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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 24 Apr 2006 : 22:45:07
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| Valanwé does not return that night, nor for the rest of the day. He has still not returned on the night of the 25th Mirtul |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 12:50:15
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That night while they prepare to go to sleep Bach says in a slightly amused tone "I am going to go look for our Elven friend tomorrow. Would anyone else like to join in the search?"
"I suppose so. I can't imagine he's strayed too far. I'll see you to break
fast." So saying, Selm heads off to bed.
Emillo nods quietly then finally speaks up. "Aye, thy words are sound friend. I shalt accompany thee in search of our dear companion."
He then turns and heads down stairs to talk with the proprietor of the Inn for a room and get some much needed sleep.
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 13:52:13
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After breakfasting, Selm says "I suppose we should go and see if we can find
Valanwé. I don't know where he would be, but I think we should try the Ashabenford Arms first - he might have just wanted to have a night by himself. Failing
that, we could try the temple I suppose. They may be able to divine his
location if we cannot locate him ourselves, or he may even have gone there
seeking spiritual advice, he seemed very restless last night. Emillo, Bach,
any other ideas?"
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 16:44:38
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Emillo broke his fast that morn making sure to keep quiet. He knew the task before him and the others to search for Valanwe would be an immense one, one filled with difficulty. From where Emillo had watched Valanwe move, the group wasn't very likely to find him, which troubled the young elf greatly.
Then Selm spoke, asking for both Bach and his own opinions. With a deep sigh Emillo spoke, his voice laden with sorrow. "Alas dear friends, I fear thy friend hath left... possibly for good. From whence he had left the meeting, I followed, feeling I could at least speak to him about thy strange meeting. But in his haste... I watched him leave the city. He left for the wilds or so it appeared.
"I am a devout tracker, and with the help of the Gods I can find Valanwes steps. Should thou attempt a task such as this, I will need time to consider his last movements." He looked the group, letting them digest the information. |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 09:43:57
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After returning to the spot where Valanwé was last seen, Emillo starts to look for his trail.
The wizard hadn't bothered to cover his tracks, and Emillo was quickly able to follow them.
About 20 minutes walk out of town, the tracks stop suddenly at the base of a tree. Some disturbances to the ground and fallen leaves indicate the tree had been climbed, but there is no sign of the elf in the branches. |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 23:45:25
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Emillo looks around the wilds, knowing that Valanwe must of used another means to get outta the known area, than on foot. Possibly magic, possibly something else, it wasn't for him to presume. He just knew the facts.
He turned to Selm . "Friend, it would appear as thy friend Valanwe took up wings to fly, or vanished with magic. I know not. I do know that his trail ends thus. We must decide on our next course of action. Doth thou wish to continue thy search?" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 28 Apr 2006 : 16:02:48
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"We're not just going to give up at the first obstacle. Let's have a
thorough search of the tree, and see if we can detect where he may have
gone. Failing that, it may be worth going to the temple and seeing if they
can divine his location for us, as such powerful prayers are beyond my
capabilities."
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 28 Apr 2006 : 16:04:53
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A thorough search of the tree yields nothing of any great significane. A few branches have been recently disturbed but other than that no clues as to the elf's dissapearence.
As the small group approach the temple they are hailed by one of the Lathanderite guards, "Hail, may the morning sun shine brightly upon you!"
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 01 May 2006 : 14:35:13
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"And on you too," replies Selm. "We are looking for one of our companions,
an elf by the name of Valanwé. We've not seen him since last night, he
hasn't been here has he, he seemed in need of spiritual guidance."
The guard nods his head, "Yes I did here of an elf coming here late last night. I have the dawnwatch so I didn't let him in. Jordian told me about it when we switched this morning.You are welcome to enter and see if the Dawnmaster knows more." |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 01 May 2006 : 16:20:07
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"Ah, yes," Selm replies, "that would be nice. Thank you."
"Welcome again friends to the Dawn Rising!" says Dawnmaster Heran, greeting the pair as they enter, "What can I do for you today to aid in your quest?"
Selm explains that they are looking for Valanwé and Heran nods his head, "Indeed, Jordian told me that he let him in very late last night. Acolyte Kale also reported sighting an elf in the temple, but he did not disturb him.
"From what he told me your friend had a conversation with someone, which is peculiar as there was no one else in the temple that night. He wasn't here when I awoke at dawn this morning for prayers. Will you require me to wake Jordian for you, perhaps he may know more?" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 01 May 2006 : 16:57:39
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"If that's not too much trouble, it would be appreciated," says Selm. "We
tracked him to a tree outside the village but then he just vanished,
presumably via magic, and it seems odd for him to have done so without
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 01 May 2006 : 17:03:18
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After a wait of approximately 10 minutes, Temple Guard Jordian arrives from a backroom, accompanying Dawnmaster Heran.
