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[Tiruin]

"Alright...I trust your word on this, Dustine." Ayleen said after considering the idea. The cause must in the least be associated with the magic triangle if such was to be inferred.
"But...where is the source?"

[Haspen]

Janus did find paper and ink and soon had few sheets with relevant entries copied. In meanwhile, Julian soaked some old, threadbare cloth in oil and stuck it in between the door and frame leading into captain's quarters.

"Dustine can I ask you for a little spark?" He asked, pointing the torch at the woman.

"I think we wasted enough time on this pirates and this cursed vessel. All of you, get back to Rosa Azul."

[hops]

Dany is somehow already in his bunk and sleeping.

[Swordstar]

"The amulet is somehow below decks. I don't want to risk getting any closer to it than I need to. It's not worth it."

When Julian asked her for a spark, she grinned. Holding out a hand, she danced a few sparks around her fingers and then gestured towards the torch. They flew at the cloth and hit it, causing a poof of smoke followed by flames.

"There you go boss. I'm in complete agreement here, no need to risk staying here any longer.

With that, she headed back to the ship, hoping that they hadn't been contaminated themselves.

[Haspen]

Julian set the cloth stuck at the door on fire. Then he did the same to the torn sails of the pirate ship, and then opened one of the hatches leading inside the ship. Spotting a pile of trash in corner, he threw the torch there.

He then helped get rid of the boarding planks, just as the sails picked up some favorable winds that were pushing Rosa Azul away from the pirate ship which was slowly catching fire.

"Captain Garshlow! Take us out of here."

[darkpaladin109]

"Captain Garshlow! Take us out of here."

"Okay."

[Haspen]

And thusly the man of few words aka Captain Garshlow took Rosa Azul to the city of Formos.

The sailing was smooth and there were no pirate ships coming at them. Far on the horizon, the crew spotted a trio of galleys, no doubt Razajab, flying their national flag and steadily albeit slowly sailing from west to east.

And then, City of Formos appeared on the horizon, surrounded by carefully tended farmlands and orchards. Caren was the island of spice and copper, while Formos was city of trade and craftsmen. Cysareans and Ramosians often fought over control of these two cities, and settled on 'equal' share only a decade ago; Formos went into hands of easterners while the island was claimed by Cysareans.

Soon after arriving in the docks, the party could see it was busy with live, moreso than the capital of Renosa. Peddlers were dealing with the citizens, carts and wagons of goods were carried back and forth while numerous people from numerous lands went about their business; the pale northerners, the tanned Cysareans and turban-wearing Razajab people.

It was definitely a busy trade hub.

"If you need me, I will be on the ship."

[Shoruke]

"Roger that, boss. Dustine, we're partnering up for the shopping again, right?"

[hops]

"Well, I do hope they have apples."

[Teneb]

"I'll try to go and see if I can't fence the info I copied about the curse. Don't suppose anyone would care to come along for... backup?"

[Swordstar]

With a grin, Dustine nodded.

"Sure, if you want to come along. Lets head that way now then."

Dustine and Esori to the market guy

[Haspen]

@Dustinori:

The market was open and the keeper was elderly man with large belly, bald head, golden earring in left ear and impressive moustache that was braided at entirety of it's length; from lips down to his chest.

"Welcome, welcome. How can I help you?"

[Swordstar]

"We're merchants looking to buy and sell goods in bulk. Got a nice little selection of goods with us. Some foodstuff, alcohol, precious gems, that sort of thing. Wouldn't mind seeing some prices, of course."

[Haspen]

"Oh, allright then."

"We have lots of oats and olives to sell, some leather and lumber, stingweed and parsley, plus some wool, lilac and orange oil. Oh, and beads. And a ton of iron. You know, local mines have been supplying a lot of it lately, but the industry is already saturated with it! So, unfortunately, I was told to get rid of it at lower price... enjoy your discount. That's it, if you need iron."

"Currently, we have shortages of meat, sugar, beer and cotton, as well as lemon oil. We're also paying extra for oil and coffee, if you were at the southern continent lately." After that, he gave the prices for the goods of Descartes.

