The Point Venture

[Medi]

I am sitting in the lounge at the Inn, writing in my Journal so I can deliver an accurate report to Donar when I return to Scagnar.  My two tots are having breakfast beside me, and are eating scrambled vulo eggs mixed with cheese and chopped scallions, toasted sa-tarna bread, sliced larmas, and drinking from mugs of ramberry juice.

I write;

"Our travel to the Point was without major incidents, although we did acquire two extra wagons, eight bosk, three kaiila, and some new slaves. Ivar the Boneless was slightly injured, and Sven the Red sustained a fractured right arm.  I dressed the wounds, and we continued.  When we arrived at the Point, I used an old Letter of Credit that Drax had given to me when we had been living in the Schendi...it was accepted...and I booked the entire top floor of the best Inn.  We all had a nice meal, and the next day I went about selling our trade goods.  Prices were very good, and our coin trunk was soon filled with silvers and a number of golds, and uncountable coppers.  The whale oil obtained an especially good price, as did our seasleen hides.  The dried and salted fish was sold to a Tuchuk Merchant for a good price...and he threw in a matched set of eight quivas to close the deal.  I will give Jonas the quivas, he does like to collect weapons.

Did I say that there were Tuchuk there?

When we arrived, we smelled bosk, and saw a lot of wagons parked with military precision, and I correctly identified them as Tuchuk, having briefly stayed with them when our Panther Band had passed through their area.  I had looked over the Jarls when we were dining that first evening, and had said, "Please don't fight with the Tuchuk, that could disrupt our journey, and they are very fierce."  Ivar had roared with laughter, and had said, "Don't worry, Medi, there will be no fighting", and had called to sarai to fill his mug with more paga.

During the next three days, when I came down from my room in the morning, I was handed bills for 'damages' from various establishments, and would address moderate injuries among the Jarls.  At least they weren't drawing weapons, so most of the injuries were large bruises, concussions, and greenstick fractures.  I had been walking by a Tavern one evening, and Ivar was tossed out through the window, landing hard just in front of me.  I had stood over him and watched as he got up, "I thought I said that there should be no fighting with the Tuchuk."  Ivar had grinned down at me, and patted me on the head, "Not to worry, Lady Izee', that was not a 'fight'."  He had gone back in, and had shouted, "Next round is on me!"  I had heard Tuchuk voices roar with approval...and the Tavern Keeper had come out to me, and had handed me a bill.  "I will send a complete accounting on the morrow, Lady."

I had budgeted payment for 'damages' when planning this expedition, I may have underestimated this item of cost, but the unexpected bonus of capturing two wagons and accoutrements may more than make up for the increased costs."

End Report

I head towards the FW baths, leaving the tots with walela...I really need a hot bath and some pampering right now...

Izee' (Medi) Pumasdottir
Marcus's Healer
Isle of Scagnar

[RAGNAR]

Resupply continues.
Discussions with the Torvaldslanders continue.
My case of the shits continues from consuming too many sweet.

End Report.

Raziel

[RAGNAR]

The Annual Feast Dinner at The Point held by Tuchuk will take place tomorrow night (Sunday).

There is abundant items on the menu.

Something "SPECIAL" will be celebrted at this feast...

NightStorm and RAGNAR  have entered into courtship.

The visiting Torvies are also invited as long as the ongoing discussions are tabled until the event is finished.

[Taryn]

IV tubing - 10000 ft
IV bottles - 1000 cases of 40 bottles per case
Willow bark - 300 crates of 100 bundles per crate
Capture scent - 20 cases of 25 vials
Tassa Powder -  100 cases of 20 vials
Green Powder - 200 cases of 20 jars
Blue grass - 100 cases of 50 jars
Verillium - 150 cases of 50 vials
Physician's Tape - 1000 rolls (20 yds per roll)
Valerian (vials) - 100 cases of 100 vials per case
Emetics - 100 cases of 50 vials per case
Arro Root - 120 crates of 80 bundles
Brak Bush - 200 crates of 50 bundles
Sleeping Powder - 200 cases of 100 vials
Bergament - 100 crates of 50 bundles
Medicinal Alcohol (Rubbing Alcohol) - 300 cases of 50 bottles
Antiseptic Solution - 300 cases of 50 bottles


8 DWG 7 gold 3 silver

[kiahMTC]

A fan came into my possession.

