>>5674765‘.. anyway, I didn’t see much of the fighting, but I did see those [law enforcement] officers using the- they were these.. cannons that shot out these really cold water. You could see their breath in the air when they’re using it. They were just.. hosing every damn thing in the street.’
“.. man, how come we don’t have that.”
‘.. I don’t think we can afford a Windbearer, let alone a Heatbearer to enchant our hoses. Not to mention the water cost..’
“.. wait, wait, what if we just use it as a.. uh.. cleaner. Get the windbearer to enchant a hose. It’ll just shoot out air. Might be good for getting rid of soot and dust.”
‘Hmmm..’
This isn’t good.
A lot of the entertainment district’s establishments are illegal. Prostitution and gambling houses are the main offenders, but law enforcement tends to overlook them if they pay their fees and don’t cause trouble. This incident is going to fracture that relationship pretty severely.
… A tap on the shoulder. Zeal has something to say.
『Papers are not here.』
Ugh. Damn.The group could travel to another location, or continue eavesdropping here. They might be able to gain more information by staying, but more and more people are likely coming here so they don’t have deal with the cold. It will be more difficult to stay hidden.
The group decides to..
STAY
>eavesdrop [2d20 vs 12 / 14 stealth DC & 13 / 15 information DC]They might be able to gain more information about this brawl.
[bonuses: +4, +5 ー ASSIGN THE BONUSES TO DICE ROLLS]
LEAVE (current chill: 25 / 100)
>Cutting station [+25% Chill]Likely not where the processed books are, but they could eavesdrop on those papermakers and find out where the processed papers are kept. Easier to remain undetected than staying here, at least.
>Writing station [+25% Chill]Likely where the processed books are kept. Currently, it has quite a few people there, but they won’t be able to stand the cold for long.
>Assembling station [+60% Chill]Likely where the processed books are kept. It has barely anyone, but the howling wind strikes this location the hardest. With every passing moment, it becomes colder and more desolate…
