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<blockquote data-quote="ryryguy" data-source="post: 5065514" data-attributes="member: 64945"><p>Hedra steps back behind her desk and looks down at some papers. <strong><span style="color: Silver">"Right. Let's talk hardtack. I'm prepared to offer you each..."</span></strong> She moves a finger down a ledger. <span style="color: silver"><strong>"Fifty gold pieces for bringing back five bushels of <em>zocalti</em>. That's just for getting it here whenever. But to avoid a penalty on my contract with the Vena temple, I need them here four days from tomorrow. Get back by then, and it's another fifty gold each."</strong></span></p><p></p><p>She sits down at the chair and gathers a couple of charts, which she studies for a few moments. <span style="color: silver"><strong>"Given expected sailing times, leaving tomorrow, that means to make the deadline, you'll have to spend no more than two nights on the Isle, and leave by midday on the third day. Shouldn't be a problem!"</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><strong>"All right then. None of you have been to the Isle before, right? No? I figured as much. I'll arrange for a guide to meet you in Fulcrum and take you out to the plantation. And a couple of pack animals as well."</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Hedra rocks back in her chair and smiles. <span style="color: silver"><strong>"There's one other thing. I'm sending the chef from my restaurant out on the ship as well. Name's Castofle. Some of his ingredients come through Fulcrum and he likes to go out and inspect them for quality from time to time, check the markets for anything new as well. </strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: silver"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: silver"><strong>"He can also inspect the <em>zocalti</em> beans for quality - try to get as many bushels as you can from Krassus, and Castofle can pick out the best ones. You can leave any extra with the factor."</strong></span> She shakes her head. <strong><span style="color: Silver">"Frankly, the stuff is so bad, it's a joke to pick out the 'best'. Like picking a beauty queen at a troll convention. That part's mainly to humor Castofle. He's... the temperamental type."</span></strong></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Insight DC 20 (active)]The business with checking the ledgers and the charts is a negotiating tactic. Hedra knew exactly what she was going to offer you and what the sailing schedule was before you walked in the door. Then she moves right on to other matters, hoping no one will think to argue the fees...[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ryryguy, post: 5065514, member: 64945"] Hedra steps back behind her desk and looks down at some papers. [B][COLOR="Silver"]"Right. Let's talk hardtack. I'm prepared to offer you each..."[/COLOR][/B] She moves a finger down a ledger. [COLOR="silver"][B]"Fifty gold pieces for bringing back five bushels of [I]zocalti[/I]. That's just for getting it here whenever. But to avoid a penalty on my contract with the Vena temple, I need them here four days from tomorrow. Get back by then, and it's another fifty gold each."[/B][/COLOR] She sits down at the chair and gathers a couple of charts, which she studies for a few moments. [COLOR="silver"][B]"Given expected sailing times, leaving tomorrow, that means to make the deadline, you'll have to spend no more than two nights on the Isle, and leave by midday on the third day. Shouldn't be a problem!"[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR="silver"][B]"All right then. None of you have been to the Isle before, right? No? I figured as much. I'll arrange for a guide to meet you in Fulcrum and take you out to the plantation. And a couple of pack animals as well."[/B][/COLOR] Hedra rocks back in her chair and smiles. [COLOR="silver"][B]"There's one other thing. I'm sending the chef from my restaurant out on the ship as well. Name's Castofle. Some of his ingredients come through Fulcrum and he likes to go out and inspect them for quality from time to time, check the markets for anything new as well. "He can also inspect the [I]zocalti[/I] beans for quality - try to get as many bushels as you can from Krassus, and Castofle can pick out the best ones. You can leave any extra with the factor."[/B][/COLOR] She shakes her head. [B][COLOR="Silver"]"Frankly, the stuff is so bad, it's a joke to pick out the 'best'. Like picking a beauty queen at a troll convention. That part's mainly to humor Castofle. He's... the temperamental type."[/COLOR][/B] [sblock=Insight DC 20 (active)]The business with checking the ledgers and the charts is a negotiating tactic. Hedra knew exactly what she was going to offer you and what the sailing schedule was before you walked in the door. Then she moves right on to other matters, hoping no one will think to argue the fees...[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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