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Huracan · 8 Jan 2007, 03:06

Fluffie

A well dressed man you estimate to be in his mid 20s comes out to greet you as you are ushered into a side room.

"Greetings. My name is Hans Starten. The governor-general is busy now, but I have been put in charge of the free lance jobs. Please, take a seat."

He motions to some chairs around a table. The room is mostly empty other than the table and chairs, and a window provides a view of the port. Hans grabs a bottle and some glasses from a cabinet and sits down.

"As you read, yes we are in need of someone to bring our next shipment of tobacco in from Cumana. As you know the Spanish, just like the British, have trade embargos in almost all their ports. As a free trade company, we "liberate" some of these over taxed goods and deliver them at lower prices to our buyers. Cumana is a port frequented by ships of all nationalities as they return from South America, so accepting this job should not put you, your ship, or your crew at risk, as long as you keep a low profile."

He pours a couple drinks and gestures one of them to you. He takes the other and drinks slowly from his chair.

"We have already paid for the tobacco and it should be ready to go, we only need a captain to bring it back here for us. Job pays 400 Ducats because even though the risk is minimal, you will be smuggling after all."

He looks at you for a moment then continues. "The other jobs, should you be more interested in those, both pay 200 Ducats. We simply need someone taken to Port-Royal to try to work something out with the British and a shipment of slaves taken from one of our colonies in Africa back to Suriname. So? What do you say?"

8 Jan 2007, 03:06	#43
Huracan El Chupacabra Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 68	Re: 1680 Fluffie A well dressed man you estimate to be in his mid 20s comes out to greet you as you are ushered into a side room. "Greetings. My name is Hans Starten. The governor-general is busy now, but I have been put in charge of the free lance jobs. Please, take a seat." He motions to some chairs around a table. The room is mostly empty other than the table and chairs, and a window provides a view of the port. Hans grabs a bottle and some glasses from a cabinet and sits down. "As you read, yes we are in need of someone to bring our next shipment of tobacco in from Cumana. As you know the Spanish, just like the British, have trade embargos in almost all their ports. As a free trade company, we "liberate" some of these over taxed goods and deliver them at lower prices to our buyers. Cumana is a port frequented by ships of all nationalities as they return from South America, so accepting this job should not put you, your ship, or your crew at risk, as long as you keep a low profile." He pours a couple drinks and gestures one of them to you. He takes the other and drinks slowly from his chair. "We have already paid for the tobacco and it should be ready to go, we only need a captain to bring it back here for us. Job pays 400 Ducats because even though the risk is minimal, you will be smuggling after all." He looks at you for a moment then continues. "The other jobs, should you be more interested in those, both pay 200 Ducats. We simply need someone taken to Port-Royal to try to work something out with the British and a shipment of slaves taken from one of our colonies in Africa back to Suriname. So? What do you say?"