"Impatience is not a virtue I admire, mistress Baenre." says a voice whose body it belongs to comes from around a curtain that conceals a dais at the rear of the room.

A sleek Drow male carefully closes the curtain behind him. He clasps his hands in front of him and smiles at the group. I'm glad you arrived this promptly, as there is a time limit on this mission. A Svirfnebli slave with some VERY sensitive information has somehow managed to escape. We suspect he had help so we're sending the five of you just in case. You are to eliminate this Gnome and any of his allies before he reaches the relative safety of Blingdenstone but as far as we know he hasn't left Menzoberranzan yet." he pauses for a second, taking stock of you all.

Feryl head fills with questions she knows must be answered in order to find this gnome...but she waits quetly for the mere man to continue. He was able to get a message to her so this mission must be important.

Mezreth lupine alike long ears perked up and he taked on attention of the slim drow male. Mezreth searched trough his memory a description of a face or mannerism fitting to this drow while he remained alert of his surroundings and was prpeared hear more details.

[Private to GM: Can I roll or can I even bother to roll Knowlegde: Local to reconize this drow? I asume he is not Jarlaxe :P.]

-PL-
[Private to Mezreth: Of course you can. Go for it if you want.]

PM
[Private to GM: Duh, not good roll :P.

03:54, Today: Secret Roll: Mezreth rolled 11 using 1d20+6. Knowlegde:Local (Menzo).]

Drez says nothing trying to get an impression of this drow. Has he seen him before? If so who is he and what is his place in the hierarchy of the guild. While all this is going through his head he is also observing his companion filing away everything for later.

The male gives the group a look that showed he was slightly annoyed.
"He was last seen by a kobold slave, who claimed under torture that he had seen him near Donigarten. The Matron Mothers don't want the populace to know that the city's food supply is under threat so they hired us to take care of the problem."
[Private to Mezreth: You have no idea who the male is.]
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Mezreth asks; "What is the gnome and possible allies alike? They all look to same short ugly and bad tasting to me."
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The assassin moves to the nearest open seat moves and repositions his rapiers so he can sit down. How are we supposed to recognize the gnome and do you have any idea what kind of allies he could have inside the city? I would also like to leave as soon as we have all our questions answered. I would hate to give the gnome even more of a head start. Kaxxar puts his feet up on the table in front of him and adds. I enjoy killing gnomes as much as the next but what kind of payment should I be expecting?

Feryl will look down her nose at this male while Mezreth, it seems with Kaxxar's help, will get all they need to know out of him.

The male looks bored.
"The Gnome in question is said to wear a bracelet of stone on his left wrist. He doesn't have any other identifying features. We don't know what kind of allies he has but I personally don't expect you'll meet more than other slaves. The matron in question has agreed to pay you 1000 pieces of gold each if you deliver the Gnome's head to her. Is that enough information for you to leave me alone?"

Feryl tries not to roll her eyes at the impertinence of the male drow.

Mezreth grumbles a reply; "It is enough for me, I just rip the hand off and deliver it along whit bracer as proof our deed then." Mezreth turns to Feryl, to see haves she have anything to say or when she wishes to leave and go to the hunt. Mezreth is actually exchited to go hunt again, he likes track down his prey before he release himself into blood frenzy upon his prey.

Seeing Mezreth look, Feryl says, "If there is nothing else...then we shall be on our way."

"The head is what the Matron wants. She has a way to find out if the head is his or not."
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Well if there is nothing else... Shall we go? Drez wants to get on his way. The thought of a little fun making his blood race. He hoped the beast wouldn't kill the slave too quickly. That would be a waste of good sport.

The male nods slightly and reenters the curtain, prompting you to leave.

Feryl turns and leaves knowing that Mezreth would have noticed her movements as soon as she started to move. She walks through the wall...

_{Well, I hope we have a tracker in this party} Drez mutters to himself as he decends the stairs. He follows Feryl and her bodyguard through the illusory wall.

Mezreth's sharp hearing hears the muttering and replies; "I know how to track, I have lived many months in Underdark wilderness by hunting. As you may know already Drez. Deep gnomes may be very elusive prey to find, but they most do leave tracks and if there is more than one slave running away, that easier for me.....I just need find tracks what to track."

OOC: Anyone who had worked any period whit Feryl and Mezreth know that Mezreth is a tracker (plainly said he haves Trakc feat and Survival as class skill).

Once outside Feryl will say, "OK Mezreth. Lets get the head we need."

Mezreth nods to his mistress while he follows and guards her rear and her flanks whit his stance and moving his massive bulk quietly as he could. He murmured to her, which was partially loud growl and also whisper, well, a whisper which would pass for his size anyway; "Let's start from the food supply area, from direction where the slave pens would be. I also try recall any routes leading into Underdark near the food storage, whcih the gnome would use escape slave hunting parties."

[Private to GM: First local roll for any routes what Mezreth knows. Also I am not certain do you ask search to fidn tracks or just survival, but I rolled both and I HOPE you allow the survival roll to find the correct tracks :P.

01:32, Today: Secret Roll: Mezreth rolled 30 using 1d20+11. Survival.
01:31, Today: Secret Roll: Mezreth rolled 11 using 1d20+8. Search.
01:31, Today: Secret Roll: Mezreth rolled 10 using 1d20+6. Knowlegde:Local (Menzo).]

"Very good. Lets go." Feryl says as she heads off in the requested direction.

Kaxxar follows the group out of the room grabbing his back pack on the way. Lead the way mistress he says with a slight bow. The assassin the pulls out a small vial and bolt for a hand cross bow and applies the substance. Mezreth I hope you like to eat your gnomes while they are still breathing but, I would like to find out what sensitive information the gnome knows. The assassin loads his hand cross bow with the poisoned dart and stays near the front of the group.

Mezreth grunts a reply; "It is not our business to know what the 'sensitive information' is. Of course if you do not plan blackmail our employer whit it or exploit it profitably so that you are not found out to know the information. I swear that male drow is familiar somewhere, but I could not recall exactly where. But do not worry assassin, I let you play whit the gnome first before I eat it and save the head for the matron mother."