Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20180414200018/@comment-17114085-20180611120801

"A decoy might not work, someone could discover the ruse and tip the pirates off. Better to use the real thing and increase our chances of catching them." Caius stated. "Besides, I have confidence that King Cassander and his men will be able to protect him."

Caius stood up. "Once the pirates go for the bait, we'll surround them and capture them. The Katariah is a slow ship, so we won't be able to get to the Virene in time, but the Emperor's Crown can keep up well enough. I also have another ship in mind for this mission, one even faster than the Emperor's Crown. They will work in conjunction with you, Lucien, to follow the Virene at a safe distance and serve as initial reinforcements for Cassander and his crew. I will follow further behind and arrive as quickly as the colossal carrack is able to decimate the Orcs' longships."

The pirates returned fire as the Forward passed by them, shooting another volley into the side of their ship. Again, the pirates' sails took little damage from a perpendicular attack from the Imperial artillery.

"Captain!" The lookout yelled.

Captain Cortoran saw the catapult round coming. He jumped out of the way as it crashed into the stern deck and lodged itself into the deck. It hit part of the helm, but didn't completely smash the steering.

"Pull up anchor!" Cortoran ordered when he stood back up. "Reload the artillery!"

The mercenaries aboard the trade ship grabbed their weapons and prepared to defend the vessel.

The Dunmer captain cursed. "What's taking the Redoran Guard so long."

Shav decided to look through the warehouse maniphest first, seeing if there was anything of value inside. He found a weapons crate, swords, in the maniphest. He ripped the page with the code that indicated the location and then headed into the office building. He walked through the candle lit corridors and listened for any nearby workers and guards to avoid them.

He made sure to stop whenever his spells worn out and hide until he could cast them again. It was a bit of a slow process but the Dunmer managed to reach the main office. He put his ear to the door and heard Lhotun and Deros' voices speaking to a woman.

They made it here, now all they need to do is get her out of the room to distract her. Shav thought of their plan. Lhotun and Deros were assurance that the overseer wouldn't be present at her office when the Dunmer sneaked in. He stepped back and waited nearby for them to leave with her.

"Ah, are you sure we can't work something out." The overseer said. "But those are the only shipments we still have here in the warehouse for transport. The rest have already gone."

"That's okay, we will try to get work with the Shatter-Shield Trading Company." Deros said.

"The Shatter-Shields?" The Imperial woman protested. "No no, I'm sure we can work something out." She didn't want to give their competitors any business.

"Could we see the shipments?" Lhotun asked. "Maybe you can still convince us to take up your offer."

She nodded, "Right this way." She led them down the hall towards the warehouse.

Shav sneaked past them and into her office. The log should be in here.