~Kaysa~

[NightStorm]

12 premium black hides
15 premium brown hides
20 premium tan hides
(more hides to be purchased)

4 large sacks of powdered chocolate (1 for personal use & 3 for camp use)

40 metal wagon frames (for the sleen cages)
2   metal and cable hoists (to lift wagon from the frames)
(frames & hoists to be delivered once built.  Half paid now, half when they arrive)

1,000 lengths of heavy-duty rope
45 adjustable muzzles of various sizes

cost: 20 DWG, 9 gold, 6 silver

NS

[Medi]

I am sitting at the breakfast table, looking around at the Jarls who are demolishing bowls of scrambled vulo eggs, kippered fish, loaves of sa-tarna bread, shredded tarsk belly, and a few horns of mead.  Ivar is looking rather peaked...his left ear bandaged where I had sewn it back on...and one eye still swollen shut.  I glare at him, and he grins back.  "Ok, OK, Lady Izee', I agree, that was a fight."  I look at him, and then at all of the Jarls, and say to them..."Ye be along to protect me, and see that we get our purchases back to the Isle, how you expect to do that when ye be drinking like Southern silk slaves?"  They grumble at me, but continue eating...I notice a few wave away sarai when she approaches them with a pitcher of mead.

I sip on my mug of larma juice, and chew on a piece of shredded tarsk belly.  "There be a celebration this night, and it be a very important one.  The Tuchuk Ubar is going to declare that he has selected a Tuchuk woman to court.  We be invited, but any fighting will probably result in weapons being drawn...and we be very heavily outnumbered here...at least 100 to 1...not even Thor could prevail against such odds."  I hear a Jarl mutter, "If the Ubar wants the woman as a FC, why doesn't he just 'claim her' and take her to his wagon?"  I look over at the Jarl, and frown..."The customs be different here, and we will respect them."

Ivar has been listening, and rouses himself a bit...technically he is in charge of this expedition.  He looks around at the other Jarls, and says.  "Ye heard Medi, she be giving good advice, as she has sworn to do so.  No 'discussions' with the Tuchuk during their celebration; share in their food, and drink their spirits, and give honor to the Ubar and his intended woman this evening, and call for the Gods to bless their Companionship."  Ivar sits back down, heavily, and chews on a slice of bread piled with scrambled vulo eggs.  He looks over at me and winks his good eye.  I nod at him with appreciation, and eat more of my breakfast.  I then hear walela calling out to me, and I rise, and go to where she is standing with my children.  "They are asking for tastas, Kashna, those ones that are being sold at the far end of the food court."  I smile at her, and pick up Katniss and lead the way as she follows holding Stefan's hand.  We will spend the day enjoying the Point, purchasing a few items, and getting ready for the trip home.  And, of course, waiting for the Tuchuk Feast to begin.

((Rags, I am sorry, I have my first rehearsal for next Saturdays Concert tonite...I would have skipped it...but I will have to miss tomorrows rehearsal because of a business trip...I can't miss two rehearsals.  I will be thinking of you and Nightstorm while we wade through the string rehearsal...*S*))

[Nicolas Tabar]

having spent a good part of the night looking for the spurs that Raziel requested in exchange for the hornbow, I deliver them to His stall, in a nicely carved and lacquered box for safekeeping, so that he knows who left them, I then make My way back to My wagon and begin putting together the arrows to go with the hornbow

[Medi]

((I will do my best to be at the Point on Tuesday, about 6:00 pm pst, Nicolas...*S*))

BTW...Did the Torvies 'liven up' the Feast?  *G*

[RAGNAR]

You and the Torvies were perfect guests.

