Manus, having had been fumbling with the scroll, trying to get a proper grasp on it, was slightly startled by Darkswordprince's sudden and decisive reaction. Being not only bewildered by Darkswordprince's intentions, but also as to why the need for stealth was felt to be necessary at this stage of the game, decided to disregard Darkswordprince's actions and continue fumbling with the scroll.

After a few more moments of fumbling he thought it best to just place the scroll down. After all, while not very self conscious by nature, he didn't think it would help the confidence of the other members of the party in him.

After making a few mental notes based on what Shenorai had verbally provided, he sat up slightly in his chair, pulled the black hood from his cloak from his head, revealing his face for the first time that night. He looked as though he had something to say, but instead leaned back into his chair again.

He looked up at Shenorai, and spoke calmly.

"Sounds simple enough."

Hey, I'll join

Arthvader - human - fighter\bounty hunter

I will join.


Kentaro - human - fighter/assassin.

As a side note, I realize that I'm going to need some extra marks to indicate exactly what action Manus is taking. For now, I will use the following:

*taking action
:Thinking to himself
' ' Whispering
" " Speaking audibly

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*Manus slowly lifted himself from his chair and pulled the black cloak back over his head, casting a dark shadow across his face. If one was paying enough attention they might have noticed that the shadow was much to dark to be created from merely blocking the light in the inn. No, instead this kind of darkness came from some magic spell no doubt. Manus glanced around, almost hopeful of catching someone admiring, or at least curious, of the strange darkness created by the hood, for he took much pleasure in watching others notice his skills, however, no one seemed to notice.

As Manus stood he took notice of Arthvader and Kentaro, making a mental note of how they decided to stroll in last minute.*

:I wonder if they always take their work this seriously. If so, we're in big trouble:

Manus picked up the scroll that lay upon the table and handed it back to Shenorai.

"I suppose you're right."

:I hope this DSP isn't going to cause any undue problems for us. The Lamias will provide plenty of that without our help, not to mention any other... things... that may be lurking about, or trying to get their hand on this armlet.

...I wonder if this armlet has any magical traits...:

dps: while waiting for his allies he waches the lamias protect the area with all thier might.

(they don't seem all that tough but i would never take them all on by myself guess i'll wait for now.)

training at a corner beating down the wall in preparation for a battle. also, has no idea what's going on at this point.

*Manus walks away from Shenorai, taking the scroll with him, and heads over toward Arthvader.*


"Calm yourself Arthvader. There will be plenty of time for that later."

*Manus hands the scroll to Arthvader*

"You'll probably want to take a look at this. Quickly, go over it with Kentaro, then talk to Shenorai. She can answer any questions you may have at this point.

...Oh, yes. Glad you could join us."

*Manus then takes his leave and steps outside the inn.*

:It is getting late. If we don't depart soon we shall have to wait until morning. Perhaps I have a bit of time to study:

*Manus pulls an old scroll from his cloak, only this time he does not fumble with it at all. This sort of scroll is something he is very familiar with. As he opens it he feels a sense of comfort for the first time since agreeing to meet for such a journey.

While he has been known to work as a mercenary before, he only resorts to it when absolutely necessary. This would be the first time in his life that he has an ulterior motive in doing so. This time he saw an opportunity to find magical items that haven't been seen since the times of mages of old. And old magic, while rather crude in nature, is known to have been used to create some of the most powerful magical artifacts ever created.

It was Manus' hope that at least one of these artifacts might arise during their mercenary work.

Manus searched over his scroll carefully, studying it intently, while awaiting his companions*