Year 1, Month 2, Day 1You walk over to Walde and Gyles' table and politely ask if you may join them.
Walde, a burly man with a scar across his left cheek, looks up from his meal and cracks a huge smile. "Hey, you must be Durin! Well met! Sit, sit! I'd invite you to share my meal except I don't think you like our style of eatings, do you? Wahahaha! Say, you are really much nicer than you look! Not that I've heard anything bad about you, don't get me wrong, but a big guy like you's sure going to look scary to a small little man like me, don't you know? Wahahaha!"
Gyles, a much leaner man with perpetually half-closed eyes, simply nods in acknowledgment as you approach, and returns to his food as you sit down at their table.
Walde tells you that the two of them actually live outside of the city, in cottages nearer the Misty Forest where they carry out their respective trades, and they are in the city today to unload their goods and because "it sure gets tired doing the cooking all the time, don't you know? Wahahaha!"
You ask Waldes whether it's dangerous to be out and about in the forest all the time, and he says that it's a generally peaceful place save for the occasional bear and "trees falling down on you cos you cut them down the wrong way, wahahaha!". Speaking of bears, it seems like there's a particularly pissed-off bear currently rampaging around deeper in the forest, because both he and Gyles have been hearing a continuous deep, bestial growl from the forest depths for the past several days. "Must have lost a fight with a bee hive, that one. Wahahaha!"
Will you now:
(a) Ask Walde and/or Gyles if they will help you look for Bertrand's cat while they are doing their usual work in the forest? If so, please specify what information you tell them and what you offer them for their services.
(b) Ask Walde and/or Gyles to set aside their work for the next week and help you look for Bertrand's cat on a full-time basis? If so, please specify what information you tell them and what you offer them for their services.
(c) Ask Walde and/or Gyles for any other information you may like to have? If so, please specify.
(d) Move over to the hooded woman's table?
(e) Something else? (Please specify)
Note: You are carrying the leash and food dish with "Frisky" engraved on them which Godfrey Bertrand's servant had passed to you, and can pass the items to Walde and/or Gyles if you wish to do so.You have 7 Time Units left for today.
Client - Godfrey Bertrand
Mission - Find his cat, which was last seen in the Misty Forest.
Deadline - Year 1, Month 2, Day 7
Reward - 200 AUW
As a golem dwarven former-Deputy Assistant Vice-Foreman of a crossbow mine, you have superb knowledge of mining techniques and will be able to advise adventurers on methods of underground exploration and means of breaching fortified locations. You also have expertise in appraising the quality of crossbows.
However, as a golem you generally find less favour with religious institutions and pious adventurers, since they tend to distrust persons who are natural immune to the typical method of divine punishment.
Note: The list below is incomplete and may not be fully accurate, given that you entered Aqualonia only a month ago and has spent most of that time looking over the refurbishment of your office
Vargo “Redbeard” Krautheimer, Mayor of Aqualonia – Generally considered a fair and able administrator. Rumored to have some dwarvish ancestry in his heritage, given the vast size of his beard and the care which he lavishes on it.
Cult of Dakuwaqa – The largest religious institution in Aqualonia. Venerates Dakuwaqa, a man-shark who swam his way up to the celestial plane and punched his predecessor off the throne. Dakuwaqa is the patron of fishermen and sailors, and enjoys offerings of fresh fish.
The Smelly Donkey – Despite its insalubrious name, it is one of the most popular inns and public houses in the city, attracting a large and diverse group of customers. You have been to The Smelly Donkey yourself a couple of times during the past month, when you longed for the smell of beer just like mother use to brew. Richorn is the barkeeper and owner of this place.
Godfrey Bertrand - An elector of Aqualonia for the past 25 years. Rumored to be a "crazy old coot" who "never accepts any visitors". Has offered you 200 AUW to find his cat within a week.
Note: It is assumed that you own all clothing, accessories and other personal items befitting a golem of your station and lifestyle (as described below). Only exceptional and unusual items are listed below.
You currently own:
298 AUW
The lease to a modestly-furbished office / shop-front in a modest part of town, with attached living quarters upstairs
An excellent false beard, hand-woven by your mother and carefully washed and combed on a daily basis by you
The very first crossbow you ever mined – it is made of an alloy that no-one in your clan was able to identify, and although it is too small for your hands you still maintain it in excellent condition
You currently owe:
Owed to Stronginthearm Stronginthejaw: 2,000 AUW
Your current income (Per month):
Whatever you are able to earn from your business
Expenses (Per month):
Modest lifestyle: 25 AUW (A higher grade of lifestyle projects a higher degree of success, and as the saying goes, success (or possibly just the appearance thereof) attracts success. However, this comes with a cost – the next grade of lifestyle costs 50 AUW per month)
Rent for your modest office-cum-residence – 100 AUW
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