At least they'd left his spellbook. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. spent his days studying it, making notes in the margins, working out the details of new and more powerful magic. He took an occasional tour of the boxes of papers as well, but found nothing more of even the remotest interest.
Once a day at minimum, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. checked his message stone, but found it perpetually dark. His other magic stone, the one that glowed when metal touched it, was missing, left behind in his room. He wondered whether whoever had found it had figured out how to activate its faint magic.
During the nights, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. was far more active.
Two nails were already loose. Two nights after his conversation with Silnquostplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGuildmaster Gal Silnquost
Description
A man in his forties, tall, at least while seated, who had a full head of graying hair. He was of unspectacular appearance, but his voice made up for it. Townsman Silnquost was as tall as Ziedon, an unusual thing in Huerten. Like most townsmen, he was equipped with an ornate dagger that bore the insignia of his guild on its hilt. He also wore a sword, and, though it was difficult to tell through the elaborate clothing, there might have been a little extra …, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. worked his magic to remove the nails on the other side of the window, completely freeing two boards. Behind them was a narrow gap and another layer of boards, nailed into what was once the outside of the window. He worked one of his broken latches behind a board and twisted it until the board was separated slightly from the wall. This let him figure out exactly where the nails were, so he could shrink them like the others. Soon, two boards on the other side were loose.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. pushed them out, and felt some resistence. It was springy, like something flexible had been used to cover the window, and had only been nailed in at the floor and ceiling. Perhaps a layer of cheap paneling. He tested the barrier, and it seemed to have just enough give to wiggle the boards out of place and pull them back through to Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s side. In doing so, he tore a few tacks out – it seemed the panelling was also attached to the boards – but he managed to release both boards before his spell wore off and the nails expanded again.
Finishing for the night, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. put the boards between his bed frame and mattress. Sleeping would be a little less comfortable, but that was better than being found out before he was ready.
The next night, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. got to work on the panneling. Using a nail, he made a rip large enough for him to squeeze through. Now he could escape any time he wanted to. Tonight, however, he only scouted out the guildhall.
The first room he entered was a tiny office, with nothing but a desk and one chair. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s vision was limited, with the only light provided by the lamp in his room, shining through the hole he'd made. Given the emptiness of the room and the unlocked door, it was likely this office was unused.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. made himself invisible, and left the office into an awkwardly-shaped hallway. When he was sure there was no one about, he felt around the walls until he found a lantern, which he lit.
This area was used for storage, and its design looked even clumsier than it had on the map. Closets competed for space, jutting out in every direction, boxes blocked doors, empty baskets and wheelbarrows were stacked precariously in every corner, and one giant, dried up ink- stain dominated the center of the floor. None of the doors were locked – this was public storage. As such, there was very little of interest. Tool parts, nails, bolts of cloth, tanned but uncut hides, mops and pails, and much more of the same.
The invisibility spell wore off just as Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. was about to go to the next area. Five minutes. That was how long each spell would last. From now on, he would count in his head, allowing some leeway in case he was off. He couldn't risk being seen.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. listened at the door, and heard nothing. Not surprising – the blueprints showed that a short hallway was outside this door. He opened the door, and found just that. Now to head towards the exit and plan out his escape route for when he needed it.
He took the left out the door into the hallway, and listened at the next door. According to the blueprints, there should have been a large room on the other side, with some sort of divider. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. heard voices, faint, like they were two rooms away. He renewed his invisibility spell and opened the door a crack. Here was another short hallway, which had not been on the map. It was dimly lit through a half-open door on the left. To the right was a door that led to the area that was completely closed off on the map. At the end of the hall was a small, self-standing closet. To the left, a muffled conversation was going on.
First, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. took a quick look in the closet, opening it as quietly as possible. He found more tools and unfinished cloth, and a pile of old, cheap, unlabeled books, perhaps logbooks of the guardsmen, or trade records.
Then Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. peeked through the half-open door. There were three guards inside, sitting around a long table. Two had drinks in front of them, a weak, bitter ale by the smell of the room. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. recognized one of the guards as one who had come in with the liutenant.
