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Coolio will co-operate. It would be fooliah to have co-operated earlier when we had a chance to fight, but not do so now.

He will ask for Lars Nilsson's assurance that he will treat the information he is about to impart with care, as it should not be generally public knowledge, and that he will understand more when he knows the truth.

If this assurance is not forthcoming, he will say that with regret, if he can not keep the information confidential, then it would be better all round if he simply waited for the authorities from Bandaluthia to negotiate with the authorities in Brolin, and that he hopes the Captain will be seen to have acted in good faith, and that it does not affect his career or pension prospects. He hopes that the confidential nature of the negotiations between the Bandaluthian and Brolin authorities will work in the Captain's favour, but experience tells him that governments often like to have someone on whom they can heap blame.

This will of course invoke a bluff check, which is charisma based, and is what Coolio has trained for.

If the assurance is given, Coolio will explain that he, and his comrades are one of several teams of covert investigators working for the authorities in Bandaluthia. They, and to his knowledge at least one other team, are investigating a conspiracy that threatens the very nature of civilisation. The Captain must appreciate that some members of the team do not have authority to divulge even this morsel of information, and that they may well deny they are part of such a team, or even that such a team exists. That is the nature of their training, and He would not be surprised to find at least one willing to die rather than let down his comrades, for that is how they would see it. Coolio has authority to use his head and gain the co-operation of the local authirities if it proves vital.

They were investigating the method that may be used by the enemy to gain possession of the key. He will also tell the Captain that he should ensure that the bag found in his possession should be very carefully guarded as it not only contains the fake key, but a different magic key that could be mistaken for it by someone less capable.

They had established that unless the enemy had the co-operation of a faker of high skill, the dwarf was the most likely prospect, and that I had him fake a key in order to test his ability. It was while I was comparing the fake key with what I had thought might be the real one, to assess the dwarf's skill, when the captains guard attacked his party.

We suspect we know who has the real key, and that we can help, but the most important thing at the moment is to allow us to inform the chief of the investigating teams. He will tell the captain that one of his party is in fact a Sergeant Major in the Bandaluthian Guard, and of course, if she is willing to divulge the truth, she has the authority to do so, however she will probably not do so voluntarily.

Len