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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9568415" data-attributes="member: 42856">I guess you all know what we'll do...He points to a tavern called Ulrik's Bones, calls us ladies "blinkered swabs" and spits in front of us. We'll sure as hell not follow is free advice for fine lodging and continue visiting the harbour to find a fitting embarkation for our augusts selves.Except it's the only one.As we enter, our noses are assaulted by the scent of the herb the sailors are smoking.They didn't want to mention tobacco in a book targetting teenagers published in the early 90s. I get that. But all those people smoking some kind of "herbs" gives really a worse impression that I guess is intended. We see three groups of customers. A group of priests talking to a man, dressed in fine clothes. Traders and fur merchants, selling travelling equipment and the innkeeper, whom we can ask about the price of lodging.The man was one-eyed, and has left before we can reach the group of priest. One of them asks us to sit with them and tells us that "North and East lies the Kingdom of Wyrd. Across the ice that closes the sea with the coming winter. No boat can take you there, nor would any captain sail to the shores of Wyrd." They say.At this point, we never mentionned our destination. Out of the blue, the last priest of the group asks us if we wanna buy for 1 gp his old raven, Screebo. Then they won't say anything more.OK, let's recap. We see priest looking to a disappearing one-eyed character, then who speak cryptically to us about our destination, offer advice -- no ship to be found -- and ask us if we want to buy a NAMED item for 1 gp? OF COURSE WE DO, since by gamebook logic this is an opportunity too good to pass up. Down to 142 gp we are. We're informed that the bird doesn't take a space in our inventory since he'll just fly with us from now on. Probably understanding that he's been sold, smart bird.Now is the time to buy some equipment for travelling in cold weather, as the merchants are offering:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fur cloaks: 10 gp each</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rations: 2 gp each</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gloves: 2 gp each</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fur-lined bedroll: 5 gp each</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brazier with fuel: 7 gp</li> </ul>We're still overflowing with rations we took from our welcome buffet in Kalugen's Keep, several weeks, probably now at least a month ago. On the other hand, we only have 5 spaces left in our inventory. Taking a full equipment would take 9 slots, so we'd be discarding 4 meals (gloves are free to wear). It would also cost us a whopping 75 gp, half of our fortune.I'll take advice on what to buy from you all. Money starts to matter!</blockquote>

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