Cora
```Begin: DELIVERANCE quest```

```Criminals have escaped. Death row inmates who have committed acts against Drase and her people, so horrible to the point where they are due for execution - now out on the streets and free to do as they please. Are they back to killing and thieving? Have they run into the arms of crime syndicates for protection? What are they doing now? Hopefully they aren't doing what they plan to for long.
That's why there's a call for aid from the law to all mercenaries who want to make easy money. The flyer plastered all over every board in the city describes the appearance of the three escapists, their last known locations, and their crimes. All of these criminals are allowed to be executed by one's own hand, but a higher reward is offered if they are returned alive.
- A middle-aged Fire Macen man, arrested for treason and conspiring to assassinate government officials. Last seen in the slum areas; known to have fiery magic. 3 Gold dead, 10 Gold alive.
- A Canifor woman, convicted of murder and cannibalism of at least twenty people. Last seen in the markets. Known for savagery and biting off pieces of her enemy. 2 Gold dead, 10 Gold alive.
- A Dark Elf woman, trialled for assaulting officers of the law with intent to kill. Last seen in residential areas. Known for skill with blades and swiftness on her feet. 2 Gold dead, 10 alive.
Their descriptions and pictures were also attached. The most notable features of their faces are plain to see - the Fire Macen has a fully burn-scarred face with no hair on his head; the Canifor has grey-blue fur and hair and a blind scarred eye; and the Dark Elf is missing her right ear.
Perhaps this information would catch the eye of a pair of passing mercenaries?```

**Causally walking down the street Maximus turns his head to see some posted flyers and Walks up to them .Maximus leans in taking a quick glimpse at the text intrigued by the call to action he snatches up a flyer then turns to Uggy, waving him over**

"Hey, take a look at this" 
Pointing to the flyer 

"It says something about some Death row inmates are on the loose and there's a bounty out for them, It could be a quick couple of coins for us if we play our cards right" 

** He then turns back to the flys to see the full description **

Hey it's better than I usually do.
Mark
Uggy had been sneaking about in the capital of the Salvainian Empire. He'd be hoping to *Invite* Some more people to his Jibbler and *Take their payment*. Then, he'd spotted a Felinid all by himself! *Kekeke...* 

Uggy would creep up onto this Felinid... Getting closer... And closer...*And closer*...He was almost read to snatch up-*OH HE MEANS*-kindly borrow the Felind's coins until the Felind addressed him?!

"Hm?" Uggy would mutter nervously and innocently as possible while the Felind told him to look at the flyer. This man noticed Uggy? Why did he not say anything? Why was he so friendly? Was this...*Friendly man?* 
Uggy would crawl up on the Felinid and rest upon his shoulders. *Friend man!* Uggy would start playing with the Felinid's cat ears as he did what the Felinid told him to and read the paper. 

*Bounty?* Uggy thought as this new stranger friend told him about this strange paper writing. Uggy read the paper writing as well and understand the basics of it and that it was of bad people! "Oh! OH!" He said. "Hide and seek? Play cards right? We play hide and seek and cards?" Uggy would continue speaking as he played with the Felinid's hair as well. "OOOH! Yes, we play! We find bad people!... How we seek these people? And where do we get cards?" Uggy understood where these people were last seen, yet didn't know where to start the game.
Cora
**Maximus kinda confused by the imp mentioning hide and seek and card games begins to explain the situation they are in **

"Now look here, this game of ummm hide and seek is special, we have to find these bad people and either put them to sleep or bring them back to the umm prison..." 

**Hoping he know what prison means**

"We also got three people how we can go can go and find, it seems we got someone who plays with fire, a ummm man eating beast and a dark elf"

**Maximus then just stares at the imp waiting for a response but then realize he forgot to introduce himself**

"Oh Jerez laweeze where are my manners, The names Maximus Maximus Black" 

**He then sticks out his hand**
Mark
"Oooh yes yes! I know I know!" Uggy replied sincerely. *But did he know? Oh who knows. He probably did.* Uggy would be delighted as Maximus offered Uggy a handshake! Uggy would place both of his hands onto Maximus' then jump and swing himself to harmlessly latch onto Maximus' arm. "Uggy!" He replied with the utmost sincerity and enthusiasm! 
Uggly would snatch the flyer with one hand and re-read it again. "Hmm... Dirty stinky place we go first?"
Cora
**Maximus scratches his head thinking, **Dirty stinky place?**He thought to himself**

"Ohhh you mean the slums umm... Sure... Yeah we can head that way" 

