L&G Anvil: Lindy goes shopping.

[Lindy Ravenswing]

The Fourth Brightening in the Month of Kalendryas, in the season of Winter, Era 1, Era XV PF

It was midmorning when Lindy stepped into the L&G Anvil. She stood inside the door a moment, savoring the heat produced by the forge, then began to examine the weapons hanging on the wall. The Dwarven proprietor was busy, but she was content to take her time. To her eye, the weapons seemed faultlessly made, although she had no expertise in the matter.

Eventually, Lork noticed her.

"I'd like to discuss the possibility of having two daggers custom made. Daggers may not be the right term for what I want though, I've seen them once but do not know what they're called."

She displayed a picture of a katar, a dagger with an H-shaped handle with the blade projecting from the top of the H. Held by the crossbar of the H, the blade projected out from the fist so that it was used by punching.

"I'm interested in a sturdy and functional weapon, I don't require any degree of ornamentation. I am not wealthy but I believe I can pay a reasonable rate."

[Charlie Wallace]

Lork's firey red hair was singed by the flames from the forge. His forehead bore a scar. He studied the picture of the dagger with the unusual hilt. He said, "I'm sure the blade would easily be attached to the cross piece and held in place by the top of the cross. Wouldn't take me more than a brightening to forge the pieces together. Making two is no harder than making one. Twenty crowns each is reasonable for the custom weapons."

[Lindy Ravenswing]

Lindy was pleased with the quoted price, and so forbore to haggle. She prefered that a person making something specially for her to do so while thinking kind thoughts about her custom.

"Your price is fair. Do you care to measure my hand? She held her hand out palm forward. I am a bit larger than the ordinary woman but nothing too out of the ordinary."


"Shall I pay a deposit of half value now, or would you prefer the whole payment on delivery?"

[Charlie Wallace]

Lork said, "Measuring your hand is a good idea." The red-bearded dwarf took a stick with incremental markings. He measured both the with and length of Lindy's hand.

Lork said, "No down payment is necessary. Just pay in full when you come to pick them up in a brightening."

[Lindy Ravenswing]

Lindy returned the next brightening to pick up her order. She came in the afternoon, so as to give Lork as much time to finish as he required. The weapons seemed sturdy and well constructed.

"These will do very nicely!" she said. "well, maybe not 'nicely,' since they're weapons, but you know what I mean." She paid over the 40 crowns.

[Charlie Wallace]

Lork unrolled an oily rag. The daggers gleamed with newness. Each blade was honed deadly sharp. The hilt was just as Lindy had described and the fit was perfect to her hand. Lork said, "Sheaths for this peculiar style will need to be custom made. I suggest you see Lauder, at Lauder's hides on the north docks. He can dye your sheath any color you wish, and his wife will sew it to your specifications."

Lork handed the bundle to Lindy and accepted the forty crowns.