The blueprints had implied a partition in this room with a dashed line. That partition didn't exist. The size and quality of the table suggested it was occasionally used as a meeting room, but there was also a grinding wheel, and a few locked chests with the symbol of the town guard on them.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. looked around for good places to hide. If he cast a spell on any of the guards, he would immediately become visible. He could hide behind the chests. One of them was not quite pushed up to the wall, and Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. could lie down behind it. There was also a working stove – a hot place to hide, but Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. would be mostly obscured by its bulk.
Remaining near the door seemed his best bet. He cast an enchantment at the guard he recognized, ducking behind the door as soon as he became visible. “What was that?” one of the guards asked.
“I didn't hear anything,” answered the ensorceled guard.
“I'm going to check it out.”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. waved his hands and became invisible before the guard could see him. Then he stepped away from the door. The guard looked up and down the hallway, and checked all three doors. “I could have sworn…” he muttered, and then returned to the room. “Nothing.”
The guards might notice if Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. opened the door right across the hall. Instead, he backtracked a little to a door leading to an area which, on the blueprints, had been shaded out, with no entrance. What he found was just another short hallway with two locked doors. Then he went even further back, past the storage room, towards the southwestern corner of the building. This room was large, as Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. would have expected from the blueprints, except that a fifth of the area was taken up by another room with a locked door. This was a workshop, full of perfectly ordered little tables, chairs, shelves and cabinets. There were four looms against one wall, one of which was broken, and another wall was lined with ovens and vats of unknown purpose. None of the ovens were burning, but there was a basket of coals next to each one.
The room was faintly lit by moonlight, which slipped through the cracks of a shuttered window. There were six windows total in the room, but four of them were being used as vents. Heavy iron pipes led from the ovens to the windows, leaving poorly patched holes where the round pipes didn't meet the square corners of the windows. A constant draft through the holes made Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s invisible fingers stiff. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. opened one of the ovens and looked inside, but couldn't see all the way up the vent. Even if it were completely open at the end, however, he probably couldn't squeeze through.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. checked all the cabinets, for the most part just feeling around in the dark. There was nothing all that interesting, though he did find a heavy metal pipe he could probably use to smash the lock on the corner room. That would make a lot of noise, though, and would almost certainly alert the guards.
Finally, he checked the two shuttered windows. They were six feet up, so Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. could reach them. The shutters did not swing open like many shutters did. Instead, they were a series of horizontal slats which could be angled up or down to let the light in or block it out. They could be broken, but doing so would make noise. Given that there were no guards in the room, that might have been by design.
One door opened out of the workshop, heading north, towards the older section of the building.
The invisibility spell was wearing off. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. cast another one and peered through the door. No light, no voices. He stepped through the doorway into another large workshop. A long bench covered one wall, and a narrow, rectangular table sat in front of it. There was nothing on the table, but by the feel if it, heavy tools were used on it regularly. On the near side of the room were stacks of large crates, and piles of folded cloth ready for the last wave of merchants before the winter.
Seeing nothing interesting here, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. headed north, towards the secret entrance of his prison. Where the door should have been was a closet, which must have had a false back. As he approached the closet, he noticed the area getting a little brighter, and heard footsteps. A guard was walking this way from the north.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. stayed against the side of the wall but quietly moved to a position where he could observe the cabinet when it was open. Once he was where he wanted to be, he waited and watched, controlling his breathing, and holding as still as possible.
The guard didn't head for the closet as Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. had hoped. He was making his rounds through the guildhall, looking casually to either side as he walked. He absently checked doors as he came to them, and as he passed Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style., his swinging hand brushed against the cloth of Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s robe. The guard walked another two steps before he stopped and turned around, rubbing his fingers together as if trying to remember the texture. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. shifted his weight and spread his legs apart, to give himself the most possible maneuverability. The guard shined his lantern up to the wall, and reached out to touch it. As his hand approached Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s face, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. shifted his weight again, and brought his right foot to meet his left foot, side-stepping the guard's hand.
