Jejjerrod and Jeeves happily follows Howard like puppies, while Sir Amrivast and Havigan get back to squabblingcollaborating on how their book should be written while Lord Eldarius gets back to his book.
Blaayjhan and Phylnimaar are cataogueing the books, writing their titles down on a piece of paper.
On seeing Phlynimaar and Blaayjhan, Jejjerrod bursts into a load of excited whistles, as they all share a heartfelt huge group hug.
Ahhh it's good to see you two again. We were worried that about you two - sadly some of us were lost during our space travels, but we haven't heard from both of you until now.
Blaayjhan answers in whistle.
Our tablet ran out of battery - you know the suns in Carcosa do not produce Ultra Violet light, so it's the wrong spectrum to generate electricity.
Phylnimaar gives a questioning whistle.
Did you bring another tablet, our replacement credit cards, a printer, scanner and printing sheets? We are probably going to hang around here for a while to keep track of the library. Also, you really try the Biped's cooking. The female Biped makes really tasty food.
Jejjerrod whistles to Jeeves.
Jeeves, take out all the supplies.
Jejjerrod opens the suitcase, and Jeeves takes out two pink cards, giving one each to Phylnimaar and Blaayjhan, then passes a tablet to Phylnimaar, and unpacks a miniature black object.
Blaayjhan whistles in reply.
I think the printer should be placed in the Reading Room.
Jejjerrod whistles at Howard.
Do you mind us putting some...standard library amenities around here?
Jejjerrod also takes out his camera and tries to take a photo of the Library of Abberant life, just to find out that his camera doesn't work and looks crestfallen.
Phylnimaar whistles at him.
We told you so.
Jejjerod whistles at Howard.
I would like to take pictures of your library to put on my Elderpage, but your mage's private sanctum is in the way. Do you have someone talented at drawing around here? I think if that person could draw this place, then I'd be able to upload pictures of it.
Jejjerod whistles back to Phlynimaar.
Well, it was worth a shot. I was hoping the firewall only blocked real time videos, but it blocks photos too. I don’t think there should be a problem scanning pictures out though.
Jejjerod whistles to Jeeves.
Jeeves, set up the printer in the reading room, then join us back here.
Jeeves takes the miniature printer, a remote control, and does as asked, while Jejjerod reclaims his suitcase.
Jejjerod then follows Howard to find Amadeus. Howard finds Amadeus in the garden, painting roses. He’s so engrossed in the act of painting roses, that he does not notice Howard and Jejjerod approach.
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Harold shrugs.
Once upstairs in the Garden, seeing that Amadeus is concentrating hard, he clears his throat loudly.
"Joseph? Ego novi visitor hic. Et hoc non defuit demiplane Commissio quaedam tabulae, vir bonus et durus es artifex, et cogitavi ut animadverto si vos potest facere aliquid tempted imaginibus. Cras tentatis si vult ut ipse picturas datorum fasciculos ad magica, vt quid populus hic est. Et hoc erit questus sicco illic operis vestri, ut videatur ab innumero me sentients."
Jejjerrod whistles at Howard.
I’d be willing to pay 200 gold pieces for every scene that I request your biped to paint.
He then takes out a small pouch of gold pieces and whistles more.
I had these exchanged in Armun Kelisk. Just in case I needed…some local currency.
Amadeus jerks his head out of his painting and mumbles, ”Huh?”, then turns around and looks at Howard and Jejjerrod.
Huh?
” O. Et miratus sum quod esset, si aut Blaayjhan Phylnimaar. Pingere si pater ad me, et ego feci imago eorum in horto sedebat circa. Certus EGO can pingere picture de eo. Et quid dicis in magica database?” Amadeus asks.
Oh. And I was wondering if that was Blaayjhan or Phylnimaar. Father asked me to paint them, so I did a picture of them sitting around in the garden. Sure I can paint a picture of him. And what magical database are you talking about?
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Howard nods.
He then turns to Amadeus.
"Bene, ad responde quaestiones tuo: hoc est advenæ Jejjerrod eius Elder Rerum homines, et ponere a real-time multi-suggestus database notitia et notitia, quae sint inter se addere possunt alii qui volunt te videre. Jejjerrod in causa est, non posse velle ostendere quod alii loco isto vultus amo. Et super haec ipse praecepit mihi, ut diceret se quidem promptus est reddere unicuique scena 200gp hoc postulante impetrari."
