<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Emperor's Flagon</span></strong></span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;"><strong>Tagging:</strong> Andrea, Malaki, Tictic, Ye'me, Yira, Zae'el</span><hr/>Despite it still being early in the morning, it appears that Rogi's establishment sees business at all hours of the day though it is much more quiet at dawn.  Into this scene, Cael Hyscrown came up the stairs where he espied the gathering outside of Malaki's room.<br/><br/>"I take it that everyone has had the chance to rest up?" he offered pleasantly.  If he had noted the twin boners on display, he was doing a good job at politely affecting not to notice.<br/><br/>"Come," he gestured with his head towards the stairs.  "Get yourselves prepared.  I'll have Rogi, prepare breakfast and we can eat as I tell what I have in mind for you today."<br/><br/>Once those who were still at the inn had prepared themselves and gathered at Hyscrown's table below, their new employer expounded his thoughts.<br/><br/>"Is master Quinrona and miss Lhii not present?  Well, I'll leave it up to you to pass on the errands, as I have to leave rather soon and can't tarry for overlong.  First off; two weeks ago, one of the prospectors I have paid to keep me abreast of matters in the region brought to me a curious coin that he claimed to have looted off the body of one of Piketown's treasure seekers he found floating down river."<br/><br/>With a casual gesture, Cael rolls the coin into the middle of the table where it circles until is clatters to a stop.  It is a unique inch-and-a-half disk of jade and gold, the latter of which constitutes a central circle in the middle of the outer jade and is etched with a mixture of angular and swirling patterns.<br/><br/>"This would be the first find of its kind, and things like this could fetch a large price on the collectors market, let alone one of the mainland universities.  It's also evidence that Sydria may not be, or have been, as uncivilised as many take it for-" at this point, Hyscrown unrolls a map on the table "-and after a bit of asking around, I managed to find out where about the adventurer was headed before he met unfortunate ends.  From the looks of this, it is a three day trip, so it helps to be prepared.  A group of you should find it significantly safer, as this man in particular set off alone.  Another interesting point I came across was that whilst this man has often been seen around town prior to his death, no establishment or house seems to remember providing him with a roof to stay under.<em>That</em>speaks to me of secrecy.  And a secret could be worth quite a lot."<br/><br/>"I would like some of you, perhaps four or five, to head to this region and see if you can locate the source of this coin.  The remainder of you should look around town to see if you can find out anything about this man - perhaps he had a diary that can be a valuable source of information? Usually I'd look for more information before sending anyone out blindly, but as I've come across these details, chances are others will as well, so it is all a matter of racing against time now before someone else beats you to."<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sweetwater River</span></strong></span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;"><strong>Tagging:</strong> Aelen, Lhii</span><hr/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/29jcTD0.jpg)</div>Whilst Aelen and Lhii chattered about at the river's shore, a new individual, who had similar ideas, walked out through the brush a stone's throw upriver from them.  It was a tall, heavily built man with dark eyes and black hair tied up in a top-knot.  Even as he came through into the clearing, he was already pulling away at the laces of his shirt and trousers, kicking both of them off unceremoniously onto a nearby rock.  Hairy and naked and sporting more than a few battle scars, he strode into the river, still carrying his heavy sword in its scabbard, before sitting between some rocks.<br/><br/>Beginning the rote of scrubbing himself with sand scooped up from the river bed, he became aware of the other two bathers sharing the river with him.  Seeing as they were an unlikely threat, he continue to cleanse himself from the momentary.<br/><br/>"Seems like I wasn't the only person looking to get an early start," he called down to them, his voice carrying an accent somewhat similar to Zae'el.  "You girls shouldn't come out here unarmed, even this close to Piketown – men have been mauled by wild animals or stabbed by driks within sight of the walls; don't let the quietness of the woods deceive you."