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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MacConnell" data-source="post: 7315888" data-attributes="member: 6855223">Y 0: D 197: Doldrums 47: The Southern GateSannit steps up and addresses the clerk.[gm]While Sannit is speaking, he and everyone else notices that the roadway has a large cleared area. In addition to the active workers, the glass caravan from Asylim is waiting here to be loaded with tobacco before returning south, as well as the sugar caravan which as long since unloaded and is waiting to depart with honey. The other caravaners seem to be enjoying their down time, here.[/gm]The clerk responds distinctly, while continuing to scribe marks upon the page."Trade. Excellent, and you have answered my second question. You are here representing Southroad Fair. We are hearing good things about that developing community. You say you have silk and cattle. Wow, those are some fine kine you have collected. Oh! and you have a friendly bear. Interesting!As for work, I am supposed to ask, but I am only referring to the manual labor you see going on with the repair work and construction of the canal, which we hope will significantly help with relocating merchandise from trade. Just by the look of the exceptional armor you all are wearing, I cannot see you giving up your current trade to become a laborer. As explorers though, if you are not directly beholden to Southroad Fair, the Chiropteran Collectors often run into hostiles and would likely have something more to your liking.Chiropteran Collectors is their fancy name for themselves. They bring in the bat guano that is used to fuel the lamps. There is a crew that departs from the East Gate, and one that departs from the North Gate.Trade is conducted here in what we call the Porch Area, as you can see by the two other caravans. The vendors will come to you to negotiate. I will send for a weaver and a butcher. Just let me know if you have anything else, too. The butcher will negotiate a price for the whole cow and then trade to the tanner on his end for the hide. I will be the clerk and record all information for all transaction that involve you. I will also provide you a copy of these proceedings, if you so desire..."Sheldon interrupts the Centrin man."Are you recording this in Centrin or Ansylin? While we speak Centrin, we are only literate in Ansylin."The man slaps in own forehead in mock gesture."I am so sorry. I have become too accustomed to the others not caring about what I write. Yes. I can write this in Ansylin."He takes the parchment upon which he had begun writing and removes it from the board before beginning afresh on a new sheet."The reason we record this is because there is, of course, a fee for the transaction. The fee is not negotiable, but it is only 2% of the accepted price, which the traders have found to be more fair than a flat rate, since it allows smaller trade groups, like yourselves, to remain independent.If you all want to enter the city, you will need to stable your pack animals. I think the bear will be okay, but I will need to inquire about that. There are two liveries here, one on each side, but you can also walk back and talk to one of the sheep herders. Since your pack animals are not tethered, I can see that they are well training. If you are okay with allowing their use, a farmer would corral and feed them for a much lower rate.Shall I get a vendor and check on the bear for you?"Bolo looks around to determine if there are any people in the area paying close attention to their group.[gm]Others do scrutinize the party and their fare, but no one seems to give an undue amount of attention. Many people are fascinated with the speckled cattle. Some of the other caravaners who recognize that they have seen one or more of the Seekers before greet the group and speak a few words, but Bolo senses nothing untoward at this time.[/gm]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?490537-2e-The-Untamed-Wilds-The-Caravan-Campaign-Character-Records/page2&p=7316572#post7316572" target="_blank">Party Inventory</a>[ooc]I have finished uploading the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/group.php?discussionid=2177&do=discuss" target="_blank">Adept Tasks</a> to the Community Page.[/ooc]</blockquote>

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