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[CountAlex]

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Visit appraiser. Trade gems
Do this: go to first appraiser, find out the price. Then go to the second appraiser, immediately call the lower price as one and half times higher. If the second shopkeeper buys, go to the next dealer, again raise the price in the same way.



So far you only had one stone at hands and you decided to sell it with maximum benefit. Walking from shop to shop, you found out the price of the stone and in the next shop offered it with higher price.  The jeweler offered three gold and a dozen groschens. Trader called price of ten golds, five silver and some copper coins. In the end, when most acceptable price had roughly delineated, the pawnbroker gave exactly 30 gold.  During the conversation, he added:
- You didn't rush over all the dealers, raising price, did you? I do not really care, but you risk to attract attention of people who are not accustomed to bargain at all. They will either track you down and steal the stone, or simply kill you. But now, then they'll see a weighty purse with coins in your hand, for some you will become even more attractive target. Therefore, take care, my friend.
Having taken the stone, pawnbroker gave you a pouch of money, and sent a courier boy with the jewel through the back door.
Outside in the street, you really did not know what to do with "wealth" - from everywhere, it seemed, envious eyes were staring.

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Hide the pouch in back of underpants
Go to the administrator, pay billeting and take back pebbles left in pledge.
and then immediately run to our guys with shortest, most crowded path.
get back to team
Support a reunion with expedition.



Thrusting the purse under the scrotum, you in short rushes went back to the tavern. The administrator still did not go anywhere and did not recognize the price of stones, and therefore readily gave them back to you, accepting as payment regular money. Feeling generous, for everything and anything, and for the care you paid him as many as entire gold coin, for which you were showered with compliments and got promise that the room will stay at least until the end of the week.
Then you returned to the market place just as quickly, where nothing changed significantly during your absence.  Gathering your spirit and spreading your beard in the old way, you approached your comrades.

- Oh, praise the Armok! - Shorast leaped on his feet - soapmaker is found again!
Nшl and Bomel came near too, welcoming in every possible way.
- Where did you get lost? You were tied, kinda.
- I do not remember ... fell somehow and ... lost ... broke my hand ... broke with a spoon, when was falling ...
- Anyway, - manager continued,- Alive, and it's best.
It seems no one even noticed the spoon at wagon.
- Do not get lost again! Ufff ... Now, another problem remains. Buketotil disappeared yesterday. Meng with Anil look for him, walk around to ask anyone who saw. Like it's  time to draw the leaflets as for your disappear, yeah. Hey, you were his best friend, you'd draw a face, his face. Here's some parchment and ink. Later we'll hung them the same way. And... without Tok-we can't go, anyway.

[CountAlex]

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Arm with spoon, take Nil and go to suburs!
Take Nil and go squander money in accordance with the suggestions above
(t. n. List like this:
1) Upgrades for the Angryspoon
2) Gifts for mates
3) Armor and new melee weapon
4) Noble clothes
5) Pet
6) Crossbow
7) Backpack, flask
And many others...)
and by the way visit guard house, couple of coins would tell if someone was arrested or found



Bomel hasn't managed to draw like you, so you made dozen of portraits and went along with Nil to stick them on walls. Shorast said that it is necessary to warn the city guard about the leaflets - where you should go, and what generally happened. Therefore, the destination at the moment was the building of the city guards, and only then shopping.

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I'm still a bit surprised about how few discussions the story has here. In my opinion that's (story, not my translation, lol) is like star ruby of Russian DF community and still has less comments and suggestions than many other (decent, of course) stories. However, as I said many times before, I'll keep translating, hehe.

[GoombaGeek]

I loved the first two pages, but there is a ton of stuff here and I get the feeling that following what's going on requires a lot of dedication, so people will read the first bit and then leave. I'll try to go through the third page now

[CountAlex]

I loved the first two pages, but there is a ton of stuff here and I get the feeling that following what's going on requires a lot of dedication, so people will read the first bit and then leave. I'll try to go through the third page now

Whoah, it's sad if someone really dropped reading in this way! It becomes better and better after 2nd page, I swear!

[Broken]

I loved the first two pages, but there is a ton of stuff here and I get the feeling that following what's going on requires a lot of dedication, so people will read the first bit and then leave. I'll try to go through the third page now

Whoah, it's sad if someone really dropped reading in this way! It becomes better and better after 2nd page, I swear!

