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Bosper	Welcome to my shop, stranger!
Bosper	I am Bosper. I craft bows and trade in furs.
Bosper	What brings you to Khorinis?
Me	I need to get into the upper quarter ...
Bosper	Where the paladins are? Forget it.
Bosper	You need to be a respected citizen here, or at least hold a decent job.
Bosper	As a stranger, you stand no chance of getting in.
Me	So I noticed ...
Me	I'm looking for work!
Bosper	Mmh - I could use a new apprentice.
Bosper	The last one just gave up his job two days ago.
Bosper	Do you know anything about hunting, then?
Me	Weeell ...
Bosper	I could teach you how to skin animals.
Bosper	I'll pay you well for every skin you bring me.
Me	I can get you some skins if that's what you mean.
Bosper	Excellent! Bring me as many animal skins as you can - I will buy them from you for a good price.
Me	I want to start as your apprentice!
Bosper	(grins) Great! You seem to know the basics already.
Bosper	Harad thinks you're a good man.
Bosper	But Harad isn't convinced of your abilities.
Bosper	But Harad says he's never seen you.
Bosper	Thorben gave you his blessing. I'm not all that pious, but I'm fine with it.
Bosper	Thorben will only give you his approval with the blessing of the gods.
Bosper	Thorben has no idea who you are.
Bosper	Constantino says you can sign up wherever you want for all he cares.
Bosper	Constantino says you're being accused of a crime here in town - I hope that this is something trivial?
Bosper	See to it that the matter gets cleared up.
Bosper	Constantino has never even heard of you.
Bosper	And Matteo says you're worth your weight in gold.
Bosper	And Matteo mentioned some debts - whatever he meant by that, you had better talk to him.
Bosper	Matteo says he has not yet talked to you about this.
Bosper	Matteo says he has never seen you before in his life.
Bosper	This means you have the approval of all masters!
Bosper	You now have the approval of four masters. That will suffice for you to be accepted as an apprentice.
Bosper	You can work for me at any time if you want.
Bosper	You need the approval of at least four masters in order to be able to start an apprenticeship in the lower part of town.
Bosper	This means that you should talk to all those who do not quite approve of you yet.
Bosper	Before I take you on I need to know, of course, whether you're any good at all.
Bosper	You brought me back my bow, but that doesn't say much about your talent as a hunter.
Me	I'm in!
Bosper	You aren't going to regret this! I think we'll be able to work together well.
Me	Good - I'll think about it.
Bosper	Don't make the wrong decision! You'd be perfect for me.
Me	What if I want to sign on with one of the other masters?
Bosper	(grumpy) Balderdash!
Bosper	Harad and Matteo already have apprentices.
Bosper	Constantino the alchemist is a loner - and he hasn't taken an apprentice in years.
Bosper	And as for Thorben - everyone knows he's dead broke - he probably couldn't even pay you.
Bosper	I, on the other hand, am in urgent need of an apprentice - and I pay well, too.
Bosper	But no matter where you want to sign on - you need the approval of all other masters from the lower part of town ...
Me	Why did your apprentice give up his job?
Bosper	All he said was that it had become too dangerous out there.
Bosper	If you're really interested, then you can ask him yourself.
Bosper	His name is Bartok. He's probably hanging out near Coragon's pub.
Bosper	Go through the underpass from the smithy, then you're headed straight for it.
Me	Will I get your approval to sign up with a different master?
Bosper	(disappointed) I had hoped you would choose me.
Bosper	But if that's the way you want it ...
Me	Does that mean you'll vote for me?
Bosper	If none of the other masters objects - yes.
Bosper	You brought back my bow, after all.
Bosper	But you would certainly have made a good hunter.
Bosper	(sighs) All right! You shall have my approval - but on one condition.
Bosper	Work for me, at least for a short time.
Bosper	That way you can find out for yourself whether you like my craft or not.
Bosper	And who knows - maybe you'll end up liking it, and you'll stay with me.
Bosper	If you're good enough to sign on with ME, you're also good enough for all others here.
Me	What do you want me to do for you?
Bosper	I will teach you how to skin an animal, and you will bring me - let's say - half a dozen wolf skins.
Bosper	Bring me half a dozen wolf skins.
Bosper	Then I'll know that you have learned your trade.
