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When it is confirmed that there is no danger, Horace chimes in and approaches to hail the half-orcs, "I hope our caution did not come off as rude, it's a virtue that's kept us alive- and we've it had been awhile since we've been met by friendly locals."

After that he introduces himself, "I am Horace Bishop, a Cleric warrior for hire to keep adventurers safe. This group here are the folks I am working with currently."
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Catt pokes her head up over the edge of the wagon when she hears the others talking.

She sniffs the air, trying to determine what, if any, delicious things these Orcs might be cooking.
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Kamaron hangs back, hand on his crossbow just in case, but he does not make any moves. He'll let their fearless leader take charge of things for now.
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"I'll cut to the chase," Rothgur replies. "Your group is right to worry. We require your supplies. We are on our way to slay a dragon and we need all the supplies we can get."
Rothgur lets his statement settle for a short moment before proceeding. "We will pay you of course! Once the Grand Duke bestows his large gift to us for slaying the dragon we will pay all our debts. We also don't plan to abandon you on the road with no supplies. We will feed you tonight and you are welcome to travel with us to town."
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Kamaron steps forward and speaks.

"Greetings. Kamaron ul Tende, ordained cleric of Istus and merchant in good standing within the Merchants' Guild of West Town. Now, I am sure that we are all reasonable individuals. You say you require our supplies. We also require our supplies, which is why they are ours. However! You wish to help with the dragon problem, and we also wish to help with the dragon problem. Furthermore, I want to help you with the dragon problem. The problem thus arises, that we cannot give you our supplies. You say you are willing to pay for them though, and you also say you have no intention of abandoning us here and are willing to escort us into town. What's more, even if we were to give you what supplies we have, it would hardly be enough to feed as large a group of people as I am certain you have. So I have a proposition.

"We will share with you our supplies, but only enough to get us into town. Once there, your leader will accompany me to speak with the merchants' guild there. As a member, I can get us an audience with the higher ups at the guild. We will see about my guild supplying you with resources and supplies to aid in fighting the dragon. I am certain that West Town wishes to strike back against the dragon, but we do not have the strength to do so. You, however, have the strength to strike, but lack the resources."

"So, tell me. Will we come to blows over the meager supplies of one wagon? Or will we go in peace to West Town to work together to organize supply lines for your people? Choose wisely."



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"It's true. This slime is meager" says Catt, trying to back Kamaron up. "You want to fight a dragon with this slime?" She holds up Kamaron's portable battering ram, which she has quite frankly not been taking great care of. It has stains all over it.
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Horace had allowed Karamon to speak first seeing as he owns the wagon and most of the produce they brought with them. Once his opinion is stated, Horace nods, "It is as he said, we are geared to travel light until we reach West Town where there may be people in need. I'm not opposed to helping you obtain supplies once we do reach town, however."
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Rothgur's eyes widen at Karamon's proposal. Two orcs approach him. "They only seek to save their goods," says one of the orcs.
"I sense no lies in his words", Rothgur says to the orc but also to the rest of those listening.
"This is not what was discussed!" says a rough looking orc with one eye.
Rothgur does not respond to the one eyed orc and instead addressed the Karamon and the rest of the group. "Your word seems true and your deal seems fair. I will discuss this with the others. Please join us tonight." To the other orcs and half-orcs Rothgur commands, "No one is to touch their goods or wagon!" Then Rothgur turns and storms towards a large tent in the middle of the camping ground. Rothgur shoves the one-eyed orc hard as he passes.

More than a few of the orcs give the group cruel looks.
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"Well, that went well."

He returns to the wagon and says, "I suppose we're camping here tonight. I volunteer for first watch. As the one who spoke out, might be best if I make myself the obvious target for now. At the very least, it'll keep their boss's words in mind at the sight of me."

He sits himself down at near the wagon, out of earshot, readying himself for a long night's watch. As he does so, he calls over Urdag.

"Right, I want you to take some of our rations, enough for around 10 people, and offer it to them as a sign of good will. They might take it better if someone who's not human were to offer it. Leave your weapons though, we don't want to seem threatening. Now, hold still."

As he does so, he touches Urdag's forehead, sending magic into his employee.

"Be sure to shake hands with whomever you give it to, again, as a sign of good will."

With that, he sends Urdag off.



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"Right then!"

Catt hops out of the wagon, pleased that Horace and Kamaron have so completely resolved the situation. Even wrangled a free dinner invitation out of it!

She walks right over to the orc with the eye-patch. She doesn't want to bother Rothgur, since he seems like the boss-man, and Horace, Kam and Renold will probably want to talk to him.

"Hi there! I'm Catt!" she she offers her hand to shake. "What's your name?"

And almost as an afterthought, "What do you boys have to drink here?"
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Slickens perches on the wagon and flicks his ears, shooting cruel looks back at 'em.
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Hrm, I have 4 rations and thinking of giving two. If we take the fact that a single ration can feed somebody for a day, it can probably be spread out among three people if it comes down to that
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The eye-patched orc rudely shoots a mean stare at Catt without responding. He extends his stare to the rest of the group and then promptly turns, while ignoring Catt's gesture and walks away without even saying a word. Catt hears him growl as he leaves.

Many of the orcs lose interest in the group and go back to what they were doing. Urdag manages to blend in easily and is able to deliver rations to and shake hands with a good number of orcs and half-orcs. Horace also does a good job of spreading out his rations, giving two of them to six different people. They all seemed pleased. "This will serve well on the journey to the mountains," responded one half-orc as she received the gift.

Slickens, from atop the wagon, sees figures in the distance approaching from West Town. As the figures get closer, they seem to be a farming family with a wagon.
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Kamaron begins to meditate, or at least to pretend to. Every few minutes, he pops in and out of his own vision, switching to one of the orcs who have been affected by his magic. This way, he keeps an eye on what's going on within the camp. He also keeps a watch for any important looking individuals.


OOC: I'm a bit confused by that last paragraph, are we currently moving? Or are we setting up camp? I thought that we were resting for the night.
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At the one-eyed orc's cold response, Catt realizes her terrible faux paus.

"Oh, gods! I am sorry!" she says, chasing after him. "I didn't realize that you guys don't have any booze" she speaks this last bit with all the seriousness and gravity that it deserves.

"That was so insensitive of me! Don't go away mad, I'll go check if we have any to share"

Catt knows she doesn't have any alcohol in her own pack (damn it) but she runs back to the wagon and quickly rummages through stuff in the back in hopes to find a bottle of something among Kamaron's stuff.
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