Indeed it does. Is a really good reading.

Thanks to the traslators.

[CountAlex]

I loved the first two pages, but there is a ton of stuff here and I get the feeling that following what's going on requires a lot of dedication, so people will read the first bit and then leave. I'll try to go through the third page now

Whoah, it's sad if someone really dropped reading in this way! It becomes better and better after 2nd page, I swear!

Indeed it does. Is a really good reading.

Thanks to the traslators.

Heh, real thanks to GMs of the game. I just try to do my best here to give this tale to Bay12 members.
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We can separate - let Nil go to guards to warn them and all that, while we'll be posting up leaflets. Then Nil will go away, go and speak to the dwarf.
I completely support this.

- Hey, Nil, let me stick up the rest of this, while you go straight to guards... to save us some time.
- No way, - he opposed, - no wandering alone anymore.

Is that a dwarf in the background? We can come up to say hello, ask him who is he, where is he from, how did he end up here.
I support this.(Is that a Likot's portrait in his hand, huh?)
Support his.(And yes, that's Soapeater portrait)
Talk to the dwarf, find out if he saw Tok, what he wants from Likot, see if he knows where to find the cheapest booze and where other dwarfs gather for.



Dwarf in pointed hat hesitantly approached by himself.
- Greetings, dwarfs, I am Mas Kamvenot - mage and wizard. I beg your pardon, but are you drawn on thess portraits? - he showed you a leaflet with your face on it. 
- Yes, it's me... but I was already found.
- And your name is Likot Ubendeb?
- Well yeah, that's me.
- Oh, hmm... very good... - wizard got thoughtful about something.
- There's another one who's lost now, - Nil interrupted, pointing at the portrait, - Tok Buketotil. Have you seen him?
Wizard was still thinking:
- Nooo... Didn't see...
- Well if you meet him, tell him... ah well, he already knows that we're staying at the square. Tell him that we are looking for him.
- Sure.
Suddenly a thought struck you to look for your dwarf pal at the places of alcohol botlling and local brethren meeting points:
- Hey, where can one go and drink up cheaply?
- Well, - Mas like woke up, - Anywhere, actually. There are expensive taverns in town, but you'll recognize them at once. So you can go in any shop and prices are roughly the same.
- I see... And where is a meeting hall?   
Neil interfered:
- Place where local Dwarven diaspora get-together ...
- Arol-Iton is in the western part of the town. But... I don't know... I don't think you should show you faces in there.
Seribas raised an eyebrow:
- And why so?
- You are dwarfs from the Mountainhome, I can see that clearly, but those are urban. They only care about money and struggle for power, they are more like an organized gang than an undermountain society. You will not enjoy to meet them.
You and Nil looked at ech other puzzledly, while Mas fished out from his bossom magic wand.
- In the mean time, I am a mage and I can fulfill one wish for 10 gold. But not the ones related to wealth, that's a sore spot for magic of this kind.  Everybody has wish to get a thousand gold while giving out ten. Nope, that doesn't work... Curses! I've begun from bad things when should with good... Dumbhead... sorry... Dozens of satisfied customers, a great experience, short time of performance what desired! Not years, like some do, you know... I'm working with dwarves, elves, humans, even goblins! Yes-yes, there were a few times, - Mas gesticulated and grimaced energetically, - Group wishes! That is really great stuff - when the whole party focuses on one common wish - the results stun! Questions of marriage and relationship, problems with job and debtors, travels and wishes related to long treks, ills and health, good luck for you and bad luck for foes, seduction of women and the whole spectrum of unmentioned topics, and all that is just for 10 gold. The most average price in town! Considering I'm the only one in town, hahaha! Funny, eh? Why are you not smil... hm... I see you are interested in my offer, aren't you? Am I right? So?

[CountAlex]

Heeeeeere we go
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In sum, it's a wholesale, so let him decrease price by third for brethren dwarfes.



- Any discount for brother dwarfes?
Mas raised his hand to stop you for a moment.
- Of course not. Sorcery spends my resources equally for both dwarves and elves. So, excuse me, gentlemen, no discounts.

Ask where he studied as a mage.