Well, I like being prepared for all eventualities.
Jejjerrod whistles modestly in reply.
"Wow, quomodo hoc faciunt? Qui non exacte quomodo operari?" Amadeus asks, fascinated.
Wow, how do they do that? How exactly does that work?
Amadeus exclaims delightedly, "
CC g per fragmen? Magnanime! Doceat te Pater, quae dicere quod Cant postremis hisce temporibus omnia facere vivos."
200 gp per piece? Oh great! That'll teach
Father to say that you cant make a living by drawing things. So where?
Amadeus packs up his easel, paper and painting materials.
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Howard nods to Jejjerrod.
He then turns to Amadeus.
"Ad esse honestum, ego non totaliter esse certo pressius modo operatur, sed non est dubium quod habet rationem indicavit mihi."
Jejjerrod whistles back.
Library of Aberant Life. With Blaayjhan and Phylnimaar. Should make a nice scene. We'll pose, of course.
Then afterwards, all the other rooms you've got books in. Could you translate the titles and tell me what languages they are in as well? Eventually Blaayjhan and Phylnimaar would want to do a full catalogue of your library on excel sheets and post them on the Eldernet. And I need to advise visitors coming here to have tongues and comprehend languages cast on them. Comprehend languages, not an issue, but tongues, you need to cycle through all of them until you get the right one.
"Oh Wow. Et ego nesciebam essent quae non scio." Amadeus answers.
Oh wow. I didnt know there were things you didn't know.
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Howard nods, and translates.
"Aberrant Bibliotheca inire velint vitam inde, aliaque omnia transigendum."
He then grins.
"Ego numquam petita est scire omnia, et locus est creatum, in partem, ut in eiusdem notitiam mei, et aliorum, qui aliquo sunt illuminationes, quaerere multis subiectis."
Howard then turns to Jejjerrod, and pipes:
He then moves to usher them back downstairs, in search of the others, so he can set-up the first tableaux.
"Bene, quod suus 'denique." Amadeus replies.
Ok, that's fine.
"EGO coniecto verum est intellectus nosse quam te fallunt tua." Amadeus muses.
I guess true understanding is knowing how little you know.
Jejjerrod whistles some to Howard.
Yes, that would be helpful. At least it'll save them some work. I'm also thinking that since some of the books are not in Elder Thing, would providing Spectacles of understanding be a good idea? I could get in contact with a vendor on Yavin 4 who provides that kind of thing. And maybe some traveler translators for that kind of thing as well. We could make a profit renting them out to other scholars.
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Howard nods.
"Scientes quod non omne, quod primus gradus sapientiae et veri."
When Jejjerrod makes his suggestion, Howard grins.
Jejjerrod whistles back.
That would require some time to arrange. How many sets would you want to put here? I'll get back to you via ElderRelay Chat on it.
Jejjerrod then heads back with Howard to the Library of Aberrant life, where Phylnimaar and Blaayjhan are cataloging the books. He tells them about Howard's card catalogue of books, before getting himself, Blaayjhan, Phylnimaar and Jeeves to pose for their pictures to be drawn. Blaayjhan, Phylnimaar and Jejjerrod happily wave their tentacles, while Jeeves waves his hands in the air as Amadeus begins to paint the scene.
They are interrupted by Maria, who comes into the library to inform the party lunch is ready. Maria rubs her eyes as if seeing double at the sight of Jejjerrod.
"Nos quod duo illa ut creaturae lolligo, quomodo illa tria facti sunt?" Maria asks Howard.
We had two of those squid like creatures, how did it become three?
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Howard looks thoughtful.
He then bows to Maria.
"Jejjerrod est amicus amborum. Et venit visitare; et research sunt in bibliothecam; ut pars mea reaosn quare veni de via ad exciperent extra clausi commeatus meo ultimo itinere - quod nobis necessaria sciebam eos."
Jejjerod whistles back in reply.
I suppose delivery to Armun Kelisk? I'll inform you when they're ready.
And we'll split the rental profits.
