[Dylan] Shadow Bard of Newtown

Seeing that Dylan's unfazed by their threats, the thieves advance.

"We did warn you kid. We'll just have to loot the money off of you after we kill you." One of them says.

All three thieves run towards Dylan to attack him but perhaps it is due to the darkness that they found it difficult to hit Dylan. They all missed their target, Dylan need not move much from his position to evade them.

Dylan conjures shadow tendrils from the ground that whip Dylan's enemies with a hard hit. The tendrils coil around the hooligans after hitting them.

"Ughh!"

"Uck!"

Try as they might they couldn't get out of the tentacles grasp. The one thief holding the club couldn't handle it. He was quickly knocked out. Darkness is indeed Dylan's turf.

The sword thief tried to slice off the tentacles but wasn't able to. The dagger thief made his dagger spark with electricity and attempted to slash at Dylan but his dagger misses.

So as not to kill the enemies, Dylan controlled the tightening. This prevented him from breaking their bones but also did not cause further damage to the thieves. Instead, the shadow tentacles hold of the enemies eventually lead to successfully incapacitating them.

Like the club thief, the two other hooligans turn unconscious. Dylan hears the sound of a bell's ring in his head. A notification!

Successfully defeated hooligans!
Acquired 3 power points.

What would Dylan do with these thieves now?

Dylan pulls the hooligans to the tavern. They were all unconscious, and heavy but thanks to the shadow tendrils, pulling them was a little easier. The people in the street avoid him but didn't ask what he was doing pulling three people with magic tentacles.

It still took some time before Dylan reached the tavern. Just as he hoped, the tavern's almost empty when he arrived. Apart from a few patrons who aren't quite done with their drinking. There's no one else, Falca must've gone home as well.

"What are you pulling there?" The barkeep asks as he ask the staff to aid you pulling what they thought were your friends.

"These good for nothings are really trouble here in Newtown. They prey on every new and vulnerable adventurer..." The barkeep explains how they were supposed to be hiding after hearing news that high ranking adventurers went to town but after hearing that those high ranking adventurers are gone, they came back to preying on every new face they find. They haven't killed anyone, even though they're armed, but that doesn't mean that they aren't trouble for they've sent a number of adventurers to the infirmary.

These are the Melek brothers. The staff knows who they are. Mar Melek's the oldest, he's the one with the dagger. Audi Melek is the second one, he's the one with the club. Declan Melek's the youngest, he's the one with the sword. The three of them have a younger sister named Fana. The staff says these thugs are doing the bad things they do for Fana.

As you were discussing with the barkeep and staff, Mar and his brothers wakes up.

"Wh-Wher-H-Hey!" Realizing that he's bound and they are caught, Mar stares menacingly at you.

"Trust me Bard, if I get out of here, I'd kill you, you hear me!" Declan says.

It is hard not to be afraid with those tentacles that was on their necks, specially cause those same tentacles were the reason they lost to Dylan. Their knees tremble and Dylan can see the fear in their eyes.

"Ww-We won't cause you trouble." Mar says as if pleading for mercy from Dylan not for himself but for his siblings.After you said your sales pitch, the brothers looked at each other. The presence of the crowd coercing them to take the deal pressured the Melek's to accept Dylan's proposition.

"As long as we get money for Fana..."

Both parties settled for a price (-5 gold each monthly). You can pay them partial for now (-3 gold).
As long as you pay them they will do what you ask but don't expect that they will sacrifice their lives for you. You'll meet them at the Sunrise tavern if you need them.The barkeep and the tavern staff are relieved that the discussion didn't cause much ruckus.

Dylan rests for the night.

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