by Yari Koneko » Sun May 18, 2003 9:20 pm
(OOC: Informing here, too; town's name has been changed to Phoenin to avoid stepping on any toes.)
Maglor turned away from the group, his smile vanishing. “I have called you here, as you know, for a special sort of task. Down there,†he gestured, indicating the direction of Phoenin, “is the village of Phoenin. Or rather, what is still left of it.†The road on which they were standing on led down into a mass of sheet fog that started about a mile away… and covered a considerable radius. Dense, impenetrable mist. “The entire town is blanketed by that stuff, and all astral scans into the area have revealed nothing. Literally, nothing. It’s as if the entire town simply ceased to exist. We’ve sent several squads of soldiers into the town. It’s been a week and a half now, and… none have come back.â€
Turning back to face them, he said levelly, “you may wonder what this alleged ‘beast’ has to do with this whole affair. Well, the day before Phoenin’s disappearance, a large shadow dragon was sighted near the town. It hasn’t been seen since. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that it played some role in the whole affair. As to our role… our mission is to investigate and possibly solve the problem that is causing this state of affairs. And to do so, there is only one option: we must go in.â€
He paused, and continued, “You will all be paid an immediate 500 gil for taking this mission, plus 4,500 gil for a successful investigation, meaning that we find out the problem, and how to solve it, whether that involves bringing in an army or filing a lawsuit. Should we, instead, solve this problem, another 10,000 will be added onto that.â€
Glancing at Quickkill, Raven and Xealaz and half smiling, he said, “However, nothing but the initial 500 will be paid to you if… I do not escort you back to Doma City when we are finished. Just to prevent any… accidents.â€
Walking over to a clump of trees and coming back with a long, thin pack, he cocked his head to the side slightly and said quizzically, “So, who wishes to come?â€