"I suppose an alternative might be for Fergush to come along to meet the artificer, but it might require waiting until he's rested and healed enough to walk a little."

"If Oly knew how to use a rapier, I could lend him mine until we fixed the maul for Fergush.  Otherwise", Mancini sighed, "I guess we'll have to haul an ogre to see an artificer."

Mancini started to rub his temples.  "Heavy is the head...", he mutters to himself.

Don' wan'a long clumzy zword ... an I don wanna be widoud me knife.

In reply to Mancini (msg # 584):

The ogre has been making bond with Mancini... it is he whom the ogre would honorably exchange weapons with.

He turns to Fergush.  "I think a trade might be in order..."

Mancini reaches into his backpack and pulls out his rapier.  "Here.  I will return soon with your fixed maul, but until then, accept this humble token of my good will to the ogre clan."
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In reply to Mancini (msg # 587):

Fergush squints atbthe blade, but is impressed with rhe craftsmanship.

In reply to Ogre boss (msg # 588):

Aoife giggle at the picture of the massive ogre with such a relatively small weapon of Finesse.

"It should serve you well as a toothepick!" she chuckles.

In reply to Aoife (msg # 589):

Fergush passes the blade to Margala.
""Put up on wall near trophies."

Ardenas watches the exchange, then stoops to lift the handle of the maul.

"This would be easier to haul if it had wheels on it."  He looks around.  "Hilerno, you've been pretty quiet.  Do you think you can haul this, or will we need to go hire a cart after we get it up the stairs?"  Then he looks at Mancini.  "Or is there a way to the Guild gate from here without having to haul this monster up to the street?"

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 591):

The barbarian slings his blade amd hefts the maul with a grunt.

"Excellent!  Unless there's something else holding us up, let's get going."  Ardenas looks to Mancini for confirmation.

"Yes, let's get going.  I am starting to forget what civilization looks like...", then remembering he is in the company of 4 very large ogres quickly added, "so we can fix our good friend Fergush's maul."

(OOC: Rolled an 8 on a 15 Area Knowledge (Northport).  GM, is there a quicker way to the guild without having to haul the maul all over creation?)

In reply to Mancini (msg # 594):

You know the fastest routes above ground, but have no idea where that gate leads, four levels below the street.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 595):

"So all over creation we go on the route we know back to the surface?"
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In reply to Aoife (msg # 596):

The way back up is going to be fairly swift, and Hilerno seems suited to carrying the maul.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 597):

Aoife plays a little with the Ogres on the way back up, but is careful to keep some distance.

"Take care, large folk."  Ardenas follows the rest of the group out of the cellars.

"As soon as we get back to the surface, I'll have my bearings and can direct us back to the Guild."  As they travel, Mancini draws little maps to remind him of the underground, just in case he ever gets lost again.

In reply to Mancini (msg # 600):

You get back to the winecellars proper fairly quickly, and one of DuClair's men run off to get him.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 601):

"Rightio, so I get paid when he gets back, right? We done here otherwise?"

In reply to Narrator (msg # 601):

"Can the work proceed?"
DuClaire sighs.
"This entire enterprise has cost me thousands. I better not hear of anything else living in my cellars."

"The ogres now work for you, via Mancini.  Given that one of those ogres took down a slorn, barehanded, I doubt anything else bigger than a rat will sneak past the ogres -- and rats can only be controlled, not eliminated."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 604):

"So I am going to have to keep things civil with Master Mancini, if I don't want Ogres murdering me in my sleep. Wonderful. "

In reply to Lamont duClaire (msg # 605):

"Your relationship with Mr Mancini is not our problem. I believe we have done what was required of us, so unless I am mistaken, payment is in order."

"Oh, I don't think Mancini has any plans along those lines.  This does, however, seem like a long-term solution to having every group you run out replaced by another.  Get rid of the trolls, you get ogres.  Get rid of the ogres, then what?

"At least you can reason with ogres, if you approach things correctly, and I found Mancini quite a reasonable fellow."