The Four Lands - The Great North

[J. Alexander]

Amster

Locating a shop with a sign bearing the legend "M. Calon - Bookseller" the party enters. The shop appears to be a small but prosperous one. Books in heavy leather bindings are on the shelves, the scent of neats foot oil and lemon oil fill the air attesting to the care the books receive. A middle aged man sits behind a heavy teak desk and nods a greeting as the party enters then continues rebinding a book. An examination of the shelves shows numerous books on the geography of the area, some nice histories and even some books on comparative religion. Going deeper into the store, the party discovers a small room sealed off by a heavy iron grate. Just beyond the locked grate can be seen a collection of scroll tubes and two bookselves with glass doors.

 

[Canaan]

Locating a shop with a sign bearing the legend "M. Calon - Bookseller" the party enters. The shop appears to be a small but prosperous one. Books in heavy leather bindings are on the shelves, the scent of neats foot oil and lemon oil fill the air attesting to the care the books receive. A middle aged man sits behind a heavy teak desk and nods a greeting as the party enters then continues rebinding a book. An examination of the shelves shows numerous books on the geography of the area, some nice histories and even some books on comparative religion. Going deeper into the store, the party discovers a small room sealed off by a heavy iron grate. Just beyond the locked grate can be seen a collection of scroll tubes and two bookselves with glass doors.

Jaroth peruses the shelves for a few minutes and chooses some higher quality tomes on geography, history and comparative religion. He eyes the gate and room beyond, and approaches the bookseller with his purchase in hand. "Excuse me, Goodman Calon, I see you have quite a selection, but I must admit that curiosity has gotten the better of me. Might I inquire of what lays beyond the gate? I am a bit of a scholar myself, and cannot bear to pass the opportunity to find rare and valuable lore." Jaroth asks the bookseller in the language of this region, with a smile.

 

[J. Alexander]

Amster

Looking up from his repair work the man replies "why thank you sir, we do pride ourselves in having the best collection for sale in the United Proviencs. And the answer to our question is very simple sir, beyond the gate lies our rarest and most exclusive books and reference materail. In fact we were lucky enough a few years ago to come across several historical scolls in ancient R'kashi that we have yet to be able to translate fully. Also there are books from Kell and even a few from the D'shai empire brought to us via Brechan"

 

[Canaan]

Looking up from his repair work the man replies "why thank you sir, we do pride ourselves in having the best collection for sale in the United Proviencs. And the answer to our question is very simple sir, beyond the gate lies our rarest and most exclusive books and reference materail. In fact we were lucky enough a few years ago to come across several historical scolls in ancient R'kashi that we have yet to be able to translate fully. Also there are books from Kell and even a few from the D'shai empire brought to us via Brechan"

Jaroth's eyes reveal his excitement. "Well then Goodman Calon, I am quite interested in perusing such works. Tell me, what is the subject matter of these magnificient tomes? And of what you have so far been able to decipher of the scrolls, what is their subject matter?"

 

[Rhun]

Vadric continues to browse through the tomes and books on the shelves, only half-interested. His thoughts wander to visiting the nearby cathedral, and perhaps finding a decent place to eat.

 

[J. Alexander]

Amster

"Why certainly sir, just a moment" Reaching into his desk he removes a key and gets up and begins walking to the grate. "As far as we have been able to translate the scrolls, it appears to be a history of this region as seen by the desert folk. There even appears to be slight references to the the elves. The other tomes are just of various topics." The man then reaches the grate and opens it allowing you to pass into a 10x15 room. The wall to the left hand side is devoted to scrolls and lose papers the wall directly ahead and to the right are covered with floor to celing glass fronted bookshelves. A large reading table is in the center of the room.

Roll a d20 for every 5 minutes you wish to spend looking at the book titles...this applies to anyone who wishes to look.

 

[Canaan]

"Why certainly sir, just a moment" Reaching into his desk he removes a key and gets up and begins walking to the grate. "As far as we have been able to translate the scrolls, it appears to be a history of this region as seen by the desert folk. There even appears to be slight references to the the elves. The other tomes are just of various topics." The man then reaches the grate and opens it allowing you to pass into a 10x15 room. The wall to the left hand side is devoted to scrolls and lose papers the wall directly ahead and to the right are covered with floor to celing glass fronted bookshelves. A large reading table is in the center of the room.

Roll a d20 for every 5 minutes you wish to spend looking at the book titles...this applies to anyone who wishes to look.

[OOC: Jaroth will get lost in translation for 2 hours. His rolls are at http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=699113. He rolled 2 natural 20s. He has his comprehend languagues and tongues abilities up so he can translate the scrolls.]

As he enters the room, he says to the others, "I may be here a while. If you wish to join me, you are, of course, welcome to. If you would rather move on, I understand. Is there a place we can meet for tea or dinner later?"

To Calon, he says as he takes a seat at the table, "Thank you Goodman. This will be fine."

 

[J. Alexander]

Amster

Vadric begins to just wander in the book store when his nose detects the smell of fresh bread and the scent of roast mutton faintly in the air. Realizing that it is close to 4:00 pm his stomach gives a slight grumble.

Anyone just browsing in the general bookstore can aslo roll a d20 for every 5 minutes spent.

 

[Rhun]

After about a half-hour of browsing, the knight's stomach begins to get the better of him. Smiling at his companions, he begins to walk toward the door. "My friends, I believe I smell fresh bread and roast mutton calling out to me. It is my sacred duty to go and rescue them.




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[J. Alexander]

Amster

Going directly to the scrols Jaroth soon becomes lost in his work. The scrolls,even with his augmentations, prove slow to translate . What he is able to determine is that they were written by a lady called "Mistress of the Desert Springs" The appear to be dated around 800 YL and deal with the geography and area called "The Wildlands". The Wildlands are a series of hills, mountains, marshes ect running from the west coast to the border of Karshal and bewteen the elven lands, most notable the HeartWood, and R'Kashi, the United Proviecnes and the Confederated states. She also goes into some detail describing the various clans and tribes of R;kashi and their ancesteral spirits as well as know desert spirits. Great detail is given to the conflict between the desert tribes and the elves over wood.