Wildcard - First Deal - RPLOG
Participants
Date
26/5/479
Log
Beings of all shapes and sizes are fleeing from the buildings surrounding Mange Square. It is an orderly evacuation, but not without its share of panic. A number of beings remain in the square, arranged in front of the Diseased Pig and looking up at a rooftop opposite the tavern.
Peter seems quite interested in finding out what it is the various beings are fleeing from, making his way from the freeswords down into mange square. He shuffles sideways through the crowds, clutching onto his personal belongings as he walks up among the beings looking to the rooftop. It seems to take him a few moments before catching on to look to the rooftop as well.
Avalon had simply been wandering about the area, though the uproar from Manage Square quickly catches her attention, and in no time the lynx was fighting back against the people in the opposite direction, pushing through to get a clear view of what was going on. Despite her plantive, "Excuse me," repeated again and again, she still finds herself pushed back and forth, until she breaks through enough people to finally get a better view of what exactly was going on, curiosity getting the best of her.
Iorek till walking with his cane, the canine stands out as being one of the few people not fleeing, he takes some limping steps closer to find out what is going on
Up on the rooftop opposite the Pig is a strange sight. Four beings are bound up, kneeling along the edge of the roof, gagged and blindfolded. Standing behind them are four other beings, a fox, a cat, a horse, and a bat, all black as night, each with a pistol pointed toward the head of a captive. Behind them, at the peak of the roof lounges another being. A hyena perhaps, only his fur is dyed an inky black.
The hyena cackles and looks at the beings down in the square. "Do I have your attention now?" he asks, waving a hand to indicate a dead being sprawled on the cobbles below, "That's one down, four to go, Todd! Come out, come out!"
Peter looks up in shock at the various beings held hostage, taking some time to look at each of their captors. He looks at the others around him and lays a hand on the hilt of his sword, staring up in terror. "What is goin' on?!" he calls out, to nobody in particular.
Avalon's eyes widen at the sight before her, glancing back down at the body, and back up, piecing two and two together even as a noiseless scream escapes her mouth, a gasp of horror. An execution? Or perhaps just some thugs killing off innocent people. Either way, Avalon too takes a step forward, breaking away from the rest of the crowd. Something had to be done, right? Though she wouldn't speak just yet, simply analyzing the situation, lest another dead body falls.
Iorek decides to use this distraction to blend in to the crowd, planning to get out of sight before pulling his cane up till he's holding it half way up the shaft, sprinting through some alleyways to get to the building from another angle from where the gang are standing with the hostages, trying to assess who around looks like they may wish to intervene.
"Come on, now Todd!" the black Hyena cackles, "How many of your trusty little stooges have to die to get your attention?" He nods at the horse and a gunshot cracks through the tense atmosphere of the square. Another body tumbles down to the cobblestones!
A roar of outrage comes from the small group still remaining in the square and an ugly, scarred reptile raises a pistol of his own to fire, but is stopped by another being, a weasel with a long scar over one eye.
"I speak for the guild," the weasel growls, "What do you want?"
The Hyena cackles again. "I am rooting out corruption, O'Flanagan!" he crows, "What better place to start than the Thieves' Guild!"
The Alleyways around mange square are quiet and deserted. Seems that the word has gotten out that something is going down. The black beings have chosen their vantage point well. It is hard to find any way to get behind them. As iorek charges through the streets, he pulls himself to a halt just in time to avoid slamming into a huge, inky black rhino patrolling along the backside of the building. The thug does not seem to have noticed him.
Peter puts his hands on his hips, narrowing his eyes at the cackling hyena. "That's not what it looks like!" he calls out to the comment about corruption, folding his arms looking as intimidating as possible despite having no real means to do anything.
Avalon winces as the next gunshot pierces through the air, and the tell-tale thump of another body hitting the ground is enough to make the feline shudder all over. Though Avalon knew all too well she held no leverage here, she had to do something. "Rooting out corruption? This is not how you go about this!" she cries out, hands clenched into tight fists, tail lashing back and forth behind her. "Can we not just discuss this? People do not have to die!"
Iorek struggles to hold his breath as he nearly gives away his position. Hesitating slightly, but after hearing a second gunshot he's convinced that these people are screwed unless he acts. 'No room to pull my punches here' he thinks to himself as he pulls a dagger from his sleeve and stalks the rhino, leaping onto his back and aiming on planting the knife in his throat.
"AH!" the hyena cries, nearly skipping across the rooftop, "Spectators to witness my heroic debut!" The black-furred being does not seem the least bit concerned by the collection of ruffians below in the square and slips close to the edge to look down at the protesting Peter and Avalon. "For the boys and girls just joining us from home, let me introduce my special guests!" he calls gleefully, stepping up next to a bound and blindfolded beaver, who shudders when the hyena lays a hand on his shoulder, "Meet Kenneth Hardtooth! Fat Todd's most trusted bookkeeper and money mover! This being is responsible for nearly eighty percent of the illegal Ebon trade in Firmament! Is that corrupt enough for you?" He skips back to his high perch and grins manically over the crowd. "I still don't see Todd, O'Flanagan!" he shouts down, "I'm beginning to think he does not want to come to my party!"
The rhino in the back alley goes down with nothing more than a rattling gurgle as Iorek neatly slices his throat. A ladder leans against the side of the building and would be easy to climb.
Peter folds his arms and shakes his head disapprovingly at the theatrical performance that the hyena was keeping on. "You're gonna kill people over a bookkeeper?" he asks, incredulous. "That ain't as corrupt as what this is! This is cold blooded!" He draws his sword, still not doing much with it. "And who's Todd?!"
Avalon takes deep breaths, trying her hardest to regulate her growing anxiety for the situation. This hyena was mad out of his mind! With the chipmunk drawing his sword, Avalon makes a silent motion with her hand, hoping it would deter him from such an action. From here, they were literally helpless against the act. "Just give us a moment!" Avalon cries out, fumbling about for the words to say. "Just hear reason for heaven's sake, the man you are seeking might just be delayed!"
