Role

Chapter 2

Damn that duergar to hell.
Drem, the Kingpipn of Galadon. He stole the leadership! He was a member of
the guild one day, and was Kingpin the next! I suppose he had the gold for
it. I did not. I do now. So, do we supplant the Kingpin through some form
of subtrifuge? Or do we leave Galadon and seek fame and fortune elsewhere?
I have befriended a Tribunal named Shormquan that may be able to help me
rid the guild of the usurper, but Shorm is unpredictable. Can he be
trusted? I have earned enough gold to make us both elite members and vote
me in as Kingpin, but the timing would have to be perfect. I would not put
it past the Emperor to fund thieves in opposition to this, as he seems to
see the guilds as his.

The Emperor is not unreasonable, however. He told me that Cabal business
was separate from guild business. So, when Drem demended 150 gold to not
blackball me when I was retrieving the head, I reminded him of my
conversation with the Emperor and refused. I haven't heard another word
about it.

If I can wait until Shormquan is magistrate of Galadon, and give him the
500 gold to become an elite member of the guild, then I can call a vote
and hope that the Empire doesn't have more thieves waiting in the wings
to band with Drem. It just might work. If only Shormquan can stay out of
the whore houses long enough to donate the gold to the guild. I will have
to escort him to make sure. He doesn't seem to be able to control himself.
Maybe I'll give him 525 gold. Then he can do both.