[At the Guild]I apologize agin for the trouble yesterday! But I assure you Alice has good intentions and being her is not easy. Just look at her!
Freya just smiles cordially, nodding her head.[At the Bakery]Giant spider? What giant spider? Nobody said anything about a spider, that's the first time I'm hearing this!
Same for me. Do you know anything about this we do not Ashley?
"Shhh! I had to embellish a bit, and anyway why would they have the huge spider mural and interest in the mine without any huge spider guarding the mine? Don't spiders like dark places?"[At the Stables]Fi-loli-als??
What are those? Never even heard of such birds but they do look cute! Even if they don't have ears...
Can they fly?
No I have never seen such animals either! Truly worthy of royalty!
"Oh no, they are rare and they cannot fly, well kind of, they can jump and glide a little while flapping their wings very hard. So they could say jump off a cliff with your supplies and strand you at the top of a chasm while they sail gracefully to the bottom."
He chuckled....
Ashley looks confused at Cat about mules, donkeys, whether one or more will tow or not.Not us Nya, me Nya!
But that's alright Nya. So two strong healthy mules Nya.
The stable master guides you to a barn stable on the East side with mules and donkeys, "These donkeys are very common pack animals, they won't let you down, the mules are more willing to pull but they're just as sure footed on rough terrain, they'll carry about the same thought the mules will pull more than the donkeys."
"Here's one of my customer's mules decked out for carrying, he can carry about 420lbs without being encumbered and could tow 5x that easily. We have a standard feed but they prefer grazing."
He pats the fur on the mule and moves on to a small overgrazed pasture surrounded by stone walls next to the barn where there are 5 mules lazing about. "You can pick from these, buy them now and I'll have the bags and all that fitted by tomorrow. Let's see..."
He describes a list of objects and equipment, saddle blanket, pack, harness, strapping, feed bag, reigns, and all manner of accessories to allow such an animal to comfortably carry the weight.
2 Mules 16gp
2 Mule Packs and accessories, 20lbs, capacity: 420lbs 20gp
"Hold it right there chief, are you saying these packs cost more them the mules?""Well sure, the mules are easier to make."
[Persuasion 1d20+6=9] Ashley lays it on a little thick and the stable master is slightly annoyed."I'm sorry but I can't budge on these prices, I don't make much on them, so there isn't much room for negotiation, but I will throw in 10 days of feed for free."
10 days feed, 100lbs, 5sp [This will last 5 days for two without rough pasture as described earlier.]Ashley looks to everyone a little defeated, she shrugs and says, "I guess you're the boss, yeah, we'll take the two, how much to keep them here maybe a day or so?""I wouldn't charge customers stable fees, but when you come back that's 5sp per day per animal feed included."
Ashley gives the nod and he nods back, "pick the two you want and they'll be ready tomorrow morning."
Make sure they have nice ears!
[Cat's required to choose the animals, describe what makes the two you chose special.][These are not Ashley's Mules, so someone else will need to name them.]...
You leave the mules in good care and the next stop was "The Wheeler", a shop nearby that sold wagons, carraiges and accessories. Ashley goes straight to a very fancy huge carraige with large wheels and a large cargo area under the belly. "Well hello there you all, Georgia Weatherall, Cartwright and Mechanic at your service."
"Oh hey, Ashley of York, I mean of Neverwinter. Can two mules pull this?" Ashley seems awfully distracted and starts caressing the fine wood inlayed brass frame.
The cartwright lookes at her with an amused glare, "I suppose they could but you wouldn't dare would you?"
"All we have is mules, I told them donkeys would be better but whatever."The cartwright laughs, "I like you Ashley of Neverwinter, how much do you have to spend?"
Ashley looks down, "Not much now, but I'm saving up."She sees Ashley's interest and makes an offer, "This one was crafted for a duke but he canceled the order in favor of a fancier one, I'm not disappointed. This one would go for 500gold."
Ashley goes into a coughing fit, and when she recovers she asks, "Do you have a cheaper one?"
She presents another, slightly used one, "80 gold for this one, it was an exchange. I have new ones for 100 gold as well."
Ashley cringes and shakes her head then looks longingly at the carriage. She's too distraught to even look at this hooptie. "Just... a pull cart, a hand pull cart please.""Oh... well sure, we have a selection of those, ranging from 15 to 30 gold, capable of carrying 1000-2000lbs. The light one is 150lbs, the heavier ones lean toward 200-300lbs. A mule could be harnessed to pull the heavier models which could also be towed or pushed by hand if needed."
Ashley looks at Yulya and is obviously displeased, then goes and sits in the corner.[Yulya, please continue the transaction for the cart you want. You can virtually hand tailor the cart to your specifications she has a dozen of them.]
