shape...even if it's a deeper frown, at least it's change." he smirked as he said it. Grunwalde wasn't the friendliest of folk, but he always served some entertainment for Lathan as someone to talk about.
Lathan inventoried everything he had, making sure that all was accounted for: Bow, quiver, arrows, bastard sword, manacles, rope, rations, a waterskin, and his adventuring pack which held really anything that might help surviving; a bedroll, flint and tinder, etc. After making sure he had everything, he assessed in his mind what everyone else had on their immediate person (the things he could see). For as short as this mission was going to be, he was still excited and wanted to be prepared for anything...because who knows what kind of powers or tricks a mark with a 4000 bounty on their head had up their sleeves? "Well, I think I'm prepared for this. Everyone else good?"