There is a guard here, wearing a nicked breastplate and a heavily used wave blade.
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"Hydras from the south, brigands from the north. I'm getting good with this thing." She pats the blade proudly.
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hydr@brig
5
"From hydras and brigands."
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defe@blad
5
"Mushrooms now. Lichen later." She pats her stomach in anticipation.
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mush
5
"It's a lot of work, but ..." She looks around at the proud rows of mushrooms around her. "I'm proud to have created all this."
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plan@crop
5
"I plant and tend my crops. And defend them if necessary." She looks down at a long wave blade she wears at her side.
She stands and wipes off her hands. "I am Aeon."
A Vahnatai woman is here, planting a row of mushrooms. You watch as she lays down a thin layer of sticky fertilizer, and then places bits of mushroom spore into it.
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stnd
5
"Nobody else does." He looks offended at this. "Nobody. But I saw it. With these eyes!" He points at his eyes, for clarity.
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beli
4
"That way!" He points southeast.
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silo
4
His eyes light up, and he runs up to you. "You know about it? I saw some humans in the silo! I did! They talked to some Vahnatai! I saw it! You should believe me!"
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huma
4
He look surprised, but doesn't say anything.
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taho
4
You don't want to know. It's just too crude.
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hand@gest
4
He makes a hand gesture that you cannot believe is intended to be friendly, then runs away some more.
He backs away a little more.
A Vahnatai boy looks at you nervously from some distance away.
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stnd
4
"Oh, I didn't pay attention! He was being too silly! You should ask him about it. Then beat him up!" She gives a wicked smile that would be perfectly at home on the face of a human child.
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huma@lyin
3
"He said he saw some humans once! Not you, others!" She shakes her head at this. "I'm going to catch him and make him admit he was lying!"
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liar@sill
3
She rolls her eyes. "He's my friend, but he's silly!"
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taho
3
"Ummm ..." She looks around. "I was chasing Taho. I think he's a liar."
She backs away a few feet. "I'm Partam."
A Vahnatai girl walks up to you, looking at you curiously.
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augm@impr
2
"Training or weapon improvement?"
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purc
2
"I can augment your non-magical blades, so that they will provide you with protection during battle. Let me know if this sort of improvement would be to your liking."
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weap
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Tokor-Te's Spells
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trai@magi
2
"Even though their leader was slain, they are a danger still."
"Who they are and why they left our people, we don't know. All we know is that they are dangerous."
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band
2
"It shows."
"Not long after we awoke, a band of bandits appeared in the tunnels to the north. We had to build this city quickly to have a place to defend." On cue, a stone falls out of the wall and hits the floor with a dispirited Thud.
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humb@shop
2
"I run this extremely humble shop." He looks around at the shoddy, crumbling walls in distaste. "I offer training in the magical arts. I am also skilled with weaponry."
He looks up at you, revealing a face pocked and withered with age. "I am Tokor-Te. Welcome to my humble shop."
There is a Vahnatai man sitting here, chanting over a long, delicate waveblade. It glows gently. When you enter, he stops chanting, and the blade stops glowing.
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stnd
2
"My mate. Works the field outside town. The best farmer around!" She beams.
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food@aeon
1
"Mancuso is a bit rough now, but we're building quickly!"
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cave
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2
You get served up a dish of fried mushrooms and big goblets of some strange, sweet and sour beverage. It's odd, but edible.
"I'm sorry, friend human. Even your kind has to pay."
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meal
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"I'm sorry, friend human. Even your kind has to pay."
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room
1
"I run this inn. It's a bit rough now, but it'll be the biggest in this cave someday. A room is 15 gold, a meal is 2. Good food, fresh from Aeon's fields."
"I am Vine! Welcome to my inn."
You meet a stocky Vahnatai female, holding a crystal pitcher.
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stnd
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"I hear there's less of them, now that that Gaddika got slit, but there are still a few running around."
"Yes, sir. That's why this town's such a mess. We had to put it up quick to have someplace to defend in case we got attacked."
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thie@malc
0
"If you go up there, watch yer' step."
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chas@tunn
0
"In Olgai. Fat lot of good they've done us."
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coun
0
"I hear there was a big fort of thieves and malcontents up there, but their leader, this Gaddika, got killed. Now all the thieves are runnin' around, causing trouble." He belches angrily.
"There's a bunch of thieves and malcontents to the north, in the chasm tunnels. They were here when we started building the town. We let the Council know about them, but nothing's been done."
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brig
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sell
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2
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Aristo's Supplies
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supp
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Hydra burgers.
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food
0
"Food or supplies?"
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purc
0
He grunts, and wriggles uncomfortably in his chair. Strange mannerisms for the normally dignified Vahnatai. "I sell supplies and food. You could buy some, if you want." He belches lightly. "Don't have much, what with the brigands and all."
He looks up. "Oh, hello humans. How may I help you?"
A Vahnatai with a sour expression sits at the table, reading a ledger.
