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Gaan	A fresh face in our midst. Welcome to the 'Ring of Water'.
Gaan	Vatras wants to see you. You had better go to him now.
Me	You've got a lot of space up here.
Gaan	It's nice enough. But if you go through the pass back there, you won't think so much longer.
Gaan	If this little tract of land has impressed you, then wait till you see the Valley of Mines back there.
Me	Who are you?
Gaan	My name is Gaan. I'm a hunter and work for Bengar, the farmer here on the high pastures.
Gaan	I spend most of my time here outside, basking in the sun.
Me	Why are you looking so solemn?
Gaan	You're wearing our aquamarine ring.
Me	You belong to the 'Ring of Water'?
Gaan	I certainly do. Good to see a new face in our ranks.
Me	What's your task within the 'Ring of Water'?
Gaan	I keep an eye on the entrance to the pass, to see who goes in and out.
Gaan	Since the paladins have closed the gate to the pass, however, there hasn't been much coming and going.
Me	Have you heard of those missing people?
Gaan	Of course I have. That's why we're supposed to keep our eyes open.
Gaan	But I haven't seen much that would give you a clue, to tell you the truth.
Me	What do I need to know about the Valley of Mines?
Gaan	No idea. I've only taken a fleeting glance at the valley. Looked pretty dangerous.
Gaan	The best thing to do if you go there through the pass is to stay close to the beaten track.
Gaan	Either you take the way through the big gorge, or the road over the stone bridge. That one is shorter and safer.
Gaan	Now that the orcs are roaming all over the place, you have to be a bit careful.
Gaan	I don't want to have to drag you to the herb witch.
Me	Herb witch?
Gaan	Her name is Sagitta. She is the healer for the farmers and the other people who live outside the harbor city.
Gaan	A truly curious female.
Gaan	No one really likes going to her and everybody enjoys gossiping about her.
Gaan	But if you're sick, you won't find better help than Sagitta and her kitchen full of healing herbs.
Gaan	You'll find her in the strip of woods behind Sekob's farm.
Me	What does this dangerous beast look like?
Gaan	I don't know exactly. Up to now, I've mostly heard grunting and scratching. But I've seen what it can do.
Gaan	Even wolves aren't safe from it. The beast even bit the head off of one.
Me	How much would you pay me if I killed that beast for you?
Gaan	I'd give the person who killed it everything I could spare.
Me	Where does this scummy beast come from?
Gaan	Somewhere from outside the woods. Maybe from the Valley of Mines. But I don't know for sure.
Gaan	I've never been to the Valley of Mines.
Gaan	That horrible animal is dead, I assume.
Gaan	Then I can finally hunt freely again.
Gaan	Here's the money I promised you.
Me	Can you teach me about hunting?
Gaan	No problem. For 100 gold coins I can show you how to gut the animals you bring down.
Gaan	Pelts and other trophies bring a lot of money in the market.
Me	Here. 100 gold coins for your expertise on gutting animals.
Gaan	Thanks. Now you're talking.
Gaan	Ask me later, when you have some money.
Me	What can you teach me?
Gaan	That depends on what you want to know.
Gaan	At the moment, I can't teach you anything you don't already know. Sorry.
Gaan	Animals don't like to give up their claws. You have to place your knife very precisely.
Gaan	Your hands should be slightly crossed. Then you separate the claw with a powerful tug.
Gaan	Merchants are always eager to be paid in claws.
Gaan	The easiest thing to take from an animal are the teeth. You move your knife around the teeth in its mouth.
Gaan	Then you separate them from the skull with a skillful tug.
Gaan	The best way to remove the pelt is by making a deep cut along the hind legs.
Gaan	After that, it should be a cinch to pull off the skin from the front to the back.
Gaan	These flies have a soft spot on their backs.
Gaan	If you press there, the stinger will be squeezed out very far, and you can detach it with your knife.
Gaan	The best way to remove the wings of a bloodfly is with a blow from a sharp knife, very close to the fly's body.
Gaan	You have to watch out that you don't damage the delicate tissue of the wings. They're worthless if you don't do it carefully.
Gaan	Now that this slightly oversized snapper is dead, I can show you how to remove its horn.
Gaan	You push your knife deep into the animal's forehead and carefully lever the thing upwards.
Gaan	If it won't come loose from the skull, you work on it with a second knife from the other side.
Me	How's the hunting?
Gaan	The last animal I could bring down was a large rat. Not very encouraging, and bad for business.
Gaan	For several days now, some kind of snorting beast has been roaming the area.
Gaan	It not only kills everything that moves, it also interferes with my work.
Gaan	It's getting crazier out here. Meanwhile, dozens of these snorting animals have come out of the pass.
Gaan	Under these circumstances, hunting is getting harder and harder up here.
Gaan	I can't complain.