Who Wants to be a Wayfinder? The New Class

[Shayuri]

Whisper hesitates, intrigued in spite of herself by the odd little box. A fool's purchase, no doubt. And yet, even if empty, the box itself might prove entertaining. Or dangerous. Or worthless.

"You've offered us a great deal," the sorceress intones, not quite touching the puzzle box before drawing her hand back. "But there's been no talk of price. What would you want in exchange for these lessons and puzzles?"

 

[Primus]

The hag shrugged her mighty shoulders as if she had not even considered it, but the calculating gleam in her eyes, indicated that, of course, she had. "The herb lore I will be glad to teach for 20 gold crowns. Upon returning here with any sorts of new specimens, I will repay you this small fee. We'll call it a "deposit" to make sure that our agreement is honored."

Without raising her head the hag called out, her voice targetting Midian in particular. "I would not touch that, good sir. The jnana extract in that phial causes extreme hallucinations, fever, and coma." The hag's eyes sparkled, "And THAT is if you are lucky."

As for this, she motioned to the box in her hand. "It is a rare and wonderful item. I could not possibly part with it for less than 80 gold," the hag said solemnly, the universal signal to begin haggling.

[sblock]Opposing Diplomacy checks to Haggle.[/sblock]

 

[jkason]

Midian

Without raising her head the hag called out, her voice targetting Midian in particular. "I would not touch that, good sir. The jnana extract in that phial causes extreme hallucinations, fever, and coma." The hag's eyes sparkled, "And THAT is if you are lucky."

"I knew that," Midian says, though his hand quickly darts away from the extract. "Seems odd you'd keep something so dangerous hanging about in the common area, though, doesn't it? Shouldn't it be on a higher shelf or something?"

OOC:[sblock]By the by, did Midian notice anything useful in the herb / plant collections with that Know Nature check, or was this your way of telling me he failed it miserably? [/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

Whisper smiles ruefully under the smooth porcelain of her mask and sighs.

"My apologies for now. If that is the starting price, it is beyond my present means...but if you should still have it when we return, with fortune, my means will have increased." She inclines her head in a brief bowing gesture. "Until then, I shall not take up more of your time."

She steps back to let the others in closer, and to see if they take the hag up on her offers.

[sblock]I only have 2 gp...something tells me Diplomacy ain't gonna bring 80 down that far. [/sblock]

 

[Primus]

The hag chuckled and withdrew the hand holding the puzzle box. "That is a shame, lass. A shame indeed. But I foresee your return, and look forward to it."

 

[jkason]

Midian

As Whisper and the hag talk, Midian moves to Vhir, whispering, "I definitely think it a bad idea to go meeting strangers at midnight in an unknown city. If you're taking this woman up on her offer, I'm coming with you. Maybe we can even convince Johan to come; he's supposed to be learning to be a healer as a paladin."

 

[Bront]

Johan, after making a point of escorting several beautiful women in front of the d'Deneith at the same time, and giving a quick wink to Llenis as he strode by, he drops them off at the Church of the Great Lights. "I thank you ladies for allowing the quick detour, and here you are, safe and sound. 'Twas my pleasure to escort you."

Then, he heads out to seek is friends, and will end up at the Nest if he does not encounter any of the earlier.

OOC: Let me know if I stumble on any of them.

 

[SelcSilverhand]

"If you come here tonight, at midnight when Zarantyr just begins to rise, I will show you my own private specimens and teach you some of my herb lore."

"That sounds just fine. I'll be back tonight."

As Whisper and the hag talk, Midian moves to Vhir, whispering, "I definitely think it a bad idea to go meeting strangers at midnight in an unknown city. If you're taking this woman up on her offer, I'm coming with you. Maybe we can even convince Johan to come; he's supposed to be learning to be a healer as a paladin."

Vhir nods and whispers back, "That seems prudent, though I think we can trust her."

OOC: Rolled a sense motive of 3, she certainly seems a trustworthy sort!

 

[jkason]

Midian

Negotiations seeming over, Midian jabs a thumb toward the entrance.

"I'll be outside with Talbot when you two are ready. We should probably be heading to our meeting soon." With that, he goes to check on his companion waiting outside.

 

[Shayuri]

Whisper nods and glides to join Midian at the door. She exits just behind him.