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Re: Heirlooms (Mind Flayer) GMed by GargantuaBlarg
The two alraune gasped in unison when Elise suggested they sell their seedlings. "No, no! We couldn't do that!" "How do we make sure they get good soil to grow in if we sell them?" Joke or no, they seemed a little distraught at the mere suggestion... even if they expected some of them to be eaten, it looked like selling their spawn wasn't anything they were comfortable with. That they were creatures of the jungle likely influenced the reaction, as well - They would have had little use for it out in the jungle, after all.
The innkeeper grunted noncommittally as they left, Roxanne toting her sack as they did. The streets were already busy, even this early in the morning - it didn't take long to find out that the best place to find a mage to speak with - unsurprisingly - would be the Lyceum, the center for magical training and study in the city. There would be practitioners there aplenty, of all sorts, from neophytes to journeymen, even masters - though, an audience with the more advanced mages was unlikely, given that she held no important status, and that they were bound to be busy.
A few people, though, after hearing why she needed to talk to a mage, suggested going to the army, at Glassmoor's barracks - she might be able to find someone who'd had firsthand experience with the invaders, though combat experience might not translate into methods to find where her parents might have been taken, and those without business there would generally discouraged from loitering. A few also suggested she try the healer's or alchemist's guilds, though given that they weren't likely to have much experience like the battlemages, and that they spent their time plying their trades instead of practicing their spells or studying whatever it is those arcane-types studied made them an odd choice.
While pondering her choices, the half-demon considered her other choices, as well. Mercenaries would be expensive... and to convince them to go into battle against the aliens, who had no mercy, like other humans might, and were both powerful and ruthless, it was likely to get quite expensive. Her 45 denarii probably wasn't going to cut it... and she had little else to offer, having only her armaments, her clothes, and her parent's charm. Elise was a talented girl, but even then - what could she offer a troop of fighters to secure their services in battling such a terrifying foe?
It was troubling... unless she solved this problem, she would have to face the monsters that destroyed her village and took her parents from her with only herself and her newfound alraune companions. She wasn't even sure if they could fight! Even if she found more companions as they were, would they really be able to help her? The invaders, after all, had destroyed every other major city in the Amazon. Even if she did manage to somehow acquire a fortune in gold and treasure, she couldn't buy a backbone for the Amazon, or pay off the terrible rout they had undergone!
The two alraune gasped in unison when Elise suggested they sell their seedlings. "No, no! We couldn't do that!" "How do we make sure they get good soil to grow in if we sell them?" Joke or no, they seemed a little distraught at the mere suggestion... even if they expected some of them to be eaten, it looked like selling their spawn wasn't anything they were comfortable with. That they were creatures of the jungle likely influenced the reaction, as well - They would have had little use for it out in the jungle, after all.
The innkeeper grunted noncommittally as they left, Roxanne toting her sack as they did. The streets were already busy, even this early in the morning - it didn't take long to find out that the best place to find a mage to speak with - unsurprisingly - would be the Lyceum, the center for magical training and study in the city. There would be practitioners there aplenty, of all sorts, from neophytes to journeymen, even masters - though, an audience with the more advanced mages was unlikely, given that she held no important status, and that they were bound to be busy.
A few people, though, after hearing why she needed to talk to a mage, suggested going to the army, at Glassmoor's barracks - she might be able to find someone who'd had firsthand experience with the invaders, though combat experience might not translate into methods to find where her parents might have been taken, and those without business there would generally discouraged from loitering. A few also suggested she try the healer's or alchemist's guilds, though given that they weren't likely to have much experience like the battlemages, and that they spent their time plying their trades instead of practicing their spells or studying whatever it is those arcane-types studied made them an odd choice.
While pondering her choices, the half-demon considered her other choices, as well. Mercenaries would be expensive... and to convince them to go into battle against the aliens, who had no mercy, like other humans might, and were both powerful and ruthless, it was likely to get quite expensive. Her 45 denarii probably wasn't going to cut it... and she had little else to offer, having only her armaments, her clothes, and her parent's charm. Elise was a talented girl, but even then - what could she offer a troop of fighters to secure their services in battling such a terrifying foe?
It was troubling... unless she solved this problem, she would have to face the monsters that destroyed her village and took her parents from her with only herself and her newfound alraune companions. She wasn't even sure if they could fight! Even if she found more companions as they were, would they really be able to help her? The invaders, after all, had destroyed every other major city in the Amazon. Even if she did manage to somehow acquire a fortune in gold and treasure, she couldn't buy a backbone for the Amazon, or pay off the terrible rout they had undergone!