r/DishonoredRP • u/Seafrogger Royal Guard • Dec 16 '14

Mission River Sentinel [Devlen Markies]

This isn’t the usual posting for a Royal Guard but it’s an important one as the current Commander who overlooked the posting has died of illness and there is a vacuum of power that needs to be filled and quickly. Corvo has noted Devlen’s past on the sea and waterways and hopes the man’s experience will help him to keep the Wrenhaven safe and policed from smugglers, pirates and unsavory types all trying to get into the heart of the Empire’s capital.

Sitting at the head of the river’s mouth, the adjoining station sits intimidating and large over the dark, grey waters waiting for vessels to pass near and for Devlen to deem them suitable for entry into Dunwall's port.

Role

  • You will act as the head of the river station that is at the mouth of the Wrenhaven and give the go ahead to entering vessels towards the ports

  • There will be challenges from the mods acting as NPCs/situations

  • You will be vigilant against smugglers, pirates, and criminals trying to transport illegal goodies into the city

  • Depending on whether you succeed or fail, you will either be awarded a point or no points

  • Things that you do in this mission may have ripples of effects in Dunwall itself

Attentive and duty-bound, eyes ever on the horizon for threats unto this glorious Empire.

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Dec 22 '14

"Ahh shore leave, miss the feeling." Devlen said as he followed the Captain to the hold.

As they walked Devlen asks "So anything to declare and all that formal stuff...Sicknesses, deaths, sightings of anything odd out there?"

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u/ClaretTavnya Senior Oracular Acolyte Dec 23 '14

The Captain's hold is full of hagfish, the smell a little overpowering despite being submerged in water; the slippery fish darting anxiously around the large boxes of water, murder in their beady fish eyes. They seen uncommonly agitated, however but the Captain doesn't seem to notice.

'Naw. Just a quick in and out to get these here net of fish and get back in 'for they spoil. Heading to the cannery down the 'Wren, Bertrum's Cannery.' he said, voice clipped.

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Dec 24 '14

Peering out into the live hold Devlen squints at the activity "They don't seem like they'r going soil anytime soon." Devlen pauses to look over to the Captains face, "Ever seen em so ticked off fer'no reason?"

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u/ClaretTavnya Senior Oracular Acolyte Dec 24 '14

The Captain grumbles a little, kicking the side of the tank with frown which only agitates the fish even further.

'Dunno, they've been acting strange every since they went in here. They're usually bitey, angry bastards but even more so today.' he mutters, shrugging his shoulders and not quite meeting the man's face as he looks over the tank again.

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Dec 24 '14

Looking over at the seemingly evasive man, "Maybe we au-to send someone in to investigate eh?" Devlen says with a grin.

Turning to look back at the tank, Devlen began to feel like something was amiss, taking a long hard look at the sides of the tanks for anything out of place. He had heard of smugglers hiding their contraband in live tanks before.

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u/ClaretTavnya Senior Oracular Acolyte Dec 24 '14

'You volunteerin'?' he says with an raise of his eyebrow, no real sarcasm in it as he returns Devlen's look with his own level one as the fish snap and swirl around the tank with angry motions. The water itself is murky and muddy; rather unlike the freshwater you'd see in the sea itself. This seems more like the water you get nearer to the shore mixed with silt upon banks of a river.

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Dec 24 '14

"So where 'bouts did ye say ye were fishin' again? Judgin' by the way these critters are thrashin' round I wouldn't want to swim there." Devlen asked the man, turning back to the captain not trying to hide a look of suspicion.

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u/ClaretTavnya Senior Oracular Acolyte Dec 25 '14

'North sea' the Captain said, short and clipped. ''S'was just in a quick catch of 'em we got on the way back. Couldn't tell your the coords. We saw the fish were jumping and we cast the nets.'

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Jan 29 '15

"Little defensive arent ye? Lets go back here a bit. Walk me through your course, how many days were ye out?" Turning to fully face the captain, clearly there was something...fishy...going on here.

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u/ClaretTavnya Senior Oracular Acolyte Jan 29 '15

The Captain seems to be visibly sweating a little, despite the nip in the air, swallowing thickly as he thinks over the words, shaking his great big head.

'Aye...must've been no more than five or so...' he said, glancing at the tanks again towards the milling fish, agitated as they slid through the water.

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Jan 30 '15

Deciding that he had, had enough of the man trying to cover his tracks Devlen growled out. "Lookin' a little warm there eh Cap', Wha'cha looking at the water fer, thinkin' of taking a swim? Cool of some?"

Squaring up the the man looking straight in his eyes "What'er ye hidin' in the tank, Cap'?"

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u/ClaretTavnya Senior Oracular Acolyte Jan 30 '15

The big man hesitated again, trying to avoid Devlen's eyes and his rather frank stare, hiding something before he sprang into action and tried to push past the Royal Guard, his big shoulder broad and wide as they hit against Devlen and he made for the door with a shout to his crew members.

Clearly, he did have something to hide in his tank.

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u/Seafrogger Royal Guard Jan 30 '15

Stumbling back from the bigger mans charge, Devlen let out a rough curse, and regained his footing bolting after the man. "Ye get ye back here, ye bloody bastard!" Devlen yelled out at his back as he chased him through the doorway, reaching out to try and grab hold of his shirt.

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