Shenanigans: Episode 019

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==Recap==
A shrouded woman comes into Shenanigans and comes over to Kourie Silvertongue. The woman reveals she is Baroness Jezebel and her husband Baron Axel is cheating on her. Their marriage was arranged 7 years ago. She wants Kourie to get proof. Some evidence that Lady Jezebel gives is that some of her underwear has been missing and her husband has been happy the past few months. Kourie is to give results to the handmaiden Diana who will be stationed at Shenanigans every day. Kourie accepts the quest.
Kourie heads over to Joey's Bar where the staff of the Manor House go to relax. Joey's is run by Frank, the son of Joey who has passed away. Kourie speaks with Jeeves the Head Butler of the Estate, who is deep into whisky. After getting the butter drunk, Jeeves reveals about a woman with blue scarf in the Estate while Lady Jezebel was out of town, and she had an commoner accent.
Kourie heads to the tailor's shop to buy materials for a silk dress. He then heads to the manor house, dressed as a different persona; that of the famous Coronado Vasquez, fashion designer. The guards allow him in. Inside there is a gathering of nobles. Kourie enters the house, acting like he belongs. A servant leads Kourie to a parlor to wait for Lady Jezebel.
Lady Jezebel meets with Kourie and goes along with the deception and invites "Coronado Vasquez" to rest overnight. Lady Jezebel gives Kourie the guest room next to the lord's study. While working on dress designs, Kourie seduces a chamber maid, Yong, and promises to make her a dress for free.
Kourie goes onto his balcony and sees the balcony to the office is a 6-foot gap. Kourie swings across using an improvised grappling hook. Kourie starts to search the office for clues but nothing is apparent. He casts Speak with Plant and talks with the fern in the office but doesn't find anything of use. Kourie gets into the locked draw but only finds ledges for the barony, but under the draw is some female underwear. Kourie returns to his room.
Kourie then speaks with a senior maid about Baron Axel's tastes. He is told the baron like the color blue and more simple designs. Kourie then and the maid then sleep together in his guest room. Afterwards the maid reveals to Kourie if he wants to find out more, he is to go to Joey's and ask for "A Quiet Drink". It will give him access to the secret bar under Joey's, which Baron Axel frequents while disguised.
Over dinner with the Baron and Baroness, the Baron asks "Coronado Vasquez" to make him a suit as well. Kourie takes his measurements.
The next morning Kourie heads back to Shenanigans. He learns from Desmond that a quiet drink isn't that special of a place, but it is an underground bar running illegally because it lost it's liquor licence. Kourie finds out from a rogue named Barker about a mystery noble who visits A Quiet Drink in disguise. The mystery noble was a regular until 3 weeks ago, and was seen leaving with a pretty woman who is a regular with a blue scarf named Lisa.
Kourie goes to A Quiet Drink and not long waiting Lisa arrives. Kourie buys Lisa a drink and he uses the alias Marteau. Lisa and her friend Sarah join Kourie at his table. Lisa doesn't reveal much about the mystery noble who visits her. Afterwards he follows Lisa in secret to her residence. She appears to live alone.
Kourie returns to Shenanigans and starts work on various clothes. For Lady Jezebel be first makes a dress designed to reflect commoner fashion, then makes her a ball gown. Next Kourie makes the dress for Chamber Maid Yong. Lastly he makes a suit for Lord Axel. These take several days.
Kourie, as Coronado Vasquez, returns to the estate. Kourie reports his findings to Baroness Jezebel, but doesn't give up Lisa's name. Kourie suggests using the peasant-style clothes will stop Baron Axel's dalliances. Lady Jezebel tries the dress and it has the desired effect on Lord Axel.
Kourie also gives the dress to Chamber Maid Yong he promised. For the lord and lady's clothes Kourie is paid 235 gold. 
Baroness Jezebel speaks with Kourie, and demands proof and the name of the girl that Lord Axel was seeing. Kourie doesn't give up Lisa's name again. Lady Jezebel then will accept an eyewitness seeing them in the act as proof. Kourie agrees, knowing if he doesn't take care of this carefully, Lady Jezebel will just hire someone else and they could make things messy.
Kourie hires Barker to spy in A Quiet Drink. Barker reports back after some time saying that the mystery lord did arrive and went with Lisa to her house. The mystery lord was tailed by an armed guard hidden in a black cloak. Kourie explains to Barker that he needs visual confirmation of an affair, but by the time Barker returns the lord and guard are gone and Lisa is asleep.
The next day Kourie hires some youths to stage a fight in the street out front of Lisa's house to distract any locals so Kourie can sneak in the back of Lisa's house through the window. Kourie finds a sack with the missing undergarments with the Lord's logo on them. Kourie take the sack and leaves.
Kourie returns to Shenanigans and gives a message to Handmaiden Diana that he has the proof. Later the Senior Maid comes to Shenanigans tells Kourie that Baroness Jezebel would love to see "Mister Vasquez". Kourie adopts the persona and goes to the manor house with the sack and gives it to Baroness Jezebel.
Kourie is rewarded 260 gold for his investigation.
== Experience ==
1540 exp
* Kourie Silvertongue levels to level 3
** Max HP from 9 to 13 (+4)
== Significant NPCs ==
* Baroness Jezebel - Hires Kourie to investigate her husband
* Baron Axel - Lord of Bergshire
* Diana - Jezebel's Handmaiden
* Jeeves - Head Butler
* Yong - Chamber Maid
* Senior Maid - Knowledgeable. Told Baron Axel about A Quiet Drink.
* Desmond - Owner of Shenanigans
* Barker - Rogue who is a broker of information
* Lisa - Woman with a blue scarf
== Significant Locations ==
* Bergshire
** Shenanigans
** Joey's
** A Quiet Drink
** Baron's Estate
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