- Hmmm ... Curious. Somewhere there is a school of wizards, or were you training yourself on the books?
- Ways of magic are inscrutable, my friend. I started with short treatises about curbing of internal energies, and then became interested in more sophisticated techniques. I have dedicated thirty years to search and learning of knowledges. Traveled a lot, of course, trampled many paths and roads. But the school of magic - I never met ... unfortunately ... or fortunately, - he chuckled.

Better ask why the f*ck he was holding our leaflet in his hands.

- Why were you... walking the streets with my portrait in this way?
- Ah, truly ... - The magician rolled leaflet and put it in his pocket - At times I am distracted. So I took one and walked, recalling if seen ... or have not ...   

Extort his real name.

- Tell me, "Kamvenot", this is not a dwarven name ... This is a human's, right?
- Heh, true ... - Mage become embarrassed - many have asked. But it's good for business - the sonorous pseudonym! Not like ... "Ubendeb" ... Like your's, - he patted the pocket where he has just put in the leaflet, - a funny coincidence. That is what interested me in the first place.

Invite him to approach the wagon, tighten there in and during the unobtrusive interrogation find out what he really wants.
Plusing for interrogation of suspicious subject.
Under any pretext drag this dwarf to the wagon, and then let the manager in couple with Ostox get information from him.
Take him to wagon.
I beard not to make wishes but interrogate him

- Emm, maybe you'll come with us to the wagon? There are our comrades, we can all decide about the wish together.
Nil pulled you:
- Hey, scatter-head number two, forgot where we are going to and why? - He pointed at a portrait of Buketotil - business first, entertainment later.
You turned to Seribas and began to whisper:
- I suspect that this jerk has information about Tok.
- What?
- Perhaps he is associated with dwarven diaspora, maybe they keep our friend in captivity! We must interrogate this quack! And for this we must drag him to the cart, where Shorast and Ostox in couple ...
- You've totally gone crazy! - Nil slightly pushed you, - Meng said that that mushroom could have damaged your brain, and now I'm beginning to suspect that doctor was right! Come to your senses, moron! We shall not show any agression within city limits, or Guard will rush over us and throw us in jail! What hangover you got to have such idea... Ah, don't even want to talk! Completely crazy, you fool. We keep on the same route, period! - Then he turned to the mage - I'm sorry, but no wishes today. Best of luck.

[CountAlex]

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Shout for a quack to come to the wagon later.
And keep searching Tok, simultaneously quarelling with Nil about "Look who's talking about madness!"
I suggest to spend money on armor and weapon

Submitting to soldier, you stepped in the direction of the Guard building, leaving magician mild surprised. You still turned around and shouted:
- Come back later to the market square! We will discuss everything again! About the wish!
Nil put a palm to his face without stopping.
You walked through the streets and passed by shops.
- Look, let's go to weapons shop?
- Why?
- I'd look for sword or axe.
- Why?
- Well ... Weapon! To protect ourself, to attack ... walk around with it everywhere. You've got a sword, I want to.
Nil stopped:
- Listen, Likot, you're soapmaker. - He paused. - So-ap-ma-ker, get it? Not a soldier. And in the fortress, when we'll arrive, you will not be in militia. Never. Trust me, i can see potential... you got no. Just forget it, get involved in something else. Weapons, armor - it's not for you. This is so, so not for you, that, Armok is my witness, if you'll take up arms - I'd rather cut off your hands so you won't hurt anyone ... or worse.
- I have already fought with the sword! - you were offended.
- In your dreams - Nil dismissed.
- I have combat Angryspoon the Crusher of Oaks! - You shook your weapon.
- Is THAT what you call it?? Haha! - Seribas laughed - Don't tell anyone ... hahaha ... "Angryspoon"... - He wiped away the tears from laughing - Let's move, Angrysoaper The Crusher of Sanity ... haha ...


Thus, with the laughing warrior ahead and offended mug behind you reached Town Guard building. The Chief met you in his office.
- What is it? Another one got lost?
- But this one is found, - Nil said, pointing at you.
- Listen, dwarfes, you get lost too often. Just had one portrait to hang, and already giving me another. Of course, I accept leaflet, it's my job, but here's my advice - just wait for a while. Surely your friend just thumped or struck the fornication. First already found, right? So another will come back. Will sober up and return.
At this moment you have felt hurt about friend:
- Or maybe it's dwarven diaspora took him into captivity? Maybe ...
- Likot! - Nil tigged up.
Chief grinned:
- The local diaspora is unlikely to be interested in a simple mountain dwarf, unless he shits jewels. So do not worry about your friend, he is unlikely to be in serious troubles.