He blinks in the sunlight filtering through the roof, and looks a little sleepy, but salutes the trio crisply before speaking, "Welcome to the Dawn Rising again. The Dawnmaster has told me of your problem. I did indeed allow the elf entry last night, and he sat in the church for a long while. By Lathanders light I swear I heard him talking to someone, but I could not understand what he was saying. There should have been no one else in the temple apart from Kale, so by my duty I went in to investigate. There was no sign of your friend when I went in however, he simply vanished into thin air.
"I'm sorry, I wish I could be more of more help to you in finding your friend" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 01 May 2006 : 19:32:25
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Emillo looks to Jordian. "Good sir, thy help hath been invaluable. But might our friend have brought anything with him?"
After Jordian answers, he looks to Selm. "May Valanwe have run into trouble with thine sworn enemy? I hath no knowledge about thy meetings except what ye told me. Are they able to steel someone by means of magic? And in such a house of a God?"
"Not that I noticed," replied Jordian, "at least nothing that wasn't concealed on his person if he did. I do not think he has been taken. His conversation sounded light, almost musical to me, not strained or angry."
Dawnmaster Heran interjects at this point, "The temple is not yet secured against intruders, as it is not complete. When it is no one shall be able to travel in or out by magical means, and even those not pure of heart shall struggle to enter by natural means" |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 01 May 2006 : 23:11:06
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"I would also find it unlikely," chips in Selm, "that he would have vanished
without a fight, Master Valanwé is hardly unskilled in the Art. There is no
evidence of such a thing, is there? It would also seem odd to attack him in
such a place as this, given the number of faithful around. Dawnmaster, would
you be able to ask Lathander to grant you the vision to find our friend?"
"Of course," replies Heran, "but I will need to wait until dawn tomorrow to perform the task. Please come and see me then. If you have any posessions of his it would make the task a lot easier"
The Dawnmaster furrows his brow in thought then, "I do not wish to speak ill of your companion, as I found him to be courteous and pleasant, but if he cannot or does not want to be found, I assume you will still travel with haste to Shadowdale? I'm sure I don't need to remind you that this mission is one of great import and not without a time constraint, and your friend may not fully appreciate this" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 02 May 2006 : 14:30:51
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After the Dawnmaster is finished speaking, Emillo bows his head slightly. "Even though I hath only been apart of these here companions for but a little while, I pledge that whatever undertaking they hath committed to, shall I be apart of. And thank ye for thy help in searching for our friend. Certainly thy church could use donations." With that said, Emillo fishes out 10 gold and places them in whatever coffer is provided for donations.
"Selm my friend, I hath been meaning to ask ye. What is our quest at this moment? I hath heard much of a travels to Shadowdale, what is this about?"
"Did Issinofil not explain it to you fully?" Selm wonders aloud, before
answering. "We are undertaking a task for the church of Lathander and
pertaining to Master Daleson in particular. He has been charged with a
special quest by his god, and we are accompanying him on his journey. That
road currently leads to Shadowdale, which is where your navigation abilities
come in." He finishes with a smile. "Shall we find the others?" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 02 May 2006 : 14:32:47
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Upon returning Bach explains about what he has discovered from the magical items, and the group spend another night in the White Hart inn.
The next morning Selm and Emillo return to the Dawn Rising, and Heran leads them in to his private chambers to start the magical search for the missing elf. |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 03 May 2006 : 13:38:52
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Heran spends an hour in prayers to Lathander, whilst Selm and Emillo wait by patiently. As the sun crests the horizon outside, the temple fills with the morning light through the hole in the roof.
Herans private chambers have open windows to the east, and his room also fills with the suns early rays. A curiously cut crystal adorns the top of the central window, which flickers in the light. As the sun rises further the crystal emits a focused beam of light, which strikes the surface of the water in a font in the centre of the room. It is to this font that Heran moves to and peers into.
Furrowing his brow in concentration the Lathanderite clasps his hands together and brings them towards him, before spreading them out to the side. Four times he does this, looking more puzzled each time, and finally he sighs in resignation.
