Chapter 2

John Mareth
The Lady, after giving the heroes time to rest, has given them the task of keeping the heir to the throne of Brot safe as he travels with them to see the world, get to know his people, and gain some combat experience.

With the prince, John Mareth, at their side the heroes were given a very trivial task of collecting money from a man whose debt to the guild of the black velvet band was long since due. John took the lead on negotiations with the man, and instead of bringing the indebted man back to the guild as they were instructed, John bought a single outfit for the price of the mans debt. This shocked and confused the heroes, unsure whether to be impressed or irritated.

During some down time the men took John to the firing range to test his skill with his strange new weapon that shoots metal balls instead of arrows through some kind of exploding device that he called a pistol. John proved his aim to be rather impressive, and the men grew in lust and awe of the new device that John says there is only one of in the world.

When the heroes got back to the guild with the man's debt and the story of how it was paid, The Lady was not pleased and dismissed all of them except for John. When John came back to the bar that night he looked pretty upset, and the heroes discovered that he had been cut off from the family fortune for misuse of funds and missing the point of the assignment.

Special Note: The womanizing Azorius (nicknamed Ass) turns his gaze in the direction of the imposing Olesia...