A Man of His Word Session 4

After gnome Mage Eric Smith, and Child Impersonator/thief Terry Grey, left Ratch’s tenement building, consulting detective wolfman J. Wolfington the third sat with Ratch and shared a drink as  a coach stopped in front of the building. Hearing a noise from the back of the house, Wolfington was uneasy about the following knock at the door. Ratch opened the door, and in stepped a well dressed Eldren. He inquired about the building. After Wolfington impatiently asked why he was interested, the Eldren offered to buy it.  Ratch turned him down.

Wolfington ran out the back door as soon as the Eldren left. Looking around the alleyway behind the building, he glimpsed a shadow with a tail stealing into a window on the third floor. Running back into the house and up the stairs, Wolfinton drew his sword and yelled at Ratch to arm himself and follow.
Ratch stayed in the hallway and Wolfington entered the dark room. The Wolfman stoped to light the  lamp. Hearing a noise behind him he turned and saw a small ratman armed with an open switchblade. The ratman quickly slashed out at Wolfington. Engaging the ratman in conversation, Wolfington inquired why he was there. The ratman (named Gully) halted puzzled, as two more ratmen surprise Ratch in the hallway.

While Ratch fended off his two assailants, Gully revealed that they are there for Ratch.  A flurry of brass knuckled punches  knocked Ratch unconscious. The wolfman incapacitated Gully and pursued the two ratmen carrying Ratch downstairs before they can escape. Wolfington charged the two Ratmen, skillfully wounding both of them. One managed to slink away, but the other was caught on the end of the wolfmans sword. The ratman squeaked that Stan “the Stein” paid them to kidnap Ratch and get the deed to the building. The wolfman let the ratman go and  patched up Ratch.

In Limehouse Eric Smith was brought before dwarf Crimeboss Stan “The Stein”. Stan questioned the gnome, but Eric’s shyness made the gangsters inquires go in circles, until Stan looses his temper and sends a thug to get “Amugli” the orc.

Smith asked Stan what he wants with the building. The dwarf revealed that the Metropolitan Board of Works is updating certain key sewer junctures, and Ratch’s building is sitting on one of them.
In the hallway, Terry Grey hid waiting. When the thug passes down the hall, the halfing latched one of Polka’s collars around the thug's ankle, incapacitiating him. Hearing the screams of pain, Stan looked in the hallway and grabed Terry. He questioned the gnome and halfling side by side, but their unhelpful answers infuriated him further. Stan shot Eric in the head, but the bullet bounced away due to stone skin. Terry stabed Stan in the neck wounding him. Stan pulled out a small chime, but Eric slaped it out of his hand with a spell.

Hearing the shot, Cotton the Ogre and Amugli the Orc burst in to the room to the aid of their boss. Their brutish strength would have torn the two to pieces if it weren’t for the spells cast by the gnome. After being knocked around the room, Terry  finished off Stan. Eric stole the mysterious chime. Hearing the fight and gunfire, a crowd gathered in the hallway to investigate. The halfling cunningly yelled out “Fire”, and the two escaped in the ensuing confusion.
The three adventurers met with Booker a couple days later. The gnome kingpin was very impressed with their work and pays them each 5 pounds. He also gave them a tip on a fixed fight to triple their money.
A week later Matheson Ratch sold his building to the Metropolitan Board of Works, for a goodly sum.