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Hearing the offer from Durok, Nest push his hat upwards to be able to see what is being offer, "Durok, the little darlin' will do. Any one have a cozy holster for her."

Looking at the rest as he takes the pulse pistol offer, "At least if we really do end up having to say 'Hi' to Kereene, I won't feel so naked without havin' a chance for some pay back."

Flip, I keep forgetting to colour Nest speech.

PS: How am I doing so far?

+ + + Nest Hill's Contact + + +

Name: Arthur Ventris
Designation: Human criminal boss who runs a pharmaceutical and drug smuggling ring.
Description: This tall gangly fellow with a split lip, bionic eye and long dangling jewellery employed Nest for a couple of missions freighting cargo from Hayyel to Manakel.
Pros: Arthur's network is far reaching and he has a great many resources to help you in.
Con: Arthur will demand a steep price for helping you. In addition Nest's familiarity with Arthur is purely professional and if he runs background checks on you guys, which he almost assuredly will, and finds it is more profitable to turn you into the authorities - Nest does not put it past Arthur to do it.


+ + + Damien's Contacts + + +

Name: Grakon Rex
Designation: Lizardkin assassin for hire.
Description: Yasuo Turambar clearly remembers Grakon. He is a cybernetically enhanced Lizard Warrior native to Beleth who travelled the galaxy with a mercenary company. Grakon's drive and initiative eventually led him to start up his own personal "Death Company". Yasuo would often pay Grakon to work with him when the Archimandrite issued him assignments in the system.
Pros: Grakon is extremely reliable and always takes payment in advance. He will never question the assignment or it would tarnish his reputation as the perfect professional hitman. He has his own ship, and will follow any instructions (Yasuo is confident) without digging too deep.
Con: He always asks for payment in advance. He will reneg on the mission, keeping the money, if the parameters deviate significantly from those originally laid out. His resources are not as great as some of the other contacts.

Name: Sthiss-Tora
Designation: Yuan-ti fullblood priestess from Salmissus runs a religious cult.
Description: Damien's Neomystic Preacher personality (Stefano Ventrillo) is the one who knew Sthiss-Tora. Sthiss-Tora runs a cult of devoted humans (some of whom are genetically altered snakebloods) who are learning the teachings of the Serpent King. The spread of this alien religion is outlawed in the United Republic. Stefano learned of this cabal in secret and travelled there to try to sway these men to abandon this dangerous road. Sthiss-Tora proved however to be remarkably willing to engage in open theistic debates. She let Stefano travel freely through the grounds of Sthiss-tora's secret temple and he even managed to convert one of the cultists to his own elvish rooted Neomystic beliefs. Stefano left on friendly terms.
Pros: Sthiss-Tora will trust Stefano implicitly, because Stefano was a different man back then - a man of the cloth, a bit gullible and with nothing to hide. Moreover the reach of the Yuan-ti is great and Damien believes she would not hesitate to help out Stefano in a moment of trouble.
Con: Stefano was a bit gullible. Yuan-ti are known for their manipulations. Perhaps she is not so nice! And there is no need to alert yet another force to the fact that you are travelling around with possibly the most powerful artifact in the known universe.


+ + + Morwe's Contacts + + +

Name: Maina Cirwen
Designation: Half-elf Shadowseer
Description: Maina is a mutual acquaintance of Morwe and Sartan's. She is a dark haired diminutive half-elf who, like Seer Feathermoon, has the ability to predict the future. She is considered a Shadowseer rather than a Seer because she tends to user her divining abilities for ill. Specifically she predicts the movements of major trade ships for various pirate companies who rob them. She can also accurately predict the success of such a venture.
Pros: Maina has considerable psychic ability at her disposal and can do such things as scry for enemy troops, tell you whether a plan is likely to succeed or even inform you if you have been spotted or scried for.
Con: Maina is madly in love with Sartan. In all her divining she can find no future in which she and Sartan will be together. Her love has driven her to do crazy things in the past such as:
1.) Become a criminal - like him.
2.) Try to change the future by doing things haphazardly. She once called the cops on Sartan just because she knew that if the night progressed as it was - he would eventually leave her. Obviously he left her anyway.
3.) Poke her eyes out (this is craziest of all) so she would no longer have to suffer his 'perfection of form'.

Name: Boghardan the Black
Designation: Duruki Geomancer
Description: Boghardan has the tremendous eldritch power of shaping the earth to his will. He specializes in the building of 'temporary caves' for the purpose of hiding ships. Morwe has used his services in the past.
Pros: Boghardan's main selling point (that he hides ships) would be very valuable. Morwe has a professional working relationship with Boghardan and has never defaulted on a payment in the past.
Con: Boghardan is also something of an information broker. He knows Morwe went to prison - he will undoubtedly want to know how he got out. Like Nest's contact Arthur, Boghardan might sell out - Morwe is not that close with him to know.

Name: Mogro the Obscene
Designation: Ogre Warlord
Description: Mogro is a mighty free Ogre and he runs a group of pirates that had a tight working relationship with the Alphatox Cartel. Mogro used Alphatox's guns (at a reduced fee) and in return offered protection. A client and a bodyguard in one.
Pros: Mogro really likes Morwe. Morwe believes if contacted he won't sell him out to the Drow or to the EDK. In fact, Mogro is wanted badly across the system, so it is impossible for him to sell you out Morwe to the EDK.
Con: Mogro, like all ogres, comes from a distant solar system where the Ogre people were enslaved by the Illithids. Mogro claims he escape captivity but there are a few tell-tale signs that maybe, just maybe, he was let loose. For instance Mogro wears an emblem of the Illithid Military on his jacket - an emblem that Durok will also remember as thousands of his comrades were murdered in front of him by Ogres who served the enemy side during the Forgotten Wars. It is possible that though he would not sell out Morwe and the others, if he finds out about Damien, perhaps he might be tempted to hand him over to his former masters. It depends on how close his ties are with them.

"Yea, trust me. Kereene will not die easily. I know all to well from my personal experience.", as he stands up to try out wearing the holster and drawing his new weapon in mock shooting of his imaginary target, "Kereene, her's ma partin' gift to ya."

Damien seems to be actively ignoring the exchange between Nest and Durok, as if watching the two joke about the situation makes him uncomfortable. "I know... that is, parts of me know a few people in the system we could use for an operation. One is a pretty powerful religious leader, though we'd have to tred carefully with her. The other's a mercenary who would be good in a bind, but not likely to have the resources for refitting the ship." The memory of Sthiss-Tora just floated to the surface when Damien considered Hayyel. He hadn't heard from Stefano at all and worried the holy man might have been purged or otherwise removed from the system. Sthiss-Tora would trust Stefano without a thought, but would she trust Damien?

"Sartan you useless wretch, why aren't you dead yet?"

The horrible throaty growl is unmistakably the voice of Lellith Hesprix the necrotech who built Goliath.

"Didn't Morwe tell you? Feathermoon is a bit of a technophobe - he doesn't have a phone. The emergency contact he gave you is me."