 

[RAGNAR]

Following the feast, I walked NightStorm to the Inn and secured the suite for her use for as long as she desires. An Or of Askari were posted to stand guard throughout the night. I then proceeded to the wagons and spent the night in the treasury wagon registering and logging the receipts for camp goods that have been paid for and delivered the past several days;

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150 cases of 500 arrow shafts, 3 Silver per………. 23 DWG rounded figure

10 two gorean weight barrels salted parsit…………..1 Gold

10 cases of glass slave beads, one gw ea.... 2 copper ea ………. 20 copper

10 bolts silk assort colors... 5 copper ea……….. 50 copper

Ten boxes 100 count slave bells.... 10 copper ea……….. 1 Silver Tarn

Twenty bolts koora red cloth... 5 copper ea……….. 1 Silver

Cassius sprung for ten cases of assorted perfumes at 50 copper per case………. 5 Silver.

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100 axle wheel nuts at 20 copper each………..1 DWG
200 Gorean weight of nails……………………4 Silver
40 iron hitch pins at 10 copper each…………..4 Silver
100 crates of barbed arrow tips 1,000 count per crate at 1 Gold tarn per……….50 DWG
100 crates of lance heads with rider hook 50 count per at 3 Silver Tarn per……15 DWG
10 crates of quiva sets at 10 sets per at 3 Gold Tarn per……….15 DWG
5 crates of spurs 40 pair count per at 1 silver per………………..5 Silver

These goods coming to a total of 81 DWG and 9 Silver plus trade of several crates of damaged arrow heads, spear tips, and broken quiva from the Kassar dust-up.

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Ragnar pauses at a Soap Merchant’s wagon along the way and inquires how much a 1 gorean weight barrel for unscented flake soap and for a crate of scented cake soap fifty cakes per. The Merchant as usual tries to highball, and RAGNAR lowballs in return. The Merchant continues to discount and Ragnar continues to lowball even further until the Merchant hits the price Ragnar wanted all long. 50 copper per barrel of flake and 1 silver per crate of cake. Then he informs the merchant he will take 100 of each totaling 5 DWG and 5 Silver.

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Cassius will handle the negotiations and haggling this time around. The Merchant wishes 150 copper per two gorean weight barrel of flour. Ragnar has no need to interrupt as Cassius has the matter well in hand. To Cassius, that is akin to robbery and he tells the Merchant so. The Merchant laughs but stops as he notices Cassius does not laugh with him. He cuts a few coppers per but Cassius only shakes his head gesturing for the Merchant to do better. Another couple coppers are knocked off to which Cassius silences the Merchant with a hand gesture. “I seek bulk. Not just a few barrels. I wish a bulk price for one hundred barrels.” The Merchant still highballs Cassius and intends to stand firm until Cassius notices the Merchant brand on his forearm… and reminds him that if a Merchant’s goods are unacceptable, the Merchant is commonly slain upon the Plains. A threat? No… a statement of fact. Now the Merchant comes down to one silver per barrel and Cassius accepts that for a total of 5 DWG.

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Ragnar and Cassius are still out shopping. Presently they are back in the grain warehouse inspecting the feed grains being offered. Ragnar checks for freshness, lack of mold and low dust content, whether sweet or bitter, and aroma. As he does so, he speaks in hushed tones to Cassius teaching him what to look for and what to avoid. Once the initial inspection is completed, RAGNAR dismisses all but three of the grain Merchants. The one he knows from past dealings, the other two are unknown to him. He will be somewhat wary of them even though their feed grain is of sound quality. Now Ragnar entertains offers of price cuts and discounts for bulk. Once again the Merchant known to Ragnar gives the best deal. The other two Merchants are dismissed and walk away extremely unhappy. Oh well, they should have looked more to bulk sales than individual units. Perhaps they will learn in time. As it stands, Ragnar will purchase 500 single grain sacks in one gorean weight at 50 copper per, coming to 1 DWG 1 Silver, and 500 multi grain sacks in one gorean weight sacks at 1 silver per coming to 25 DWG, totaling 26 DWG 1 Silver… delivery and loading included.

