Who we are IC

[Steinarr Stormchaser]

Ul’dah has always been the place where fortunes are constantly made and lost, and one’s loss is almost always another person’s gain.  Recently there have been a new group moving in and throwing their muscle around, disrupting and sometimes outright impeding the efforts of others to go about their normal day to day business.  “Join or be squashed” is the message that has been sent, and nobody seems certain who in particular is behind this shadowy group.  

 

In the heart of the goblet there is a small pawnshop that has sprung up recently in the last few weeks that seems to cater to a certain type of clientele.  Upstairs there are smiling and happy attendants waiting to do business but for those who request an appraisal are taken to a room where they meet privately with the proprietors of the store.  There they discuss the value of a particular service, evaluating the risks and costs as well as the reward and settle on a price together as well as a return date.  A promissory note is written up and handed to the patron, with a copy going onto a board in the basement.  An 'associate' who belongs to the company picks which assignment they want to pursue and then put together a team to get the job done.  At the decided upon time the patron returns and submits the slip and is given a package along with a note and in turn they pay the agreed to price. But recently something went wrong, very wrong, and they've now ended up on the radar of this much larger group.  The smart thing to do would be to cut and run and set up somewhere else once the dust had settled down but sometimes the only thing to do is fight back.  Recognizing they cannot do it alone they have chosen to officially form their own organization, one dedicated to thwarting and subverting the operations of their new Thavnarian friends and seeking to build a true future for themselves together.  What that future looks like though isn't clear.

 

There are now posters placed in various parts of the city where those of a certain persuasion are known to do business and gather with a simple message, “Looking for independent operators will to do whatever it takes to get the job done.  Wages are on a by commission basis, subject to negotiation.  Those looking to enquire should head to the Goblet, Ward 16, plot 26.  An interview will be arranged for a demonstration of the applicant’s qualifications.  Only the best need apply.”