**Maximus agrees and begins to head in a direction**

```They make their decision to go to the slums first. It takes some time, but eventually the pair make it to the less wealthy edge of New Salvainia.

Here they are now. Gotta say it's nearly depressing how low-maintenance this place was. The jobless, the homeless, the low-income workers, and the oppressed or run-out all live here in the slums, where the streets are full of waste and roughly half of the houses ought to be condemned to demolition. It's not a pretty sight, but some of the people around here didn't seem to mind so long as they had a roof, or a fire barrel, to keep them warm.
The perfect place for a runaway death row inmate to hide, especially one accused of treason and conspiring to assassinate the big wigs.
Where to start asking questions? Well there were a couple options. The pair could speak to a group of people nestled around a fire barrel, go knock on a few doors, or split up and just search around.```
Mildred
Uggy would be resting on Maximus' shoulders yet again. He'd grasp Maximus' hair again and gently use the big cat's hair as horse reins! Oddly or fitting enough, Uggy was not bothered by the sight or smell of the slums.
"Oooh," Uggy uses the big cat hair reins, "Those people give us hint!" Uggy tries to steer Maximus towards the people snuggled around the campfire. *Strange how people like camping out in grubby streets. Uggy would never understand. He should invite them to his Jibbler!*
Cora
**As Unggy tugs on his ears to direct him towards the group of people near the campfire Maximus cast speak plainly to be able to get a better senses his surroundings while trying to hear anything helpful from any nearby ruffian**



Upon casting the spell, the caster can understand the speech of anyone within 50ft of themselves as though the user were standing right next to them. This is selective, can translate from any language, allows the caster to comprehend any accent, and amplifies the volume of the target only for the user. This does not make the user learn the accent or language, and has no lasting effect after the spell ends. The caster's eyes glow when this is used, and it may last for 8 turns.

**Approaching the campfire Maximus calls out**

"Hello there"" **He says with a big smile on his face while waving his hand in a friendly manner**

""Y'all mind if I ask ya some questions about something?" **He said cautiously while listening closely to the surround people and environment**

```The moment Maximus cast the spell, he would be able to hear several conversations. Most were about common grievances and the desire to abolish wealth, or 'eat the rich' sort of thing, but one other was mentioning a man wearing a strange costume and shackles.
Fortunately for Maximus and Uggy, the conversation they want to hunt was taking place around the camp/barrel fire that they were approaching, so that was a good decision.
An elderly Macen man lifts his head and looks at the pair for a moment before speaking. "Ask away," He said with a gruff voice. The man then coughs for a moment, hacking heavily before spitting out a glob of bloodied saliva off to the side, then turning back to them.```

**As Maximus approaches he continues to listen to his surroundings carefully**
** Maximus hold up the poster** 
"Have you happened to have seen this man" 
** He says pointing to the picture of the Middle-aged man**
"He might be wearing some like shackles or something, and we have information he might be around here?"
Mildred
Uggy would continue casually playing with Maximus' hair while listening to the conversation. He did not seem to mind the old man spitting up nasty. Uggy would then add to Maximus' question with "He's a bad guy~"
Cora
"Yes a umm bad guy" 
**Maximus says while looking to the left and the right** 
"Any information about him will be useful, can ya help us out?"

```The old man narrowed his eyes for a moment at the two as they described the man, and he leaned closer to take a better look at the picture.
"Oh I know him. He came by not too long ago and lit the fire for us. Been cold days recently so that helped," The old man explains, and judging by the good news given about the guy he didn't really seem to be negative. "Now I could tell you where he went, but we" He gestured to the others here as well "Need something too."
The others consisted of a young Felinid woman wrapped in rags and tenderly holding a bundle in her arms that appears to be moving, and a gigantic Brayer, larger than most others, with no horns on his head and a missing arm. At first glance the Felinid woman appeared the only one capable of working for pay, but when a tiny little arm reached up from the cloth bundle she was holding, it was made clear that she was a young homeless mother.
"Do you have food, or coin we could use to buy food? The baby's nearly starving, and if I'm gonna give info that may end a life, I'd rather get a return that could save another."
One might think this was shameful behaviour, 'protecting' a death row inmate, but on the other hand he was also caring for the next generation of people to take his place in the world. Can't see no wrong in that, right?

Give Food, or Coin (choose amount, at least 10 Silver), or leave?```

**Maximus digs around in his pockets and takes out 10 gold coins and reaches it out to the old man** "Would this be enough?" 
**Maximus say while look at the Felinid woman with concern**
"If that's good then please hurry and tell us all ya know, this man may have appeared nice but he is a dangerous individual" 
**He says eagerly awaiting an reply**
"And he isn't the only one that we are trying to recapture so please hurry"