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For the Cobbler Clan;

ten sets of leather working tools… 5 Silver each….. 5 Gold Tarns
10 crates of assorted dye pigment… 50 copper per….. 5 Silver Tarns
500 spools of assorted colors of heavy thread…… 1 Silver Tarn
Case of leather needles, 500 count..… 2 Silver Tarn
Total… 2 DWG 1 Gold Tarn 8 Silver tarns… And the Merchant threw in a bottle of palm wine for both Ragnar and Cassius.

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RAGNAR had met with the oil merchant he had been seeking since arrival. Ragnar has bartered the best deal he could with the oil merchant. A freighter containing 4,000 empty two talu casks, binders, chains, etc, was bartered back to the merchant as a sort of deposit towards the new purchase of 10,000 two talu casks, give or take a few, and the freighter hauling them, binders etc. It took a good quarter afternoon to finally agree on a price. Ragnar managed to secure last season’s prices for the merchant’s entire current stock. The merchant has received the deposit wagon and casks etc, and has delivered the new wagon and the 10,000 casks etc costing the camp treasury 80 DWG. Though such a price did not even scratch the treasury built over the years, RAGNAR has decided that more raiding and looting is definitely in order.

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For the Kaiila And Stock Clans;

8 creates Honey, three gorean stone per…….
10 crates Moss Paste, three stone per………..
15 crates blue grass, three stone per………….
40 crates wrapping gauze, 40 wraps per………

17 Talu Of Enzyme…………….
10 crates vials 200 ct per……….
20 crates syringes 250 ct per……..
20 crates healing salve, 50 tins ct per…….
 
Total…….. six DWG 1 Silver 1 Copper 

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Heavy freighter fully loaded timber and planking………. 21 DWT (Our wagon)


10 cases rence paper, 1,000 ct per……….. 5 Silver

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150 crates plums…………
150 crates dates…………..
50 crates chokecherries…..
150 crates apricots…………
300 crates peaches…………
400 crates onions…………..
100 crates garlic……………
100 crates melons………….
50 crates k la na fruit……….
100 crates katch…………….
100 crates kort………………
100 crates tur pah……………
40 crates pit fruit……………..
300 crates ramberries…………
75 crates red olives……………
500 crates strawberries……….

Bulk sale totaling…………….. 28 DWG 1 Silver

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Prism, lure, tharn, kadi, and chanz has seen to it RAGNAR’s commissary has once again been fully stocked with goods with likely even a bit of overstock just to get a better price. Being of the North, Ragnar does not share the disdain for things which come from the ground as most Tuchuks do. Rest assured there are plenty of suls, onions, garlic, katch, kort, tur pah, and all varieties of fruits… spices, as well as some rather hard to get rarities in wines as well as blackwine which he himself had to negotiate due to the extreme cost. Had it not been for a shady character refusing to state how he came by it, Ragnar would likely not have been able to secure it.

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Salt

200 barrels white…………
100 barrels yellow………..
400 barrels red……………

Bulk sale totaling ………… 50 DWG

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2000 (+/- 10) sacks golden sul, 2 gorean weight per…….. bulk cost 30 DWG loaded

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100 crates 50 whet stone ct per, 1 Silver per……… 25 DWG

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300 doe verr, 25 copper per…………. 6 DWG 1 Gold 1 Silver
10 buck verr, 10 copper per…………. 1 Silver
500 mixed tarsk piglets, 5 copper per…… 2 DWG  5 Silver
100 crates mixed vulo, 10 ct per, 5 copper per…… 2 Gold 1 Silver

All to be crated and delivered at dawn of day of departure (Thur)

