Travica Way Shops & Khus Skygrounds

Rithil’s Protectives

Bhujerban Sainikah: Long have I guarded this shop, yet nothing of note has ever happened here. It is like every day is a holiday. Why, then, must I spend my holiday here?

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler! This is a shop of armors! Kah? No, no, I do not dislike this shop. Yet… I wish there were more important work for me, yes?

Rithil: Svagatam… welcome… Protectives… protectives… Why does Targe get all the business? Am I doing something wrong?

Bhujerban: Me? Rithil’s got me standing in here to improve his image. Make things look busy, you see. A lost cause, if you ask me. Maybe I should switch shops.

Targe’s Arms

City Parijanah: Svagatam, trav – Ah, it is you. Kah? Our leader? He is no longer in Bhujerba. He strategizes now elsewhere, you see.

Lhusu Miner (man in turban and blue shorts): I came all the way from Nalbina to make some gil working the mines, but with all the monsters running amok in there… (sigh)

Lhusu Miner (man standing in line at counter): …To tell the truth, I am not a customer, bhadra. Targe gives me money so that I might stand here every day, encouraging people to buy, you see.

Bhujerban Sainikah: Every day, more raksas fill the mines. This store benefits from the constant patronage of the miners, yet when no mining may be had…

Bhujerban (woman on upper level): Have you heard that the Marquis has fallen ill? Should he leave us, so shall peace, bhadra. We must prepare for the worst.

Khus Skygrounds

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler… or should I say “Captain”? The Empire reels with the loss of the 8th Fleet! Some would name Vayne culpable…

Street Kid (with his mother, crying): Amba, she is always angry at me! I prefer the Imperial soldiers, yes? They are kind.

Bhujerban (blue seeq walking around): I haven’t seen the Marquis on some time. He used to take walks in the Skygrounds… Hope he’s not fallen ill, eh? (snort)

Bhujerban Sainikah: His Excellency, gone missing? This is foolishness! He is only on leave to recover from illness. Please, refrain from repeating every rumor you hear!

Bhujerban (woman in pink top and headscarf leaning on ledge): Please, bhadra, find someone else to talk to. I wait for my boyfriend… and what business is it of yours who I choose to spend my time with?

Street Kid (in blue, on ledge): Do you know the game of Judges? One is the Judge, and they must run to catch the others! If you are caught, you become a Judge and must chase too!

Mait’s Magicks

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler. Welcome to this magickery. Haa… You are the Captain Ronsenburg of whom I have heard, no? I admire your bravery, bhadra… Though I find your sense of propriety and restraint… somewhat lacking.

Shop Clerk (woman in pink, red, and blue): Welcome, traveler, to Mait’s. Our customers are serious about their magicks. How could we be any less dedicated than they? We could not, no.

Bhujerban Sainikah: Of late, I have been studying magicks, you see. Haa, now I can speak of a mutual interest with the lovely staff here, bhadra. Not bad, eh?

Shop Clerk (woman on upper level): The supply of magicite in Bhujerba has run dry with the halting of mining in Lhusu. We even thought to import Stones from the mines in Kerwon, for a time. To think, Bhujerbans buying magicite from an Imperial colony! Kastam…

Bhujerban Guru: Relations between the Marquis Ondore and the Empire worsen daily. The question is, how will the Marquis move? Whichever way it is, I would think making the first move to be the wisest choice of all.

Travica Way Shops

Mait’s Magicks

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler. Welcome to this fine shop of quality magicks, newly opened. A resistance? Sorry, this was not written of in my guidebook!

Shop Clerk (woman in blue, red, and pink standing toward front): Welcome, traveler, to Mait’s. Kah? A resistance? Against Archadia? I am sorry, bhadra, but we have no dealings with such people.

Bhujerban Sainikah: I am a rakis guard of the watch, stationed here. Of late, I, too, desire to study magicks, for defense in these times of much disorder. Kah…? A resistance? No, such a thing does not exist. I am afraid you have been tricked, bhadra.

Shop Clerk (woman in blue, pink and green on upper level): The magicite taken from Lhusu is known for its quality. Indeed, many of our magicks here are worked with local stones… Yet of late, we cannot seem to get enough!

Bhujerban Guru: Marquis Ondore keeps a wary distance from the Empire, bhadra. Our relations with Archades are cordial, for now, though I fear for the future… Never before have Judge Magisters walked so boldly on Bhujerban soil, you see.

Targe’s Arms

Lhusu Miner (man in turban and blue shorts browsing weapons): I’ve just come here from Nalbina to make some gil. The mines were closed today, but from tomorrow, I’ll be down there diggin’ to my heart’s content!

Rithil’s Protectives

Bhujerban Sainikah: I have been a rakis – a guard – here for quite some time now, and I can say with some confidence that nothing ever happens here, bhadra. Why, you ask? I would think it obvious.

