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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7819967" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>Hawke snorts derisively,</strong><span style="color: purple"> "Return? In a leisurely fashion? We came here via magical means. Sir Walter <strong>might</strong> be kind enough to send us back that way as well, but he is a busy man, and we can't count on that. If he's too busy to help us, we'd need to hire a ship. Our homeland is over 1,500 leagues from here. That's 63 days by Longship, or if we're lucky (and rich) enough to book passage on a large Galley, we could probably make the trip in just under 50 days. Either way, it's basically two months at sea. Sounds like a lot of extra expense, when we could just stay here a little while longer, then leave. No offense. And by the way, you are certainly welcome to come back with us. In fact, I think Sir Walter was expecting it. I think he'd probably like for us to recruit other skilled gophers to help him out the way we do."</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Hawke pauses a moment, before continuing,</strong><span style="color: purple"> "He's a good man to work for, and he pays rather well. Plus, if you have the arcane bent the way Nimbar does, he's a good mentor to have. Sir Walter is a highly skilled Wizard, and a respected craftsman of magical weapons and devices. That's why he's so busy, he always has rich noblemen lined up around the block, waiting to pay him a part of their fortunes in order to get a magical blade, shield, ring, or some such."</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Nimbar wrinkles his brow in thought,</strong><span style="color: blue"> "Well, ok, I see your point. But you realize that we could just pay the Mage's Guild some money to send us back here here the same way that Sir Walter did, correct? I hear that the new Arch Mage of the Guild, Sir Otiluke, has a mirror just like Sir Walter's."</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Hawke snorts again,</strong><span style="color: purple"> "Do you know how much a man like that is going to charge us to make use of his mirror? We'll probably pay through the NOSE to do it that way! I'd bet it would be twice, perhaps three times as expensive as ship passage to PAY for magical transport! Not to mention that he could then easily scry us, and figure out what we're up to here. I don't want to share the Rose Gold with anyone, if I can help it. I would like to keep it just between us. Sphynx, what say you? Whose side are you on?"</span></p><p></p><p>Both Hawke and Nimbar chortle happily, at the idea of their sides being "opposed" to one another.</p><p></p><p>[spoiler=Travel Math]</p><p>Distance home = 4,560 miles (1520 Leagues)</p><p>Travel time by Longship = 63 days</p><p>Travel time by Galley = 47 days</p><p>Longship passage will be expensive; Galley passage will be VERY expensive.</p><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 7819967, member: 6790669"] [b]Hawke snorts derisively,[/b][color=purple] "Return? In a leisurely fashion? We came here via magical means. Sir Walter [b]might[/b] be kind enough to send us back that way as well, but he is a busy man, and we can't count on that. If he's too busy to help us, we'd need to hire a ship. Our homeland is over 1,500 leagues from here. That's 63 days by Longship, or if we're lucky (and rich) enough to book passage on a large Galley, we could probably make the trip in just under 50 days. Either way, it's basically two months at sea. Sounds like a lot of extra expense, when we could just stay here a little while longer, then leave. No offense. And by the way, you are certainly welcome to come back with us. In fact, I think Sir Walter was expecting it. I think he'd probably like for us to recruit other skilled gophers to help him out the way we do."[/color] [b]Hawke pauses a moment, before continuing,[/b][color=purple] "He's a good man to work for, and he pays rather well. Plus, if you have the arcane bent the way Nimbar does, he's a good mentor to have. Sir Walter is a highly skilled Wizard, and a respected craftsman of magical weapons and devices. That's why he's so busy, he always has rich noblemen lined up around the block, waiting to pay him a part of their fortunes in order to get a magical blade, shield, ring, or some such."[/color] [b]Nimbar wrinkles his brow in thought,[/b][color=blue] "Well, ok, I see your point. But you realize that we could just pay the Mage's Guild some money to send us back here here the same way that Sir Walter did, correct? I hear that the new Arch Mage of the Guild, Sir Otiluke, has a mirror just like Sir Walter's."[/color] [b]Hawke snorts again,[/b][color=purple] "Do you know how much a man like that is going to charge us to make use of his mirror? We'll probably pay through the NOSE to do it that way! I'd bet it would be twice, perhaps three times as expensive as ship passage to PAY for magical transport! Not to mention that he could then easily scry us, and figure out what we're up to here. I don't want to share the Rose Gold with anyone, if I can help it. I would like to keep it just between us. Sphynx, what say you? Whose side are you on?"[/color] Both Hawke and Nimbar chortle happily, at the idea of their sides being "opposed" to one another. [spoiler=Travel Math] Distance home = 4,560 miles (1520 Leagues) Travel time by Longship = 63 days Travel time by Galley = 47 days Longship passage will be expensive; Galley passage will be VERY expensive. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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