HF 040 The Crime Lord Group

[1/20/17, 8:59:30 PM] Josh: So, after a bit, you guys arrive at the scummy little bar you know Jams to call home.

[1/20/17, 8:59:38 PM] Josh: Entering, you find Torment manning the counter.

[1/20/17, 9:00:29 PM] Hank: Morning Torment, Is your boss around?

[1/20/17, 9:00:53 PM] Josh: Torment: "He is, but he's preoccupied.  Meeting today."

[1/20/17, 9:01:51 PM] Josh: As he says this, a scantily clad woman with long pink hair comes down stairs.  You see the Mama Myria tattoo above her bosom.

[1/20/17, 9:03:07 PM] Quill: Looks like an important meeting.

[1/20/17, 9:04:59 PM] Josh: Torment: "...he should be between meetings right now.  You can go bother him if you want.  Might be a bit tired, though."

[1/20/17, 9:06:00 PM] Quill: Thanks.

[1/20/17, 9:07:29 PM] Josh: So, you guys go up and knock on his door?

[1/20/17, 9:07:44 PM] Hank: (( yes ))

[1/20/17, 9:09:38 PM] Josh: As you do, you hear a rustling behind the door.  "Just a sec, just a sec.  I wasn't quite ready for--"

He opens the door to see you two, he's basically naked save for some very unmodest underwear.  "...ok, if it's a tag team between the two of you, I will definitely need some recovery time.  This would be my round 3."

[1/20/17, 9:10:01 PM] Quill: You should be so lucky.

[1/20/17, 9:10:40 PM] Josh: Jams: "Ok, this is not gonna be nearly as fun.  How can I help you?"

[1/20/17, 9:11:00 PM] Josh: As you step in, the place is a real mess.  Things thrown to the floor and some stains you really want to avoid.

[1/20/17, 9:11:21 PM] Quill: Blowing off some steam?

[1/20/17, 9:12:52 PM] Josh: Jams: "Yeah.  Let's say after spending a day in a dress and heels...and being surrounded by guards as a man fell to his death...I needed something a little different today."

[1/20/17, 9:13:52 PM] Quill: So, had a question for you.

[1/20/17, 9:14:51 PM] Hank: Do you have a record of who made Mama Myrias security system?

[1/20/17, 9:15:50 PM] Josh: Jams: "...maybe...not the type of information I just give out, usually."

[1/20/17, 9:16:51 PM] Quill: We'd also be interested in finding out how someone might access and compromise one of these surveillance setups.

[1/20/17, 9:17:10 PM] Josh: Jams: "...this seems oddly specific."

[1/20/17, 9:19:00 PM] Quill: We're following up on some leads.

[1/20/17, 9:19:09 PM] Josh: Jams: "In the murder?"

[1/20/17, 9:19:32 PM] Quill: Quill nods.

[1/20/17, 9:20:45 PM] Josh: Jams: "...ok then.  Wouldn't want to be an obstruction in that."

[1/20/17, 9:21:16 PM] Josh: Jams: "The system is fairly airtight.  It's the same one I use."

[1/20/17, 9:21:59 PM] Hank: What does fairly mean in this context?

[1/20/17, 9:25:46 PM] Josh: Jams: "Well, it all funnels into two places.  In Myria's case, she has a crystal ball for the images in her office.  And I have one here.  My way of making sure my investments are not misused."

[1/20/17, 9:26:16 PM] Hank: And there is no way for the images to be diverted?

[1/20/17, 9:26:22 PM] Josh: Jams: "The only way someone could pull from it is by accessing one of those two crystal balls, and, even then, they'd need to know what they were doing."

[1/20/17, 9:26:57 PM] Quill: So someone came into here and or into Myria's office and took an image off.

[1/20/17, 9:27:16 PM] Josh: Jams: "Potentially."

[1/20/17, 9:27:35 PM] Josh: Jams: "Unlikely, though.  I keep mine secure.  Even Torment doesn't know where it is."

[1/20/17, 9:28:05 PM] Hank: What about whoever made the system?

[1/20/17, 9:28:08 PM] Quill: No potentially.  It did happen.  It's just more likely it happened there rather than here.

[1/20/17, 9:28:44 PM] Josh: Jams: "What do you mean it happened?"

[1/20/17, 9:29:26 PM] Quill: Someone captured an image off that system.

[1/20/17, 9:29:26 PM] Hank: Someone was blackmailing Zharn with images from Myras.

[1/20/17, 9:29:58 PM] Josh: Jams: "...let me see."

[1/20/17, 9:31:16 PM] Hank: Hank will pull out one of the images from Zharns room.

[1/20/17, 9:31:41 PM] Josh: Jams takes it, looks at it.  "UGH!  ...ok...wasn't as prepared as I thought."

[1/20/17, 9:31:49 PM] Quill: Yeah.

[1/20/17, 9:32:24 PM] Josh: Jams: "...the system was designed by a rejected artificer, named Journey.  Nice girl.  Tiefling, obviously, with a name like that."

[1/20/17, 9:32:34 PM] Josh: Jams: "...but...that doesn't matter."

[1/20/17, 9:32:48 PM] Quill: Do you know where she is now?

[1/20/17, 9:32:59 PM] Josh: Jams holds the picture out and points to the bottom right-hand corner.  "Take a look, right there."

