Dellas Nump:
Dellas smiles a big smile and hops off the chair "Wonderful, it's nice to meet you but my esteemed colleague and I have business to attend to for the next few days." He gives a courtesy bow before leading Haazheel to a safe practice area where they can exchange spells. Vish just looks bored and hides in Dellas' long robe sleeves.
Master Steelhead can suggest that if Haazheel and Dellas wish to exchange magic in peace, the Mage's Guild within the Brotherhood of Alchemy have a "scholar's room" that can be rented for the low price of 5 silver a day. It is not a private room, but all within are involved in scholarly pursuits, so it is fairly quiet. The use of writing materials comes with the cost of the room.
---
Narthian Goldleaf:
"Pleased to meet you, Master Deyna. You're ad specified animal companions and familiars. Thunder and I are curious if you have a special purpose for them?" The wolf's ears perk up as if eagerly awaiting the response.
Master Deyna nods. "
The ears and noses and eyes of a good, friendly beast have saved me no end of trouble in the past. As good as a trained scout is, a hound's nose is keener, a wolf's ears are better, and a hawk's eye is sharper. We'll be headed on some lesser-used roads, not cleared so wide as the trade roads, and having a little extra warning before an ambush at a choke point has been the difference between wealth and ruin, or life and death."
Lantamori:
"And we keep what we capture?" Lantamori added.
She'd never guarded a caravan before and wasn't sure if there were some split between caravan and guard when it came to fallen foes and their coin.
"
Ah, yes, yes. If the bandits have anything on them, or we get attacked by some ravenous monster with a valuable hide, then whatever is fallen is yours," she says with an understanding nod.
Averdante:
He, himself, waited for the halfling to answer Narthian's question -- which was of interest to him, now, too. Only after that did Averdante ask, "Do you plan to have any layovers anywhere along the way to trade or deliver goods? Or alter the composition of the caravan?"
That last could be relevant, if enough wagons were added along the way to spread them too thinly, or if the value of goods changed significantly, making the caravan a choicer target than it might be leaving here.
"
There are a few small villages on the way from Redhaven to Stone Bridge, and I might do a little trading there, but it will usually be when we've stopped for the night already, or for just an hour or two. Mostly some unique goods, small lots, bit of pottery from a place with unusual clay for some seed from out east, pelts for iron, things like that. That's more of a side business. I have a major offload at Fort Cross, supplies for the soldiers, preserved food, uniforms, weapons, supplies, bits like that. I'll be taking on a different load there."
Bruenor Sedricson:
Not sure if Master Deyna had already shared this information or not, (perhaps he was busy daydreaming and not paying attention?), Bruenor asks, "What's the cargo?"
Seems a man should know what he's guarding...and what sort of trouble it might bring.
"
I'll have a dozen wagons in the caravan. One is my personal wagon with my side business goods. One's the chuck wagon with the food and supplies for you, my drovers and porters and my beasts. Seven of the wagons are supplies for Fort Cross. The last three..." she pauses and then lifts a silver chain from around her neck. Strung on it are several guild medals, the kind given to either Masters or members of a guild, or those licensed in a guild. Her Trader's medal is gold, unsurprisingly as she's a Caravan Master. You also see the horse of a Horse Trainer's guild member in silver, a bronze license medals for the Moneychanger's Guild, Gold and Silversmith's Guilds, Brotherhood of Alchemy, Diver's Guild, and the Gravecrawler's Guild. Likely the licensing is to show she is particularly trusted to carry expensive or sensitive cargo or personnel for those guilds. She clasps the last one, the skull-and-stone. "
The last three wagons are transporting the dead home to Port Lyalee. Part of the cargo we're taking on at Fort Cross will also be the dead. The rest is tribute from Firegold Citadel."