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler! This is a shop of armors! Kah…? A resistance against the Empire? Do not say such things, bhadra! Shocking!

Shop Clerk: Svagatam… (yawn) Kah…? A resistance against the Empire? Never heard of it…

Rithil: Svagatam… welcome… Protectives… protectives… Why does Targe get all the business? What does he have that I do not? [shop menu]

Bhujerban: Mrmmph? A resistance? No one half as interesting as that’d come to this shop, believe you me. Can’t you tell?

Travica Way Shops

Rithil’s Protectives

Bhujerban Sainikah: Haa… The Imperials were here looking for someone a short while ago, but there are so few customers, they left quite quickly, bhadra.

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler! This is a shop of armors! It is not a bad shop, but the master is a poor salesman. Ayi! Please forget what I have said, yes?

Bhujerban (tan seeq browsing on upper level): Mmrph? Look, don’t tell anyone I said this, but Rithil’s just got me in here to improve his image, see? This place’s dead. There’s not life in it.

Shop Clerk: Svagatam… (yawn)

Rithil: Svagatam… welcome… Armor, not arms, is what we sell. Battle takes more than just a blade… [shop menu]

Targe’s Arms

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler. Welcome to the best armory in Bhujerba. Should you be venturing beyond the city walls, or into the mines, stop here first!

Lhusu Miner (man in turban and blue shorts browsing): The mines were open from today, but now a party from the Empire’s here for an inspection, work has stopped again. Unbelievable! I come here all the way from Nalbina to make some gil, and this happens! I gotta find something else to do…

Lhusu Parivir (blue seeq): Not every ailment is made alike, my friend. In fact, some there are made exactly opposite! Take the magick “slow,” for instance. Know someone slow? Slap “haste” on them and away it goes! Why, even the most pernicious afflictions sometimes have the simplest solutions!

Lhusu Miner (man in turban and brown shorts checking out sword): Perhaps it is that magicite itself draws raksas to it. Many foul creatures there are in the mines of late. We must protect ourselves, bhadra.

Bhujerban (woman standing next to man in chair): Today the mines are closed, so I need not make lunch for my man, you see. It is not a bad thing, to have days like this every now and then.

Lhusu Parivir (black bangaa in line at counter): The quickest way to victory? Know your enemy’s weakness! And how do you find a weakness? Use Libra! And remember, you heard it here first.

Lhusu Miner (man standing in line at counter): Quite a crowd here, yes, bhadra? This is the best weaponry Bhujerba has to offer! Always there is a queue.

Shop Clerk: Welcome! Welcome! Targe’s Arms is here to serve your every need… as long as your every need is weapons!

Targe: Svagatam! Welcome to Targe’s Arms! [shop menu]

Lhusu Miner (man in turban and blue shorts browsing on upper level): Guns… yes, guns have good range, and bullets pierce armor as though ‘twere paper, but against some raksas, they are useless. Flans, for instance.

Bhujerban Sainikah: Raksas roam the Lhusu Mines, hunting the unwary. To protect themselves against these creatures of all description, the miners must be armed, you see. The mining of magicite is of great importance to Bhujerba. It behooves us all to see that the miners are working safely.

Bhujerban (woman in white, yellow, and green browsing on upper level): Haa… I wonder if there is a weapon that I, too, might use? Kah? Why do I need a weapon? Have you seen my husband?

Mait’s Magicks

City Parijanah: Svagatam, traveler. Welcome to this fine shop of quality magicks, newly opened. Here shall you find all you need to prepare for your journeys.

Bhujerban Sainikah: I am a rakis guard of the watch, stationed here. Of late, I, too, desire to study magicks. I promise, it is not out of desire for the staff here, no!

Shop Clerk (woman in blue, pink and red): Welcome to Mait’s. We are new to this, but every day we learn more and more of our trade. I beg your continued patronage, bhadra. (wink)

Bhujerban (man bent over inspecting shelves): Hanta… So many difficult books here. Can one such as me truly learn magick? I think no.

Shop Clerk (woman in pink and blue with headscarf): Good day. Feel free to browse our selection of magicks. We’ve many magicks sure to be helpful to a traveler such as yourself, bhadra!

Mait: Welcome to Mait’s Magicks, newly opened! Remember: we are here to serve you! [shop menu]

Shop Clerk (woman in blue, pink, and green on upper level): The magicite taken from Lhusu Mines is known for its quality. Indeed, many of our magicks here are worked with local stones… Yet of late, it seems that the quality is not what it used to be.

Bhujerban (man in turban and blue shorts browsing on upper level): Until a short while ago, this shop was, in fact, a tavern, you see. Hungry, I came here to find that now it sells magicks, not food. Haa… but they used to serve the most delicious stews, bhadra…

Bhujerban Guru: Marquis Ondore keeps a wary distance from the Empire, bhadra. Our relations with Archades are cordial, for now, though I fear for the future…