Strife:To offer Je'm'ath (Camonna Tong)

To the GM's page

Overview
Striking a deal...
 * Quest Giver: J'Krin.
 * Location(s): Telvanni Canton Canalworks.
 * Prerequisite Quest: Crunzarga.
 * Next Quest: Immortality of Dust.
 * Reward: Devourer.
 * Optional Bonus: None.

Quest start
Following on from the prior quest, J'Krin, the party, and Balz walk from Ibishammus.

J'Krin: "You know ya' scroll blew up in my face, kid?"

Balz: Laughing, "Did ya' say it right?"

J'Krin: Punches Balz on the arm, "Course I god-damned said it right, you're lucky we're cool now, a while earlier n' I woulda decked your ass."

Balz: Aims at J'Krin smiling, "Try me!"

J'Krin spins his arm round and picks him up onto her shoulder, Balz shouting. After a couple strides and threatening to throw him off the side of the canton, he puts him down. Balz straightens his clothing, laughing his defeat off. Upon arrival to the Telvanni canton, through Dunmer stares an uncaring J'Krin leads the group down into the Canalworks.''

Telvanni Canalworks
Note that the party are in the Telvanni Monster Labs, it has been repurposed, with much of the same items still here.

''Upon entering, the busy atmosphere pauses for the masked faces to stare at the unknown intruders. J'Krin leads the group through and to the left, where a Dunmer man in face paint sits behind a desk, he is turned around at a bookshelf, facing away. With the room silent, J'Krin slams her hands down on the desk. She says calmly: "Where's my money, Eldrar?". Eldrar replies with a smile: "Who are you?" J'Krin still calm: "You shoulda been known who the fuck this was, just by my fuckin' tone." Eldrar spins around "Oh, why didn't you just SAY it was you!" He tilts his head: "Are those your bodyguards?" J'Krin replies: "Why the fuck would I have a bodyguard, if I look just like the mother-fuckin' bodyguard?" Eldrar leans back: "What do you want, cat?" At this point with the many workers having moved crates into the sides of the walls and crowded to the walls of the building, the party hears a loud "KRRRR THUUNNKKK HIZZZZZZ" from behind them, a Steam Centurion has been released from the monster lab walls. Onlookers cheering and hollering, as J'Krin looks back: "Deal with it, lads. I need to let this shit know this isn't a good idea." As the whirring of the automatons and jeering of the crowd gets louder, J'Krin leans closer into the smiling Eldrar's face, her words barely legible from even a foot away.''

The party and Balz are left to deal with the Dwemer automatons, as J'Krin reasons with Eldrar. Here is Balz's character sheet. After the Steam Centurion is on 10% health, 2 Centurion Sphere and 1 Centurion Spider are also released. After these are almost defeated, 3 more Centurion Spider are released. After these are almost defeated, a final Steam Centurion is released, but this one is visibly broken, louder and slower than the one before; it has 100HP, and their attacks take double time instead.

Upon finishing the fight, the already broken steam centurion collapses, the jeering quietens, J'Krin and Eldrar's talking becomes audible once again:

Eldrar: "You're not getting your money, housecat; I'd sooner pay a hitman double the price than give shit to the likes of your kind"

J'Krin: "Do it yourself, I'm right here, always am. If you send anyone after me, I will personally hit them with a knife, and I will slump them."

Eldrar (sarcastically): "Did you just... THREATEN ME?"

J'Krin: "I can threaten you some more if you want."

Eldrar leans back in his chair, welcomingly opening his arms

J'Krin: ''Stands back up from leaning on his desk "Next time we meet, you know, your head will be on the floor right? I will blow your brains out in broad daylight." She walks past the party, beckoning them out the door and holding it open for them. Before the door is closed she spits on the floor of their headquarters.''

Finishing the quest
Once outside the Telvanni canton, Balz says: ''"Didn't go quite to plan eh?" J'Krin replies: "Somewhat, nothin' ever should, though. 'least he has pressure on 'im. Be it me or any of you that kill's 'im, he know's what's needed for 'im to keep livin', if not then he's a dumbfuck." Balz says: "Well, at least it ain't go too bad" he pulls out a book from his pants and continues "some sorta book, nabbed it from a crate when y'all were talkin', has a weird shape to it. Might be an artefact? Either way I'm considerin' it a permanent downpayment eh? Here, y'all 'ave it" he gives the book to the party "might fetch you some gold from a mage. Either way, I'm off, I need a loooonng nap after that'n." J'Krin and Balz turn to leave, as they're walking away, the party hear J'Krin inquire with Balz: "Ain't a long nap jus' a sleep?" Balz: "N-no, dumbass, look, when you nap..." The talking trails off, muffled in the distance.''

The party now has completed this quest and has now moved onto quest Immortality of Dust.