Bosper	If it doesn't take you forever and if the skins are in acceptable condition, I will take you on if you like.
Bosper	Or (sighs) you can start with one of the other masters - if that's what you really want.
Me	About the wolf skins ...
Bosper	You're already apprenticed to a different master now. I will buy the skins from you for the regular price.
Me	I've got them - here.
Bosper	Great! I knew you would be suitable for this job.
Bosper	Here's the pay I promised you.
Bosper	And? What do you think? Isn't this better work than banging away at swords all day, or filling little bottles in a dusty chamber?
Bosper	We had agreed on half a dozen - but you've still got time. Go and get those skins.
Me	Teach me how to skin animals!
Bosper	Right. Listen. It's quite easy, really.
Bosper	You take a sharp blade and cut open the animal's belly. Then make a few small incisions on the inside of the legs, and you can peel off the skin.
Bosper	Bring me the wolf skins and we shall see ...
Me	Show me your wares.
Bosper	You're not here to browse through my wares, you're supposed to get me those skins!
Bosper	So get going!
Me	I've heard that someone stole from you.
Bosper	Who told you that? Probably Bartok, huh? Didn't he have anything better to tell you? Oh well.
Bosper	Let me tell you, if I get hold of this bastard he can say his prayers!
Bosper	I left the shop only for a moment. When I came back, I could only just see him leave - with my bow on his shoulder.
Bosper	I called the guards right away, but the lowlife ran towards the harbor. And they lost him there.
Bosper	I lit a bonfire under their asses then, and they searched the entire harbor district. But they didn't find a thing.
Bosper	Those bumbling lackeys!
Bosper	I bet my bow is still in town somewhere. I informed the guards on both city gates, and they haven't seen anyone leave with my bow.
Bosper	When I get my hands on that bastard ...
Me	I think this bow belongs to you ...
Bosper	My bow! Where did you find it?
Me	In a dark hole full of rats.
Bosper	I hope you didn't get into trouble ...
Me	No - I've done this kind of thing before.
Bosper	Hm - thank you anyway. I owe you for this!
Me	How are things in town?
Bosper	If the orcs really show up to besiege us, it's going to get unpleasant around here.
Bosper	There's only one ship - and the paladins are guarding it. And I don't think they'll use it to rescue the citizens.
Me	Is there no other way of getting out of here?
Bosper	No, none of us can leave this island without a ship.
Bosper	There's nothing new so far. Drop in again later.
Bosper	You up and joined the militia, eh?
Bosper	Not that I care. Just as long as, besides orcs and bandits, you hunt a few wolves as well. (grins)
Bosper	Looks like your career took off like a rocket. Paladin of the King!
Bosper	Wherever you go from here, don't forget your old master ...
Bosper	You went and entered the monastery, huh? I hope they let you out often enough so you can keep me supplied with skins ...
Bosper	Where have you been gadding about for so long?
Bosper	I need more skins, did you bring any?
Bosper	There you are again ...
Me	What are my tasks as an apprentice?
Bosper	That's easy. Bring me as many pelts as you can get.
Bosper	I'll pay you a better price for them than any of the other traders would give you.
Bosper	Apart from that, you needn't show up here in the shop. I can get along just fine by myself.
Me	And where am I supposed to sleep?
Bosper	I don't have any room for you here. They're bound to have a bed for you in the hotel at the marketplace.
Me	I've got a few skins for you ...
Bosper	A sheep skin? You didn't go slaughter some farmer's sheep in the pasture, did you?
Me	I wouldn't dream of doing that ...
Bosper	Wolf skin, that's good ...
Bosper	A warg skin? Those beasts are tough ...
Bosper	Ah, even a shadowbeast skin - those are worth a lot.
Bosper	What the hell is THIS skin?
Me	I ripped a troll off for that one.
Bosper	That ... that is worth a small fortune.
Bosper	Another huge troll hide ... are you hunting those things down?
Me	Whenever I stumble upon one, I seize the opportunity ...
Bosper	And the hide of a black troll, at that!
Bosper	Good work. Come see me again when you have more ...
Bosper	But you know - I'm only interested in the skins of wolves, shadowbeasts and the like ...
Me	I see that you have mining shares for sale.
Bosper	Ahem. I know nothing about that. You can have them if you want.