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Ragnar and Cassius continue on the shopping spree. They both look at the Vintner Lodge, then to one another, down the remainder of the palm wine and toss the empty bottles aside. They belch, and turn their attention to the lodge, kicking in the door and entering. There are a few Vintners inside that look at the sudden intrusion. Ragnar informs them they have the other Vintner caged awaiting Mercilayne’s collar, and have come to lay claim, in her name, to his property. Those inside begin to protest, but as each, Ragnar and Cassius place their hand to the quiva in their sashes, all argument ceases. They claim what is left;
2 large juice vats
200 cases, 24ct of new empty bottles
50 cases of 500 ct corks
100 cases of palm wine(much to their liking)
four new unassembled stills
4 kajira
Five hundred crates of larma
Five hundred crates of peaches
Two hundred crates of dates
One hundred crates of ka la na fruit
Six hundred crates of ta grapes
Fifty crates of cherries
600 cases of ramberry juice, 24 bottles per
600 cases of larma juice, 24 bottles per
1,000 Two Gorean Weight sacks of suls
500 Two Gorean Weight sacks of red sugar
500 Two Gorean Weight sacks of yellow sugar
500 Two Gorean Weight sacks of white sugar
200 2 Gorean weight barrels of yeast
8 wagons and teams with yokes and harness
Cassius sticks his head out of the lodge and whistles loudly. Tuchuk Warriors within earshot take note and come at the call. There is no further argument as to the ownership of the property. It is quickly loaded and taken to the Tuchuk wagon area where it will await Mercilayne. Minus of course two bottles of palm wine…. A sort of finders fee for Ragnar and Cassius.

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Rises and exits the wagon checking the Guards over before heading into The Point. He visits the all and begins looking over the notices. His eyes settle on one in particular;

Auction this eve... Wagon area C... No reserve on any item(s).

Goods being added with regularity.

Examples of goods already listed and on display;

5,000 used repcloth sacks
20 used six foot diameter wagon wheels
3 used heavy freight wagons complete with yokes and harness
4 used standard freight wagons complete with yokes and harness
16 ancient light freight wagons, no additional gear
40 used merchant tables
20 pack kaiila complete with pack saddles and all tack
6 used sleen cages
6 chests of assorted wood working tools
20 used iron cook cauldrons
20 assorted sized trunks
30 bolts dyed repcloth, rain and sun faded
5 large sacks gull feathers, rain dampened
And More...!

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Other potential notices;

Estate Sale

Merchant deceased... proceeds to be sent to Companion

3 Standard freight wagons complete with draft tharlarion harnesses and traces........ 22 DWG
1 standard living wagon complete with bosk team, yokes, harness and traces.......... 2 DWG 1 Gold 1 Silver
Wagon contents........ 1 Silver 75 Copper
Remaining stock of Ta Wine, Turian liquers, Kalda, Ka La Na, 103 cases total....... 8 DWG 1 Silver 75
Coin Chest, tem wood with iron banding and hardware, lock and 2 keys........ 1 Silver
4 male slaves.......... 1 Silver
8 merchant tables.......... 75 Copper

See Rayah to purchase

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Sale to Pay Fine and Damages

Lightly used tarn saddle and tack
Tarn Lance
Tarn Knife
Lightly used leather boots
Used gladius with sheath and baldric
Used Tarn Whistle

1 DWG 1 Silver... See Madison to purchase

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Cassius Sale

1 Slightly Used Oraluman for Sale

Highly trained in Tuchuk ways of war.
Still intoxicated and morally bankrupt.

See Sarant to purchase before he wakes up!

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*Blinks, rubs my eyes and reads Again. Rips this notice down.*

SARANT!!!

[kiahMTC]

Attended a phenomenal banquet and met some interesting people. I drank and consumed things I had never tasted and a few I had never even heard of. I quickly overindulged and had to excuse myself after the third course. Makes mental note to self - stay away from the black eel.

