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Bennet	I do not sell any weapons. Khaled does. He is in the house with Onar.
Me	What about forging equipment?
Bennet	What do you need?
Me	What kinds of weapons do you make?
Bennet	Plain swords at the moment, not much else.
Bennet	But if I had some magic ore I could forge weapons that are better than all comparable weapons made from regular old steel.
Bennet	You wouldn't happen to know where to find some around here? (laughs) Besides in the Valley of Mines, I mean.
Me	No.
Bennet	Of course not.
Me	Are you with the farmers or the mercenaries?
Bennet	You're pulling my leg, aren't you?
Me	I was just curious.
Bennet	Have you ever seen a farmer who also forges weapons?
Me	No.
Bennet	Then why do you ask such stupid questions?
Me	I want to join the mercenaries!
Bennet	Stop blabbering then, go to Torlof and let him put you to the test.
Me	I have passed the test.
Bennet	Good, I'll vote for you, then.
Me	Can you teach me how to forge a sword?
Bennet	Sure.
Bennet	That will cost you a bit, though. Let's say 30 gold pieces.
Me	Fine. Here's 30 for you.
Bennet	And that was a damn good price, too! We can start as soon as you're ready.
Bennet	Stop playing me for a sucker. 30 and not a coin less.
Me	Maybe later.
Me	Teach me how to forge a sword!
Bennet	It's quite simple: get yourself a piece of raw steel and hold it into the fire until it glows.
Bennet	Then put it on the anvil and hammer the blade into shape.
Bennet	Most important, watch out that the blade doesn't get too cold. You only have a few minutes at a time to work on your weapon ...
Bennet	The rest you can find out for yourself - it's merely a matter of practice.
Me	Teach me how to forge magic ore weapons!
Bennet	But you don't even know the basics.
Bennet	First you need to learn how to forge a decent sword. Then we'll see.
Bennet	As long as you aren't one of us, I'll be damned if I tell you the secret of the magic ore weapons.
Bennet	Only very few blacksmiths know it at all, and I believe that not even the smiths in town know anything about it.
Bennet	And that's a good thing, too. Otherwise, those boozers of the city guard would all be wielding magic swords next.
Bennet	Nothing against you. (grins) You seem to be OK.
Bennet	If I had magic ore, I might even do just that.
Me	Aw, come on - I'm with the mercenaries, and I can forge - what else do you want?
Bennet	Can you tell me, then, how I am supposed to forge a magic ore weapon without any magic ore?
Me	Weeell ...
Bennet	That's what I thought. I need at least 5 lumps of that ore - or you can forget it,
Bennet	Great, you brought me the ore, and you also know how to forge a decent sword.
Me	Well, fire away, then ...
Bennet	The most important thing is: It doesn't matter at all whether your weapon is made of magic ore throughout, or if you have only coated a simple steel blade with a layer of ore. The surface is all that matters.
Bennet	And since the blasted stuff is so expensive, you just grab a steel billet and a few lumps of ore.
Bennet	Naturally, it won't do to just coat a finished sword with magic ore. You'll have to forge the weapon yourself from scratch.
Bennet	Everything else depends on the weapon you would like to produce.
Me	Where can I find magic ore?
Bennet	Well, if only I knew that. There must surely be some in the mining colony.
Bennet	But maybe you'll luck out and find a few leftover morsels somewhere around here you can scrape together.
Bennet	I think there are some mining tunnels in the mountains south of here. Maybe you'll get lucky there.
Bennet	But watch out, I have heard it's teeming with bandits up there.
Me	Here you are - 5 ore nuggets.
Bennet	(laughs) Show me!
Bennet	Really! Knock me down with a feather!
Bennet	You can keep two of these things. You'll need them in order to forge your own weapon.
Bennet	No, not yet. Come back later.
Me	I want to know more about forging magic ore weapons.
Bennet	I can teach you how to forge magic ore swords, or even two-handed blades.
