[WFRP2e] The Power of One - Part 2 - "Transire Benefaciendo"

[MrAbdiel]

So that is that. The return trip is quieter. Bella watches over Cestié, who is practically vibrating with stress - the grandson he has never met in danger, the granddaughter he miraculously found himself acquiring toward the end of his life by the strangest means heading into that danger also.

You don't fail to swing by the stormvermin's fragrant retreat, on your way back. You go in cautious, blunderbuss loaded and held high above the water, but aside from an eminently offensive smell, the awful hollow that was once someone's bedroom is safe for you to enter. There is a nest of rags backed into one corner; a scattering of broken glass just as it rises out of the water designed for a blinder intruder to cut feet or atleast make a sound entering; and past that, a heap of refuse, broken wooden slats, and yes, a few items worth your time.

Spoiler: OOC: An Assortment Of Loot

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You find:

• A two-handed military hammer engraved with a motif of hammers and anvils. It has an oilskin sling-strap.

• A wooden staff around which has been tied a string of wolf's teeth.

• A pair of embroidered leather shoes with a small tag bearing the seal of the town of Pfeildorf, home of the best tailors in the Empire. They are dirty, but still in good condition.

• A rain-stained sheet of parchment inscribed with the name and address of a tavern, Signore Pepito's, in the town of Rialto Mio.

• A grimy human skull with the name 'Magnus' inscribed into the forehead.

• A waxed rawhide case of butcher's knives and sharpening files.

• A tiny ivory statue of Shallya.

• A pewter ring etched with an oath of allegiance to the Empire.

• A leather case containing a musket-cleaning kit with muzzle rods, wire brushes, oils, chamois, fuses, flints and spare parts.

• An iron hand-torch with a fistful of charcoal in the cage.

• 23 shillings stuck to the bottom of a filthy rawhide pouch. (Imperial shillings specifically, printed with a wreathed skull on one side a a scythe clutching skeletal rendition of what must be Morr on the other, beside the letters "A L T D O R F".)

• A few sheets of water-warped parchment.

• A deer-hide pouch branded with the image of Sigmar.

• A leather flask of whale oil.

• A Best Quality Fishing Net. It has neatly smoothed lead weights on a large well constructed net and a stained but strong line that cinches in the drawstring. There is a small carved wooden handle at the end of the casting line engraved with the words "Timely Blessings Come From Strange Places. Thank you."

You may take or leave as much of that as you prefer.