[NightStorm]

white sugar - 800 barrels for 60 DWG
yellow sugar - 400 barrels
red sugar - 300 barrels
    yellow and red for 40 DWG plus 6 gold for the wagons that
    delivered them.

bazi tea - 50 1-stone sacks for 1 silver

huge lot of 500 one huda sacks of assorted spices. Pepper, peppermint, thyme, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger just to name a few. - 3 silver

assorted baskets - 1 lot for 1 silver

[RAGNAR]

Here we go again.

Sitting in our treasury wagon trying to make heads or tails of Sarant's system of filing reciepts and lading bills, her system is pretty much a pile of crumpled papers tossed on the table. Sorting through, it seems thus far most are missing. At least I can log the Auction results I have;


5,000 used repcloth sacks........  1 Silver. Donated to Camp by Cassius

20 used six foot diameter wagon wheels........ 1 DWG. Purchased for camp from camp funds by Ragnar.

3 used heavy freight wagons complete with yokes and harness........ 3 DWG. Won by Ragnar.

40 used merchant tables........ 90 copper. Won by Sahara.

20 pack kaiila complete with pack saddles and all tack........ 2 Silver 10 copper. Won by Ragnar.

6 used sleen cages........ 1 Silver. Won by Ragnar... gifted to NightStorm.

6 chests of assorted wood working tools........ 3 Silver. Purchased for Clan from camp funds by Ragnar.

20 used iron cook cauldrons........ 5 Silver. Won by Sahara.

20 assorted sized trunks........ 1 Silver. Won by NightStorm.

30 bolts dyed repcloth, rain and sun faded........ 50 copper. Won by Sidona.

10 cases of assorted brushes........ 42 Copper. Won by Serinna.

43 tapestries, some sun faded displays some damp from rains........ 4 Silver. Won by Raziel, donated to camp

8 damaged cases of various colored slave beads........ 72 copper. Won by Ragnar for prism.

4 flats of very ripe strawberries........ 5 copper. Won by Ragnar just for lure.

8 stone vosk gull feathers........ 1 Silver. Won by Raziel.

6 two gorean weight damaged sacks of salt........ 2 Silver 6 copper. Won by Mercilayne gifted to Hunters Clan

5 crates damaged bottles, 24 bottles per, many unbroken........ 25 copper. Won by Kaysa.

50 crates olives that will need to be sorted........ 25 copper, Won by Sahara.

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387 large crates delivered for Nightstorm containing all wall and table covering, all pillows, all silver utensils and dining wares, settings, serving platters and trays et al from feast delivered, offloaded and stacked ready to load at first light.

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Special crate delivered and loaded into treasury wagon marked DO NOT OPEN, received by Salem for Ragnar.

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Most Clans report ready to go.

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Report made by Raziel, to me, of one Askari Or Commander placed in chains at Raziel's freighter. Commander was issued orders to Guard NightStorm and was found eating in the food court. When questioned he had no idea where NightStorm was. A council of myself, Raziel, and Cassius was held and he was stripped of his command, his standing, and sentenced to be impaled outside the palisade at first light. Raziel has taken great offense as he was one under his Command... and this has been duly noted.

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Reported to me one Warrior injured in fall from wagon platform during loading of supplies. Treated at The Point medical facility by Point Physician. Returned to wagons with fractured hip. Given kand knots to chew for pain. Word left for Taryn to confirm diagnosis and prescribe best course of action.

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At my request, Cassius dispatched an Orlu of Outriders to leave this night for our nearest herd and to cut and drive enough team bosk to pull all the newly aquired wagons back home. They should return sometime tomorrow night before the sun rises the following day. This will allow the bosk to rest before having to make the return trip drawing wagons.

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End Report

RAGNAR

[Taryn]

Delivered to the wagons this morning with receipt

Rence Cloth - 100 bolts
Silk Thread - 2000 spools
Cloth (undyed) - 100 bolts
Silk - 100 bolts
Bandage Cloth - 100 bolts

 3 DWG 5 gold 9 silver