nothing more than a traveling merchant and tinkerer who
moves from one town to another throughout southern
Numeria.
You get the place where he lives and also his usual asking price
Not only is he established in town as a leading expert on the nature
and function of Numerian technological artifacts, but he also knows how to read the strange language associated
with these items.
He is hunted by the techno league.
He must be very very good, or have an ass up his sleeve
Vanya has some snot in her nose and doesn't notice. Nobody wants to talk to her.
Gather Info:
Ater asking around Uran relates some of the information he gathered.
"Sanvil Trett is nothing more than a traveling merchant and tinkerer who moves from one town to another throughout southern Numeria. I also learned where to find him and what he usually charges for his services. Shall we go and see him now?"
Gregory nods.
"I also heard that not only is he established in town as a leading expert on the nature and function of Numerian technological artifacts, but he also knows how to read the strange language associated with these items. Rumour also has it that he is hunted by the techno league."
You will get a letter of invitation from Khonnor and an contact adress.
Do you want to go there? And any more things to do?
So the party would like to clear the rest of the level, or first talk to the chap?
Assuming you go to the expert.
It takes the group a few minutes and a round in a pub before you are led to a man in a somewhat surreal surrounding. Living in the poorest parts of torch his house seems to be shabby from the outside but gleaming metal from the inside with many strange items and artifacts. Looking up from a pair of glasses he adresses you.
"Well you searched me. Now you found me. What do you want from me?"
'durned if I know..." Aelden thinks to himself, '...cannae follow any of this mumbo-jumbo...'
Gregory shrugs.
"Found a few things under Torch. We've been told that you are the person to go to get this sort of stuff identified."
He then shows the man the relevant items.
"Well it seems you came to the right person, indeed. I can tell you what most items are. But what is in for me? Well how about that. I will be the first you meet to sell them and, well you return and make pictures of all you found. And clean the area of all dangers. No worries, you do not have to paint them. I have found a little box that can do that for you. Do we have a deal?"
Gregory looks to the others, and raises a questioning eyebrow, before turning back to the man and nodding.
"That could work as an agreement... Now, what exactly do we have here?"
Looking at the items Sanvil picks out the vials and carefully inspects them, licking them very very carefully before putting them aside and speaking."I can tell you that the box is an scanner, checking for poisonious auras. It is called the wasting disease, and healing it is EXTREMLY complicated. This box will tell you very much ahead when you come closer. BEWARE of those items infected by the aura.
The injector, it looks like a gun with a needle gives you the ability to inject others with potions, elexiers and before you ask, yes poisons. It is very much easier than, for example, a dagger. . Those vials can be loaded into the injector. I am not sure what they contain, I GUESS a healing potion, but I have to wait till tonight to check it. The other gun like item is a paralyzer. You shoot someone and he becomes paralyzed. It will work neither on the unliving, nor on robots."
Gregory turns and looks at the others.
"Right then. Which of you wants to take custody of which of the items? It sounds like we still have a fair amount of exploring to do..."
Uran looks over the items and thinking out loud says, "Hmm, I wonder if there would be a way to incorporate either of those pistols into my pepperbox rifle?"
"Pass laddie. Not my cup o' tea."
"I'd like to take the scanner, if nobody objects."
Sanvil explains you the dial, until when everything is fine, when its Oh-OH time and the indicator for save your breath for running.
What now?
I would take the pistols if no one else wanted them...or if the group would rather sell them.
After distributing the loot the party can go shopping, collect their rewards, 1000gp per person and later return to the cave to investigate further and fulfill their side of the bargain.
Where to next?