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<blockquote data-quote="Satin Knights" data-source="post: 5726396" data-attributes="member: 6666968"><p><strong>Arianna (Mermaid Synthesist 1/Cleric of Tanager 1)</strong></p><p></p><p>Having made a profit in her first adventure in the dry lands, it is now time for Arianna to find a home up here. She goes shopping and asking around. Several people point her towards the same real estate agent when she asks about finer places. After using some perfume, she dresses up in her finest clothes and visits this merchant of dry caves. </p><p></p><p>Walking slowly on her crutches into his shop, <span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Hello. I am looking for a place to live. Have I come to the right place?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"Why yes m'lady. I am Rhibahn. Please."</span> as the half elf pulls up a chair for her. As she takes off her cloak, <span style="color: Orange">"Uh, oh. Just a second, let me think. Ah yes."</span> Running to the back, he comes back dragging a couch for her. <span style="color: Orange">"Is this better?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Thank you. I am Arianna."</span> Arianna drapes her cloak over the back of the couch and sits down. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"So, are you looking for somewhere to hang your cloak for a while, or something more permanent?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Permanent and a bit refined."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"Ah, I might have a place that is perfect for you. Last year, a merman merchant that has done well very well in the area closed up his business and moved north to some isles, don't remember the name now. His home has been on the market for some time now. There is not much calling for a both wet and dry home. But it is a bit expensive."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Sounds interesting, go on."</span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"It is four stories, on the bay, and shares walls with a couple of gnomish merchants. Those tinkerers helped him improve the place over the years. The lower two floors are wet, looking west into the bay. The gnomish colored glass in the upper wet floor takes in the sunset light in a burst of colors throughout the room. Both wet floors have grated seaflow windows with bronze sealable shutters and doors. So, you can enjoy the tide currents or seal off the rooms as you desire. The lower dry floor has a small storefront and office in front, and a kitchen and dining area in back. They upper floor has three bedrooms and a second office."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Go on."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"Well, I should probably show you the rest. If you will come with me."<span style="color: White"> Rhibahn escorts the mermaid through town to the home. While obvious that the place has been closed for a while, it is in good repair. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White">Once inside, <span style="color: Orange">"And back here, in the kitchen's closet, we have something special. If you push up on the ceiling"</span> waiting for her to move it,<span style="color: Orange"> "that ladder goes up to the roof, bypassing the top floor. But, you must be careful. As soon as you get up out of this closet, you will see a second set of five rungs for a bit. Turn the middle one counter clockwise. Otherwise, as you reach near the top, one of the rungs will trigger a series of three axes. They are designed to make it a very bad day for burglars on a rope or the ladder. At the top is another five rungs. The middle on there, turned either direction resets the trigger to active. From the top, there is no way to deactivate the axes. He was paranoid enough to want an escape route. The water in the bay is deep enough to dive from the roof if you have the nerve."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Paranoid indeed! Interesting."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange">"As you can see, this was all new construction for the merman when he came to the city long ago. Instead of stairs, there are ramps and double railings between the floors. The stone waterbeds are on sturdy floor foundations that will not creak. The gnomework windows all open and lock, while coloring the light entering the home. This isn't one of those human homes that is simply sinking into the sea."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"How much?"</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange">"I can sell you this place for 1,200 gold pieces."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"But, such a place like this, customized for people who do not visit here often, are you sure it is worth that? I have not seen another of my kind walking the streets while I have been here. Since it has been on the market as you say for a year now, I could give you 800 gold pieces for it."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange">"One thousand is the best I can do."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: PaleTurquoise">"Agreed. One thousand gold pieces it is then."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange">"Agreed." <span style="color: White"> The half elf pulls out a large ring of keys, <span style="color: Orange">"Here are all the keys. You will have to sort out which go where. The merman was too paranoid to have a common set of locks made for the doors and windows." </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White">Arianna sets down her backpack and pulls out 10 smaller bags that jingle. While it was a lot of weight, she had prepared and separated her coins into manageable sacks before coming. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange">"Do you want papers? Or would you like to go to the registrar's office now to have them officiate the deal?"</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White">The registrar's office would be fine. Rhibhan leads the mermaid to the town registrar, and certifies the deal. Arianna is now the proud owner of a home and a large ring of keys.