"URM ... ok iterum dico me si erant 'habens ok convivis? Ego saltem plura parare." Maria answers.
Urm ok...next time tell me if we're having more guests ok? Then at least I'll have more time to prepare.
Everyone follows Maria down to the dinning room for lunch. Lunch consists of Pan seared scallops with broccoli, barbecued pork ribs, Deep fried pork knuckle, Mutton stew and Aglio Olio spaghetti.
Maria also goes in to a large pizza. Jejjerod and his other Elder Thing friends seem to be enjoying the food, considering the rate the dishes are emptied.
Jejjerrod whistles happily after lunch.
Oh yes, the food here is DEFINITELY worth staying around for.
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Howard nods.
After lunch, he smiles apologetically to Maria.
"Paenitet, experiar melius futurum. Pro censu, ut non simus ultra visitors in futurum, ut verbi tui scientia creverit macula in culina - in vestri cibo diversi generis multa nimis."
Jejjerrod, Blaayjhan and Phylnimaar get back to their posing for Amadeus, and true to his word, Jejjerrod commissions every room of the library to be drawn, paying Amadeus 200 gp per piece. He manages to scan the pictures into his tablet and uploads them onto his Elderpage.
His Elderpage goes viral and Howard soon has his email filled with requests to visit his library. Making to and fro trips while filing his library at the same time, Howard finds out that not all people on the Elder Relay Chat are Elder Things, and he finds Yithians, Mon Calamari,Twi'leks,Kaminoans, and many other races.
The spectacles of understanding and travelers translators that Jejjerod has shipped over see only too much use with the influx of alien species into Howard's library, each bringing books of their own culture on them.
Delmaria eventually manages to call out to a friendly outsider, which on materializing, turns out to be a rather plump unicorn with a rainbow coloured mane. And a large appetite for ice-cream.
Sir Amrivast and Havigan eventually request to be planeshifted back to Golarion, with Havigan negotiating with the Pathfinder Society on getting their book published, while Sir Amrivast tries to contact the Church of Iomedae. The temple of Iomedae sends their representative, a lady knight in silver armor, Lady Alanna, with a bag of holding full of books mainly on the worship of Iomedae, but also about other goodly gods such as Erastil, Irori, Shelyn, Sarenrae, Torag, to meet Howard in Armun Kelisk, in contribution to his library.
Havigan manages to get "Strange Aeons" published, and like Sir Amrivast predicted, is a best seller. Sir Amrivast's venture in getting Howard's father sued does not work so well as the Church lawyers inform him that the period for Howard to sue his father is long past - being that the lawsuit should have been brought within 2 years of Howard not being a minor. Sir Amrivast and Havigan start their orphanage, "A New Hope" in Karcau.
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Howard is initially a little surprised by just how popular his library is; he had not expected ElderChat to in such wide use, with so many species.
However, given that he is hardly one to judge a book by his cover, he quickly recovers, and welcomes all of his guests as best he can, growing quite content as the library continues to grow as a place of knowledge.
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When Delmaria finally summons her new companion, Howard couldn't be happier; now she has a true friend, who will be with her for life.
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Howard is extremely pleased with the success of Havigan and Amrivast's book, knowing that it will help to set them up for life. He gratefully accepts the donated tomes from the good-aligned churches, noting that if they should ever wish to visit his Library, he is only a Sending away.
When he hears of the legal block that Amrivast's lawsuit encountered, however, he is far from surprised, knowing all too well how hopeless a task it was in the first place. Still, at least Amrivast will hopefully be able to give many other children a decent chance at a good life.
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Over the course of several days, Howard sends off a series of Sendings.
He also takes Eldarius' aside.
"I enjoy having you here, and I know all of the visssitorsss love Maria'sss cooking; but I alssso ssstill recall sssaying that I would help your family find their own place. Would you like me to ssstart looking around for a sssuitable property in Taldor?"
Havigan and Sir Amrivast are able to teach their young charges useful skills to support themselves, however, for the non-humans, the local prejudice is still too strong, and their charges generally end up moving away from Ustalav to lead meaningful lives.
Delmaria spends more time in the kitchen trying to learn how to make ice-cream to satisfy Fluffy's enormous appetite.