You were upset that no one takes you seriously. You gave a portrait and turned away sulkily.

And I want to say thanks to the guy from origin forum who now helps me to deal with translation, and together we make it much better. Thanks!

[CaptainLambcake]

i love this story so much. i added the beginning part in my sig rofl. great stuff

[Ethan741]

This is one of the best dwarf fortress stories I have ever read. I really hope you continue to translate the rest of this soon. These meager six pages cannot sate my hunger...MY HUNGER, FOR MORE.

[icecold]

And I want to say thanks to the guy from origin forum who now helps me to deal with translation, and together we make it much better. Thanks!

Да на здоровье, лол.

This is one of the best dwarf fortress stories I have ever read. I really hope you continue to translate the rest of this soon. These meager six pages cannot sate my hunger...MY HUNGER, FOR MORE.

Actually, there is nothing left to translate, at least until the authors release a new post. So we're all pretty much equal about THE HUNGER. 

[CountAlex]

i love this story so much. i added the beginning part in my sig rofl. great stuff

Ha, why this line? I love the story as well,

This is one of the best dwarf fortress stories I have ever read. I really hope you continue to translate the rest of this soon. These meager six pages cannot sate my hunger...MY HUNGER, FOR MORE.

Icecold alreafy said right about our HUNGER.

12th thread starts here
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Improve social skills by trolling Nil.
"Look who's talking 'bout madness!"
Seriously, tell him that he is insolent, he barely came to his senses himself
I vote for saying Nil to f*ck off and buy a set of bronze armor plus reforge the spoon to a hammer with spikes.
I suggest to spend money on armor and weapon
Maybe we don't need a sword, but it's necessary to buy protection. And a slingshot! And a small knife. And a rope.




After finishing business with the Chief, you've came out in the street.
- Now we go to pubs to glue portraits - said Nil.
- You go glue! - You snapped and went to the other side.
- Hey, hey ... So where are you going?
- I want to buy armor and weapon.
- You're not calmed down, eh? - he stomped behind - Likot, don't be a fool ...
- You're a fool! - You turned around - It's me who pulled your bare ass out from Mountain Home on my back, while you drooled with bucket on your head! While you laid swaddled in a wagon, we were making holes in goblins and fought with Smoke Monster! You would be a goblins' needle pillow now, if I didn't offer you as the seventh member of the expedition! - You turned away and continued on your way - At least I did not go insane ...
- Okay, Likot, I'm sorry ... Maybe you're not hopeless. I too used to immediately determine what a rookie worths and forgot that now is completely different situation. Let's go to stores and see what they sell ...
- I want a knife, - you thawed a little and slowed down a step - and the rope. And armor.
- Plate?
- A leather would be better for you. Mailshirt is your ceiling. Not heavier ... but how will we pay?
- Lets just look first.
- Well, we can do that.

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icecold's



or GM's version



You visited a couple of shops selling armor and jackets, but everything turned out to be too large for the dwarf. You were advised to visit a certain trader who had a few small size goods. After finding required shop and talking with the owner, you finally put on heavy armor. You felt extremly uncomfortable. It was difficult to stand and move as well. Nil, who helped fasten this all, stood back and laughed. You turned around with difficulty:
- I also want to enforce my spoon, we should find a weaponsmith.
- Let's first take off all this - he chuckled, - Better try some leather.

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[CountAlex]

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There wasn't much leather armor of required size to choose from. Not many horned helms either. While the shopkeeper along with Nil looked for desired goods, you inconspicuously fished some gold out of your pants and put it in your pocket, and while you were changing clothes and tried on jackets, you asked Nil to run through neighboring shops and buy a backpack, a waist bag, a knife and a coil of rope. You gave him 1 gold for everything.
- Wow - he was surprised - how did you get this?
- I'll tell later.
- Now I'm surprised - he grasped a coin and gone for shopping.

