Bishop - Masked Robbery

Speaking of a new score: we were invited to a gig at 67th Sourwine Street, Nightmarket District without any more details attached. Since the Nightmarket is outside of the turf of the Lampblacks, we assumed the risks to attend to be minimal and approached the address.

Crazed Old Man

Once there, we found ourselves talking to an older man and the owner of an artifact shop with a sign reading "Artifacts, Cheap or Expensive!". Karth Orris, as he revealed himself to be, is two things: a fan of the opera and a delusional irrational thinker. He himself is deeply scared of the "Ministry", maybe the only organization that does any good in this godless place: handing out food to the poor and homeless. As for the score itself, he wanted us to hijack a heavily armored cargo carriage that transports the mask of Maria Coseren, a famous opera singer coming to Duskwall for a show.

Score Details and Information

The mask itself is used in her shows to effortlessly transform her face into any other face of her choice. We inquired through various sources not only the hotel of the driver will stay in the day prior, but also the exact blueprints of the carriage and the safe mechanism. We also gathered a lay of the route and inquired about other groups interested in acquiring the mask. With all this information, the plan was simple:

Score Setup

Caesar and Two-Face hired a gang of three to knock out the driver and the gunner of the vehicle and hijacked it. The Collector, one of the two newcomers hid on the roof and surveyed the area with his marksman rifle while Happyface and I hid down in the streets, ready to either use the ruckus from other invading gangs, or find a quiet time to slit inside the carriage, open the safe and retrieve the mask.

Execution

Everything went according to plan. We had the cart captured, the bluecoats were sufficiently occupied with keeping the general public away from the cart and I had a chance to slip inside the cart. Once inside, I made quick work of the lock and discovered that no mask was inside, but a note and a map that wrote about the mask being delayed in transfer and that it would arrive in two weeks by imperial transport ship. Although I was shoftly bummed out, the feeling quickly faded when I looked around the carriage and saw multiple crates of jewelry that did get delivered. I signaled Happyface and together we tried to secretly transport as much jewelry out of here as we could. The clanking of all the valuables did attract a lot of citizens which came to our advantage, giving us time to slip away into darker alleyways before anyone could notice, together with our drivers and gunner.

Score Conclusion

After everything settled down, we could sell the jewelry for seven coins. We went ahead to talk to Karth Orris about the news but he was less than interested and felt so threatened by us that he left his own shop running. We took towards the opportunity and grabbed some interesting looking artifacts. I myself got a golden sowing needle that somehow looks artifactory enough for me.

Casualties

Sadly, a few days after the score, an inspector and the bluecoats gave us a visit and demanded either three coins, a severe beatdown or a sacrificial lamb to accompany them to their prison for a few days. Our leader, Ceasar took one for the gang and will be back after a short prison break. As for myself, I will rpobably give myself a well deserved rest inside the Twisting Gut. I haven't been there for ages.