The guard shook his head and moved on, back the way Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. had come. Keeping a good distance, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. followed. The guard retraced Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s path, checking doors to make sure they were locked, and finally, he went into the room with the other guards. During the slow walk, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. had to cast his final invisibility spell.
With the guard out of the way, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. inspected the closet at the end of this hall. If the entrance to his prison was in a closet, there might be a secret door here as well. He opened the door quietly, and felt around for any hidden panels or levers.
He searched thoroughly. There was no reason to go back to his room until he had to, and this was the last thing Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. planned to do this night. After a good two minutes of feeling around, careful to make as little noise as possible, he found a narrow piece of wood – no, metal covered in a thin layer of wood – wedged up against the back right corner. With a small amount of pressure, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. was able to move it back and forth, and the back of the closet shifted slightly as he did so. There was his secret door.
Tonight was not the night to risk opening it. With only a few minutes left before he became visible, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. returned through the storage area to the panels he'd broken. He climbed through the hole and back into his room, then placed the broken piece of paneling gently against the hole. With a few words of magic, he sealed the hole so that only the most critical inspection would reveal that anything was amiss. Then he put the innermost boards back in place, made sure all other evidence was well hidden, and slept for what was left of the night.
When his food was brought the next day, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. asked if there was any news, and when the townsman would next come to see him. The food- bearer hurried away at the sound of Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s voice, and locked the door as quickly as he could. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. shrugged his shoulders and went back to studying his spells.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. went out at again at what he estimated was two hours after midnight. It was impossible to tell for sure, however. He had not seen the sun in days. It seemed later than the previous night, anyway. If possible, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. would avoid the patrolling guard tonight.
After breaking out through the newly mended wood, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. made his way to the door to the three guards, and looked through the open door. Two of the guards, including the enchanted one, were the same as last night. All three looked groggy, and one was asleep, his head in his arms on the table. Maybe it was later in the night than Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. had thought.
That worked in Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s favor. With the guards in their current condition, they probably wouldn't notice Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. checking the door right across the hall. He opened it, but only found another short hallway with two locked doors, and a few stacked boxes that he could barely make out in the dim light. He opened the top one, reached his hand in and felt something soft. Wool. It was a box of wool, still on the skin. A strange thing to store in a box, but why it was there wasn't nearly as interesting as what might be behind the secret door.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. went to the closet and found the lever. The back of the closet opened almost silently, and Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. found himself in an office lit only by the moonlight filtered through the closed slats of a shutter. He closed the closet door and panel behind him.
The office was of a respectible size, with a large desk against one wall, and four hard chairs scattered around the room. The desk had an upholstered and cushioned chair of its own. Books whose titles Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. couldn't read in this light lined a shelf mounted on the wall, high above the desk.
This was likely the office of a master of the textiles guild. Probably not Silnquostplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGuildmaster Gal Silnquost
Description
A man in his forties, tall, at least while seated, who had a full head of graying hair. He was of unspectacular appearance, but his voice made up for it. Townsman Silnquost was as tall as Ziedon, an unusual thing in Huerten. Like most townsmen, he was equipped with an ornate dagger that bore the insignia of his guild on its hilt. He also wore a sword, and, though it was difficult to tell through the elaborate clothing, there might have been a little extra …, given the modest accomodations, but still a master. Two piles of papers were stacked on the desk, one on either side, each with a large polished stone on top to keep the stacks from falling apart. Bundles of cloth of various textures were piled on the floor, journeyman and apprentice cloth ready to be approved or rejected.
The desk had two large drawers, one empty and one locked. The room had a single door facing north, also locked. No light seeped in under the door.
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Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. searched the room until he found a lamp and lighter. He let his spell expire – no one was going to find him between a secret entrance and a locked door.
The door was no more promising with the help of the light. Locked from the outside, it offered no means of escape without breaking the door down.
