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[impavid]

Pop quiz, hot shots.

What do we know about shamans and dragons?

This is definitely a leading question. Most interesting or unusual fact gets a drink out of it at the end.

[ooc; Sheppard had an NPC thread for group B, he'll be cautious but the information can be dragged out of him! ]

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[smithandwesson]

Well... Seeing as I work as a shaman... Quite a bit.

[Y E P.]

[impavid]

Specifically here, or back home?

[smithandwesson]

... Both?

[Both.]

[impavid]

[ Both is fine, but -- ]

It's specifically the local type I'm interested in. They seem to have developed a bad reputation. You know how it is, one or two bad ones bringing the whole side down.

[smithandwesson]

Hell if I don't know how that is. These entire past few months have been nothing but me cleaning up after those assholes.

As you have probably assumed those that are currently fighting against Olympia are shamans who have branched off from the original group. Unlike what many seem to believe, those of us who work under the Altar of Volkkra do not exist as a hive mind. Although many of us follow the similar rituals and processes behind our worship there is currently quite a rift between those of us who are taking the side of King Shanrian and those who think Wyver has lost its path.

[impavid]

It's the latter group I'm interested in. They attacked me and some folk I was travelling with recently and started in with the villain monologues.

[smithandwesson]

What do you want to know? I have a vague inkling of what it is they want and what they're prepared to do to get it. As well as a fairly precise idea of their recent activity all the way up to the end of the kidnapping incident a few months back.

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[impavid]

[ Okay, this sounds reasonably legit so -- ]

I have some information I obtained by force. Not always a reliable method, so I'm hoping for some confirmations of their intentions that are less coloured by me making threats.

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[smithandwesson]

[Oh? Private function exists? This is a new and useful skill he'll have to remind himself to use more often.]

Depends.

As much as playing good samaritan will probably help with what's currently going on between these two countries I don't see any benefit in sharing private experiences I've dealt with during the time in the secretive organization I work for.

In fact, I can just name off a dozen or so ways it would screw me over. And the last thing I need is to get myself fired from yet another job I just started getting good at.

Or kicked out of another country for that matter.


So. What do I get for answering your questions?

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[impavid]

[ All relatively good points, honestly. ]

Well, you get everything I learnt in turn, along with a warm fuzzy feeling and the promise that I'm well trained enough to not reveal you as a source even if they cut my fingers off.

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[smithandwesson]

[Tempting... And yet...]

Throw in 100 silver and you've got yourself a deal.

I'll happily tell you everything I've gotten over this past couple of months. No info held back.

[Unfortunately "warm fuzzy feelings" don't account for much these days. Money, on the other hand, is something he's been very much in need of.]

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[impavid]

And how do I know your information is worth 100 silver?

[ Listen, he's not made of money. ]

[smithandwesson]

I suppose you would just have to trust me won't you? Not like you probably have many others out there who are able to provide this sort of information.

Or I suppose you could just look it over and go on without knowing the broader extent of what's going on.

But that kind of makes the whole point of posting this network thread kind of pointless doesn't it?

[Come on. You know you want to help out a holy monk turned aspiring businessman. Think of all the good you would do.]

[impavid]

I had no idea Shaman were so interested in profit.

[ Honestly, though. ]

Well if you want my 100 silver you're gonna have to either trust I'll give it to you or meet me somewhere in Wyver first.

[smithandwesson]

It's for a project I'm trying to start.

A shaman I may be, but for anything to be made these days money needs to be spent. And I've been attempting to launch a product that has been on a near permanent hold recently because of lack of funders.

Which... Is the kind of concerning considering what the product is meant to do.

But if you wish to meet, I am not opposed to it. If anything it would make it easier to exchange information as well.

[impavid]

[ A project?

Involving a... Product?

This is all excessively vague and probably meant to bait his interest. He's annoyed with himself that it's working. ]

I don't see how I'm going to hand over this silver unless we meet. I'm in the wyver area already so just pick a time and place.

[smithandwesson]

[Yes good. Fall for his bait. Fund his Kickstarter.]

Sounds fine by me. Besides work and sometimes helping delegate the idiots who run this country, I have nothing better to do.

The sooner the better.

Knowing the people doing all this they'll probably move on to their next phase soon.