Chapter 1: Motive

[Game Master]

Lilien and Silk had hit it off and were quickly becoming good friends. The fees at the Inn were draining the two thieves of good coin. Well it was draining someone of good coin at least considering none of the gold was coming from their own purses. The fact remained that they couldn't stay at the Inn forever. Sooner or later someone would catch them picking the wrong pocket and the gig would be up. They needed their own place in Garrotten. The Guild was always open to them but, they only wanted to go there incase they needed a safe house or to lay low. What they really needed and found was a cute little house that was for sale and needed only a little fixing up and a womans touch to call it home. Well, it also needed 2,000 gold crowns to buy it but, that was what the tower was going to remedy or so they hoped.

The Tower of Power as the locals were calling it had appeared over night just outside Garrotten. Various wizard types in town had confirmed it was magical in nature and that unless it's owner decided to venture into town it was best to leave it alone incase the owner didn't like visitors. Silk had told Lilien of the mysterious tower and both being curious thieves couldn't resist a crack at it. The best part of all was because it was outside Garrotten proper it was also outside the guild's juristiction. What that spelled out for the girls was no 25% cut to Goodheart. Gearing up the two thieves set out on a moonless night for the Tower of Power. Just past 11pm they stood a hundred yards off looking at their intended target. The tower was seven stories tall that split into two adjoining conicle toped spires for another 2 stories. There were dozens of windows, some with flickering candle or torch light visible within. The ground floor had a massive, wooden, double door entrance that was closed and looked impenitrible.

[manicpixie]

"Well, its definitley not unintimidating, huh?" Lilien stated flatly.

Actually, Lilien was super excited. She thought to herself, Finally a real hit worth taking the time for. Because she knew even if they walked away empty handed, they wouldn't walk away empty minded. The magic stuff was always the most intrigueing, interesting and dangerous all at the same time. Which to Lilien, and from what she was learnng of Silk, probably Silk, too, that meant FUN!!

[Game Master]

Silk grinned at Lilien like a girl who just picket her first pocket. "You know what they say. The best stuff is always at the top! I say we climb."

[manicpixie]

"Climb it is then!" Lilien said excitedly.

[Game Master]

Silk and Lilien ran upto the building. Silk tied the two ladies ropes together and swung her grapple. When it gained enough momentum she let fly. The grapple disapeared in the night sky only to come bouncing down twice before a satisfying 'clink' was heard on her third attempt. "Good catch somewhere up top." she spoke in a hushed tone. "Who's first?"

[Game Master]

With much effort and after many attempts and not to few bruises the two thieves scaled the tower's walls to a window they found open many feet off the ground. The room was pitch black but, there was just enough star light for the girl's night vision to clear things up. The room appeared to be a laboratory of some kind. The companions could actually hear the bubbling of liquids above the wind that had started to pick up halfway through the climb. the whole room seemed as if it was a maze of glass cylinders and beakers set haphazardly on rather low tables. Well not low for Lilien that is. Actually, to her they seemed a perfect size.

[Game Master]

Lilien looked around the window for any decernable traps. Not seeing anything out of the ordinary she jumped nibley through the open window carefully aviding the glass aparatuses cluttered about. Silk follwed and spoke in a hushed vioice. "Boring. Lets find a way out of this room of bubbles and see if we can find some real loot. What do you say?"

[manicpixie]

Just as hushed Lilien said, excitedly, "Let's go for it!"

[Game Master]

Both women crept around the crazy maze of glass bottles and eventually found the door. It looked ainchant and...small. No problem for Lilien or even a dwarf but, Silk had to stoop over if she didn't want to brain her self. Silk checked the door and found it locked from the outside. Lucky for them it was a skeleton style key hole meaning it could be unlocked from either side as well. "Try the lock little sister." the dark elf whispered as she put her ear to the door to listen for anyone in the hall or outer chamber.