"I regret I am unable to locate the missing elf. Either he is invisible and travelling across a large body of water, or there is some magic at work preventing me from scrying on him. All I could see was a dark and open expanse of water" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 03 May 2006 : 16:03:00
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"Hmm, very strange. Thank you, Heran." Selm scratches his head
absent-mindedly. "I suppose that cancels out any possible leads we have; I
assume he is protected from such divinations currently. Whether he is in
danger or what, who can say? But there is little we can do whilst we cannot
locate him. Emillo, let us rejoin the others to discuss our next move."
He turns slightly to face the Dawnmaster, adding "And yes, I understand the
urgency of our mission. Thanks once again for your help. Please accept this
donation on our behalf." He hands over fifty gold pieces to Heran. |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 04 May 2006 : 11:04:17
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Emillo listens to the Dawnmaster with some distress as the man informs them that their companion is not going to be found.
After selm speaks Emilo nods. "Aye, that would be a good idea. Thank thee Dawnmaster for they services." With that said, he makes his way to the group to talk of further plans. |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 05 May 2006 : 16:03:53
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back at the inn
Caylith speaks..."It is known to me that most mages cannot wear armor. Perhaps we should hold one of the bracers for Master Valanwe's return. Lady Druid - I think you would be best served by the Leather Armor - would you be able to wear it? We also have the robe and amulet, I believe. Master Daleson - perhaps the robe would benifit you? And Master Bach - since you took the time to identify the items, would you be able to wear the amulet? I've been known to do a bit of trading in my village. I'll be happy to sell the other 4 bracers that our group cannot use. Perhaps with the proceeds - I could pick up a similar amulet for myself, Master Selm and Master Emillo? I hate to ask but was there any coinage that we could use toward the purchases?
Lady Druid, Master Daleson...would you care to accompany me while Master Selm and Master Emillo attempt to locate our wayward friend?" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 05 May 2006 : 18:45:46
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Emillo nods to Caylith. "Aye, I hath coinage towards any purchases we may need. I will accompany thee to the market, to provide the amount needed."
With a regretful sigh Emillo shakes his head. "Unfortunately we were unable to obtain the location to our friend and companion. For some reason he hath wished to remain hidden. So I say let him be, I am sure he hath earned thy respect for privacy.
"But I think we hath best talk about the quest before us. The Dawnmaster wishes for us to continue with our said pledge, so what say ye? Doth thou wish to continue? I already hath commited myself, yet I would greatly wish thy company on such a road." |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 05 May 2006 : 18:47:01
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"I will continue. I hate to lose Master Valanwe but trust that the Gods will catch him up to us. Master Daleson seemed to think there was a great urgency in our current quest. I agreed to follow him and so shall continue to do so."
Selm also chips in, "There is also little that can be done for Master Valanwé anyway. He did not
wish to tell us where he was going last night, and he is either unwilling to
reveal his location, or someone or something else was preventing Heran from
divining it. With that, and the abrupt end to his tracks, we have no more
leads to follow up anyway, and he could be anywhere on Toril. I don't know
what else we can do for him," says Selm. "We left word with the Dawnmaster
of where we were heading, and asked him to tell Valanwé what we are doing,
should he return to Ashabenford. He shared Master Daleson's desire to get on
with the quest, so I feel we should go and see what we can get for this
equipment, and then head for Shadowdale. I'm happy to accompany you,
Caylith, see if we can get a good deal," he adds with a wink.
"Does anyone know where we may be able to sell such wares in the village? If
not, perhaps someone should ask Holfast, as he'll no doubt be able to aid
us."
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 07 May 2006 : 10:55:01
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Selm stands up, assuring the others he'll be back shortly, and moves into
the next room to look for Holfast. Upon finding him, he enquires, "Good
inkeep, perchance do you know anybody who deals in magical items, or would
consider doing so? We have some wares we are looking to trade, and thought
that as a knowledgeable sort, you'd know who would be worth seeking out."
"If it's selling you want to be doing, then you can almost guarantee Multhimmer will buy it. You can find him at his post in the centre of the main street"
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 07 May 2006 : 12:57:34
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"Thanks, Holfast, much appreciated." Selm heads back to find Caylith, Emillo
and whoever else had decided to accompany them. "Holfast says Multhimmer the
merchant is almost a sure bet. He'll be trading in the centre of the main
street. Shall we go?" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 07 May 2006 : 13:14:26
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As the party travel along the main street, they notice a throng of people gathered in a cleared area in the centre. The trading post is an actual post, giving directions to each of the four winds, and Multhimmer has set up his stock around it.
The majority of people walk by uninterested, but Multhimmer plucks potential customers from the crowd like an shrewd owl spotting a mouse running beneath it. His stock waxes and wanes constantly as he does business, with silver and gold coins lining his pocket with every trade.
