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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 4242706" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 32, “Klaaze’s Sword”, Day Sixteen (April 8th, 1006 / September 14th local): </strong> </p><p></p><p>The party arrives at the city of Specularum. It is a large bustling city, with tens of thousands of residents. Freyland, Kharole and Phraakeese have earned enough experience for their next level, and seek out instructors. The rest of the party find lodings. </p><p></p><p>Days Seventeen to Twenty-two (April 9th to 14th, 1006 / September 15th to 20th local): </p><p></p><p>Apprenticeships continue. Serita decides that if they are just going to be staying around in the city she might as well make some money, and spends several days unsuccessfully looking for a job that make use of her druid skills. </p><p></p><p>Day Twenty-three (April 15th, 1006 / September 21st local): </p><p></p><p>Narg has been missing for the past week, and suddenly returns, having gone off on another excursion with his Pooka. The first thing he decides to do is get a drink, and joins Freyland at the nearest bar, known as The Sisters. Narg asks the owners of the establishment, a pair of elderly humans, “What do you recommend?” They say that the house specialty is a home-brewed whiskey of theirs, known simply as “The Recipie”. “Sounds good,” he states, ordering it up for him and his companion. </p><p></p><p>They proceed to down three consecutive shots of the beverage, which has an exceedingly high alcoholic content. Narg regales Freyland with the details of his most recent trip, where he and his Pooka visited an advanced world and watched various games of a sport known as Hockey. Narg enthusiastically sings the praises of a player named Bobby Orr. Freyland doesn’t believe a word of this tale about a giant penguin taking the fighter to another world, and concludes that the half-elf just has a drinking problem. </p><p></p><p>Freyland then makes the mistake to downing a fourth shot, and then collapses straight to the floor. The sisters tell Narg “Oh, that happens quite often.” The ladies then have their bouncer bring the unconscious gnome into the back room to sleep it off. </p><p></p><p>Elsewhere in town, Klaaze has been looking for a new magical longsword to replace the one that he lost while in the caves. He finds a shop that has a +5 Sword of Sharpness for sale, and concludes that he has to have it. Unfortunately it also has a price tag of 30,000 gold pieces, which Klaaze does not have. The fighter sells his magical shield, his +1 longsword, and two magical daggers, which still leave him 12,000 short. Phuddi agrees to loan him half of that amount, which Klaaze instantly aceepts. Klaaze then asks him to sell some of his own possesions to get the remainder, but Phuddi refuses. </p><p></p><p>Klaaze attempts to talk the merchant into selling it for less, but the man refuses, saying that he has another potential buyer for the full asking price. Klaaze and Phuddi walk around town looking for the others, spotting Narg at The Sisters. Klaaze immediateley hits Narg up for a loan of 6,000 gold pieces. “What do I look like? The Bank of Narg?” the half-elf replies. Klaaze asks where the others are, and Narg replies “I don’t know, except for Freyland, who is passed out in the back room.” “Freyland, That’s Great!” Klaaze yells, remembering that he had loaned the gnome a +3 Defender Shortword to use a few weeks earlier. </p><p></p><p>Klaaze explains to the bar owners that the gnome’s sword belongs to him, and he wants it back. The women do not belive him, and refuse to allow the fighter to go take items off of an unconscious patron. One woman then says “Besides, we consider him to be a very special person. He now holds the record for drinking the most consecutive drinks of The Recipie the first time.” “What! He only had one more than me. Get me two more!” Narg yells out. Phuddi manages to talk Narg out of it, saying that they don’t need two unconscious fighters on their hands. </p><p></p><p>The others in the party soon find them at the tavern. Klaaze is angry that nobody will sell their own possessions in order to get him 6,000 more in gold. Serita takes an interest in this highly-potent beverage, and offers the elderly ladies to work as a waitress in exchange for learning how to brew it. The final one to arrive is Phraakeese, who has just finished up his apprenticeship. Narg suggests that they start a bar fight, Pharaakeese refuses, which soon escilates in an argument between the that ends in a bar fight. Serita quickly breaks up the two, stating that it took her a week to find a job and she doesn’t want to lose it the first hour. </p><p></p><p>Day Twenty-four (April 16th, 1006 / September 22nd local): </p><p></p><p>Klaaze talks Kharole into attempting a Charm Person spell on the sword merchant to get him to lower his price. Narg joins them for a visit to the shop, only to find out that the sword has already been sold, the merchant reminding Klaaze “I told you I had another buyer.” “Not