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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 7341330" data-attributes="member: 9255">THE HIDDEN: BEYOND NEW WATER08  EXPLORE THE HIDDENSEGMENT 166“SELLING”02/09/18BARRAKAS   10, 1000Ayru arrives in Yrlag later that afternoon.  Wishing to be alone for a while longer, she decides to try to sell some of the goods she found and procured within The Hidden.  It is hard.   Most of the merchants here are low grade pawn shops.  Bringing in artifacts worth thousands of gold overwhelms them.  Worse, Ayru sees in their eyes rising greed and dark thoughts of theft and harm.  When this happens, she thumps her spear twice on the floor.  Sometimes she even then motioned to tap her shield but can not now as Tyson is holding onto it for her to reclaim later.She finds a few that buy her glass beads and other Hidden specific trinkets.  A few weapons taken from would-be killers.She has learned not to flash Emerald Claw items.  Merchants fear them and repercussions if they sell the goods of their dead comrades.  Returning to her room, she checks on Kyr.  It is hard to say if he is delirious from the fever or back to his normal unstable self.   He speaks of meeting father and spending quality time with him.  Strange.Feldrix is quieter and more solemn than ever before.Zig is happy in the kitchen experimenting.  He is experimenting on food flavoring.  Many of his favorite cooking fruits and spices are not available here.  He is having some success.  Especially with citrus flavors.BARRAKAS   12, 1000Zig goes out to sell goods.  He needs to get out from the kitchen.  Even the two Ghallanda halflings suggest he gets out for a while.  Who can argue with them?  They are so cute!He first goes to the Hidden Museum.  He had heard sales of expensive goods are hard to do.  Jassa, the leader of the building greets the changeling cook.   “I always love return customers.”“I have something I found within the Hidden.  He removes the harp with a beholder carved into the wooden frame.  Zig fails to spot her eyes light up.“What are you asking for this?  It would look perfect in the museum.” She asks while hefting up the musical item and looks it over.“I have idea what it is worth.  It is too big and bulky for me to carry it around.  I thought it would look good here.”“Free for the museum?!?  I can’t.  Will 20 gold be good enough?”“Ah….okay.”  He had intended to sell it and hoped for more but this should be enough to buy some spices and alchemy ingredients he needs.  And push comes to shove… that is all that is important.Jassa gives him a warm hug and then leaves to catalogue the new artifact for display.Next Zig works his way to the Cannith building.  It is not what he expected.  It is small and shares the dock area with another House.  Still he goes in hopes of selling more goods and at a better coin.The husband / wife team runs the Cannith facility.  Frodrik and Darlah d’Cannith cleaning up the shelves and display areas for their goods when the Changeling cook arrives.  She goes up first.  “Welcome.  What may we do for you?”“I have some goods to sell and hope you may be looking.”  As he places his bag on the counter they look at each other and roll their eyes in exasperation. Another adventurer looking to get rich.He places down a Black Garnet first.  Frodrik looks at it first.  He is impressed on its level of perfection and quality.  “100”.“As in 100 gold or platinum?” asks the Changeling with his own level of aspiration and disbelief.“Gold”“I had hoped for more.  But that is more than I started with.  Okay.”  Darlah leaves the room and returns shortly with a bag of mixed silver and gold coins.  100 gold in value.Next he tries to sell the Violet Garnet.  They won’t even touch it.  Too expensive for them to purchase.  Frowning, the changeling takes it back and tries to sell something else.  Nothing.“Do you have any alchemical goods?”“Some.  What do you want?” asks the Lady.He buys goods to create safe flavoring and spices then additional goods for making fire and acid bombs.Satisfied, Zig closes up his bag and leaves.Kyr has also decided fresh air is needed and  gets up.  He travels to the market where he hopes to sell his plunder.  (yes… the market.  Best yet…. He rolled a low number for Gath Info)  Once in the center of the market place he begins to question each person passing him.  “Do you know where I can sell…… opp excuse me a pleasah…..Can you direct me……. Ugh.   Yes…. I like to think I am #1 also.”It goes on like this for several minutes until there is a gentle tug at his pant leg.  He looks down and there is a smiling goblin there.  “Maybe I can help” offers the less than innocent looking goblin.“Oh boy oh boy oye oye boy…. I hope so.  I have a buncha gems and possibly expensive stuff I am looking to sell then go show father what we got for him.  “We?” thinks the unwavering street rat. “ I may know of a place.  It is not around here however.”“Oh.  Where is it?”“Old Town.”“That is so far –““NOT far away at all.  I give instructions to Golden Coin if you wishes.”“ I do!  I do wish.”“Go west into Old Town.  At the third building with green shutters enter the ally.”“Ally?  Will it be safe?”“Oh yes it will.  Too close to main road…. Even as a big person.  Go downs the ally and turn left at the guano heap.”“Guano?”“Bat crap.  Some use it to cook their foods and warm themselves on damp days.  So…. Ah yes-  ,” he pauses and looks around to see if anyone is watching or listening….especially the three times damned Tharashk patrols.”- go down first alley.  It will be dark but still close to road.  There you find the Golden Coin.“That easy.  Thankyou friend goblin.  I am sure… ever so sure…. Father will approve of you.”  The goblin scratches at an imaginary (or is it?) flea and moves into the crowds to the west.A woman clad in a dress and breast plate armor watches him from the other side of the crowd. A serious looking man with long hair and armor over leather armor says something to her.  She says something back to him.  He reacts as if insulted as she walks directly to Kyr.“Hello.  I over heard you talking to the goblinoid.  I would not trust him.  His aura speaks of ill.”“Ill?  I have been ill too long now.  Filth Fever….. bad case.   Either nasty smelling rats or nastier smelling three legged carrion eaters.”The intense man joins them silently.  She continues on.  “I am Lendys and this is Gilad Annipadda.  We just arrived two days ago.”“Hello, I am Kyronael Ladepoer.  They call me Kyr.”</blockquote>

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