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of-the-owls

In the middle of the street, there is a woman who could be mistaken for an elf by her eyes and ears, if it weren't for her feet, nose, and bigass wings. She is purchasing food from a street vendor, which the vendor would probably object to more if it weren't for the fact that Liushna is still deeply inexperienced with money and doesn't realize that a silver coin is overpaying.

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bughouse

That is some kind of bird monster. Or it's a strix. Blai has never actually seen a strix before, but he is now alive to the possibility that a given bird-monster-looking-thing is possibly a strix, which is not a monster, and is of a kind with those friendly at Pezzack.

"Perhaps you do not have any change," he says to the street vendor, counting out ten copper for the silver.

of-the-owls

There is a smaller coin than the silver??? Money is so complicated!

"Thank," she says to the man with the copper coins. "New to coins."

bughouse

She spoke civilly and did not obviously attempt to enchant him or anything, points toward 'strix' and not 'monster'. Though possibly only points she was already awarded for making a licit purchase in the first place. "Paper money was a way to pass pieces of souls around, so it is meant to be replaced with coinage as quickly as possible."

of-the-owls

"--Oh, no, new to money. Itarii not use it."

bughouse

"- Itary, I see. I thought you were a strix." He takes a couple of steps back. "The legal code is in substantial flux right now."

of-the-owls

"Strix word for Itarii like slips word for halflings."

bughouse

"Oh, it's for short? I see. I don't think the longer word is well known."

of-the-owls

For short? ...She's not going to have this conversation for the first time with a helpful stranger who doesn't seem to mean anything by it.

"Many people Cheliax not know, seeming." Shrug. "Not most important thing."

bughouse

"I have heard that your people were helpful in Pezzack."

of-the-owls

"Get rid of bad men," she says firmly.

bughouse

"So I hear, yes. Are you - a delegate? Were the strix asked to send one?"

of-the-owls

"Not ask, send anyway. Was elected. Itarii live in Cheliax. Is important."

bughouse

"What are you planning to ask for at the convention?"

of-the-owls

"Peace. Not at peace with bad men of Asmodeus. Asmodeus men come on mountains, men die. Sometimes Itarii also die. Now bad men gone. New men, good men? Not know for sure. Know people in Pezzack, some, but Pezzack not human queen."

bughouse

"Do you know the person Pezzack elected - I assume they're large enough to send someone?"

of-the-owls

"Not know who. But someone, yes."

bughouse

"Do you know anyone here, do you have a place to stay? A lot of the temples are being turned over to new gods; if there's one you favor you could seek a room there."

of-the-owls

"On roof of halfling building."

bughouse

"There's a halfling building?"

of-the-owls

"Halflling delegate rent house for other halfling delegates. Let me on roof because also not human."

bughouse

"Oh, do nonhumans prefer to keep away from humans - I don't mean to trouble you."

of-the-owls

"Not troubling. Many humans rude to halflings and Itarii. Not you."

bughouse

"I've neglected to introduce myself. Select Blai Artigas."

of-the-owls

"Liushna of Windwhip tribe! What is Select?"

bughouse