Janira seems rather non plussed at Howard suddenly seeking her out. "Oh Havigan? He went off radar for a while. Are you interested in doing a book exchange with the Pathfinder Society?"
Hosbagh is happy to not resist and Howard still sees her scavenging the scrapheap that is Neruzavin. However, now the ruins of Neruzavin are covered with normal grasses, and Howard hears the sound of bird song in the air, as he sees a flock of sparrows foraging for insects in the grass.
Abbott is happy to not resist and Howard sees that Abbott is now in some kind of very snowy place, up the mountains. "Gelwir y lle hwn yn wal y nefoedd. Rydyn ni'n mynd ymlaen i Frenhiniaeth Iroran sydd wedi'i adael nawr." Costello comments, to be heard by the scrying sensor.
This place is known as the wall of heaven. We're heading to an abandoned Iroran Monastery now.
Kaa also doesn't resist Howard's scrying and Howard sees a idyllic waterfront village made out of wood and thatch, populated by Vooniths. In the background he can hear Nestor giving lessons to Vooniths on aquaculture.
"Yes, that would be nice, but it seems your guests like my wife's cooking. Perhaps you need to find a replacement cook? And get Maria to teach them first before we move?" Lord Eldarius suggests.
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Once he has reset to 'Golarion', Howard Greater Teleports as close to Hosbagh as he can, and then goes looking for her, pleased to see that the ruins are no longer a haunted place. When he finds Hosbagh, he casts Invisibility on her, and then Greater Teleports both of them to Cassomir, taking her to the closest sewer entrance (assuming that is what she is after).
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Since he is already in Taldor, he then (in his human form) goes looking for appropriate properties for Eldarius' family.
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After contacting Abbott and Costello, he Plane Shifts and Greater Teleports to their location, ready to fill them in on his adventures, giving them a sizeable scoop for the Lonely Planet line.
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Thereafter, he Gates to Kaa's location, ready to spend some time with him and the others, happy to see that he had a positive influence on their society, by introducing them to the concept of farming.
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When Eldarius' makes his comment about the cooking, Howard nods thoughtfully.
"Well, I could acquire another Awakened Clockwork Ssservant, or I could make a Sssimulacrum of Maria, if ssshe would not mind...? That sssaid, I could underssstand if the latter option felt a bit weird to her."
Janira replies by the same sending, "Appear in the Grand Lodge at 10 am tomorrow. What kind of books are you looking for? We'll do a one-for -exchange."
"Oooh, diolch i Howard!" Hosbagh thanks Howard for the teleport, as she happily makes her way to the sewer entrance, pries it open and gives Howard a final wave of tentacles before she dives into it.
Howard enquirers around for suitable properties and realizes that he could buy a nice cottage with a garden for Eldarius's family in the Abbey Green district - which is a place for artisans, scholars, former military officers, merchants, and craftsmen, or he could look for more upmarket places like the Threegates district with perfectly aligned streets, tree-lined avenues, nice brick houses, and small but beautiful parks, which is home to the city's senatorial and royalty class citizens, and the wealthy merchants associated with the ship-building trade. Alternatively for a less well known locations, he may want to place them in Maheto, a highly-defended Taldan city located in the northern foothills of the World's Edge Mountains which is home to highly-skilled dwarven craftsmen whose blades and other products are in high demand by members of the empire's ruling class.
Atop a ten-foot rise of snow covered steps stands a wide paved forecourt covered with snow surrounded by worn, red-painted wood pillars and faded rust-colored walls. A massive copper bell rests in the center of the area, surrounded by a mess of wooden scaffolds and a carved-smooth tree trunk, all collapsed into a pile around the carillon. The north wall features an intricate mosaic of monks walking on clouds. A pair of staircases flanks the wall, leading up to a ten-foot-high porch and three sets of wooden doors beyond.
"Ah Howard yn dda i'ch gweld chi yma. Rydyn ni'n edrych ar y fynachlog hon wedi ei adael." Costello says, as Howard appears next to them. Abbott is holding up his tablet like a camera.
Ah Howard good to see you. We're exploring this abandoned monastery.
Howard, however notices in the snow covered ground, lie three yeti runts waiting in ambush! And Abbott and Costello don't appear to have seen the ambush.
