Four figures emerge from the ornate gold inlaid cherrywood double doors on one side of the room swiftly followed by Korra.
A jaunty half elf dressed in leather armor and armed with half a dozen daggers of different shapes, A dark skinned dwarf with a sour expression dressed in green and brown robes and clutching a large curved spear, An attractive but haughty looking woman dressed in dark purple robes with a tattoo of a cresent moon on one cheek and lastly a tall handsome man wearing a polished breastplate and carrying a bastard sword.
The man in the breastplate stops to examine you for a moment
"Hmm, you must be the help Lavinia's bringing in to do the chores. Best of luck to ya!" they do seem to be in quite a hurry though and leave as quickly as they entered.
Korra, standing in front of the double doors ushers you inside to meet the lady of the manor herself.
The private dining hall is comfortable and cozy, softly lit by wall-mounted lanterns. A window overlooks the manor's central courtyard and the carpet is thick and soft. A large portrait hangs on the wall, a fine work depicting a handsome young man with a short beard.
Standing before the portrait is an attractive human woman wearing a long, flowing blue dress. She smiles as you enter and introduces herself as Latvinia Vanderboren.
"As you may have heard, I recently inherited my parents' estate. Along with this fine house, unfortunately, came a fine amount of debt owed the Dawn Council, the harbor master and quite a few guildhalls. It seems my parents, for all their success as adventurers, were not as skilled at finance as one might expect. If I'm to ger these taxes paid, I'll need to access my family's vault under Castle Teraknian."A concerned look passes over her eyes.
"And that's the problem you see. The vaults are magically locked- keyed to special signet rings. Both of my parents had these rings, at least, until recnetly. My mother lost hers a few months ago. She aranged for a replacemnt, but it won't be done for another month or so, too late for me. Which leaves my father's ring. He never wore it- he had a thing about men wearing jewelery. He kept it hidden somewhere on his ship, the Titania. The problem there is the harbormaster's seized the ship until someone pays for the last four month's of mooring. I've pad the fines to the man the harbormaster's put in charge of my ship, a brute named Soller Vark. Yet when I went to claim my ship, Vark's men wouldn't let me board, claiming that I hadn't yet paid the fines. I spoke to Vark again and he denied ever recieving my payment. My complaints to the harbormaster have fallen on deaf ears- he's a doddering old fool who trusts his man and won't relent."She lets out a short sigh before continuing.
"Vark and his men are up to something on my ship, I know it. What I need is to find out exactly what they're up to. Unfortunately Vark's not the type to react well to diplomacy or logic. I need someone who speaks his language... which is where you come in. If you can find out what he is using my ship for, or even better, recover the money I paid him, I'll pay each of you 200 gold in return once I've access to my vault."
