1. Can Dead Rats Die?

🕰️ 12:31pm

Things change fast in Neverwinter on minute you're sitting around a table playing cards the next you're rapidly preparing for Lord Neverember's arrival. Nine Minutes. That's how long you have until he show up to get the place looking like you do work here, Dr. Brevard pins a map of the city to the wall, while Seline attempts to pit strings on the Instruments that's supposed to be sitting out from in case anyone were to ask what this place is.

Barry spends his time trying to clean up after the signs that you were just sitting around and each of you take time to strap on your gear, after all he's coming to give you you're very first mission.

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🕰️ 12:40pm
Neverember strides in, not even bothering to shut the door behind himself, in fact he seems a little peeved he had to open it, something Barry and Seline both note down on a small notebook.

He looks first at Barry, "I'm sure you've been keeping an eye on the restaurants that were attacked by the Dead Rats Gang."

It's not a question which is a good thing because he hasn't been, that seemed like something that the citizen Milita could deal with, so he hadn't bothered.

"We'll they struck another two taverns this morning the Beached Leviathan and that place with masks, they came begging me to hire some Merc's to deal with the problem so I thought what better time to use you folks, after all Nobody's found their hideout before so perhaps with some professionals I thought we could wipe out the dead rats completely.

We'll I have a meeting in four minutes, so I've got to be on my way."

And with that he turns and walks out, leaving the door open behind him once again on the way to his 12:45 meeting.

Dr. Brevard turns to the map pointedly not looking down at Gworgi as his eyes pass over his location.
He hands Barry a box of pins and a list of locations."We know who their targeting, at least for now. They've raided several Taverns Including, the Beached Leviathan,and the Moonstone Mask, we could Investigate those locations though it isn't likely we'll find anything there, as they pretty much just gave over money.
We could attempt to determine the location of their base based off the location of their strikes but Taverns are all essentially the same area, well aside from the shard of the moon, which I would guess is their next location."

Paige rises eagerly hoping for a change at redemption,

""Yes we knew that too Boss! Or most of that! That is we knew about the Taverns!"

As Henson contemplates his chances of getting away with strangling a kobold. Paige flips to an empty entry and summons to herself a floating quill with a feathered end that shifts in color.

"Oh gosh! I didn't expect this!"

Rapidly and with perfect lines a bashful expression is doodled and turned to Gworgi.

"Y-you think so? Could I maybe..if it's not a big deal..I don't have to have it, but I'd really like it if you.."

The quill flips around to add more blushing lines. Paige turns away before flipping back to the toon image and rushing in close to the kobold.

"COULD YOU SIGN MY DRAWING MR. DRAGON?!"

Henson stands up and snaps his fingers.

"That's enough Paige! We need to focus."

The pages flip back to panic.

"Sorry sir!"

She zips back to Henson's hand where he nabs the quill and starts writing down information manually.

"Bunch of thugs suddenly changing tactics and hitting up taverns for coin? This seems like a shift in management if you ask me."