"Oh hello Howard." Kaa replies in Common. "Nestor asked his friends to help get Monty, Siriss, Verdigris and Shesha back here. But they said that you taught them a lot of things on the boat, and Monty said we needed to get organized so that we could build a society."
Nestor gives his class a break, then turns to speak to Howard.
"Well, Kaa told me about his friends still in Taldor, so I asked Esmerlla bring them to the Stardust Augurs, to planeshift them back. Then decided to pay them a visit, just to see how they were doing. So Monty was getting the Vooniths organized, based on what you taught him. Verdigris had the idea that wood might be a better choice for housing materials as opposed to mud, since that tends to wash away rather easily. " Nestor pauses for a moment. "I mean they're nice friendly Vooniths, so I decided stay here and help develop a Voonith civilization. Your description on aquaculture needed to be fleshed out a little more, but was more or less there. And they need to have a stable food supply before they have the time to develop more advanced technologies."
"And oh, there's a wooden statue in your likeness in the village center." Nestor snickers.
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Howard places another Sending to Janira.
He then spends the rest of the day using Scrivener's Chant to copy enough books to pack all of his extradimensional spaces, and heads to the Grand Lodge at the appointed time.
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Howard gives Hosbagh a parting wave.
"Welcome home. I hope it is peaceful for you."
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When he returns home, he presents the options available to Eldarius, seeing what he would prefer.
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Spotting the Yetis, Howard growls at them.
"Mae Abbott a Costello dan fy amddiffyniad. Os ydych chi'n golygu eu bod yn niweidio, dylech wthio yn awr. Dyma'ch unig rybudd - os byddwch chi'n ymosod, byddaf yn golchi'r eira yn eich gwaed."
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With Kaa, Howard smiles.
"It is good to see you again, my friend! I am glad to see that your people are getting organised; you deserve the chance to build your own society, so that Voonith culture has a chance to flourish."
With Nestor, he bows.
"Thank-you for taking the time to help them. It is very good of you."
When the statue is mentioned, Howard has the grace to look slightly embarrassed, but quickly recovers.
"I am just glad that I have managed to have such a lasting, positive impact upon them; despite all the tragedy, and narrowly-averted disaster, it is a beautiful thing to know that I have helped, in some small way, to help create something good."
"O yeah! Carthffosydd Cassomir yma dwi'n dod!" She squeals delightedly.
Oh yeah! Cassomir sewers here I come!
Eldarius thinks it'd be a great idea to have a simulacrum of Maria, but Maria on hearing that, pulls him by the ear and forces him to recant or its no dinner. Maria is adamant of not having a simulacrum of her, telling Howard in private the reason Eldarius wanted to see a simulacrum of her was probably so he could enjoy the food, without the nagging, and no way in hell would she ever let him get away with that.
They are initially surprised at being spotted and even more so as Howard addresses them in their own tongue, but the centre one gathers up his nerves and snaps back, "Edrychwch yma, dyma ein tiriogaeth. Yr hyn y mae'r fwc yn ei roi i mewn i ddim yn gymaint ag y mae yo 'g$%%&!n yn gadael"
Look here, dis be our territory. What the f*ck gives yo' tha right ta barge in without so much as a by yo' godd@mn leave!
Abbott whistles at Howard, bewildered as the yeti runts pop up.
Uhhh? Where did the snowmen come from?
"Oh yes, Nestor brought us iron tools so we could chop trees. And build all this. But we can't make our own iron. Yet."
"So Howard, what technology do you think we should be transferring to our Vooniths next?" Nestor drawls laconically.
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Howard nods thoughtfully to Maria.
"Pulchrum satis. Sed si aliquem ex familia crudelitate laborare mihi ego credo et aedificabo tortor, sicut agricola. Non impono super vos ipsos instituendi, aut saltem a consequat libro providere? Scio me esse contentus esto gloria, et scio esse me iuvat vestra convivae et permanere coctione in aliquo modo post vos usque in Eldarius non movetur."
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Howard frowns.
"Wel, sut oeddent i fod i wybod bod y diriogaeth hon yn cael ei hawlio, pan fyddwch chi'n cuddio fel hynny? Roeddent o'r farn mai dim ond adfeiliad wedi'i adael i archwilio hyn oedd hwn; nid oedd ganddynt unrhyw syniad eu bod yn tueddu!"
