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Raid Report - Black Talon Trading Company



Time of day: 
Evening

 

Location:
The headquarters of the trading company, South-East of Bree.

 

Persons Involved:
Watchers: Officer Tholorast, Constable Emulvir, Constable Crombert, Constable Kuvira, Constable Nessya, Doctor Geoffin, Recruit Fortingarddic "the Spork". 
Opposition: Ten Raiders, the Leader of the Black Talon Trading Company.

 

Rundown:

In the afternoon of Saturday, Captain Rhyva had informed us of an infiltration that would be taking place against the Black Talon Trading Company, a company which received stolen crates of goods from the Blackhall Bandits and sold them for lower rates than local suppliers, effectively ending competition amongst merchants and establishing a monopoly over trade in the Southern region.

Our task was to infiltrate their headquarters, under a guise, signal to a group of eight watchers outside, end the bandits residing in it, and to return the stolen goods to caravan merchants who had reported missing stock.

We acquired three coins from the B.T.T.C (Black Talon Trading Company) through Constable Crombert, which was handed to myself, Kuvira and Nessya. The coins would be used to confirm our entry to the headquarters.

Kuvira and Nessya took the role of my two concubines, under different aliases. I was to approach the headquarters and gain entry, eventually offering the two women as slaves to the leader. I was obviously disguised and took on another alias.

I was faced with two guards at first outside the headquarters, who allowed me inside after seeing our B.T.T.C coins. After entering, the sound of multiple men cheering greeted us. A crossbowman stood by window just by the door, and started eyeing the two women. 

I was the only one armed once inside. 

The main room was very large. On the right, was a group of seven or eight bandits gambling on an emaciated thirteen year old fighting an equally hungry man thirty years older than him. They cried and were beaten to a pulp if they refused to fight.

The stolen goods were guarded in a corner of the room by two bowmen.

I asked for a drink and invited all of the bandits to drink, although most refused. I did this to end the fight amongst the two starving individuals, but it did not end. 

The two bowmen were interested in Kuvira and Nessya, and so went over to the first room to "inspect" them. This cleared a path to the window.

After most of the bandits went to the entrance to "inspect" the two women, I quickly signalled for the rest of the Watchers to advance towards the headquarters. They approached the main entrance and eliminated the two guards I was greeted with earlier.

I feigned ignorance as the leader of the bandits had spotted, from the window, a group of almost ten Watchers advancing towards the headquarters with haste. He called all his men to arms, and I also got ready by unsheathing my mace. 

Soon after, our Watchers barged in through the door, and the bandits charged into the main room to deal with them. I remained behind the group, until a moment arised when I could strike most efficiently.

The forthcoming violent and bloody scuffle resulted in Emulvir killing two bandits, Fortingarddic and Crombert killing one each, Kuvira stabbing the face of one, and Karolia slitting the throat of another.

Two bandits leaped through a window and fled. 

Doctor Geoffin, who was injured in the battle, lay across the floor, and the leader, equipped with a crossbow, aimed straight for him. I snuck up behind the leader and attempted to grab him in a headlock, but I failed, and the leader was alerted of my presence. The leader quickly turned around and shot straight where my face was, but in a lucky turn of events, his crossbow malfunctioned and I rolled out the way. I stood, and the leader was left staring at me, and I swung my weapon straight towards the leader's face, which connected with his skull and had him flying across the room. 

The leader ultimately surrendered, and the remaining bandit was eliminated. By the light of the new day, the leader was arrested and jailed.