| Rupert | Hello, stranger! | |
| Rupert | You must be hungry and thirsty - can I perhaps interest you in my wares? | |
| Me | I was actually on my way to see the paladins ... | |
| Rupert | There's little chance of that. Since the paladins made themselves at home in the upper end of town, hardly anyone gets in there any more. | |
| Me | Can you help me get into the upper quarter? | |
| Rupert | Me? No, I don't have much say here myself! | |
| Rupert | There are only a few people here in the lower city who have enough influence to get you past the guards. | |
| Rupert | Matteo, my boss, is one of them. Maybe you should talk to him. | |
| Me | Where can I find Matteo? | |
| Rupert | You're standing right outside his shop. Just go on in. He's practically always there. | |
| Me | What about the other influential citizens? | |
| Rupert | The merchants and master craftsmen here on the main street are the most important figures in the city. | |
| Rupert | You should try to get accepted by one of them as an apprentice - like me. | |
| Rupert | Since I started working for Matteo, the people in the city treat me with respect! | |
| Me | I need some money, and I'm looking for work. | |
| Rupert | I've heard that Bosper has trouble with his suppliers. His shop is right over there. | |
| Rupert | They say he pays pretty well. | |
| Me | What do you have to offer? | |
| Rupert | At the moment, I don't have much choice. | |
| Rupert | The damned landowner doesn't deliver any more, and what we get from the small farms isn't enough to meet the demands of the city. | |
| Me | Show me your wares. | |
| Rupert | I must beg your pardon for my poor selection. A man in your position is certainly used to better. | |
| Me | Tell me more about the peasants' revolt. | |
| Rupert | It's quite simple: Onar, the fat landowner, won't pay any more taxes to the city. | |
| Rupert | Imagine! We're at war with the orcs and the fat slob wants everything for himself! | |
| Rupert | Normally, the city guard would take firm measures in such cases. | |
| Rupert | But now comes the best part: they say Onar has hired mercenaries to keep the troops from the city off his back! | |
| Rupert | MERCENARIES! The whole thing will end in a damn war! As if ONE war weren't enough! | |
| Me | What do you know about Onar's mercenaries? | |
| Rupert | I heard that most of them are former convicts from the mining colony. | |
| Rupert | And their leader is supposed to have been a big shot with the King - a general or something - whom they put away as a traitor! | |
| Rupert | These are terrible times. | |