Z'ar will hold the brew up to the light and scratch his chin. The goblin's explanation had been... Informative, but he still felt puzzled at the object. If the shopkeep was all natural then how did she know the effects of the tincture? Did she make it herself? If she was speaking the truth it meant she must've tested it and measured if she could give such a quantitative example. Did she herself purchase it from somewhere? His spiral of thoughts end however at the sound of Odrosa's transaction. Looking up and seeing even Sir Alec with a content expression he gathers that the knight had found something worthwhile. With a shrug Z'ar will dig out the coins and squat to pass them to the goblin, pocketing the tincture. If nothing else the item seemed humourous. Besides, it would be rude to not purchase anything after taking the lady's time.
Journey to the North (In Game)
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Meralda smiles warmly at that, gladly taking Z'ar's money.
''Excellent choice my friend, I hope that you get a lot of use out of, in one way or another! Now, is there anything else? How about you, dear woman?''
She shoots that question at Orestina, eagerly awaiting a reply.
''Excellent choice my friend, I hope that you get a lot of use out of, in one way or another! Now, is there anything else? How about you, dear woman?''
She shoots that question at Orestina, eagerly awaiting a reply.
"Hmm... I am interested in these arrows but..." Orestina replied slowly, looking like she was caught halfway between speaking to Meralda and getting lost in thought. "You said they belonged to Spirus Dosa but how did you find out about that yourself and, for that matter, where did you come across them?" she continued, notes of skepticism and curiosity equally present in her tone.
''I'm glad you asked! To cut a long and exciting story short, I spent months travelling in the lands to the far south, searching for the fabled tomb of Spirus Dosa. Alas, I didn't find it but I did manage to stumble upon one of his barrows, each rumoured to hold one of his fabled weapons! A group of hired adventurers and I excavated it and after quite a bit of peril (booby traps, curses, that sort of thing), we found the arrows! I had them confirmed by an independent antiquarian and the rest as they say is history!''
Meralda says all this as if she's just describing the weather. You can't tell if she sounds so casual because its just a statement of fact, because she rehearsed it or because she's great at improvising.
Meralda says all this as if she's just describing the weather. You can't tell if she sounds so casual because its just a statement of fact, because she rehearsed it or because she's great at improvising.
If Meralda seemed happy before, now she seems positively ecstatic. You get the feeling large purchases tend to do that to her. You can practically see the coin symbols in her eyes as she beams at Orestina.
''As I said before my dear, it is three hundred gold and well worth the price!''
Despite the finality of her statement, you get the distinct impression that she isn't averse to haggling.
''As I said before my dear, it is three hundred gold and well worth the price!''
Despite the finality of her statement, you get the distinct impression that she isn't averse to haggling.
Picking up on the undertone of Meralda's statement, Orestina couldn't help but inwardly grin. Let's see how far we can push our luck... she thought to herself. "Oh of course, two hundred gold like you said before, how could I have forgotten so easily?." she replied, feigning surprise at her 'mistake'.
Seeing exactly what you're doing, she smiles knowingly at you.
''Its actually 280 gold dear but I can see how you would make that mistake! After all, this is all so new to you''.
She's knocked 20 gold off the price but the whether she'll go further than that is up in the air and dependent on your negotiation skills.
''Its actually 280 gold dear but I can see how you would make that mistake! After all, this is all so new to you''.
She's knocked 20 gold off the price but the whether she'll go further than that is up in the air and dependent on your negotiation skills.
"I guess I can't hide how green behind the ears I am to all this can I?" Orestina quietly laughed, tucking a few strands of auburn behind a pointed ear to punctuate the question. "Would you be willing to show me the ropes, say... for the price of 240 gold?" she continued, smiling sweetly all the while.
''No problem my dear, we all have to start somewhere! Call it 245 gold and we'll call it a deal!''
Judging by her tone and meeting you in the middle, you can tell that's as far down as she's willing to go. She smiles just as sweetly back at you, but her eyes are as shrewd as any good businesswoman.
Judging by her tone and meeting you in the middle, you can tell that's as far down as she's willing to go. She smiles just as sweetly back at you, but her eyes are as shrewd as any good businesswoman.
Meralda happily takes Orestina's gold, giving you a satisfied smile in return as she hands you the quiver full of arrows.
''Pleasure doing business with you my friends, you won't regret this purchase even for a second! Now, is there anything else I can do for you all before I head off? It is getting rather late and I aim to set up camp before it gets too dark. It has been a long and tiring journey and besides, the night is full of many things that would love to prey on me and Phineas here''.
The donkey snorts in reply, Meralda scratching him behind the ears.
''Luckily, I have a bed roll and a tarp in case of rain. Not the most comfortable way to sleep, but you get used to it. Some people like to rough it, personally the only roughing I like to do is in the bedroom and I prefer that to be a plush and well furnished one whenever possible!''
She chuckles at her own lewd joke and takes a moment to feed Phineas a carrot she fishes out of her wagon. The beast scarfs it down and leaves out a satisfied bray.
''Pleasure doing business with you my friends, you won't regret this purchase even for a second! Now, is there anything else I can do for you all before I head off? It is getting rather late and I aim to set up camp before it gets too dark. It has been a long and tiring journey and besides, the night is full of many things that would love to prey on me and Phineas here''.
The donkey snorts in reply, Meralda scratching him behind the ears.
''Luckily, I have a bed roll and a tarp in case of rain. Not the most comfortable way to sleep, but you get used to it. Some people like to rough it, personally the only roughing I like to do is in the bedroom and I prefer that to be a plush and well furnished one whenever possible!''
She chuckles at her own lewd joke and takes a moment to feed Phineas a carrot she fishes out of her wagon. The beast scarfs it down and leaves out a satisfied bray.