fair. I thought that was just a negotiating tactic,” the fighter replies. Kharole inquires as to who purchased the sword, and is told “The Prince of the City.” </p><p></p><p>They decide to go and talk to this prince. She winds up using the Charm spell on the leader of the Palace Guard in order for them to gain admittance. They are soon in the presence of the Prince, an elegantly attired robust human fighter in his early twenties. They soon discover that it is just as well that she already used the Charm, as the Prince starts to flirt with Kharole even without the inducement. They exchange small talk until Klaaze interupts, stating “We’re here because I want that sword you bought. How much do you want for it?” </p><p></p><p>The Prince says that he paid 30,000 gold for it, and will sell it for twice that amount. Narg exclaims “What! Where is your mask and your gun?” Not understanding the expression that Narg had picked up from his journeys, the Prince replies “What does that mean?” Kharole interjects “Oh, that is just a friendly greeting from where we come from.” “Oh,” the Prince answers, then repeating the phrase to Kharole. </p><p></p><p>Glancing back at Klaaze and Narg, the Prince asks Kharole “Are you sure that either of them would even be capable of weilding such a sword?” “Your Mama!” Narg snaps back. “What was that?” the Prince asks. Kharole interjects “Just a term of endearment. I think he is sweet on you.” “He’s not my type,” the Prince replies, smiling back at Kharole. Deciding that this could lead to more trouble, and not trusting Klaaze or Narg to not say anything worse, she explains to the Prince how they need to be going. Klaaze manages to convince some of his friends to sell some of the large diamonds that they found on Lendore Island, but is still 16,000 gold shy of the new asking price. </p><p></p><p>Day Twenty-five (April 17th, 1006 / September 23rd local): </p><p></p><p>Freyland finally wakes up, and gives Klaaze back the magical shortsword. Klaaze manages to talk the sword merchant into paying the full 16,000 gold for it, and heads back to the royal palace. He is told that he Prince is not there, having left the city that morning with the Royal Army, in order to go fight a great monster that was terrorizing villages to the west. He gets angry when told that the Prince took the sword with him. </p><p></p><p>The party convince Klaaze that he should just forget about the new sword, and that since Augustine could arrive at any time to get them, neither he or Freyland should be without a primary weapon. Klaaze goes to the sword merchant and buys back the shortsword and +1 longsword, loosing 800 gold pieces in the transaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 4242706, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 32, “Klaaze’s Sword”, Day Sixteen (April 8th, 1006 / September 14th local): [/B] The party arrives at the city of Specularum. It is a large bustling city, with tens of thousands of residents. Freyland, Kharole and Phraakeese have earned enough experience for their next level, and seek out instructors. The rest of the party find lodings. Days Seventeen to Twenty-two (April 9th to 14th, 1006 / September 15th to 20th local): Apprenticeships continue. Serita decides that if they are just going to be staying around in the city she might as well make some money, and spends several days unsuccessfully looking for a job that make use of her druid skills. Day Twenty-three (April 15th, 1006 / September 21st local): Narg has been missing for the past week, and suddenly returns, having gone off on another excursion with his Pooka. The first thing he decides to do is get a drink, and joins Freyland at the nearest bar, known as The Sisters. Narg asks the owners of the establishment, a pair of elderly humans, “What do you recommend?” They say that the house specialty is a home-brewed whiskey of theirs, known simply as “The Recipie”. “Sounds good,” he states, ordering it up for him and his companion. They proceed to down three consecutive shots of the beverage, which has an exceedingly high alcoholic content. Narg regales Freyland with the details of his most recent trip, where he and his Pooka visited an advanced world and watched various games of a sport known as Hockey. Narg enthusiastically sings the praises of a player named Bobby Orr. Freyland doesn’t believe a word of this tale about a giant penguin taking the fighter to another world, and concludes that the half-elf just has a drinking problem. Freyland then makes the mistake to downing a fourth shot, and then collapses straight to the floor. The sisters tell Narg “Oh, that happens quite often.” The ladies then have their bouncer bring the unconscious gnome into the back room to sleep it off. Elsewhere in town, Klaaze has been looking for a new magical longsword to replace the one that he lost while in the caves. He finds a shop that has a +5 Sword of Sharpness for sale, and concludes that he has to have it. Unfortunately it also has a price tag of 30,000 gold pieces, which Klaaze does not have. The fighter sells his magical