While drinking at the Broken Shovel, Mirjana is approached by another patron.
The woman looks around before sitting down next to Mirjana. “I hear you’re putting together a crew,” she says quietly. “My name is Naomi, and if you’re going upwell, I have an offer for you.” She pulls out a scroll of mycopaper. “This is a map to a secret crypt in the Goldcrest Passage, on Level 2. The crypt was used to inter wealthy civilians just before Gravenhand was abandoned, and it’s never been plundered so it’s full of burial goods.” Naomi looks around again, then reaches into her pocket to retrieve a finely crafted silver bracelet. You’d guess it’s worth five times as much as the gear you carry. “This is a sample of what’s still in there.” She puts away the bracelet. “I know you’re just getting started, so I’m willing to offer a good deal. I’ll trade you this map, and my claim on the crypt, in exchange for half the treasure you find up there. I know there’s plenty up there to go around.” Naomi looks at you. “What do you say, gravedigger? Ready to get rich?”
Mirjana blinks rapidly, looking for the flaw in this maybe-too-good-to-be-true-deal. “What’s the catch? Why not get 100% by going yourself?”
“I mean no offense. But you are going to have to rely on my honesty in splitting up the treasure so please start showing your honesty, too.”
Naomi frowns. “I get it. You don’t know me, and you’re new at the game so you’re not sure who you can trust.” She looks over at Satchel, behind the bar. “Look, you can ask her if you want. She’ll say I’ve been doing this for a while now, and I wouldn’t steer any crew wrong, especially a group of newbies like you. The map is for real, the claim is real. I just … don’t have the resources to go upwell right now.”
“Is 50/50 the best you can do? I’ve got my crew to look after.”
She sighs, and her shoulders slump. “I guess I could go 60/40. And I’ll let you take your pick of the find, in case anything really special comes up. Does that sound fair?”
Mirjana sticks out her hand and shakes on the deal.
Naomi hands Mirjana the map, and calls Satchel over to witness the exchange. “These folks are taking over our, uh, my claim to Raven’s Undercrypt, in Goldcrest Passage,” she tells the barkeep. “We’ve agreed on terms satisfactory to both parties.”
The owner of the Broken Shovel nods, then looks at Mirjana. “Be sure to stop by on your way upwell.”