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Howard grins.
"Well, no-one expects an industrial revolution over night; it will take time! I am, however, quite impressed with what you have managed to achieve thus far. It is worth noting, however, that mining is cramped, dirty, and (above all) destructive work. That said, with the application of a little magic, it can become a bit easier... I am sure that we can pass on the essentials of iron-working; you will just need to be careful... wood does tend to burn easily, after all, unless you take the proper precautions..."
"Sure, no problem, drop us a line when you're ready and I can arrange for an appointment the next day." Janira answers.
"Ego felix instituendi vestra robot. Probabiliter magis ideam usquam, ego non viventem in sempiternum." Maria replies.
I'd be happy to train your robot. Probably a better idea anyway, since I won't be living forever.
Abbott holds out his tentacles laterally, saying in placating tones, "Menywod eira bach iawn ..."
Nice little snowmen...
Costello on the other hand whistles at Abbott.
I think we've just run into aggressive native species. It's not worth it, let's just get out of here.
"Oh just tell 'em ta bugga off, then. Git dat s&!#?" Their leader demands.
Oh just tell them to bugger off, then. Get it? Dis be our place.
"Yn iawn, rydym yn symud i ffwrdd nawr, daliwch eich ceffylau ..." Abbott continuues.
All right, we're moving off now, hold your horses...
Then the elder things back off.
"Hmm, why do you say mining is cramped, dirty and destructive work?"Kaa asks Howard. "Is there a way to get iron without mining?"
"Well, not that I know off...unless you trade for it." Nestor shrugs.
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Howard nods.
"Pulchrum satis. Et source in officinarum, et ad eam possit docere artes necesse est."
The following day, he then makes a brief run to Armun Kelish...
...and finds precisely the right construct to meet his needs, which he dutifully takes back for Maria to teach.
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Once both sides have stood down / backed off, Howard then turns to Abbott and Costello.
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Howard grins at Nestor.
"Right then... Shall we give the a crash-course in capitalism, distance networks, and small market economics?"
Howard manages to find in the Plane of Air an Azlanti speaking construct and takes it to Maria, who promptly begins to teach it how to cook. The Clockwork servant finds it rather amusing to be cooking, considering that it doesn’t need to consume food, and has no taste buds to try food for that matter.
Abbott whistles at Howard.
I’m not sure. Do you prefer your interview at somewhere on a cliff face with nice scenery, or would you like some monastery?
”Hold your horses. Look I don’t even know what capitalism is, I’m a hippie at heart! I’d need to check with the other Stardust Augurs if they’ve heard about distance networks…well there’s the sending network, and small market economics, since we don’t usually offer anything except knowledge.” Nestor answers.
”What. The. Heck. Are you talking about.” Kaa looks at Howard and Nestor totally confused. ”You sound like Verdigris in one of her moods, only WORSE!”
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Howard grins, enjoying the incongruity of it all, but also pleased that there was a solution that Maria was happy with.
Howard shrugs.
Howard raises a placating hand.
"It's okay, Kaa - I was just teasing Nestor. To be more specific, if your people would prefer not to mine (which would involve a lot of dirty work, away from water), the only other way to get it is via trade. As I am sure you are aware, in order to trade, you need to have something that another party wants. So, for example, you could trade your excess fish stocks in a nearby town, for either raw iron (which you could work yourselves), or for finished products. The real trick to getting ahead in the marketplace, however, is to corner the market on something - find something that only you can produce (or that only you can produce easily), which will therefore garner a higher price; to go with the earlier example, if you, say, bred-up large quantities of a particularly rare fish, or other river-dwelling creatures, that would garner a better price than more common fish."
Abbott whistles at Howard.
Hmm we should do the interview on the roof of the dragon temple. The scenery is breathtaking and I'm on pretty good terms with Abbott Xuan Zhang. Problem is your appearance might cause quite a stir. And it's about 8000 miles from here in the province of Quain.
"But Howard, where would we find other people who would buy our fish? We seem to be the only sentient race here." Kaa answers. "And Monty said not everyone in the Dreamlands was friendly. Apparently he had a bad experience he'd rather not talk about."