shield, his +1 longsword, and two magical daggers, which still leave him 12,000 short. Phuddi agrees to loan him half of that amount, which Klaaze instantly aceepts. Klaaze then asks him to sell some of his own possesions to get the remainder, but Phuddi refuses. Klaaze attempts to talk the merchant into selling it for less, but the man refuses, saying that he has another potential buyer for the full asking price. Klaaze and Phuddi walk around town looking for the others, spotting Narg at The Sisters. Klaaze immediateley hits Narg up for a loan of 6,000 gold pieces. “What do I look like? The Bank of Narg?” the half-elf replies. Klaaze asks where the others are, and Narg replies “I don’t know, except for Freyland, who is passed out in the back room.” “Freyland, That’s Great!” Klaaze yells, remembering that he had loaned the gnome a +3 Defender Shortword to use a few weeks earlier. Klaaze explains to the bar owners that the gnome’s sword belongs to him, and he wants it back. The women do not belive him, and refuse to allow the fighter to go take items off of an unconscious patron. One woman then says “Besides, we consider him to be a very special person. He now holds the record for drinking the most consecutive drinks of The Recipie the first time.” “What! He only had one more than me. Get me two more!” Narg yells out. Phuddi manages to talk Narg out of it, saying that they don’t need two unconscious fighters on their hands. The others in the party soon find them at the tavern. Klaaze is angry that nobody will sell their own possessions in order to get him 6,000 more in gold. Serita takes an interest in this highly-potent beverage, and offers the elderly ladies to work as a waitress in exchange for learning how to brew it. The final one to arrive is Phraakeese, who has just finished up his apprenticeship. Narg suggests that they start a bar fight, Pharaakeese refuses, which soon escilates in an argument between the that ends in a bar fight. Serita quickly breaks up the two, stating that it took her a week to find a job and she doesn’t want to lose it the first hour. Day Twenty-four (April 16th, 1006 / September 22nd local): Klaaze talks Kharole into attempting a Charm Person spell on the sword merchant to get him to lower his price. Narg joins them for a visit to the shop, only to find out that the sword has already been sold, the merchant reminding Klaaze “I told you I had another buyer.” “Not fair. I thought that was just a negotiating tactic,” the fighter replies. Kharole inquires as to who purchased the sword, and is told “The Prince of the City.” They decide to go and talk to this prince. She winds up using the Charm spell on the leader of the Palace Guard in order for them to gain admittance. They are soon in the presence of the Prince, an elegantly attired robust human fighter in his early twenties. They soon discover that it is just as well that she already used the Charm, as the Prince starts to flirt with Kharole even without the inducement. They exchange small talk until Klaaze interupts, stating “We’re here because I want that sword you bought. How much do you want for it?” The Prince says that he paid 30,000 gold for it, and will sell it for twice that amount. Narg exclaims “What! Where is your mask and your gun?” Not understanding the expression that Narg had picked up from his journeys, the Prince replies “What does that mean?” Kharole interjects “Oh, that is just a friendly greeting from where we come from.” “Oh,” the Prince answers, then repeating the phrase to Kharole. Glancing back at Klaaze and Narg, the Prince asks Kharole “Are you sure that either of them would even be capable of weilding such a sword?” “Your Mama!” Narg snaps back. “What was that?” the Prince asks. Kharole interjects “Just a term of endearment. I think he is sweet on you.” “He’s not my type,” the Prince replies, smiling back at Kharole. Deciding that this could lead to more trouble, and not trusting Klaaze or Narg to not say anything worse, she explains to the Prince how they need to be going. Klaaze manages to convince some of his friends to sell some of the large diamonds that they found on Lendore Island, but is still 16,000 gold shy of the new asking price. Day Twenty-five (April 17th, 1006 / September 23rd local): Freyland finally wakes up, and gives Klaaze back the magical shortsword. Klaaze manages to talk the sword merchant into paying the full 16,000 gold for it, and heads back to the royal palace. He is told that he Prince is not there, having left the city that morning with the Royal Army, in order to go fight a great monster that was terrorizing villages to the west. He gets angry when told that the Prince took the sword with him. The party convince Klaaze that he should just forget about the new sword, and that since Augustine could arrive at any time to get them, neither he or Freyland should be without a primary weapon. Klaaze goes to the sword merchant and buys back the shortsword and +1 longsword, loosing 800 gold pieces in the transaction. [/QUOTE]
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