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And here is some interactive part especially for Bay12. You can see four kinds of armor for Likot on this picture. Now you can vote for armor Likot should buy in this topic and/or leave your suggestions and propositions about it here. All of your responses will be delivered to GMs so feel free to share your thoughts.

UPD: Just can't not to share this funart with you

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Here cooooooomes...
Psyyyyyyyyyyy-Likot!

[CountAlex]

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Contemptuously inspect armor and helmets, and ask the merchant if there is a real outfit not like this to show off.



After a conversation with shop owner and digging in the depths of the store, Nil pulled out three dusty sets of armor. They were made of leather with iron elements. Helmets are made of copper and iron. All three sets fit you of more or less, but they were heavier than previous variants.

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Sorry, I screwed up a bit with voting since GMs added more variants above. Gonna be fixed.

[CountAlex]

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Screw that horned bullshit, buy normal helmet
Buy the first armor set
Maybe we should buy something for Nil too?
We've got lots of gold! Lets buy light armor for travel and heavy armor for tough situations.
Yep, and put an image of the Sphinx on helmet. Made of kitten leather.



You chose the two sets: one light and one heavy. You decided to unscrew the light set helmet's horns as soon as you'll leave the shop. Putting goods on the counter, you expressed that the choice is made, and you buy armor.
- That'll be 18 gold, sir. - Huckster issued. - This is including the New Year's discounts.
The named price slightly puzzled you. Obviously you'll have to sacrifice the exclusive cat's leather image in favor of saving some money.
- Hmm. Can you tell in detail where did that price come from?
- Please. - Seller answered. - Leather laminar armor - four gold, the same for ritual helmet, reinforced laminar together with vambraces and greaves - seven, a helmet with emblem of the town - three gold. Eighteen is total.
Merchant folded his hands together and waited for your answer. He probably expected that you simply won't have enough money or you'll refuse.
- I'll take it! - you said to his surprise and reached into the purse for the missing gold.

At this time, Nil returned and found you counting money.
- In short, SoapEater, in this backpack are all your ... and what is this? -  There he saw how golds move one after another from your purse to the trader's counter. - I'll be beardless, what is going on? Likot, well, you keep surprising me more and more! Don't you want to tell me something? - Here he grinned unpleasantly, shaking his beard, making it clear that you won't avoid answering question this time.

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Tell Nil, that blah-blah-blah, was fortunate, found purse so here is the money. Keep this version with others as well.
Lie that we got purses from those dead goblins by the road whose helmets we used to make armor.
DO NOT TELL ABOUT ENTIRE PURSE!



- Found it. - You said. - The full purse, and the money are from it.
- And a lot of purses in the swamps lying around, ha? Me, say, didn't see even one purse during all the read. Can you prompt a place where such gifts lie around?
- Stop your sneering. - You answered. - Yes, found in the swamps. Took from dead goblins. I also made armor out of their helmets.
- And, of course, you struck those goblins down yourself, right? Broke their knees with your wonder-spoon, and then strangled one by one, right?
- No, they were already dead, and each had a few gold coins.
- You're lying! There were no goblins. You stole the money.
- I didn't steal, I found.
- Really? For all this time that I've been watching you, I never found myself thinking that Likot is so very attentive and vigilant. But I did notice your thieving propensities for a long time. By the way, you said that you made some wonder-armor out of goblin helmets. How about showing it to me?
- No problem. It remained hanging on the wall of the closet in my room.
- That's how. You already rent rooms. - Nil squinted suspiciously. - Maybe you did not only steal but also killed somebody?
- I did not kill anybody and did not steal anything! - Objected you, looking at the ceiling. You were already pissed off by this Nil's interrogation.
- Swear! - the former head of the palace guards bulged his eyes suddenly.
- What?
- Swear that you didn't steal or kill, then I'll believe you!
- All right. - You thought what to vow with and answered - I swear by Armok!
- Don't you swear by your Armok, nothing'll happen to him! Swear with your beard! Your own!

Vow by Armok was not enough for this jerk. He insists on vowing with your beard. And if the swear by Armok is all so mystical and enigmatic and who knows how can it be bad for you at all, swearing with beard will quite easily give a reason to deprive you of your beard, if it will become known that you lied. You can't risk with your beard, but what to say to Nil, who not only bulged his eyes but also opened mouth, staring at you and waiting for an answer?