Simoo City
It is ten o'clock and the heroes have just arrived at Simoo City. Simoo City was one of the gems of Gale (before the war that is.) Imagine if you will a city with building tall as the mind could depict. Buildings made with ivory and diamonds glisten in the wake of the sun, a beacon of wealth and prosperity. The streets are littered with the hustle and bustle of locals making their daily trade in the market. Ah yes the market, an entrepreneurs dream, this is where all the trade is done. From the richest slob to the brokest tramp all whom live in this city and most of the countryside for that matter have trodded down to the market in search of fine products.
Waterfalls line the city walkways thanks to ingenuity. Mounds of earth rise up to above ground level (a rough ten feet) and surround the pathway in both east and west. In the uppermost crust lies a small slit, from the slit tears stream. These tears fall slowly at first building up momentum until it progress to a stage where they are no longer tears but unified bodies of liquid life. Sidewalks are paved with sliver and chrome, to make sure the finish isn't eroded by the water it is coupled with a thin diamond barrier on each of it's sides. When you can place such an image in your head, you arrive at Simoo.
Orochi and the other have rode their horses in Simoo's docking area. The hooves of the horses cling against the smooth polished surface beneath. The horses rode over to a nearby stable, the owner of this stable was short and muscular (in the arms at least, this guy a gut bigger than Jabba's.) He looked over to Orochi (who was at the forerunning of the group) and give him a raised eyebrow then proceed to turn his head and split before turning back to face Orochi and said, "What could I do ya for?" Orochi and the others dismounted their horses, Orochi spoke and said, "We wanna place our horses in here for the night." The man said, "Got a forty mesas cause that what ya gotta pay to get in."
The man assumes that they were a bunch of backwater hicks from the country who wanted to bum their horses a free night in a fancy dancy stable. No sir, he thought, why let them in for a the regular price of 15 mesas and run the risk of letting some mixed breeds tear up the joint? Charge em twice and half as much, they're from the country, they's don't know no better. Ether they will be scared of the price and leave or he would make a good profit on an underhanded deal (he hoped for the former). Little did he know that Orochi was a prominent member of the Agito family, a wealthy family in Gale.
Orochi was more than equipped to pay the man such a lofty price even through he and the rest of the crew knew that the man was trying to swindle them. However after two near death experiences forty meseta was a small price to pay. Orochi handed the man the forty mesas, the man looked surprised. Orochi and the rest carted their horses into the stable. As they walked away Kamuu said to man (whilst having his back turned to the man's face), "For almost over twice the price we expect these horses to be treated the with the highest regard. If their neglected in any way believe me, you will be hearing from us. The man stood silenced, Kamuu walks away, joining the others.
The heroes make way to Simoo heights (a high-rise), located in west to Simoo market. Inside the heroes enter the lobby, the lobby is furnished with a fine carpet pelt and some couches lined with steel bars for a strong supporting structure pillowed with Rappy (a bird with a yellow pelt that looks similar to earth's penguin) feathers contained in a silk with polished wood armrests. The reception desk was made out of ivory and stood roughly five feet from ground level, the receptionist behind the desk sat in a chair that stood on elevated ground to see over the desk. The receptionist waited at the counter, Orochi walked over to the woman, she greets him accordingly "How may I help you?"
Orochi leaned over the desk "We're looking for Mister Cedwick" Cedwick is a one of Simoo's top businessman and leader of the Sky Dragons, this city's defense against the Empire. Simoo was one of the few cities that actively resisted the Empire. The woman filed through some papers that blanketed her side of the desk "Do you have a reservation?" Orochi stared at her blankly "Yes, look for Agito." Orochi have made plans to meet him later on in the week but due to last night's attack he needed to see him now. The receptionist gawked when she found his entry "Sir you aren't due until two days from now."
Orochi sighed "We need to him right away, it's emergency." The woman fixed the framed glasses that she wore and blinked "I'm sorry but he's currently in a very important meeting." Orochi fumed "Men of his statue are always in meetings, it's a convenient excuse to blow someone off." With that he and his crew walked up the stairs of the building. The woman sounded for security to meet them in front of Cedwick's office and surely enough when they reached their goal security was there to greet them. Orochi placed his hand on one of his katanas and grinned, his voice was filled with confidence "If I were you, I'll let us through." As the stage was stage for a hallway brawl it was Cedwick himself that prevented the fight. "There is no need for that Orochi," he turned to the guards "get back to your posts."
The guards sheathed their weapons and boarded the nearest elevator. Cedwick glanced over at Orochi and his crew, "Always starting trouble, eh? It fools like you like that Empire kills everyday." Orochi shrugged his shoulders "I can't be that much of a fool, I'm still alive." Cedwick chuckled "But for how long? In any case what was so important that you risking beating my hired help into submission?" Orochi was blunt "We need to set up base here and we need some of your enlisted Sky Dragons to help us liberate Bayla." A troubled look washed over Cedwick's face "I can accommodate you for lodging but I can't offer you any help in freeing Bayla." Orochi was shocked "Why not? If I recall you have an excess amount of soldiers on the sidelines doing nothing."
Cedwick face became serious as he prepared to give Orochi the answer "We can't be connected to any large scale attack against the Empire. To you this is just a game but I have duties, as one of the leaders of this city I must do everything in my power to keep it safe. What do you think the Empire would do to us if they found out we were the ones that helped strip them of a province? You don't honestly think our small army is alone is protecting this city?" Orochi couldn't believe he was hearing this from the same man who helped turn the tide in the first major battle against the Empire. "So, that's how it is. Rather than fight for freedom you rather cower at a mere shadow of the Empire. You go ahead and pay those bastards bribes, I'll be back for you when you regain that spine you once had."