A Job Offer

Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade is found here most of the time when she's not out questgrinding. She's working at one of the forges, hammering steel into something or other. Not a sword, she's wearing two high-quality ones as it is, but some sort of tool, it seems, though it's in an early stage and is of no readily identifyable form, other than 'lump'. There's not a great deal of activity around, the 'academy' hasn't gained as much traction as she'd have liked. But she, herself, keeps quite busy. She takes the item she'd been shaping and plunges it into the water bucket, and there is a distinct *crack* sound, which draws a grumble. When she lifts her tongs out of the quenching bucket, it's holding a lump half the size of what she put in, with a clean fracture at the edge.
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    The necromancer had been out hunting, questing if it were, for a certain golden bladed person and had finally tracked her down to the academy forge. Apparently he had missed the memo it was open and was rather impressed, taking his time time to walk around before alking into the forge. Stepping in and feeling that hot air, and smelling the coal burning, it was definately a forge. Taking his staff he knocks on the doorway before stepping in, " I was told I may find you here."
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade has divested herself of her chainmail she's usually seen in, opting for a leather coat and apron as she works. The anvil faces the entrance, which makes things easier all around, and she nods a greeting as she sees Setsuna arriving. She tosses the broken fragment back on the furnace to soften up again, and grabs some tongs to fish the broken fragment out of the bucket, dropping that into the furnace also. It looks like it's going to get melted and poured again into a mold. "You were told right," she replies. "What can I do for you?"
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Setsuna watches the work being done as he takes a moment to gather his thoughts before looking up, "Well I am hoping to become a customer. I have need for a new weapon and the only two weapon crafters I know of is you and Merek." Setsuna fiddles with one of teh tools for a moment before looking at the blacksmith and adds, " I wouldn't trust Merek to handle this if he was the last crafter on the server." It is said with a smile , and at the same time the tone betrays the real meaning.
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade chuckles with amusement as Merek's reliability is called into question. "So, you're not foolish or insane. I did not think you were, but it's nice to be sure." She winks, "So you don't want a blade that will eat your soul or turn you into a newt, I'm guessing? What, then, can I work on for you? I don't do the magic business," she warns. Though clearly, the elements are in play very strongly. Mostly fire, which is probably not surprising given that this is a forge, but also water. There is a bit more to the quenching bucket than first meets the eye.
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Setsuna grins and looks around the shop for a moment before picking up a hammer and is obviously surprised by the weight before he sets it down . " I want a handle crafted about this long, maybe with a curve at the end. Out of metal , balanced for weight. The design and choice of metal you can choose but I have some materials you may be interested in. " Reaching to his belt he produces what looks like an arrow head or spear tip and sets it on the table. " I want this secured to the handle."
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade will look over the blade she's shown, hrming thoughtfully. "That's quite an interesting piece," she observes. She could tell if it was steel, or any sort of normal metal, maybe, but not anything more complicated than that. Not even with her special liquid assaying fluid. She considers, wondering, "Normally a spear has a fairly long metal bit that fits it to the shaft. Arrowheads not so much because it doesn't much matter if the arrow breaks once it's hit the target. But I'm presuming this is going to be more like a spear or lance, when you're done? That's got to be pretty solidly fixed."
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Setsuna nods his head as he listens, " Thats why I am figuring a metal handle and shaft over wood. I would be rather upset if the first blade that struck it sliced it in half, and the metal shaft should allow for it to be whatever the equivalent of mideval welding is. " Setsuna now questions if they even have welding, an interesting question. Looking over at Goldenblade, he raises a brow at her, " So think something like what I am asking is doable? "
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade nods gravely, about welding, and about the feasability of the proposed device as a whole. "That doesn't sound too 'out there'," she observes. "I think something like this was used in south america, historically?" She smirks as Setsuna dismisses wood, and says, "A good oak shaft can be as tough as iron, by the way. They called an old wooden ship 'Old Ironsides' because cannonballs would bounce off. That was pretty hard oak. But I'm not entirely sure where to get it locally, so a good carbon steel will be how we go, I think."
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Setsuna nods as he considers the carbon steel, " You are the crafter , so I trust your judgement on the matter. Just tell me what you may need. I have some interesting pieces that could be fun to work with or you are welcome to use your own materials." Taking a breath he moves on to the next step of negotiation. "As for payment, I don't suppose you'd take an IOU on some help somewhere else however I can. " It was an offer, one that really came with an unlimited price tag on it.
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade shrugs about the material, and says, "I think that'd be the hardest you could make it. I'm assuming something like this is a weapon and needs to be stronger than it is flexible. I have a couple materials that might be interesting, but if you have some good iron or steel, that'd be helpful as I don't have a huge amount. As you can see," she sweeps her arm to show the empty 'academy', "we are just getting started. As to payment, an IOU is fine. I'm sure trading in favors would work out better than accumulating cash. What would I spend it on?"
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Setsuna digs through his pocket and pulls out a piece of paper scrap and offers it to Goldenblade, " A small list of things I have acquired that I believe could help. Anyways I will need a few days to bring it over but I'd like to start within the week if at all possible." Setsuna looks around before adding, "Unless you have other orders...I can wait my turn in that case." There was friendship and there was business and Setsuna understood this was business.
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade nods to Setsuna, glances over at the metal piece she'd just put in to be melted down. "So I'm working on that to assist Giganpor. He's a weaponsmith also," she notes. Now you know someone other than her and Merek. "But I think I can maybe squeeze this in. I'll see what can be done," she agrees, looking ove the list. "I think several of those will come in useful."
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Nodding his head Setsuna laughs a bit at finding out Giganpor was a blacksmith, " I don't think that expands my options. He isn't a fan of Scale members from what I have gathered. We disrupt his world." Setsuna puts the hammer he pulled down back where it belongs and then looks over at GoldenBlade once again. " Another off topic question, that may counter your thought that I'm not stupid or crazy. Want to come help me catch a monster in a few days, not much there besides another IOU and some XP"
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade winces at the Scale thing, and admits, "There's some bad blood between the main alliances, and I'm not exactly clear on why or how it's handled," she admits. "I mean, I suppose I am non-partisan, since we're having this conversation. I don't understand how you're disrupting the game world, myself. The PVPers are more of a threat, I think." As to catching a monster, she says, "That sounds pretty interesting. Sure, I'm up for that."
Setsuna
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy


    Setsuna shrugs his shoulders, " I don't know either, if he cared he would do a lot more about things instead of just get angry. He always seems angry. " Setsuna looks about for another moment as he tries to think of anything else, "Ok then, I will send a message on chimlink when I have an idea on a where and when. Hoping to find myself a giant puppy to ride around on." With that unless Goldenblade has anything else to ask or bring up he would let her get back to work.
Goldenblade
Carmina Gadelica Marina - Crescent Academy

Goldenblade waves farewell, gets back to work. "If you find a horse, let me know. I feel pretty silly riding around on giant chickens. Apart from that, I am good. I look forward to hearing from you."