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White">[OOC] 1,000 GP paid for "Wealthy Living Style" including a sizable home.[/OOC]</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Orange"><span style="color: White"></span> </span> </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satin Knights, post: 5726396, member: 6666968"] [b]Arianna (Mermaid Synthesist 1/Cleric of Tanager 1)[/b] Having made a profit in her first adventure in the dry lands, it is now time for Arianna to find a home up here. She goes shopping and asking around. Several people point her towards the same real estate agent when she asks about finer places. After using some perfume, she dresses up in her finest clothes and visits this merchant of dry caves. Walking slowly on her crutches into his shop, [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Hello. I am looking for a place to live. Have I come to the right place?"[/COLOR] [COLOR=Orange]"Why yes m'lady. I am Rhibahn. Please."[/COLOR] as the half elf pulls up a chair for her. As she takes off her cloak, [COLOR=Orange]"Uh, oh. Just a second, let me think. Ah yes."[/COLOR] Running to the back, he comes back dragging a couch for her. [COLOR=Orange]"Is this better?"[/COLOR] [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Thank you. I am Arianna."[/COLOR] Arianna drapes her cloak over the back of the couch and sits down. [COLOR=Orange]"So, are you looking for somewhere to hang your cloak for a while, or something more permanent?"[/COLOR] [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Permanent and a bit refined."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Orange]"Ah, I might have a place that is perfect for you. Last year, a merman merchant that has done well very well in the area closed up his business and moved north to some isles, don't remember the name now. His home has been on the market for some time now. There is not much calling for a both wet and dry home. But it is a bit expensive."[/COLOR] [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Sounds interesting, go on."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Orange] "It is four stories, on the bay, and shares walls with a couple of gnomish merchants. Those tinkerers helped him improve the place over the years. The lower two floors are wet, looking west into the bay. The gnomish colored glass in the upper wet floor takes in the sunset light in a burst of colors throughout the room. Both wet floors have grated seaflow windows with bronze sealable shutters and doors. So, you can enjoy the tide currents or seal off the rooms as you desire. The lower dry floor has a small storefront and office in front, and a kitchen and dining area in back. They upper floor has three bedrooms and a second office."[/COLOR] [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Go on."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Orange]"Well, I should probably show you the rest. If you will come with me."[COLOR=White] Rhibahn escorts the mermaid through town to the home. While obvious that the place has been closed for a while, it is in good repair. Once inside, [COLOR=Orange]"And back here, in the kitchen's closet, we have something special. If you push up on the ceiling"[/COLOR] waiting for her to move it,[COLOR=Orange] "that ladder goes up to the roof, bypassing the top floor. But, you must be careful. As soon as you get up out of this closet, you will see a second set of five rungs for a bit. Turn the middle one counter clockwise. Otherwise, as you reach near the top, one of the rungs will trigger a series of three axes. They are designed to make it a very bad day for burglars on a rope or the ladder. At the top is another five rungs. The middle on there, turned either direction resets the trigger to active. From the top, there is no way to deactivate the axes. He was paranoid enough to want an escape route. The water in the bay is deep enough to dive from the roof if you have the nerve."[/COLOR] [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Paranoid indeed! Interesting."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Orange]"As you can see, this was all new construction for the merman when he came to the city long ago. Instead of stairs, there are ramps and double railings between the floors. The stone waterbeds are on sturdy floor foundations that will not creak. The gnomework windows all open and lock, while coloring the light entering the home. This isn't one of those human homes that is simply sinking into the sea." [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"How much?"[/COLOR] "I can sell you this place for 1,200 gold pieces." [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"But, such a place like this, customized for people who do not visit here often, are you sure it is worth that? I have not seen another of my kind walking the streets while I have been here. Since it has been on the market as you say for a year now, I could give you 800 gold pieces for it."[/COLOR] "One thousand is the best I can do." [COLOR=PaleTurquoise]"Agreed. One thousand gold pieces it is then."[/COLOR] "Agreed." [COLOR=White] The half elf pulls out a large ring of keys, [COLOR=Orange]"Here are all the keys. You will have to sort out which go where. The merman was too paranoid to have a common set of locks made for the doors and windows." [/COLOR] Arianna sets down her backpack and pulls out 10 smaller bags that jingle. While it was a lot of weight, she had prepared and separated her coins into manageable sacks before coming. [COLOR=Orange]"Do you want papers? Or would you like to go to the registrar's office now to have them officiate the deal?"[/COLOR] The registrar's office would be fine. Rhibhan leads the mermaid to the town registrar, and certifies the deal. Arianna is now the proud owner of a home and a large ring of keys. [OOC] 1,000 GP paid for "Wealthy Living Style" including a sizable home.[/OOC] [/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/COLOR][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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