"To the Company Man!" The Purser leads you to the office of the Company that's located in middle of the harbor, just by the local Temple of the Goddess.
It is a small, two-story building made of brick and mortar.
The Purser enters first, and looks very confused at the occupant behind the desk - a middle-aged man, balding and with thin moustache, small glasses on his nose. He stopped in middle of writing something in a book, a drop of ink dangling on the tip of his quill.
"Yes? Greetings? May I help you, gentlemen?" The man asks with a raspy voice as the Purser looks cautiously around.
"This is Captain Scott Finley, and I'm Xavier d'Albaret, Purser. We've arrived with a ship, Santa Julia, just a while ago. We're looking for Lusitanian Company Man, Giuseppe Braccia?" The man behind the desk puts away his quill.
"Ah, I'm afraid you can't meet him. He has died of tropical fever two weeks ago. We've sent a dispatch to the Company Master in Lusia, but you..."
"No, we're not his replacements." The middle-aged man nods and hums.
"Well. I'm Alberto Marias, Braccia's accountant. I've taken over the affairs of the Company until the Company sends or nominates someone as replacement. Please, be seated." The Purser sighs and you both sit down.
"How can I help you?"
"We need information on the affairs of the colony, its needs, and whether there's any pirates or bad weather to avoid."
"Well, I'm not as well informed or connected as the late Braccia was, but I can fill you in on what I know. Of most importance, I think, to you, will be the fact that the local market keeper has gotten in a dispute with local tailors."
"Something serious?"
"I am not privy to details at this point, but if you have any textiles, I would suggest you check with some of the tailors and see how much they will charge you. The market keeper will surely try to buy as low as possible from you to gouge the clothiers afterwards. As for weather and pirates, the former has been calm, but last week there have been sightings of Palmster Brothers south of here."
"We know of them, they've attacked us two days ago."
"By the Goddess! You've managed to escape?"
"We were sailing together with a Zeelander ship, the Lion, under Captain Ernst Holders. Together we managed to inflict enough damage that the pirates turned away and left. Our ship is damaged and we've had some casualties."
"Ah, that explains a lot. Is there anything else you need?"
A) "Could you spare some craftsmen and workers to help with repairs?"
B) "No, that would be all."
C) "Yes, I have a question about... (insert topic here)"
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