Port of Formos:

Sells: (gold per barrel)
Oats: 34 barrels ready, 35 gold each
Olives: 27 barrels ready, 99 gold each
Leather: 8 barrels ready, 240 gold each
Lumber: 20 barrels ready, 270 gold each
Iron: 41 barrels ready, 330 gold each (special discount)
Stingweed: 26 barrels ready, 50 gold each
Parsley: 15 barrels ready, 95 gold each
Wool: 15 barrels ready, 150 gold each
Beads: 14 barrels ready, 375 gold each
Orange Oil: 8 barrels ready, 296 gold each
Lilac: 14 barrels ready, 545 gold each

Buys: (proposed average price per barrel, ! denotes good in demand)
Berries: 92g each
Wine: 256g each
Wheat: 32g each
Garlic: 185g each
Grapes: 148g each
Ornamental Gems: 628g each

Spoiler: Tradegoodex! (click to show/hide)

Foodstuffs [10/14]:

Wheat: Staple grain of Etherean continent
Oats: Grain widely consumed in Razajab Empire
Berries: Various berries and currants from Etherean continent
Grapes: Fruits growing on vines, used in wine-brewing and confectionaries
Meat: Beef or pork, cut into large chunks, then salted
Cheese: Made from cow or sheep milk, its a luxury food
Sausages: Pig intestine filled with minced meat
Coffee: Black seed, which is ground and boiled into aromatic, invigorating drink
Sugar: Sweet powder made from refined sugar cane juices
Olives: Tasty fruit of olive trees, common in south-west, especially Cysarea

Alcohols [4/5]:

Beer: Brewed from wheat (more rarely, from barley), widely produced and consumed in northern regius and Salzmorgia
Wine: Made from fermented grapes; it gets better with age
Brandy: Fruit brandy from southern Ren is renowned
Rum: Made from fermented sugar cane of Ila Madras

Wares [7/8]:

Leather: Processed skin of cow, boiled, tanned and waxed, used in many ways
Lumber: Processed timber, ready to be used in crafting and as a construction material
Iron: Commonly used metal, abundant on Etherean continent
Bronze: Used in ornate crafts and building decorations
Brass: Expensive and precious alloy of zinc and copper
Steel: Refined alloy of iron, very durable, used in weaponmaking
Oil: Refined black liquid, highly flammable

Herbs [4/8]:

Stingweed: Common medicine for various mild ailments like cold, fever and nausea
Pepper: Dried seeds that add spicy taste to various dishes, it is expensive as it comes from Punjab
Parsley: Nutritional herb, commonly grown in southern countries
Garlic: Bitter herb that is in use since ancient time as a spice and medicine

Fabrics [5/6]:

Cotton: Fluffy plant that is woven into cotton fabric, a soft and warm material
Flax: Rough, insulating fabric produced from certain weed growing in northern territories
Fine Cloth: Cloth made from expensive materials like cotton and lace
Wool: Fabric made from sheep fur
Silk: Luxurious fabric hailing from distant land of Punjab

Crafts [4/7]:

Glasswork: Expensive crafts and vessels made from colored or transparent glass
Draketooth Crafts: Made from bones and fangs of the vicious Salzmorgian wyverns
Beads: Ornamental jewellery made from small, painted glass pieces
Razajab Carpets: Expensive carpets woven from cotton and other fabrics, the pattern and design originating from Razajab

Perfume [4/7]:

Orange Oil: Sweet fragrance pressed from orange peel
Lemon Oil: Delicate fragrance, also used to polish wood
Lilac: Fragrant oil that has lovely, flowery aroma
Rose Oil: Distinctive and sweet fragrance made from rose petals

Jewels [1/5]:

Ornamental Gems: Ornamental, low-price jewels like opals

[Shoruke]

"We'll just take a moment to mull things over, if you don't mind, sir." Esori pulled Dustine to one side and spoke in hushed tones. "We don't really have any way to know if the prices are better in Xios or anywhere else, right? I think we should just sell what we have while we know we're making a profit, and pick up some new stuff. Make more deals during our trip, and all that."