Bandits and Mercenaries

**Nigel** · 08-29-2004, 22:09

Greetings bandits and mercenaries,

I just returned from my holiday. Great time. I enjoyed it a lot.
But it is also good to be back to the Guild.

I see that, while I was away, the demo for RTW came out. Whow, the Colosseum is overflowing with activity.

Here, at B&M, things seem to have been more quiet. Well, I guess everyone is busy playing the demo. Still, some players signed up for missions and if noone opposed them, they shall get their due reward.

Octavian has long been waiting for the shipment of beer. Well, as I could not find a Mercenary to guard it, I wanted to ask the City Guards. But even with them I had no luck. So the brave peasants set off on their own and, not surprisingly, fell easy pray to Octavians men. They saved their lives by handig over the shipment without a fight. 100 barrels of beer go right into Octavian's camp.

Pretty much the same is true for Chimpyang. 100 boxes of honey, worth 1500 Florins, are easily his.

But at least my 100 boxes of white lace went safely from Brussels to Paris. Guy met no opposition and brough the shipment through without a scratch. The promised reward of 1400 Florins shall be his.

Well, a few more missions are open, and a couple more weeks to go.
Mercenaries, don't be shy to take up the grant from the Guildmaster. Any money you recieve from the guild will not be counted as yours when I work out the score in the end, but it should help you to give Octavian and the other bandits a few good battles. Just enjoy the game and have fun.

**Xiahou Liao** · 08-30-2004, 17:10

Sorry about my absence guys. I've had work and other things taking over me. o.o; So I'm back now...school starts tomorrow for me by the way.

**Nigel** · 08-30-2004, 22:47

Wellcome back Liao,

good to see you return. I can see you are in need for money. Well, we need to support the mercenaries, or else law and order will fall to pieces and those bandits take over the land. I will see if I can get the Guildmaster to help you (and other Mercs) out with a loan to get you over the upcoming payday. And you still got some nice missions lined up, too.

**octavian** · 08-31-2004, 03:53

hey Liao... i think i will be able to play you tomorrow evening. Ang, would you be able to make it online at around 8 GMT -5?

i would also be willing to take a hold of that fish... beer is good, but day after day of beer and deer and more beer, its just too much.

**Nigel** · 08-31-2004, 21:16

ok, Octavian, glad you are taking care of this delivery.

hey, wait a minute....

NOOO, it's that bandit again. Looking for some good food to go with that beer he has already stolen from me. Grrrrrr

Well, then, I need a very brave mercenary to take on this mission.
And I recommend accepting the Guildmasters money - you may need it against Octavian's army.

**Axeknight** · 08-31-2004, 23:14

Could I take a grant to the sum of 650 fl please? Not sure if I can play before Sept 17th, so 650fl would keep me out of the dungeon if I can't.

**Nigel** · 09-01-2004, 18:08

Sure, Axeknight, the Guild is happy to support its members in these times of hardship.

Times are hard indeed for the Mercenaries. But it seems the Bandits have been doing quite well. At this pay day, Shaka and Chimpyang are easily able to pay their men, with money to spare. Octavian still had his store full of beer and his soldiers are happy to accept that in lieu of money (no point selling the beer, giving the money to the troops who then go out and buy the beer again

). Only Steeleye is short of a few florins, leaving his highlanders somewhat disappointed.

In the mercenaries camp, only Guy has managed to earn enough money to pay his troops. Well done Guy

. Axeknight will get his grant, but what about the others? Socio is still stuck in the marshlands, cut off from communication (computer probs), Liao has just returned, full of energy, but with empty coffers, and Amatzu too is short of some Florins.

Well, I had a word with the Guildmaster of the Mercenary Guild and we decided to give grants to cover the missing money for all the mercenaries. With the bandits so strong, we just need every lawful fighter in the field, not in the dungeon. And the offer for the bigger grants is still there. Lets hope we can still put an army together to stand up to those bandits.