Town Business

[Keehnelf]

This thread will be for anyone currently located in the frontier town of Vaul wishing to engage in business of any kind.

This first post will also be regularly updated to reflect amenities available in town.

Current Amenities:

Inn:
5c per night for common room sleeping (shared)
1s per night for basic room accommodations (4 rooms available)
3s per night for suite accommodations (only 2 in the inn)
1s per night for stabling

Tavern:
Locally-brewed beer available 1c per mug.
Imported Southern Wine available for 1g per bottle. Not amazing stuff, but hard to come by.

General Store:
All supplies in the miscellaneous gear lists apart from vehicles and mounts are available at 20% markup (does not apply to starting equipment) due to remoteness of location and limited production.

Adventurer Trades:
-Single blacksmith with one apprentice. Metal goods from gear lists available at 20% markup, require crafting time except for very basic items.
-Single tailor/tanner with one apprentice. Leather and cloth goods available at 10% markup, require crafting time except for very basic items.

Industrial Trades: (for hire as needed)
2 Masons
2 Carpenters
3 Foresters
3 Hunters
10 General Laborers

Temple:
One Level 1 cleric with single Level 0 acolyte dedicated to Branwyn, Patron of the Southern Lords (a catch-all deity of order and goodness). No prayers or healing services available.

Wooden Keep:
Offices of the Arch-Duke - for audiences with Vaul, free of charge but usually uses up a day to have one.
Assessor's Office - Deeds for property (1% of assessed value, one year duration), Wills (100gp to create, 20gp to modify), Currency conversion to platinum (1% fee)

[Keehnelf]

In the town's square there is a large notice posted:

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WANTED:

EXPLORERS AND ADVENTURERS

TO PURGE THE LAND OF GOBLINS

REWARD 1,000 GOLD COINS

INQUIRIES WELCOME

ARCH-DUKE HEINRICH ANGELOS VAUL III
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[sulldawga]

Quirin will seek out the hunters and chat them up. He's generally curious to know what they hunt, with what weapon (bow, I assume?) and anything out of the ordinary they've come across.

He's also curious to see if any of them are willing to come along with him on a "nature walk" to explore the areas just outside the town.

Hopefully, at the end of the conversation(s), he'll have a good idea of how they rank on skill level and intelligence.

Curious about intelligence in case I try to Charm one and talk him into coming with me.

[Keehnelf]

Quirin finds the hunters at various times and locations over the course of the day and evening and gets some information about them:

Jonas (bow hunter) - human male, 31 years old, average intelligence
Adrienne (spear hunter) - human female, 22 years old, slightly above average intelligence
Lyran (bow hunter) - human male, 27 years old, slightly above average intelligence

All three have been as far out as the forest to the north, all three have seen but not interacted with the goblins, and all of them have reported large wolves traversing the moors around the town. Adrienne once fought two of them, killing one and injuring another to drive it off but sustaining a major bite wound to her leg that has healed badly and given her quite a limp.

Any of them would be willing to make an exploratory trip out of town as far as the near reaches of the forest for a price of 1 gold piece, but warn that they will not be party to provoking the goblins or "picking fights" with anyone. They would all come with their own supplies.

This research takes a day, so mark off some lodging per the prices in this thread for your time.

[Keehnelf]

March 2, 1 VC

Quirin, Varas and Dorvar are admitted by late afternoon to an audience with Arch-Duke.

"What can I do to help you fine fellows?" He asks.

[sulldawga]

Quirin will bow and then say, Lord Vaul, my companions and I are interested in learning more about the scourge of the goblins and what we can do to help the town and, of course, collect the reward.

[AleBelly]

Varas follows suit, bowing. "In addition, good sir Duke, I would be interested in hearing the exact terms under which the conditions of the reward would be considered satisfied. From the maps I've seen, there's a wide expanse of land to the north. Respectfully, surely we couldn't be expected to eradicate every last goblin?"

[Keehnelf]

The duke seems slightly taken aback by some of these questions.

"Well, my short-term goal isn't eradication of these vermin: merely to drive them out of the moor and the forest so that this settlement can develop without the threat of a goblin raid. I'm convinced the only reason they haven't struck so far is that they don't realize how few of us there are and what a vulnerable position we'd be in if they attacked full force.

"That being said, the bounty is for someone who can present convincing proof of having done this, whether it's a hundred goblin scalps and a purging fire, or something less obvious.

"Beyond that, as you mention the rest of the region, I will always be willing to reward those who assist me in identifying and exploiting opportunities out there for strengthening our settlement and the arch-duchy as a whole."

[AleBelly]

"Very well, thank you, duke. I have no love for goblins. If it's all the same to you, I imagine ears would be easier to collect, and be much less messy" smiles Varas. "Do you know how the goblins are organized? Small dispersed camps or a big lair...or is that something we are tasking with discovering?"

[Keehnelf]

"Frankly, I do not know. They seem well-organized, and have been spotted all through the moor except to the east and of course in the goblin forest. Had I more personnel at my disposal, I would have learned this by now. As things stand, you and others like you are my personnel for the time being."

[sulldawga]

Quirin is done asking questions.

[AleBelly]

"Thank you for your time, my lord. I expect we'll depart tomorrow, and Skadi willing, will return with a bagful of goblin ears." If no others in his party have any questions, Varas will depart for the tavern for one more ale to calm his nerves ahead of the journey tomorrow.

[Keehnelf]

Ok, back to the tavern with he, where the boy Wendall awaits companionship.

[Keehnelf]

Will Quirin be retaining the services of any of the hunters for the upcoming expedition?

[sulldawga]

Will Quirin be retaining the services of any of the hunters for the upcoming expedition?

I think not. The group will probably be too violent for the Hunter's tastes, plus I need to save the coin.

[sulldawga]

In preparation for the following day's expedition, Quirin will buy a bedroll, three days of fresh rations, and three days of iron rations.

[Keehnelf]

Total cost comes to: 2g2s +20% markup for an additional 4s4c, so 2g 6s 4c is the final cost.

[merias]

Herrin will take a bit of time in town to stock back up on rations (+4 days), then hang out in the tavern during the day, waiting for adventuring-types who might join the expedition to the wolves.

When the rest of the party is rested and town business concluded, he will see who wants to go see the Duke.

[GTan_Baq]

deducted 3g 5c for 5 days rations and a nights stay in the inn's common room

In the morning, Njord will go with Herrin to see the duke.

[Keehnelf]

Herrin and Njord get an audience with the duke just before noontime, after they've done their food shopping. He looks across his massive wood desk covered in scrolls and sheaves of parchment with an incisive look on his face.

"Tell me, what have you discovered of these goblins? Is there a way to rid ourselves of their menace?"