Recovering the Blackmail Letter

Neth 21, 4708 – Later that morning we went back to see Field Marshall Cressida Kroft to report what happen. We got in to see her and told her all that had happen to us in recovering Gaeken’s body. She was happy we succeeded in the mission and she gave us each 300 gp as promised. Then she had another task for us to take on. Telling us that Vencarlo Drisini has learn of a plot by a half-blood Scarni thug by the name of Devargo Barvasi to blackmail Chelax’s ambassador to Korvosa, one Darvayne Gios Amprei. Ambassador Amprei has been stirring up trouble for Korvosa by advocating ruinous trade sanctions. Field Marshall Cressida Kroft would like to obtain whatever is being used to blackmail him in order to leverage more favorable recommendations to Chelax. Field Marshall Kroft is especially concerned about rumors that Ampreiis recommending an embargo that would hurt Korvosa trade. Field Marshall Kroft said that she would prefer that there be no deaths on this mission, if possible, but that Devargo is a thug and no one would mourn his death. However he also pays his vice tax promptly and is not a wanted criminal. We agreed to take on the mission.

With that Field Marshall Cressida Kroft had us meet with Vencarlo Drisini. Vencarlo walks us to the Eel’s End and told us that Devargo Barvasi is inside. He also told us that Devargo Barvasi has also taken on the name of the “King of Spiders” for his dealing in the drug that certain spiders produce. We thank Vencarlo for his part and we parted ways. Riley and Carufinwe had a plan to try and get Carufinwe a magical bow by trading some of our magic items. Riley knows of a friend from his school days who knows another adventuring group that looking for some magic items. They have a bow they would part with for Lyk Ax and even my flaming mace. They will trade value for value. So, we went to see him first. I was surprised that it was true and we where able to get a great bow for Carufinwe and not lose much in value for our unwanted items. Next we went to the bank to add all our names on to Andrain box at the bank. So that any one of us could come in and get what we left without any of the others just in case we should die.

After all that we walk back to the Eel’s End. It is a place on the water where they have tied up five ships together to make a floating building. We talk about how we should approach Devargo Barvasi making sure we do not insult him. I’m not sure how we can do that. But, when we went to go in they ask for our weapons. I was not willing to give up my weapon to these thugs. But, Riley gave no thought about it and hand his dagger over to them and said he looking for the ladies and they show him to the boat they called the House of Clouds. Andrian passed two of his dagger to me and they question him on carrying more and he pulled out one more daggers and with this they let him on to the Dragon Breath ship to get drugs. Carufinwe and myself stay out side at the ready to rush in the best we could to help if any trouble broke out. They were on the ships for almost an hour before coming out. When they came out they looked as if they where big shots. We soon found out that they had gotten the letter Devargo Barvasi was using to blackmail the ambassador. It was a Love letter of someone the Ambassador should not be having an affair with. So, we went back to see Field Marshall Kroft.

As we walk back Riley told us that he was just trying to find out information about Devargo from the ladies and he did not do anything. I’m not so sure but I need to trust him on that. Andrian did pick up a drug produced from spiders and put it in his pocket and then entered on to the Eel’s End boat which one of Devargo guards told him to leave. But, Andrian smooth talked him into seeing if Devargo would talk to him because he has come here to make a deal with Devargo. After a few minutes after the guard went to see if Devargo would see him Riley came on to the boat, too. They talk on what they would say and the guard came back saying Devargo would see them. Andrian did not miss a beat and smooth talk Devargo by calling him his title of King of the Spider which work wonders. We end up only giving him about 700gp of the 1000gp given to us along with the items that where stolen by Gaedren and we could not sell. This seemed to work as he found out it was a Love letter Devargo was using to blackmail the Ambassador with and it was the only copy. Andrian they talked Devargo to sell him the letter which he did for the items above plus gave him a little extra. Riley and Andrian now can see Devargo any time they wish and Devargo wanted Andrian to be one of his right hand men, too. I could not believe how well he did. It was a good thing that Torag kept me out of there because I could not have told such lies to that thug.

We went back make to give the Love Letter to Field Marshall Cressida Kroft. We heard a town crier calling out that the King was dead and long live the queen. When we got in to see the Field Marshall it look to us that she had been crying. She was trying to look strong and fighting back her tears she told us that the King is dead. She did not want us to talk about someone poisoning the king or anything like that. She was glad to get the blackmail letter and believe she can still use it to stop Ambassador Ampreiis plot. She told us that she would contact us if she needed us for something else. We went back to the house to rest.

The city was going crazy with people getting loud and destructive this first night of the King death. I heard along with Andrian that there was a fight out side our house. I did not have time to put on my armor. Andrian told me to back him up as he was going to try and sneak around them and knock one of them out to scare them off. I just wanted to yell at them to stop. It went bad as Andrian was able to scare them off by knocking one out. But, it turn out he killed the one he was trying to knock out instead. I could not save him but was able to stop the bleeding of the noble that was getting beaten up. We took both the noble and the dead attacker to the Field Marshall Cressida Kroft. Andrian did not want me to heal the nobleman up. So, we could show how bad he was beaten up. There been more death by the guards trying to break up the fights, too. When we got to see the Field Marshall she understood and thank us for helping just that we need to try harder not to kill the city folks that are getting out of control. She just told us to be careful when trying to break up fights. We went back to the house and Andrian and Carufinwe decided to go out and find out what the fuse is all about. Riley and myself tried to go back to sleep. I did get some sleep that night.