Caelfall Outpost, as it's known on the maps, was originally a single building. A fort on the border river between two city-states, constantly at war. Both of those cities are long gone, though the name remains even as the fort grew into a village, then a town. It's a lively, prosperous place; no stranger to odd visitors owing to a good trading spot on the river. Downstream of the river, after it opens into the great sea, is the home of Doctor Gregory Hurtzfield-currently closed up tight, as the last occupant has left.
Said occupant has newly arrived to Caelfall, in the midst of a light dusting of rain. She's not worried about rusting... Much. But she does think it a good idea to get a tent, so she can keep herself dry, at a minimum, on her journeys. Connie slithers her way into one of the open-air marketplaces, finding cover under one of the awnings where man has fabrics and cloths. "Hello!" she says to him, his back turned as he handles a rug.
He quickly sets it down, giving a response of "Greetings!" before he so much as turns to face her. When he does, he stops a moment. "Um... Hello?" he adds. "You are..."
"I'm Connie! Connie Hurtzfield!" she says, her words matching the wide and earnest smile on her face.
He nods, slowly. "Alright... You have coin? Because, ah, I don't part with my wares for free."
She nods back, much more eager. "Yeah! I've got... Um... I think they're foreign coins for here. Crowns from Nintin? The golden ones, not the electrum or silver. Here, take a look!" she takes a coinpurse from some hidden compartment and lays it in front of the merchant. A few large golden coins spill out.
His eyes go wide, unnoticed by Connie. He takes them and begins counting them, slowly. "These... Well-"
"Oh, I've got some from Cilling! Would that work better?" Connie asks.
Anyone with a modicum of business acumen can see that the man is prepared to make the deal of a lifetime. The coinpurse in front of him represents enough to buy the stall and all its contents twice over, but the naga slings it about like she's entirely unaware of its worth. He smiles, and nods. "Do me a favor-can I see all your coins?"
Said occupant has newly arrived to Caelfall, in the midst of a light dusting of rain. She's not worried about rusting... Much. But she does think it a good idea to get a tent, so she can keep herself dry, at a minimum, on her journeys. Connie slithers her way into one of the open-air marketplaces, finding cover under one of the awnings where man has fabrics and cloths. "Hello!" she says to him, his back turned as he handles a rug.
He quickly sets it down, giving a response of "Greetings!" before he so much as turns to face her. When he does, he stops a moment. "Um... Hello?" he adds. "You are..."
"I'm Connie! Connie Hurtzfield!" she says, her words matching the wide and earnest smile on her face.
He nods, slowly. "Alright... You have coin? Because, ah, I don't part with my wares for free."
She nods back, much more eager. "Yeah! I've got... Um... I think they're foreign coins for here. Crowns from Nintin? The golden ones, not the electrum or silver. Here, take a look!" she takes a coinpurse from some hidden compartment and lays it in front of the merchant. A few large golden coins spill out.
His eyes go wide, unnoticed by Connie. He takes them and begins counting them, slowly. "These... Well-"
"Oh, I've got some from Cilling! Would that work better?" Connie asks.
Anyone with a modicum of business acumen can see that the man is prepared to make the deal of a lifetime. The coinpurse in front of him represents enough to buy the stall and all its contents twice over, but the naga slings it about like she's entirely unaware of its worth. He smiles, and nods. "Do me a favor-can I see all your coins?"