"That's fine," answers the bard as she makes up her mind. "I'd like to go to the market and look at scarves. Then head to the inn where we found Rufus, just to check that out. Anything else for you, Troels?"If it's impolite not to haggle then she will. Otherwise she just pays for two very nice headscaves, one for her and one for Blythe.("I promnised you this when I first borrowed the one from your mother. You wouldn't have me break a promise, would you?" delivered with a smile and maybe a hug.)

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At the inn where we'd caught up with Rufus she just asks the innkeeper for news of Rufus. Grease the wheels of industry with five copper coins. Then back to where we've been staying.


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OOC: If appropriate - 07:37, Today: Roahfustion rolled 17 using 3d6.  Merchant 13
If haggling is necessary hopefully this just means she pays thrugh the nose rather than run out of the market.
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In reply to Roahfustion (msg # 30):

Troels is not eager to spend, other than to find some bargain hard rations...

Elven rations available?

You find a nice selection of scarves and about average prices.
Blythe thank you for the new scarf, as it will keep her  mother's from wearing out.

The Innkeeper has seen nor heard of Rufus since he skipped out, his bag of stuff is out in the shed if you want it, otherwise he plans to throw it out.

No one knows of Elven rations around hre, most have never heard of them.

She smiles at Blythe over the scarf, "You're welcome."

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Accepting the bag Roahfustion tips the innkeep withn five coppers. "Thanks. Have a good day." She examintes the contents when back in their room.


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OOC: Couldn't find prices for scarves. FLying guess, $5 each ?

In reply to Roahfustion (msg # 33):

Say $6 and $8 for the scarves

Rufus's stuff in your room? Euuuw.. It has mechanizd dandruff* all through it and smells dirty and unwashed (he never got a chance to wash it).  You find the leather bottom is false and hides 8 Cp, 6 SP and some sheet music and song words he had wrtten. Two of the song wouldn't be half bad and he last is just awful.

You now have fleas and lice in your room as well as very stinky clothing.


* the kind that moves around in it's own... aka lice.

Having taken reasonable and obvious precaution Roahfustion asks Blythe and Troels to evacuate thier gear immediately.
Rufus's bag and clothing go in the fire and she requests a new rom, happy to pay, and disinfection of the contaminaed room. She goes in the wash as does her clothing. Hapopy to pay double standard rate for this. Then she takes another bath and gets her hair disinfected and fine combed.

Or the innkeep can take a deal whereby she'll entertain here for six evenings assuming not called away by Lord Hadrian.

She commits the two decent songs to memory and then the paper goes to the fire also.

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OOC: Unless soemthing crops up, I'm happy to fast forward through the next six days and nights of singing practise, language learning and evening entertainment performances. There can happily be a lot of fading to black when the trio are alone. Party time on the sixth night after the performance.
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Good quick action, I'd like a HT roll for eac of you to move fasterthan the very efficient bugs.

Blythe moved really quickly when the threat was identified.
18:41, Today: Blythe of Portage rolled 8 using 3d6.  HT.

The inn keeper appreciates hat you did not wait to say something and he has two girls up there with strong Lye soap and brushes. Bedding is removed and the room cleaned down to bare bones and scrubbed.

The innkeeper says he'd be delighted if you would perform the next 6 days, the good Lord, not with standing. He is quite willing to keep the current rates if you will tip the girls for te extra work in scrubbing the room down and carrying everything out  to be washed or refreshed.

In reply to Master of Fates (msg # 36):

Troels also moves quickly  to evacuate their things, and work with the others for transferring all the items away quickly.

The bard appaiirs nimble enough to avoid the wildlife. She tips the pair of cleaners.

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OOC: What's appropriate as a tip? Five copper each? 10? Or..?
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Everyone gets their stuff rolled up and out, the cleaners do a very thorough job and you are glad you don't have to live in that room !
The clothes burn with a few odd spurts of fire and a fair bit of smoke... but they aree totally consumed.

Your new room is at the end of the hall, still with only two beds but now with two windows as well, and there’s abit more room in it as well.

We can assume the six days go well and the Lord only summons you twice to clarify some aspect of delivering the animals..
The farmers don’t know the details but are pleased with the new business and the new income.

With passing of six days and no news of Rufus nor additional tasks from Lord Hadrian, Rufus says to the innkeep, "Right, I need to be moving on. I've stayed here longer than I stay anywhere. Give me a good steer on where else in town I should try, so well appointed, clientell pay well, you know what matters, but not close enough to spoil your trade. In fact name me two and we will stay at each of them less and would plan to return here, to your place, as first choice. And, yes, I know al lthe uusual. But 'leave them wanting more' a wise woman once said. Also, we should settle up for the last six nights.."
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The innkeeper smiles and shakes his head I cannot reccommend any place her, but perhaps you should goto Charon'sCrossing?
They are to have a big fair and Lord Hadrian is supposed to attend as well.

Things began to slow down over the week and your gross for the six days is 18 silver and 50 copper. Some $320 in total.

"Thanks Innkeep. No guartantees in this life, but expect we'll cross paths again," Roahfustion says. After getting directions, unless anyone has better ideas or priorities, the trio set off for Charon's Crossing.

She splits the coinage with Blythe and Troels each getting 6 silver schillings. The remainder goes into a 'petty cashh pouch.

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OOC: Relative to where we are now, where is Charon's Crossing?
Do any of the three of us know anything about the place?

Charron's Crossing is about three days to the North East on the Styx (lake, estuary, .whatever it is).  Roahfustion should have been there at least once before. It is a small but busy port town and the largest Port in Lord Hadrians holdings.

Your petty cash pouch should be getting fairly heavy by now.

Roahfustion tries in vain to recall anything interesting about Charron's Crossing but seems it didn't make much impact on her. "On we go then. Don't suppose either of you have been this way before? Or heard anything about it?"
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You can remember it was a busy port, but it wasn't a plce that stood out in your mind for any reason. However it is the next fairly well to do location so Rufus could have headed there too.

In reply to Master of Fates (msg # 46):

Troels is keen to keep moving. He is happy to leave on good terms though.

"Fine time to go," announces the bard and after buying a spear and 3 days' worth of provisions for the trio and the quadrupeds leads the way towards Charron's Crossing.

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OOC: How much for the 3 days' worth of provisions?
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The road is moderately busy with others also headed that way.

OOC- Rations cost varies with what you want and availability. Travel rations ar ppretty much $2 a meal and consist of sausage, cheese and hard bread.  A few places will add some dried friut or an apple to the meal for a half pence more.
If you want better sausage, ham, hard boiled eggs, cooked beef or pork, or a bigger sausage for a few people, costs go up and it is subject to go bad faster. Normally if you buy more at one merchant, he fudge the price some excpt on travelers rations, which the guild has firmly priced. However the guild wasn't as specific about what had to be in that ration so shopping around is important.

The Horses can benefit from a pint and a half of Oats a day and hay or grazing (which needs to be an hour or more).

As they sat out on the three day journey the bard asks, "You guys fancy trying a bit of foraging? Makes the rations stretch a bit further?"

Long as it isn't rabbits ... I am sick of them still.  And we may need to watch lest we be hunting on someones land.

"Well, we can call it sling training, if that works?"
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Blythe laughs... But if you are training by shooting their game, they are still put out.

In reply to Master of Fates (msg # 49):

I would want to pay for 2 weeks of rations, so 14x$2 = $28, 7 lbs? put onto the mount?

Troels is definitely into foraging, but unsure about this ownership of game thing. He is not familiar with that...in the Northlands, if you were not tending the creature, it was fair game...
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