"I know Viscount Brellin has a large library in the city of Celephias and they're fine. I also don't know where he's getting all that food for his galas."Nestor muses.
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Howard smirks.
He then casts Blood Money and Limited Wishes for a Veil, so that he appears 'normal'.
Howard nods.
"Well, there you are - that is one possibility to explore. It won't happen over night, of course, but things that are worth building, take time..."
Costello opens an eye bigger then the other then whistles.
Yeah, that'll do.
Howard, based on a picture of the place they show him on their tablet, greater teleports everyone onto the temple roof.
He is greeted by a magnificent sight of an orange walled temple supported by golden pillars with entwined sky dragons. The temple is 3 stories high and its roofs resemble emerald green bamboo laid out and vibrant red lanterns hang down from the roof. On the very top is a prayer wheel ontop of sapphire waves, and to its flanks are 2 sky dragons. On the flat granite courtyard are a pack of humans in brown monk robes practicing quarterstaff fighting. Surrounding the temple is a forest of pine trees.
"But how would we contact Viscount Brellin and how would we even get there?" Kaa asks Howard.
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Howard has the grace to look impressed.
He then settles down to give his long-promised interview.
Howard chew his lip thoughtfully.
"Well, if it is the place that I am thinking of, I have been there before, and it is indeed a grand settlement... I can at least Greater Teleport there, and hopefully find a map. If it is indeed too far away to travel easily, I can always create a Permanent Teleportation Circle here, and another in a modest house there, which I would purchase for you, allowing the two-way transfer of goods. You would, however, need to be certain that this is definitely where you want to keep your burgeoning settlement; once created, I can't change the Teleportation Circles destinations."
Costello whistles.
All right, make yourself comfortable, and lets get the interview started. If you've got anyspells that prevent scrying on you, please turn them off, otherwise we can't live record this whole thing. Alternatively you may want to mage's private sanctum this area, so that we're in it so nothing outside can scry in, but scrying within will still work.
"You'd want to ask Monty if we're moving anytime soon, but isn't it a little bit too early? Siriss was saying that humans request something called an "interview" before they may be willing to do business with you." Kaa answers.
Abbott takes out his phone and begins to record, while whistling, while pointing at Costello.
I'm Abbott, and he's Costello
Then they whistle together.
And we're your TV hosts on Lonely Planet Golarion.
Costello starts whistling.
Tonight we have a very special guest. The savior of the library on Bohlvarai, Howard Phillip Lovecraft.
Abott starts whistling.
Howard - you're extremely widely travelled, would you like to tell us what set us on your path that lead you to what you are today?
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Howard nods.
Costello whistles at Howard.
Could you describe why was your childhood unhappy?
Abbott whistles at Howard.
How did you learn about the madman and what did he do to you?
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Howard gives Costello a pained smile.
He then nods Abbott.
Costello whistles at Howard.
Oh dear - how terrible! Everyone out there, remember to be responsible parents - if you sire kids, you have to take care of them.
Abbott whistles at Howard.
So after you regained your memories, what have you been doing?
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Howard nods.
Along the way, I have had the opportunity to help any number of sentients - for example, Hosbagh, an Otyugh stranded in Neruzavin, whom I helped get back home; Havigan, a human close to death from fungal corruption, whom I restored, and became good friends with; Lord Eldarius and his family, whom I converted back to life from undeath; and, of course, Blaayjhan and Phylnimaar, whom I rescued from Carcosa, with as much of the library there as we could carry, after destroying the Mutate. That is far from an exhaustive list, of course; there were many others."
Abbott whistles at Howard.
Wow your adventures are exciting! And Lowls sounds like a thorough b@stard who's been spreading chaos and destruction in his wake. I can say for all Elder Things we're glad that such a scourge has been purged from the galaxy.
Costello whistles at Howard.
We know about your galaxy famous library, and encourage any viewers to send their emails to Howard@eldernet.com to pay a visit to his library, now boasting a collection of Kimonian, Yithian, Mon Calamarian, and Twi'lek books. Spectacles of understanding and travelers translators are available for rent in the library, so language is no barrier!
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Abbott whistles at Howard.
[Spoiler=Elder Thing]
What are your plans for the future?