Bennet	I have improved my technique. Now I can teach you how to make bastard swords or heavy two-handed swords with ore.
Bennet	I think I have outdone myself this time. I have designed two battle blades. That's the best thing I have seen so far.
Bennet	Listen. I think I just had an ingenious inspiration. Magic ore weapons, coated with dragon blood. And I know exactly how I'll go about it!
Bennet	(grins) Do you want to know?
Bennet	What kind of weapon would you like to make?
Me	How come you're in the slammer?
Bennet	Those swine have thrown me in the hole. I'm supposed to have murdered a paladin.
Bennet	But I didn't do it, they're only trying to frame me.
Me	Why would they do that?
Bennet	How would I know? You've got to get me out of here.
Bennet	Talk to Lord Hagen, tear down the wall, who cares - just do something!
Me	What happened?
Bennet	I went downtown with Hodges to buy some supplies for our boys.
Bennet	Suddenly we heard a loud scream and the sound of running feet.
Me	Get to the point.
Bennet	We knew at once that something had happened and that they would grab us at once if they saw us there.
Bennet	We ran like hell. Then, just before we got to the city gate, I tripped and sprained my ankle.
Bennet	The rest is soon told. The militia was on me at once, and they threw me straight into this hole.
Me	Who was murdered?
Bennet	I have no idea - one of the paladins, I don't know them.
Me	Have you got a name?
Bennet	Some Lothar, I think. Well, I don't know, I'm not really sure.
Bennet	You had better ask Lord Hagen, he knows all the details.
Me	Do they have any evidence against you?
Bennet	They say they have a witness who recognized me.
Me	Do you know who the witness is?
Bennet	No. All I know is that he's lying.
Me	Who leads the investigation?
Bennet	Lord Hagen himself. Since the victim was one of the paladins, this falls under martial law.
Me	What does that mean?
Bennet	That's easy to guess. If I don't get out of here, they're going to let me swing without further ado.
Bennet	You've got to help me, or there'll be a war. Lee's not going to take this lying down.
Bennet	You can figure out for yourself what that means.
Bennet	Man, and here I was thinking they'd really hang me!
Me	Well, it worked out all right in the end.
Bennet	You can say that again. You should have seen the face of the soldier when he had to let me out!
Bennet	(laughs) He was so scared he almost did it in his pants.
Bennet	Which reminds me, I've got something for you.
Me	What do you mean?
Bennet	(grins) A present.
Me	What present?
Bennet	We have heard of the dragons that are said to be in the valley.
Me	They're really there!
Bennet	All right, I believe you.
Bennet	At any rate, some of the boys have decided to go into the valley as well.
Bennet	(grins) They are planning to tidy up in there.
Me	What's that got to do with me?
Bennet	(proudly) I have developed a new type of armor. Dragon hunter's armor!
Bennet	It is sturdier and lighter than traditional armor.
Bennet	Since you're the one who saved me, I want you to have the first piece. It's a gift!
Bennet	I thought you might want to be in on the fun. You're going to need the right equipment when you go down to that valley.
Bennet	Also, I am interested in dragon scales. Genuine dragon scales. I shall pay you a good price for them.
Me	How much do I get per scale?
Bennet	Anyway, I thought you would surely want to participate in the upcoming dragon hunt.
Me	And?
Bennet	Here, take this amulet. I think you'll need it more than I do.
Me	I've got a few dragon scales for you.
Bennet	Genuine dragon scales!
Bennet	Here's your gold!
Bennet	All right, that should be enough. I could sell you new, improved armor if you want.
Me	I want to buy the armor.
Bennet	Very good. You'll be delighted with it.
Me	I should certainly expect that at this price.
Bennet	You'll find that it is worth every single gold piece.
Bennet	You don't have enough gold.
Me	I know how the armor can be improved even further.
Bennet	(smiling to himself) Tell me, then.
Me	You could coat the dragon scales with magic ore.
Bennet	(laughs) That thought has already occurred to me, too. And you're right.
