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[OnlytheStrong]

Ty!!

 

[OnlytheStrong]

Ancient tanning....... freaking gross lol

 

[Dire Lemming]

Yes... Yes it is. Want to here about Buchery?

 

[OnlytheStrong]

lol, I'm wondering if I should put the "piss pots" out around the town. Something about using someone else's urine.......... is nasty to me. I guess whatever he has to do to earn a living!


And yes........ I may invent the art of bathing!

 

[Zurai]

Hey, that's cool, any other notable spirit talkers and/or healers I should know about?

Sure. Here's some:

Sotera and Apollinarius have already been described above.
Xanthe, female, spirit-talker (horse), herdswoman, age 32; Xanthe is stocky and wears her hair back in a long double braid. She is famous for being especially adamant about making sure every single spirit gets its due.
Sophronia, female, spirit-talker (maize), farmer, age 36; Sophronia always answers a question with another question; some of the younger folks have made a game of it, and Sophronia cheerfully wins nearly every match. It's a mark of pride among the youngsters of the town to have "gotten an answer out of Sophy".
Lempetie, female, spirit-talker (hill), bard, age 67; Despite being a wrinkled, ugly old crone, Lempetie is beloved in the town. She is the oldest living resident and will spin yarns and tell tales all day long. Despite her age, she's not even remotely senile: she is the living history of Cuirlen. She is one of only a dozen or so people still alive from when the town was first settled.
Galatea, female, spirit-talker (deer), spirit shaman, age 24; Galatea is spirit-touched in more ways than one; the poor girl is deaf and pitifully short, but her hard work and the obvious blessing of the spirits has endeared her to the people of the outlying hamlet she lives in.
Agatha, female, spirit-talker (cloud), adept, age 32; Agatha has a reputation for being brutally honest. As far as anyone can remember, she has never once hid her feelings on any matter from anyone.
Aristarchus, male, spirit-talker (oxen), spirit shaman, age 30; Aristarchus lost a leg in a farm accident when he was younger, and took up the ways of a shaman. His shoulders are as broad as his spirit patron's.
Akakios, male, spirit-talker (fox), herdsman, age 40; Akakios is considered one of the most handsome men in Cuirlen - and the most arrogant. The arrogance is born of the knowledge that his sheep have the best wool and tastiest meat.
Lykourgos, male, spirit-talker (tree), healer, age 28; Lykourgos One-eye is one of the more accomplished local healers. He mainly uses herbal remedies, but has been known to use magic when no other solution is available.

 

[Zurai]

Hah! A note on tanning: the Native Americans used water that collected in the hollowed-out stumps of oak trees (coincidentally called "tannin") to tan their leather. It doesn't smell great, but it's better than urine and feces. In the interest of not having to deal with piss-pots, we'll say that's the method commonly used here

 

[Dire Lemming]

I think that's been done, Only... We have metalworking after all. I'm sure you could invent some new way of tanning that involved magic or maybe invent a new form of leather armor though.

 

[Zurai]

So what are the months named for?

Roman gods and emperors!

I'm keeping January, February, etc. Easier that way.

Oh, I just remembered what I felt was missing, I think you missed my question about whether or not we have wheels.

Whoops! Nope, no wheels as a method of conveyance. No roads to use them on, either. Pottery wheels exist, though.

 

[OnlytheStrong]

I knew there had to be a better way than urine. Maybe I won't stink like........well you know.

 

[Dire Lemming]

Cool. I noticed that all of the listed Spirit talkers are at least in their mid twenties. Is there a specific reason for that? I was thinking that since my character is only first level he'd be around nineteen or so, but it seems that would be a bit... off.

How old is Sotera?