Island Empire - A Warlock Alone Part2

Scotley · Jul 1, 2008

"Sounds quite deadly. I'll see what I can find. I suspect several mercenary companies maintain some sort of presence here in the Capital."

J. Alexander · Jul 1, 2008

Bronhelm

"Please do Willium and remember i am not looking for marines, I am looking for a defensive force to secure our facility in Tergere"

Scotley · Jul 2, 2008

"Defensive forces on garrison duty. That should be an easy sell until I tell them it is at a backwater like Tregere." He smiles and sets off to see what he can accomplish.

OOC: What next?

J. Alexander · Jul 4, 2008

Michael will set about shopping for cargos and or trade goods that he can get cheaply and that may prove of interest in the north...not really looking for bulk purchased but a wide variety of different unusal goods that will appeal to the tribesmen and may not be seen as common trade goods that may allow him to maximise profits....he will also see about selling the ship..

Scotley · Jul 6, 2008

The markets of the Capital quickly prove overwhelming. There is such a great variety of goods on offer it is hard to know where to start. Pickled vegetables and preserved fruits seem like a good bet. Garments of wool will certainly be welcome in the far north, though that may be a commonly traded item.

OOC: How much does Michael want to spend and on how many tons? Roll 3 d20's.

Word on the street is that around Imperial ship works at Redbanks on the western arm of the bay is where most ship trading takes place. A taverna called the Binnacle seems to be where most of the dealers congregate.

J. Alexander · Jul 7, 2008

Bronhelm

1d20;1d20;1d20 → [6] = (6)
1d20;1d20;1d20 → [14] = (14)
1d20;1d20;1d20 → [2] = (2)

Michael will want to buy at least 20 tons of trade goods..hoping for a good mix ideall of sweets, different food stores and thinking about it different types of ale and beer that would appeal to the northerns....as well as some lump ignots of iron and steel on the belive that it would be a good trade item...

Michael has only about 20k to invest.....

Michael will them make his way to the aforsaid dock.

Scotley · Jul 7, 2008

A cursory visit to the markets proves disappointing. Prices seem high for most of the things he is looking for with iron and steel prices being particularly high. He does find some better deals on a local wheat beer and some bitter ale from the shield arm chain.

He soon locates the Binnacle, a good sized multistory building near the ship yards. There is considerable noise coming from the place and it the bar looks to cater to a rough crowd of shipbuilders and dockworkers. At first blush it doesn't look like the sort of place that would attract a lot of wealthy ship buyers and sellers.

J. Alexander · Jul 8, 2008

Deals

Seeing the deal on the wheat beer, Michael will buy all that he can even up to the 20k limit.

Once at the ship brokerage, Michael will obsever for a few moments and see if he can find a secretary etc and inquire as to how he may offer a ship for sale....

Scotley · Jul 8, 2008

OOC: It is not a ship brokerage, but a tavern. Michael was given to believe that this is where many ship brokers spend their time, though what he can see of the main floor suggests a rough dockside tavern.

Michael can fill half his available tonnage with the wheat beer for 8,000.

J. Alexander · Jul 8, 2008

Wishing that willum was at his side and the stalwart figure of Grond, Michael will enter the dockside tavern and try to find a table.......

OCC: Michael will make the purchase.