Trajan's Journal - Another Enemy, Another Friend

We finally went to see Thumo, with a plan to sell our excess stuff. His prices weren't any better than in the market. However, we hoped to trade information with him.

We did get information, some of which was valuable, but more to us than to him. We was quite blase about the potental break up of Verslund, seeing as how he was going to make money no matter what. He agreed that Imperial interference was assumed, but also didn't care. The implication was that he already made lots of money smuggling and assisting them and his own interests lied in their meddling. So much, that he implied he would sell us out to them unless we made advantageous trades with him.

Behing held hostage like this was not at all to our liking. He backed down in the end. Possibly because he was facing a room full of armed people. He said he wasn't going to inform on us, but I don't trust that to be the case. We did sell him our goods for the agreed price, but I strongly suspect that we will be harassed by hooligans trying to shake us down for the money we were just paid.

He did confirm the ill nature of the Cep, and that he would probably do his utmost to ensure that the Prince did not return, or returned to a country he was firmly in charge of.

We then turned to Ruold, the merchant I had met in the marketplace. We took a private room and discussed the situation. He went off and brought back a local noble, who was greatful for our willingness to help, but felt that being seen with us now put her life in danger.

After much discussion, it came to light that the Cep had switched allegiance to a different god. This was not well known and would not sit wtih with the Verslunders. If we could find proof that this was the case, it would greatly harm his cause.