```The old man takes the coins as offered and quickly counts them out in his head.
Ten gold?! Wow! His face says it all.
He stands up and goes over to the one-armed Brayer, placing the coins in his once-empty wallet, and requests him to go get food, suitable for them and some for the baby.
Within moments, the Brayer stands up, pushing off the ground with his one large arm, and starts heading in the direction of the market to buy food for the group.
The old man returns to them. "Thank you so much," He says. "The convict lit up every single fire barrel and campfire that he went past while he was leaving. Follow the roads with flames on them to find him. I don't know exactly where he is, though."
Now that that information has been gleaned, it's made obvious that there are literal paths of burning contained fires throughout the slums. Where the Fire Macen man did not go is where the fires are not burning. That ought to make it easier.
"Listen... I won't judge you if you do turn him back in, but at least consider sparing the man," The elder asks kindly. "He shared his story and claims that he was falsely accused and framed... He's doing so much good for us underprivileged, so I believe him."
The old man approaches the Felinid woman and sits down beside her. Such a young mother... It's really sad. The elder plays with the baby and speaks kindly to it, letting it grab his finger and cooing to keep it contented until the Brayer returns with food.```
Mildred
Everything seemed to be going well! Uggy would often help stinky poor people by giving shiny stones or some leftover food he didn't like. Then Uggy would be completely frozen in utter shock! Maximus offered this crummy stranger man 10 gold?! It would take months for Uggy to make that much money! Uggy was mad! He didn't understand why-oh. Oh. *Oh*. Uggy knows Maximus plan! Maximus is a smart man. Of course, Uggy still listens to the old haggard man's description and hints for the game. But Uggy hops of Maximus' shoulder to stealthily stand behind Maximus. With his small frame he hunches over slightly to conceal him **Conjuring a War Dart behind his back.** Maximus was smart, he waited till the large scary beasty man was gone. 
`Cast War Dart 5 mana. 95/100`
Cora
**Maximus turns away and begins to follow the fire as Uggy drops off his shoulder and waves to them while still listening to other people have conversations**

"Hey little man" 

**Maximus turn around to talk to Uggy but sees him not following him** 

"Hey Uggy what are ya waiting for?"

**He then turns back and continues to follow the trail, he begins to cautiously look around and observe his surroundings**
Mark
Uggy would stand still for a moment watching Maximus, the elderly man, the woman, and the baby. Although, Maximus' plan didn't fully happen the way they wanted it to. The big beast-man took all the gold with him! Now this game is getting harder... Uggy will help with Maximus' plan. It will work!
When Maximus called to Uggy, Uggy would reply with a sincere smile and say "Starting game!"
**Uggy would launch the war dart towards the eye of the elderly man while using his other free hand to cast Plague Bolt toward the woman.**
"Cat man! Grab small person!" 
`Cast Plague bolt for 3.75 mana. 91.25/100`
Cora
```The old man hears the imp shouting and looks over at him, seeing that the creature was holding a weapon and ready to throw it.
He quickly gets up and moves the mother aside to get her out of the way, dodging the bolt at the same time.
And now? The old man was hostile toward the imp, and depending on things to come, possibly Maximus.

"I should have known you bloody bastards would turn on us," He says with a low growl, moving quickly toward Uggy to get in close for melee combat. The old man appears to have a magical energy about his person, and a transparent field that shines slightly... Like a magical ward or body shield.
He rushes toward Uggy and reaches to grab him. Bone plates on the man's fists suggest he is an Earth Macen, so his punches are gonna do a bunch of damage if he lands any of them.```

**Maximus turns around to find out the commotion and see this simple transaction escalate and move it intervene and is quite close since he didn't move far away before this escalated**
 "Hey HEY!!" 
** Maximus says while putting both up trying to stop them and trying to get in between them, while trying to grab the old man's hand with one hand and the imp with his other hand**
Mildred
Uggy would be thankful for Maximus buying time for Uggy to properly take action! Uggy leaps backward to distance himself and while in the air **He produces a Fog Seed.** He flings that Fog Seed at the old man. "*OOO* Dirty stinky old man become shiny strong man! *Kekekeke*" When Uggy landed back on the ground, he immediately springs back up onto a nearby wall and begins scaling the wall snickering the meanwhile.
`Cast Fog Seed 10 mana. 86.25. Restored 5 mana after 2 turns`