Role

Chapter 7

"Regarding the magistrates and the spire

It seems my dealings have always been positive, even during the enforcement
of my numerous warrants. Today, as I spoke to the magistrate Maethron of his
advancement from my city to Galadon within the spires ranks, we got again to
talking of how I had turned in more warrants than most magistrates. At least
a dozen by my count, and my count is generally poor. It was three the very
day of this writing!

A note is scribbled into the margins... 'Keep track of milestones in success
better.'

And so he suggested that the Provost be contacted. It seems that my
reputation has garnered another that is impressed enough to put what would be
my will forward without prompting. This one is not even guilded under me,
but, we have had many good dealings to keep me well into the black on his
ledgers. He spoke to the Provost on his own, and stated that it would be a
strict secret between him, myself, and the Provost. The Provost agreed to
take coins from the coffers of the spire, and to give them to me for warrants
returned. Clearly I shall have to discuss some advanced payments, as my track
record is already thick with the blood of criminals. No matter, it seems I am
secretly contracted with ranking members of the spire now. A suggestion I
made, as an advance payment or a later payment for a particularly 'difficult'
criminal would be to remove some of my old warrants from the record.

Imagine my delight, being a step or two from a hardened criminal, and yet
having the strength of presence to gain commission from the spire. Praise to
the lord of the earth for my chicanery today, as it gains even more wealth
for an already immensely wealthy man. And rightly so, I say. It seems all
within the spire save maybe one or two would hold themselves as my ally, and
yet I hold no allegience to them whatsoever. In fact, I'm nearly an enemy not
to be spoken of in their books.

It seems my way of respecting my guild elders has paid off, as the Provost
was formerly the Bandit King, before his timely demise at the hands of the
lords of time. As such, I played into it, stating that I had worked with the
spire before, and would make a strong asset as the Bandit King did. Hopefully
the protection would extend to even my thieves, at least to the moment before
they struck at a magistrate. That is really all I could hope for, the
advantage of the first strike."

A break in the page is titled 'A funny story' and it seems to go on the trail
of where the writing just was.

"A day ago, the thief Taytum of the bandits was attacked by a duergar, within
the city walls of Hamsah. Clearly unforgiveable, but I decided on a whim of a
possible deceit to deal with this one. He came to the guild, and when he was
explained that attacking guild members, the guard, and stepping foot with in
is a trespass against all of us, he seemed not to care. The negotiations went
on for hours. I explained to him my stance on the thieves in truth, that I
will stop fighting between them and those that can harm them. I told him that
being a duergar was his card of kings, and that the conversation would not
even take place could he not see my thieves. He seemed to agree whole
heartedly, and we came to the agreement that he would not attack my thieves
unless they a