[1/20/17, 9:33:10 PM] Quill: Quill looks.

[1/20/17, 9:33:22 PM] Hank: Hank looks as well.

[1/20/17, 9:34:22 PM] Josh: You see just a smidge of a white barrier and a dark spot underneath it.  "If I were a betting man, and I am, I'd bet that that, right there, is a windowsill."

[1/20/17, 9:34:29 PM] Josh: Jams: "And that means..."

[1/20/17, 9:34:47 PM] Hank: not the security system.

[1/20/17, 9:35:28 PM] Josh: Jams: "Yes.  Your photograph came from OUTSIDE the house."

[1/20/17, 9:35:43 PM] Quill: Quill sighs.  "Oh, good, so this has all been a humongous waste of time."

[1/20/17, 9:36:14 PM] Quill: Oh, except with how we let the crime lord know details about a murder investigation.  We super-succeeded there.

[1/20/17, 9:36:48 PM] Josh: Jams: "Oh, don't beat yourself up."

[1/20/17, 9:37:21 PM] Josh: Jams: "You want an awkward hug?"

[1/20/17, 9:37:31 PM] Quill: Nope.

[1/20/17, 9:37:45 PM] Quill: Also, the pale drow are back, so watch out for that.

[1/20/17, 9:37:57 PM] Josh: Jams: "...good to know.  Thanks."

[1/20/17, 9:39:37 PM] Hank: Well we will be leaving then.  Let us know if you find anything out about the murder.

[1/20/17, 9:41:41 PM] Josh: Jams: "...you know, I could help you out another way."

[1/20/17, 9:41:58 PM] Hank: Hows that?

[1/20/17, 9:42:24 PM] Josh: Jams: "Well, the blackmailer had access to a magical device, clearly."

[1/20/17, 9:43:25 PM] Hank: And?

[1/20/17, 9:44:32 PM] Josh: Jams: "So, how many people do you think could afford those on their own?  How many image capture devices do you see people walking around with, who don't work for a newspaper or the guard or something?"

[1/20/17, 9:45:08 PM] Quill: There are ways to get these things, though.

[1/20/17, 9:45:30 PM] Josh: Jams: "Yeah...there's the guild or..." He points to himself.

[1/20/17, 9:46:24 PM] Hank: And you would tell us people who had recently bought from you?

[1/20/17, 9:47:09 PM] Josh: Jams: "...maybe...depends."

[1/20/17, 9:47:24 PM] Hank: What do you want?

[1/20/17, 9:48:01 PM] Josh: Jams: "At some point, you'll be fighting this Lysaga again?"

[1/20/17, 9:48:52 PM] Hank: Seems likely.

[1/20/17, 9:49:25 PM] Quill: Most likely.  Though apparently she feels bad about attacking me and my 'slaves'.

[1/20/17, 9:50:06 PM] Josh: Jams: "I hope you're not looking to make partners here, Quill.  I thought I was the only master criminal in your life."

[1/20/17, 9:50:51 PM] Quill: No, I'm not.   But she's promised to 'be in touch'.

[1/20/17, 9:51:38 PM] Josh: Jams pulls out a small stone.

[1/20/17, 9:52:10 PM] Josh: Jams: "Then, next time she or one of her higher ups gets "in touch", I'd like them to leave with this on them.  And I'd rather they didn't know they had it."

[1/20/17, 9:53:04 PM] Hank: And what is it specifically?

[1/20/17, 9:53:46 PM] Josh: Jams: "An oracle stone.  Get the right seer and you can see and hear anything wherever it goes."

[1/20/17, 9:54:11 PM] Quill: Quill takes it.  "I'll do what I can."

[1/20/17, 9:54:36 PM] Quill: By that I mean I'll give to Creed and let her do the thing.

[1/20/17, 9:54:50 PM] Josh: Jams: "So long as it gets done."

[1/20/17, 9:55:39 PM] Josh: Jams: "These things are really handy.  I keep them in all my security too.  No record, but gathers a lot more than the image devices do."

[1/20/17, 9:56:47 PM] Hank: So can we get the names now?

[1/20/17, 9:57:06 PM] Josh: Jams pulls a list from his desk and hands them to you.

[1/20/17, 9:57:29 PM] Josh: Jams: "It's a short list, luckily for you."

[1/20/17, 9:57:42 PM] Hank: Hank takes it.

[1/20/17, 9:58:52 PM] Hank: Hank reads it as well.

[1/20/17, 9:59:05 PM] Quill: Any familiar names, Hank?

[1/20/17, 10:00:30 PM] Hank: We will be going now thanks for your time.

[1/20/17, 10:00:43 PM] Josh: Jams: "My door is always open."

[1/20/17, 10:00:48 PM] Hank: Hank will leave

[1/20/17, 10:01:00 PM] Quill: Quill shrugs and follows.

[1/20/17, 10:02:24 PM] Hank: Hank waits till we are outside " so of the 6 names 3 are immediately familiar.

[1/20/17, 10:02:55 PM] Quill: Yeah?

[1/20/17, 10:02:56 PM] Hank: Belkiss , Rosa and Argesh.

[1/20/17, 10:03:25 PM] Quill: .... interesting.

[1/20/17, 10:04:40 PM] Hank: yes , we should probably meet back up with the others.