After a few minutes he spots the adventurers in the crowd and calls to them, "Ho! And what's this? Adventurers if I'm not mistaken. Don't be afraid, come closer, I have many wondrous items which would interest you. Here come see these boots! Marvellous leatherwork, all the way from Luskan, I kid ye not. A finer pair ye'll not find. Or maybe I can interest you in this rope, it may seem ordinary enough but have ye ever tried climbing in the dark? Tricky to be sure, but not with this rope, for it will emit the light of a torch for as long as you want it to. No? Then is it love you be after? Multhimmer can even offer you that, with this delicate potion designed to inspire adoration and affection in the imbiber. Or perhaps......," Multhimmer continues to prattle on about imported calishite teapots and rare magical trinkets as he rummages through his stock.
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 08 May 2006 : 12:56:33
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Sensing that the merchant is unlikely to stop talking unless interrupted,
Selm steps forward, and puts his hand on the man's shoulder to distract him
from his searching.
"Well met, Multhimmer. Your eyes do not deceive you, for adventurers we are.
Holfast suggested you may be interested in buying some wares from us. We have
four sets of magical bracers, set to defend the wearer as if he were wearing
armour. Useful in particular, I think you'll agree, to wizards, or those who
wish to travel lightly, without the hassle of armour. Would you be
interested in purchasing them from us?" He reaches into his bag and pulls
out a set, giving them to the merchant to have a look at.
"We may also," he continues, "be interested in seeing what wares you have to
offer and if you have something we could utilise, perhaps we could strike a
bargain? However, I can assure you I have no interest in the rope. I once
met a Red Wizard, of the short-lived enclave in Everlund, who tried to sell
me such a thing, but after I pointed out it was not actually properly
enchanted, he did confess that he had indeed been duped into buying it
himself by a man he knew only as 'Darkblade'. I mean no disrespect to your
integrity, but I would make sure that what you have there is the real
thing."
"Oh, and I'm Selm, Selm Fletwaral," he adds an afterthought, "and these are
my companions Caylith and Emillo," he gestures back to the other two.
Multhimmer puts on a pair of spectacles and peers closely at the bracers, "Hmmm, four pairs ye say? Well of course they must be a terrible burden, I can take all of them off your hands for a thousand gold pieces. Never fear about the integrity of my magic items, Multhimmer doesn't trade without care and I can vouch for them all being genuine.
"Now as for my other items, I do have one fabulous staff. I don't carry it with me for safety reasons, but the legends say it is blessed by Chauntea herself. It contains powerful healing magics in it, if you're interested I can tell you more, but I won't let this powerful item go for less than thirty thousand gold pieces." |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 10 May 2006 : 14:40:21
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"A thousand gold pieces?" Selm cocks an eyebrow. "A thousand gold pieces
each, maybe. But perhaps you would care to tell us more about the other
items you have, before we start bartering. I fear that such a staff is out
of our price range currently, however useful it may be. The rope and potion
you have already described so that I understand what they do, but the boots
from Luskan? What benefits do they give the wearer? And do you have any
other magical wares or not?" |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 10 May 2006 : 14:43:48
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"Surely the fine gentleman understands supply and demand. Why it might seem a fine thing if the sky rained gold tomorrow, but with so much of it about, who would care about it anymore? I can offer an extra two hundred gold pieces since you bargain so shrewdly, and I think it will benefit both of us.
Now as for the boots from Luskan, why they give the bearer the 'benefit' of owning such fine items and being the envy of those he meets. Why you'll never wear another pair again so fine and comfortable are they. But I take from your speech that you are not interested in such non magical items, " he sighs theatrically, "no matter how fine they are. |
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Kaladorm
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Posted - 10 May 2006 : 19:22:01
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Multhimmer looks Selm up and down before replying, "Far from it is my wish to insult you, as like you say your boots are nice enough, but I believe you are comparing even a prize winning mule to a fine thoroughbred stallion.
"I might be able to turn a 'small' profit, barely enough to warrant the holding costs, by buying one pair of those bracers at your price. But four of them? I could not possibly hope to shift that many. One thousand three hundred, no more" |
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Posted - 10 May 2006 : 20:48:46
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Selm smiles. "Meaning no disrespect to your boots, but these are of elven
make, crafted specifically for my own feet and are of sentimental value far
beyond their practical worth anyway. I accept your point on the bracers,
however, thirteen hundred gold pieces it is." |
Edited by - Kaladorm on 10 May 2006 23:54:15 |
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