Renato had never imagined he would cross paths with nobles like the Atwood Family. After all, he was only an ordinary adventurer, with neither power nor property in this city.
Just last night, he had been holding forth to Perly about how useless politics was. Today, politics had come knocking on his door.
Renato sat in the Adventurers' Guild's tea room, sipping floral tea as he read the solo commission in his hand.
[Quest] Protect Tax Commissioner Lawrence Sterling while he completes a three-day investigation of Lord Orton's holdings. Payment: 30 silver coins. [Quest description] Often, ledgers are more dangerous than swords. Baron Atwood, the acting Speaker, has just appointed four special city tax commissioners. They will soon enter Lord Orton's shops, warehouses, and merchant associations. When Commissioner Lawrence steps into Lord Orton's warehouses and accounting offices, beware of the hands clutching daggers in the shadows. A dead tax inspector is the best tax inspector. Quest reward: 2,000 experience points.
Though the experience reward was generous, it was not Renato's main concern. What truly drew him was a reward outside the Adventurer's Guide.
Accepting this quest and passing an interview would give him a chance to become a probationary City Constable. If he passed the subsequent assessments, he could formally join the City Guard Department and hold public office as a Constable.
Normally, a lifetime post like City Constable would never have vacancies, much less ones available to adventurers like them. Perhaps Speaker Albert had hanged too many members of the Security Department at once, forcing it to recruit on a large scale to fill the vacancies and bolster security.
Although public office in the city carried no salary, Constables not only served as the City Council's elite bodyguards but could also command neighborhood units of the City