Dlome
The Scam
'Twas a sunny day in Trinsic. I sat upon a log at the west
gate and looked to the sky… Half past noon I thought to
myself. It had been a long dull day so far, but the weather was
nice - which does not say much, for the weather always seems to
be nice in fair Trinsic. As I watched the people pass by and
discuss the recent events and their concerns, a thought came upon
me. I needed to make money without making my reputation any
worse, unfortunately this eliminated my usual methods of
thievery. I walked into town and found my friends Shiela and Dom
standing by the bank.
"Hail Shiela! Hail Dom!" I called.
"Good day" they replied.
"I have a proposal to make, can we meet in a quiet
place?"
"Of course" replied Shiela.
We walked to a nearby home that is usually quiet despite the
bustle outside the bank. We stepped into a quiet room and sat
down.
"I have a plan to make some money, and I require your
assistance. I have thought of a scam that should get us quite a
bit of money and with your help we can make it totally
convincing. Here is what you need to know: Shiela, you are a
Grand Master smith and my contact to a network of ore miners. You
and I run a company called 'The Trinsic armour and weapon trade.'
We are 2000 gold away from buying a large blacksmith shop. Dom,
you are a Grand Master warrior. You are my contact to a network
of other warriors who are willing to sell the magical items they
find. When I mention you, I want you to tell me that you have a
load of new magical armour that I have not seen yet. Do you guys
understand the idea?"
"Methinks I do!" replied Shiela
"Yep" replied Dom
I headed for the armour shoppe shouting "I need a good
smith" the whole way. Shortly, we found the building and
walked in. As usual, the forge was crowded, people were shouting
everywhere, and it was virtually impossible to get anything done.
"I need a good smith!" I yelled.
"I need a good smith!"
Someone shouted, "Excalibur Bane is a good smith"
"Excalibur, can I speak to you a moment away from this
confusion?" I asked
"Yes sir, you can"
We stepped outside where I introduced him to Shiela and Dom.
They both showed their deepest respect and bowed to him.
"Sir, I have a business proposition to make: Shiela and I
are smiths here in Trinsic. Currently we run a small weapon and
armour business called the 'Trinsic armour and weapon trade' that
sells all types of armour, magic and normal. We make our own
supplies and Dom supplies us with magical armour that his other
fighter friends find. We have made quite a bit of money, but we
are just 2000 short of a large blacksmiths shop; would you like
to donate 2000 gold and join us? If you do, you will earn 1/3 of
all profits each night you help out - we usually make about
15,000 gold each night. Are you interested sir?"
"Yes, I am interested, but where do you get your ore? Do
you know any miners?"
"Shiela here knows a whole network of miners that give us
all the ore we need. In return we give them any armour they need
when they come by… They are happy to help us," I said.
Too add to our act, Dom interjected "Dlome! I forgot to
tell you that I have a new load of magical items for you! We
found a lot of new magical armour!"
"Great!" I saw Excalibur's features soften. It seems
he liked the idea of a shoppe.
Quickly, I turned to Excalibur "How good are you at
smithing?"
"I am known as a Grand Master sir" He replied
"Excellent! Oh, this is much better than I had hoped, for
I did not expect to find more than an adept! Splendid!" I
said with more than obvious enthusiasm.
"So, are you interested Excalibur?" Shiela asked
"Yes I am"
"Good, we must go to the bank fast or the large
blacksmiths shoppe will be gone." I replied
Just as we were leaving, a man came up to us. He had the look
of a mage, but I could also see plate armor through his collar.
"I can also give you 2,000 if you need it," He said
in a strangely nervous tone.
"Oh sir, that would be most helpful! I will put this too
good use." I said as he handed me 2000 gold.
I was supremely happy, for I did not expect this to be so
easy. I began to think of ways to get more money from him…
When we got to the bank, Excalibur gave me the 2000 gold.
"I must go to Yew quickly sir, just a moment"
I then ran into the bank and hid. I deposited my 4000 gold and
wasted a few minutes sorting the possessions in my bank account.
I watched him closely -- his features were strong and he was clad
in full plate. I could tell he was not one I should deal with
outside of town. Shortly, he grew impatient, so I ran out.
"Ahh! Sir, we are 1,000 gold short and the blacksmiths
shop is still for sale! Quick, can you lend me another 1000
gold?"
"Yes… I trust that I will get this back?"
"Yes you will sir, we make a lot of money!"
He handed me 1,000 gold. I went to the bank and made my
deposit. That was it for me, I only saw him once more. When I
did, I promptly left the area. It will surely be interesting if
Isee him outside of town one day.
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