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At last, progress on one front; the wizard had finally arranged for that sword-forging that he'd promised Ronnae what seemed like lifetimes ago.

He'd gone to the usual efforts of tidying up the place: cleaning out the area around the teleport circle, scrubbing free the caked-on layers of ash and grit from many an explosion, and laboriously fumigated the last lingering hints of beer-waterfall out of the cracks of his furniture. Now, having called the orc girl, he simply folded his forelegs in front of him and lounged on a rug near his comfortable furniture, reading from a book that floated in midair.

(No. He hadn't bothered to dispel the magic that had him in a draconic form at the moment. Why should he?)

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Ronnae looked up again, noticing that the experiments were all done with. She awaited curiously for the moment she'd be needed. She'd just stay on her spot till then, she felt a bit uneasy bringing Shadowmourne into a friend's house.

[fireforger]

"What were you thinking of trading?" Daja asked, her face neutral. She didn't intend to charge too highly at all - Ronnae's situation and elicited her sympathy, and she certainly wasn't going to overcharge them. However, a sword like this - both of its size and with the added magical spells - was a large working. To do such a work without any payment at all would leave them both with significant unpaid debt in the books of their lives.

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"Magic is my specialty," he said with a shrug. "But I also dabble in alchemy. I can brew potions, if that's of interest to you, or oils to temporarily enchant weapons or armor. I could also enchant an item for you in return. I have any number of potential items I could create."

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"I work in engineering. If there's anything you'd like made I can do that for you as a trade. I also have some raw materials, or labor is fine too. My mom was a blacksmith, a really skilled one well known all over. I helped her at times, so I don't mind helping out at your shop if nessesary." She spoke a bit timidly, but determined.

[fireforger]

"Enchantments and raw materials are a possibility," Daja said calmly. Daja had a good store now, but she was always on the look out for metals - she never knew when she might be low again. "What kinds of enchantments would you have available, and of what nature are the materials that you possess?"

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"That depends on what you want enchanted," Aibghalien returned. "You work in a forge; what would you say to an amulet that bolsters your endurance and lessens fatigue?"

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"I got a good deal of raw minerals delivered up for my personal use. I haven't had a chance to experiment with them since they were native to the Moai's planet. So I wouldn't be able to tell you their properties just yet."

[fireforger]

"As useful as such an amulet sounds, I am wary of using anything to artificially booster my endurance." Daja had heard horror stories of people who became addicted to substances designed to improve their strength - Aibghalien's amulet might not have the same risks, but Daja preferred to rely on her own natural strengths instead. "What else do you have available?"

She turned to Ronnae. "Are they metals?" she asked, curious. A new and unknown metal...that was always interesting.

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"Hmm. Let me consult." He reached into one of the bags at his waist -- elbow-deep, oddly enough -- to produce a tome that probably shouldn't have been able to fit in there under any circumstances, let alone cleanly. "I'll see if I can consider anything useful for a smith."

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She nodded, "Some of them have the properties of metals, so I'd guess yeah. I'm an experienced miner, but like I said. I haven't gotten to experiment with them so I wouldn't be able to tell you with a hundred percent accuracy. But that they share common aspects of known metals is definitely certain."

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Daja blinked. "How does that bag work?" she asked, distracted momentarily from bartering by the strange and unusual magical item.

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"This?" He looked down at the bag he'd just pulled the book out of. "It's an extradimensional space. It's larger on the inside than on the outside."

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Ronnae smiled looking at the bag, "Hey neat! You have those too!? We have bags like those back home, actually I think the largest one was an actual hole you could fold and carry around, then unfold it and put or take out anything."

[fireforger]

"Amazing," Daja said, fascinated. "How much space fits inside?"

After her considerable payment from Zetta, storage had become an issue for Daja. Oh, she had constructed a safe for the gold and silver, of course - but her cottage and forge was becoming increasingly filled with swords, armour, and other scrap metals.

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"I have one of those," he said to Ronnae with some surprise. He hadn't actually imagined that a portable hole would be developed in two worlds so obviously different.

Back to Daja; he patted the bag as he answered. "This is a small one -- thirty cubic feet or so, and two hundred fifty pounds maximum weight. There are other sizes, though; the largest holds six times as much weight in two hundred and fifty cubic feet of space. It weights a lot more, though."

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She nodded, "They're pretty amazing, specially when traveling and adventuring. Our troops usually carried around 6 different bags for all their gear and materials and essentials and such."

[fireforger]

"And you are able to create these bags?" Daja asked.

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"Absolutely," Aibghalien said with a grin. "Interested, I take it?"

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Ronnae wondered if she should take the moment to ask for one as well. But seeing as this wasn't her business deal, she'd sit back and wait for another time. Having more of those bags was always too good of an asset.

[fireforger]

"I will craft this sword for five of your largest bags," Daja said. Her asking price was significantly less than she would normally start with for a - but Ronnae's situation had captured her sympathy, and so Daja was willing to go easy on the pair when it came to bargaining.

[[Aaaaah let me know if Daja is way off in terms of price here. I'm not really sure how much these would cost in D&D canon, so I'm kinda just guessing, sob]]

They all had links in the SRD page, silly.

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"For what we intend to do to this sword, that's perfectly reasonable," he said with a grin, one hand lifted in a loose fist in anticipation. "We are going to make this weapon something special indeed."

Re: They all had links in the SRD page, silly.

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Ronnae couldn't help but feel overwhelmed that people were going out of their way for her. She bowed as low as she could, keeping her head down. "I thank you greatly. You do not have to do this for me, but still you both give your time and resources to help. I don't know how to repay you but I promise I will be there if either of you ever need anything at all." She was confused yes, aside from her family, anyone who offered 'help' back home was always out to use her. However this time it felt different, and it felt genuine. She didn't know how to react.

Except I didn't keep that link, orz

[fireforger]

Daja blinked in mild surprise - they did not wish to haggle? In her world, only fools paid the first price.

But perhaps the bags were less expensive that she had estimated. Even so, they would be nonetheless be invaluable to her. "Then we have a deal. And you owe me no debt, Ronnae. The price has already been set, and there will be no further obligations. The only thing I will need is assistance in taking measurements of your weapon."

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Aibghalien was used to doing things much differently -- for many, many reasons. Five of those bags represented only a mild investment compared to the might he intended to imbue the sword with.

"What's with the serious tone, Ronnae?" he asked. "We're friends, aren't we?"

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Her face reddened at the kind words from both, specially Abi's mention of being friends. She stood straight once more with an embarrassed expression. "I.... y-yeah we are. I'm... jus' not used to this is all." She rubbed her arms protectively. "I'll a-assist any way I am needed to."