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Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. made out a feature of the room he was surprised he hadn't noticed before. There was a narrow, elliptical oven against the outside wall, in a corner. A pipe came out of the top, led almost to the ceiling, and then turned and penetrated the eastern wall. Next to the oven was a pile of logs and a heavy shovel used to clean the oven and stoke the flames.
The books on the shelf were wholly uninteresting. Most were records of apprentices and journeymen, going back a very long time. Two contained diagrams of all manner of equipment used to produce textiles, and rough drawings of the various stitches and patterns used. All the books were of the poorest quality, and the ink throughout ranged from faded to unreadable. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. knew nothing about textiles, but if he'd wanted to keep guild secrets in a book, he'd have taken better care of that book. These were probably just common information, that this particular master had been forced to keep around.
Next, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. spent some time looking through the papers on the desk. During this slow, silent activity, he occasionally heard footsteps in the distance. At one point, he heard the lock on the door being rattled. He started casting a spell, but the sound went away. Just another guard on patrol.
The papers were almost as facinating as the books. Forms awaiting approval, summarized reports on apprentice activities, a request for disciplinary action against a journeyman who was practicing his trade in the domain of a master without that master's permission.
In the middle of the second pile were some rejected purchase requests for an unusual thread from Ostmark, a large dutchy in the northeast. The requests had been made by Master Telendry, presumably the occupant of this office during the day, and denied by someone with the initials G.Z. There were six such requests, made over a period of two months, for varying amounts of thread, and prices of up to three hundred attles. Large orders of expensive thread, to be shipped all the way from Ostmark to a town that had wool production as one if its primary industries was strange, but Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. couldn't make anything of it. That was the most interesting thing Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. found in either pile. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. folded up the rejected orders and put them in his pocket.
Finally, it was time to try the drawers. The top drawer was empty, even with the help of the light. He pulled it out as far as he could to see whether he could get at the bottom drawer that way, but the designer of the desk had thought of that. The drawer didn't come out all the way, and, peering down through the cracks, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. could see that the bottom drawer was covered on top by the same thickness of wood that composed the desk. He searched around for a key, but found none.
Back to the drawer. The padlock hung from two iron rings embedded deep into the wood. It would be hard to break that off. However, the drawer was made of wood, so the lock probably wasn't the weakest point.
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Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. took the shovel from the stove, and forced the handle into the loop of the lock. He had to twist it in, loudly scraping metal against metal, until the handle narrowed further down and it could slide in more easily. When it was far enough, he used it as a lever to try and pull the metal rings free.
The shovel was an awkward tool. More than once, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. got it in a good position and put his weight into it, only to have the handle slide through the lock and send him flying into the desk. In the end, he had nothing to show for his efforts but a few dents in the wood and a few bruises on his body.
He tried pulling the handle all the way through, wedging the shovel end against the drawer and using the handle as a lever, but only ended up bending the shovel slightly and denting the drawer further.
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Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. slowly twisted the shovel out of the lock, stopping every few seconds to listen for guards. After about five minutes, he heard a rattle and thud in the distance, followed by running. It was quiet after that, so he got back to work. The next time he stopped to listen, someone was rattling the lock, very quietly this time, not roughly like the patrolman.
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Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. left the shovel in place and blew out the lamp. He crouched down by the desk so that he could get a good look at whoever came through without being immediately noticed. He was ready to cast any number of spells, depending on who walked through the door.
The lock rattled quietly for quite a while. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. also heard muffled voices on the other side of the door, and a series of pounding noises, like someone was trying to force open another door farther away. Then the door opened suddenly and two figures dressed in robes rushed into the room and closed the door behind them. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. had enough time to see that their faces were dark, probably painted, but he could not make out any features.
The taller of the two wedged his foot up against the door and held it shut.
From his position of cover behind the desk, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. quickly moved his hands through the motions and cast two spells. The first was on the smaller figure, the second on the one at the door. He got both spells off without being noticed.
“I'll look for the secret… The secret panel,” the smaller one said, and headed for the corner where Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. knew the panel to be. The other held the door firm against a barrage of blows from the guards.
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Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. stood up and cleared his throat. “A little lost are we?”
Here we go…