Hero	Text	Audio
Martin	So you're the new fellow, mh? Welcome among us, brother of the Ring.
Martin	Go to Vatras first, perhaps then I will have time for you.
Martin	Hey, you. You have no business up here. Only paladins and those of us in the militia have access here.
Me	What's up here then?
Martin	This is the provisions store of the royal guard of the paladins.
Martin	I am the provisions master here, and I am responsible for seeing to it that none of the paladins' stuff goes astray, and you are not wanted here.
Martin	So keep your hands to yourself or I'll chop them off.
Me	Can you sell me any of the paladins' stuff?
Martin	You want to buy? Mh. Let's say that if you could compensate me for the trouble that will arise from the paladins' things wandering off, then we might be able to do business.
Me	Does that happen often, things going astray?
Martin	As long as the provisions master says that everything is right, no.
Me	I see.
Me	Farim the fisherman has problems with the militia. The boys are constantly stealing from him.
Martin	And what do I have to do with it?
Me	You have a certain amount of influence up here with the paladins.
Me	Farim needs your protection. He's willing to give you a part of his catch for it.
Martin	I see what you mean.
Martin	(disparagingly) Fish! As if I didn't have enough crap to deal with.
Martin	Tell your pal he should come to me and tell me exactly what is up with the militia.
Martin	I'll take care of it.
Me	What do you have to offer?
Martin	Then pay attention.
Me	Lares sent me. He said you could help me.
Martin	So? He did? Then fire away. What do you want from me?
Me	I want to join the militia.
Martin	(laughs) You'd like that, wouldn't you? We don't just take on ragbags like you for no good reason.
Martin	You'd probably have to...
Me	Spare me the drivel. Tell me what I have to do to join you.
Martin	(surprised) Okay. Then pay attention.
Martin	The job of the provisions master is hell, let me tell you. Managing all the crates and sacks in this place is bad enough.
Martin	But every time I spend an evening in Kardif's tavern, someone busies himself with the crates here and when I come back the next morning, something is missing.
Martin	(angry) Strangely enough, the paladins never see anything.
Martin	(annoyed) I'm going crazy. I can't spend the entire night standing around here like an idiot.
Martin	You, on the other hand...
Me	I get it. I'm supposed to keep watch here while you hang around in the tavern.
Martin	Take it or leave it.
Me	I'll watch over your provisions crates tonight.
Martin	(satisfied) Sweet.
Martin	Then I'll take off for Kardif's pub. And woe betide you if anything is missing when I get back.
Martin	Good, then come back tonight and keep an eye on the stuff here. In the meantime, I'll be in Kardif's tavern.
Me	You're looking for the man who is selling weapons to the bandits?
Martin	Says who?
Me	Says Vatras.
Martin	Oh. What do you know about it?
Me	Not much, but I could find out more.
Martin	(catching on) Ah, is that so...
Me	Tell me, what do you know about the weapons dealer?
Martin	Listen. We know that an influential citizen in the upper quarter must be behind it.
Martin	And some of the weapons are even supposed to have come from the militia's supplies.
Martin	But we still don't know exactly who is behind it.
Martin	If you have enough guts to take on a group of at least five bandits, maybe you can find out...
Me	What ABOUT the bandits?
Martin	We know that the bandits are currently blockading the roads that connect the farmers to the city.
Martin	Besides that, I know that there must have been a weapons delivery in the last few days.
Martin	Maybe some clues to uncover the weapons dealer can be found with the bandits.
Me	Eh, about the weapons dealer...
Martin	Show me what you have.
Me	I found this rapier with the bandits. The letter 'F' is carved on the pommel.
Me	The bandits had this ring. It points to an overseas trader.
Me	This list of deliveries of weapons and other things to the bandits here is signed by a certain Fernando.
Me	Besides that, Fernando, the old trader from the upper quarter, has admitted having done business with the bandits.
Me	Fernando has admitted providing the bandits with weapons.
Martin	I think that's enough. Fernando, then. Well, he'll get what's coming to him.
Martin	And he always acts like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
Martin	I'll see to it that he's put away until he rots.
Martin	Sound work, I must say.
Martin	Vatras will be glad of this good news.
Martin	And? What else?
Me	That's all.
Martin	It's nice that he admits it, but unfortunately without solid evidence, I can't do any more.
Martin	I don't want to look ridiculous in front of Lord Hagen. You'll have to get me more.
Martin	That isn't enough. That could be almost anyone in the upper quarter.
Martin	It looks as though you'll have to follow the trail of the bandits and the weapons delivery farther until we find out who is behind it.
Martin	Maybe you should talk to Vatras agian...
Me	What was that again?
Martin	Listen. You are supposed to find out who is behind the weapons deliveries to the bandits and bring me proof.
Martin	But it has to be really incriminating evidence. Otherwise I can't arrest the guy.
Me	All the crates still there?
Martin	(angry) You bastard, you were supposed to guard my crates. Now something else is missing.
Martin	(loudly) Go straight to the provisions store at the harbor and grab me the scumbag who stole from me, got it?
Martin	And pay better attention tonight when I'm gone, understand?
Martin	Go ahead and laugh at me. YOU stand on the pier all day and try to watch over all the chaos.
Martin	The paladins dragged so much rubbish along that it isn't funny.
Martin	Don't touch anything or I'll call the watch, got it?
Me	I caught the thief.
Me	It's Rangar who is poking through your stocks.
Martin	Well, finally. At least now I know who I have to keep an eye on. The bastard. There'll be one heck of a dust-up if I catch him at it.
Martin	I've always wondered why none of the paladins saw anything.
Me	And? Why?
Martin	It's obvious. The idiots can't tell those of us in the militia apart from one another. To them, we all look alike.
Martin	That was good work, mate.
Martin	If I can do anything for you, just say the word.
Me	You know what I want from you.
Martin	Oh, yeah. You want to join the militia, right?
Martin	You've already proven your abilities to me.
Martin	Well. Let me put it this way. I'd rather know you were on our side than on someone else's.
Martin	That's why I'll help you. Take this letter of recommendation from me and show it to Andre, our commanding paladin.
Martin	You'll find him in the barracks. I'm sure he can use you.