Amber Zone - Lost Signet Ring

Last Updated 13 January 2004.

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2002 #82

Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:26:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Write
Subject: Re: "101 Wantads for Adventure."

Swordy replied to Eris:
>>I'd like to see BITS publish "101 Wantads for
>>Adventure." Not joking!
>>A wantad or personal like you'd see in a paper or
>>online BBS followed by an adventure nugget backing it up.
>
>In the style of "Wanted: Adventurers" by J.Andr... er,
>rather, John Marshal?
>Ooo-ooo, count me in on that.

Lost & Found

Introduction

While perusing the "Help Wanted" board, the character notices the following ad at the local starport:

Lost: White alloy Signet Ring, family heirloom w/ much sentimental value. Lost while at Starport Bazaar, Regina, SM ISD 158. Small reward offered w/ gratitude. Call ADX-76008 to claim.

Storyline

The patron, Tess mo'Clare, is a young lady (UPP 567A98, 26-02(Grad School)-16). Patron states she had ring on chain around her neck, somehow chain broke w/o her noticing it until just as she left bazaar. She offers party Cr200/day with one week to find the ring and bring it to her, plus a Cr2,000 bonus if successful. She has two other parties looking as well with the same conditions.

Background

Tess is the illegitimate daughter of a lesser noble who is cousin to Duke Norris. Tess's legacy from her father was her education, college & grad school - poly sci & a psych minor. Through various less than legal enterprises, she has established a little war chest,with which she hopes to be able to break into the family business by secretly stealing the family signet ring and gaining access to her father's safe deposit box. She has no idea what is in the box... but using the ring & her DNA...

She comes on as a helpless & beautiful waif, but she is calculating and vicious: Pistol-2, Dagger-2, you can fill in the rest. She will play off the other two parties against yours, spying on your investigation/operation, then they may attack you if you have success and they have opportunity.

The final screw is the patron's lover is an assassin secretly hired by her father's wife to protect her interests.

Good luck and enjoy, Dave

Given freely as shareware in a Traveller Universe.

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