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“Black Petals forming a Rose” •━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• ♦ •━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• Good folk of this noble realm, lend me thine ears! In these perilous times, when shadows creep and dangers lurk beyond every bend in the road, there exists a company unlike any other—Black Rose. We are a company of skilled hands and sharp minds, ready to serve those in need of tasks accomplished swiftly and discreetly. From the most humble of chores to deeds of daring, we stand ready to answer your call! I. Common Tasks a. Chorework ⠀⠀From basic repairs to cleaning, labor assistance and everything in between b. Delivery Service : ⠀⠀Transporting packages, letters or goods from one place to another. II. Guard & Escort a. Bodyguarding : ⠀⠀Providing protection for individuals. b. Caravan Escort : ⠀⠀Escorting caravans laden with goods across treacherous roads. c. Estate Security : ⠀⠀Setting up temporary security for homes, shops, or other areas. d. Event Security : ⠀⠀Ensuring the safety of high-profile events like banquets, tournaments, or public gatherings. III. Gathering & Exploration a. Resource Gathering : ⠀⠀Procuring common and or rare herbs, ores or other materials. b. Mapmaking : ⠀⠀Charting unknown territories, dungeons or areas. c. Treasure Hunting : ⠀⠀Seeking out lost relics, ancient artifacts, or buries treasure. IV. Information Gathering a. Surveillance : ⠀⠀Observing individuals or groups, noting their movements, actions, and conversations. b. Interrogation : ⠀⠀Extracting information from unwilling subjects. c. Secret Liaison : ⠀⠀Acting as intermediaries for clandestine meetings between influencial or powerful figures. d. Market Intelligence : ⠀⠀Gathering information on market trends, merchant pricing, or supply chain opportunities for traders. e. Competitor Research : ⠀⠀Investigating rival businesses or guilds, collecting data on their strategies, clients, or partnerships. f. Demographic Surveys : ⠀⠀Collecting information on population sizes, land use, and economic conditions for merchants or nobles planning expansions. V. Covert Services a. Discreet Courier Services : ⠀⠀Delivering sensitive messages, contracts, or small valuables without drawing attention. b. Background Checks : ⠀⠀Investigating the history and reputation of individuals. c. Relocation Services : ⠀⠀Helping clients relocate their businesses, wealth, or even themselves discreetly when trying to avoid public or political attention. VI. Problem Solving & Consulting a. Dispute Mediation : ⠀⠀Quietly resolving conflicts between individuals to prevent escalation. b. Strategic Advice : ⠀⠀Consulting on complex business, political, or military strategies for those looking to outmaneuver rivals or solve long-standing issues. c. Crisis Management : ⠀⠀Providing rapid responses and solutions to sudden disasters, such as a fire at a warehouse, merchant collapse, or a theft at a noble estate. d. Public Relations Repair : ⠀⠀Helping clients recover from scandals or public image issues through discreet influence and behind-the-scenes work. VII. Specialized Tasks a. Research Investigation : ⠀⠀Delving into historical records, documents, or archives to uncover hidden knowledge or legal precedents. b. Conflict Avoidance : ⠀⠀Offering diplomatic solutions and intervention to help clients avoid physical confrontations, such as duels or guild feuds. c. Estate Management : ⠀⠀Overseeing an estate, including managing staff, tenants, and overseeing daily operations. d. Exclusive Trading Deals : ⠀⠀Securing and negotiating high-value trade deals. e. Private Event Organization : ⠀⠀Handling the logistics and planning of highly confidential events, such as diplomatic meetings or secretive noble gatherings. f. Personal Assistant Services : ⠀⠀Providing clients with personal assistants to manage their schedule, handle correspondence, and maintain public appearances. VIII. Discreet Problem Resolution a. Private Investigations : ⠀⠀Investigating thefts, missing persons, or personal disputes for clients. b. Debt Collection : ⠀⠀Recovering owed money or goods. c. Negotiating Ransoms : ⠀⠀Acting as neutral mediators in cases of ransom demands or delicate hostage situations. IX. Other Jobs a. Not-listed Jobs : ⠀⠀The company also takes on jobs that were not previously listed, as long as the company rules and policies are followed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀Why Black Rose? I. Discreet & Loyal: Thy business is thine own; we ask no questions, nor speak of our tasks. II. Fair & Just Fees: Our coinpurse is as light as our touch, for we believe all deserve aid, be they peasant or lord. III. Contracted Jobs: Every task is made by contract, which cannot be opposed by the company once signed. IV. Refund Policy: By our bond of agreement, should we falter in our task, a portion of thy coin shall be returned to thee. Thou can find us in Númendil, at Faen-gÎl 1. Look for the black flowers, and step inside. Whether thine needs be urgent or peculiar, we await thy summons! Send word by raven, messenger, or meet us in person. Black Rose: Where Trust Takes Root, and Results Blossom.
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You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.” Response: Her hand was resting on her dagger, dangling from her waist. As if the interior wasn't already suspicious from the floating lights, she noticed the old hag, sitting there, almost as if she was dead... until her voice filled the tent. At the same time, the resting hand suddenly gripped the hilt of her dagger, ready to swing it's cold blade. That was, until she listened to what she had to say. She realized - or more like she hasn't sensed any hostility from the old hag, so after short consideration, the woman sat down on said cushion. She took off her hat and placed it right next to her. Gripping the dagger she thought was not necessary anymore, so instead she put her hands on her lap, with her fingers intertwined. "I'd prefer my identity to stay anonymous, but instead of my story, I can tell you that of a little girl, living in a little village." A woman like her talks. Being out of touch with society for a long time now, she felt the need to converse with someone, with anyone. That someone now being the old hag in this tent. "It all began 23 years ago, when a little girl was born in a remote village. Distant from the loud city, it was rather peaceful. She was always playing outside where the smell of freshly baked bread was in the air, where the chatting of the villagers was making their everyday problems less problematic and where the city folks would feel so out of touch that it would feel like they entered another world." Hearing herself being kind of poetic with her story, she feels somewhat annoyed, rooting from a mild feeling of embarrassment. She coughed in her fist, fixing her tone, as she was continuing. "Anyways... the village was raided by a group of bandits. There were no soldiers or guards, but even if we count all the ready-to-fight people, that wouldn't have been enough to outnumber them. The village does not exist anymore, along with it's people. That's the reality, except that one had escaped and lives to tell the tale." The woman sighed, as she finished her short story. Art by theDURRRRIAN on DeviantArt