Bennet	My newest armor beats everything you've ever seen. It is lightweight yet sturdy.
Bennet	It is PERFECT.
Bennet	You can buy it if you want. I don't make this offer to just anybody, and the price only just covers the manufacturing costs.
Me	Give me the armor.
Bennet	This is the best armor I have ever made.
Bennet	A true masterpiece.
Bennet	You don't have enough gold.
Me	Can you repair jewelry?
Bennet	That depends. You would have to show me the piece first.
Bennet	Also, I need to get out of here first.
Bennet	Before that, I can't do a thing, obviously.
Me	Can you have a look at this amulet?
Bennet	Sure, let me see.
Bennet	Hmm, that is a beautiful piece of work. The setting is shot. I think I can fix it, though.
Me	How long will it take you?
Bennet	Well, I'm stuck here for now. Or do you see a forge in this place?
Bennet	If I were in my smithy I could do it all in one day. But, of course, first I'll need to get out of here.
Bennet	If you leave it here with me, it will be done by the time you come back tomorrow.
Bennet	And I won't even charge you for it. You got me out of the slammer, after all.
Me	Here's the amulet, please repair it for me.
Bennet	All right. I'll have finished the new setting by tomorrow.
Bennet	You can come to me and get it then.
Me	Is the amulet ready?
Bennet	Yes, here.
Bennet	I had to make a new setting for the stone.
Bennet	I worked on it all night, and now it's as good as new.
Bennet	If you keep interrupting my work, it will take even longer.
Me	Is there anything you can do with dragon eggs?
Bennet	Dragon eggs? How the heck did you come by these?
Me	I took them from some lizard people.
Bennet	Let me see.
Bennet	Mmh. Very sturdy material. Ideal for finishing armor. If one can manage to get them open, that is.
Me	What about it, then? Do you want it?
Bennet	Sure! Give it here.
Bennet	How many more times are you going to shove that blasted thing at me? Do you want me to buy it or not?
Bennet	I'll pay you, mmh, let's say 300 gold coins for each egg you can bring me.
Me	It's a deal.
Bennet	Right-o.
Bennet	Then keep those things coming if you can get them.
Bennet	Ehmm. You say you took it from lizard people?
Me	Right.
Bennet	Most lizard people dwell in caves, as far as I know.
Bennet	It wouldn't surprise me if you found more of these things in the caves around here.
Bennet	Here. Take this map. It'll help you find the caves.
Bennet	But first you need to get a map of the caves from a cartographer in town. It would be a pity if you couldn't find them all.
Me	These are dragon eggs, not paltry chicken eggs.
Bennet	(exasperated) All right. 350 it is. But I can't give you more than that - or it just won't pay for me.
Me	Save your gold, then. I think I'll keep it.
Bennet	Let me know when you change your mind.
Me	Interested in some more dragon eggs?
Bennet	Sure!
Me	Here. I've got another.
Me	I've got some more here.
Bennet	Great. Give here. Have you looked everywhere, then? Surely there must be more.
Bennet	Just where do you dig up those things? There can't be many more now.
Bennet	I don't think you'll find many more now. And I've got so many already, I hardly know what to do with them.
Bennet	Oh, right. Here's your money.
Me	I need to go to an island. I could use a smith.
Bennet	And so you thought of me?
Me	Yes. What do you say? At any rate, that would get you out of here.
Bennet	Better than Onar's farm. Boy, even hell can't be THAT bad. Count me in.
Me	My crew is already complete at the moment.
Bennet	Then make sure to send one of them away again.
Me	Be my smith, then. See you at the harbor.
Bennet	All right. See you later.
Me	I'm going to let you know when I need you.
Bennet	Fine. I'm here.
Me	I'm going to find myself a different smith.
Bennet	It's this one minute, and that the next. Make up your mind, will you? Once you've figured out what you want, let me know.
Me	Come back. I can't find another smith.
Bennet	(irritated) Right! It's only me, so who cares. See you later at the dock.