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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 15:36:22 GMT -5
The Ironborn expedition to colonize the Basilisk Isles and claim the silver mines on the western coast of Sothoryos.
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 15:50:15 GMT -5
With the ships provisioned and prepared Killion calls his captains and has Gioconda brought to his ship so they could fetch the Iron Titans on the way.
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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 2, 2015 15:52:26 GMT -5
Ragnar organises the ships under his command and prepares to depart.
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Post by Lord Rykker on May 2, 2015 16:20:14 GMT -5
Giocanda arrives flanked by his two guards, giving Killion a letter as well. "Just arrived, one of the merchant vessels who were missing. Uhtred has not returned, though the letter is... interesting. Unbelievable even if I had not seen what I have in Southros."
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 16:22:59 GMT -5
Killion read it quickly, then again to make sure he understood as it was truly bizarre, before handing it back to the Braavosi for disposal.
They set sail for the Stepstones and the Iron Titans fleet.
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 17:38:38 GMT -5
/// When the "battle" was done, Killion personally drowns Giocanda, holding the man's/woman's head under the water until he/she gasped his/her last.
The fleet then sailed for Mantarys, the prince hoping they were wise enough to still fear Ironborn sails.
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 2, 2015 17:40:40 GMT -5
The public capital of Emperor Vhagus's new empire, Mantarys personally dislikes the Ironborn but they are allies to their monarch. Ships greet them in the busy harbor.
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 17:46:55 GMT -5
Killion pulled his ship alongside the Matarys' lead ship.
"We sail for the Basilisk Isles." he said, cheerily, cleaning his nails with a dagger. "We hear is said you have medicines to treat the diseases that plague those lands."
"We could land and purchase them, though I fear what that would do for your public order." he motioned the the expedition force beside he had brought and the reavers that crewed them. "Or you could bring us a shipment out."
(Intimidation 60+10)
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 2, 2015 17:48:13 GMT -5
Emperor Vhagus is not known for employing pussies, and this man is little exception. He names a price. "You'll need more in two months. The medicine rots after a few weeks at sea."
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 17:53:19 GMT -5
"Then it seems we will be doing regular business." he grinned, seeing that his ally seemed to be having a positive effect on this land that had once been a den of weakling. He tossed over a bag of gold coins containing the agreed upon price, some taken as plunder from Tyrosh and others from the pockets if the Iron Titans. "We will be needing regular shipments once the lands are secured. I do hope your people can facilitate that."
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 2, 2015 18:03:52 GMT -5
"Gold facilitates a lot," he said. "The diseases are still painful, though," he warned. "But you can survive it."
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 18:06:07 GMT -5
"My people can handle pain." he assured him, despite the horrors he had heard of the diseases. "What do you know of the strength of the corsairs?"
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 2, 2015 18:14:42 GMT -5
"There's bunches of them," he said. "The strongest of them are on Axe Island, but they won't fight you straight head on. I wouldn't do it," he shrugs. "Swatting gnats is what a horse's tail does, not an admiral."
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Post by Kurts on May 2, 2015 18:23:22 GMT -5
"It is a poor leader who asks his men to do something that he is unwilling to. Besides, would the breaking of the corsairs not do wonders for the safety of Mantarys' trade routes?" Killion remarked, knowing that swatting a few gnats was required for the true prize of silver. "How does your emperor fare in his war?"
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 2, 2015 18:46:13 GMT -5
"Well enough. Qarth is besieged, and even their importing ships from the Far East isn't going to stop their imminent collapse," he promised. "The pirates of the Basilisk Isles need cleaning every few decades, but fortunately they kill each other more than we do."
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