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Rook Shadowhand

Feb 17, 2024 4:41 pm

Feb 17, 2024 4:41 pm

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Rook sees obvious advantages here for his own cause. Growing the legitimate front will surely help garner even more connections and more smuggling opportunities, opening new avenues to new products and even additional smuggling routes. The legitimate items could even have the contraband hidden within.

"That sounds like a satisfactory situation then."

Feb 19, 2024 8:49 am

Feb 19, 2024 8:49 am

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Satisfied, Hural looks to the others, "I think this arrangement will be fruitful for us all. Perhaps give me a moment to consider what would be appropriate to divulge, given the circumstances."

OOC:

Can Hural attempt to use Calculated Prediction in this case, to determine if any particular piece of information is better to be held back for the time being? Specifically, if he lays everything out - who they work for, the spice processing and intention to smuggle outside of Arakis, including to the emperor - how that will go for us?

[ +- ] Calculated Prediction (Mentat)

BeardHare Inactive for 1 months

Feb 19, 2024 8:53 am

Feb 19, 2024 8:53 am

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This meeting has gone well for House Heslin - each member of this team leaning into their strengths, positioning the House well to move forward with Sina's ambitions.

"Yes, it sounds like we have an excellent basis here for joint enterprise between our organisations."

"For the next moves, we will compile a list of goods we want to acquire to enable us to establish the market and communicate that to you in the near future. Together with a proposal on how we would exchange goods, and payments, and other logistical aspects of the operation."

"This would be best communicated in person, to help keep our plans from prying eyes. Take this address of a safe-house, we could meet there in two days time if that works for you - although take care to make sure you are not followed. I will attend that meeting, and will be watching the location. I will see when you arrive, and will join you shortly afterwards."

With this proposal, Marya is probing the smugglers, in particular The Owl, for their readiness to agree with their proposals and plans. With it, she also is trying to set up an opportunity for The Owl and Marya to meet again soon, somewhere more private. She hopes that her smitten admirer will be eager for such an opportunity.

Last edited February 19, 2024 9:15 am

Feb 19, 2024 9:04 am

Feb 19, 2024 9:04 am

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OOC:

I suppose with the reveal that the market would be in Arakeen, it would be obvious now who we represent, yes?

BeardHare Inactive for 1 months

Feb 19, 2024 9:14 am

Feb 19, 2024 9:14 am

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OOC:

Oops, I made several mistakes in that post - I'd forgotten that we were looking to start the market in Carthag AND had remembered Arrakeen being mentioned so had thought it was now public. I'm going to go back and re-con my post to remove that part of it. Sorry for the confusion.

EDIT @C1NDER I've removed those parts of the post so hopefully I've not given away who we are.

Last edited February 19, 2024 9:16 am

Feb 20, 2024 3:48 am

Feb 20, 2024 3:48 am

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OOC:

@C1nder, if you'd like to make that roll go ahead, otherwise we can move to the next scene.

Feb 20, 2024 5:13 am

Feb 20, 2024 5:13 am

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OOC:

Rolling for calculated prediction - Understand + Truth, invoking Focus Data Analysis. Spending two momentum if we have it to burn. To ask a second question.

Question 1: If he lays everything out - who they work for, the spice processing and intention to smuggle outside of Arakis, including to the emperor - how that will go for us?

Question 2: Will these smugglers betray us to our enemies if we remain true to our stated goals?

Rolls

Hural Osaf: TRUTH (8) UNDERSTAND (7) - (2d20)

(712) = 19

Feb 21, 2024 3:58 am

Feb 21, 2024 3:58 am

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OOC:

Good questions

Hural's mind proceeds, running through the scenarios and calculating their reactions, estimating their unknown allies, and plotting the course of possible involved third parties.

The first part is difficult. Revealing too much will spook them. They're small operators, but effective. You start bandying words like Emperor, landsraat, or Jyhad and they'll be as likely to stick around just long enough for one big score and then disappear.

The second worry, about loyalty, is easier. Their entire operation works on trust and loyalty. Be true to the agreement and they'll do everything they can to protect you.

Momentum: 4
Threat: 4

Feb 21, 2024 7:55 am

Feb 21, 2024 7:55 am

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After a long moment of consideration, Hural speaks again, "Our benefactor and your potential partner is Sina Helsin. The larger operation she wishes your assistance for, is to build up a Grand Market in Carthag. We have also come into a method of obtaining refined melange, which we would desire your assistance in discreetly removing from Arrakis. I believe, knowing this, you will understand what we are asking of you. We of course would provide appropriate compensation and the means to grow your operation so as to support our own, while you retain control of your methods and processes. If anything further is asked, it will be as a negotiation, not as assumed requirement. This is our commitment, should you agree."

OOC:

Please let me know if any part of that doesn't align with something already established or what other PCs have in mind. I'll edit as needed.

Feb 21, 2024 6:06 pm

Feb 21, 2024 6:06 pm

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Marcus watches the smugglers' reactions as they hear Hural's explanation.

Rook Shadowhand

Feb 21, 2024 9:56 pm

Feb 21, 2024 9:56 pm

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Rook also keys into the smugglers' reactions and is ever ready to react with his knife. The topic of melange had a tendency to create quite a stir.

Feb 22, 2024 4:36 am

Feb 22, 2024 4:36 am

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They're nervous and excited. Spice is dangerous and expensive, so both the risks and rewards are astronomical. Working with a royal house though, no matter how small, offers the illusion of political protection

The Owl, with a look at the others, says, "You know how to contact Ordway, and he's our main source of the transport of goods. I'll be in the city more often," he looks a little at Marya involuntarily," and I'll make sure that we can remain in contact. From our perspective, we have an accord. We can work out the money later, once we get the operation going. Agreed?"

Feb 22, 2024 5:26 am

Feb 22, 2024 5:26 am

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Hural nods, but glances to the others, particularly Marya. Once he sees agreement on their faces he looks back to The Owl, "Agreed."

BeardHare Inactive for 1 months

Feb 22, 2024 5:50 am

Feb 22, 2024 5:50 am

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"That went even better than we hoped." thinks Marya to herself.

"We're a formidable team here. It feels good to be working with these three, to be able to rely on each other."

As they are leaving, Marya makes sure she gets a chance to talk a few words with The Owl...

"Now you know who we are, and where we are, I want to meet you again. Soon. Very soon. Send word. Please. I will be waiting to hear from you."

She grasps The Owl's hand, grips it insistently, makes eye contact with him, smiles, and then moves back to join her colleagues.

Feb 22, 2024 4:53 pm

Feb 22, 2024 4:53 pm

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Seems like a good place to end the scene. Where to next? I'll offer that Sina Heslin likely has ideas on what to investigate next, if you're blanking on a next move.

Feb 22, 2024 9:16 pm

Feb 22, 2024 9:16 pm

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OOC:

I would suppose that we should return to Lady Heslin to report on our success.

Rook Shadowhand

Feb 22, 2024 9:44 pm

Feb 22, 2024 9:44 pm

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OOC:

A sound plan.

BeardHare Inactive for 1 months

Feb 23, 2024 2:39 am

Feb 23, 2024 2:39 am

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OOC:

Yes, back to Sina sounds good to me

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Characters
- BeardHare
  
  Marya Delannoy
- C1NDER
  
  Hural Osaf
- ForeverDED
  
  Marcus Syn
- Qralloq
  
  GM
  
  Sina Heslin
  
  Player Reference
- Windyridge
  
  Rook Shadowhand