d20 Pony

nopony

There will be time to reflect on our seductiveness, or lack thereof, later. Now we have work to do, so let's go back to Zecora and see if Apple Basket returned with the honey.

Rambling Rock Ridge

Random Encounter

You begin to retrace your steps westward, the sun ever ahead of you. The wind has since calmed down to a gentle breeze, leaving summer's end with pleasant fair skies.

Some more time passes until the landscape's barren tedium is eventually broken by the return of a few trees. At this rate, it seems that finding your way back through the labyrinthian cliffs is no shorter than the initial trek.

As you reach yet another escarpment, something in the distance catches your eye: a small rock shelter with a wooden counter in front of it, and a sign above which crudely reads: "Shop".

Curious, you and Moonflower decide to check it out. As you get closer, you become able to discern a shopkeeper hidden in the shade — another diamond dog, and by far the friendliest-looking one you've met thus far. With a wide smile and a welcoming gesture, it calls the two of you over.

Shopkeeper: "Ponies! Do you have gemsss? Trade your gems here!"

BuyingGemstone
Bone A piece of hard tissue from a skeleton.	1
Coal A lump of carbonized plant matter.	1
Bottle of Water A glass bottle of water.	2
Roc Feather A feather of a roc.	2
Can of Worms A metal can of rich soil and live worms.	5
Pot of Lantern Oil A glass pot of lantern oil.	5
Rope A solid braided rope.	5
Whetstone A stone used to sharpen blades.	8
Dog Iron Ingot A block of pure dog iron.	10
Diamond Spear DEX. A polearm with a diamond point.	12
Fossil The preserved remains of an ancient organism cast in stone.	20
Portable Cauldron A small, lightweight cauldron with a handle for hanging over a campfire.	25

	5Yoshimon1:
	This is our chance! Let's prove to ourselves that we can charm dogs and haggle him down on... the dog iron maybe? You can probably make some nice gear out of that, armor, weapons or something else. Anyway, we can offer him things besides gems! Free headpats or brushing his tail are just the least we could do for him~
	#28527 Jul 2022

	4Spamotron:
	The Dog Iron Ingot looks interesting. Maybe Crystal Charm can do something with it.
	#28504 Jul 2022

	The Mortal Paper Fist:► Spamotron (#2850)
	Her brother is the town's armorer. He can probably tell us a lot about the quality of the ingot and for what it could be used.
	#28515 Jul 2022

	3Borg:
	Let's buy a pot of oil in case we need to refill our old lantern. Let's also get a roc feather; we're unlikely to find such a feather anywhere else on our travels, and at minimum it'll be a cool souvenir.
	#28494 Jul 2022

	2Duskdweller:
	We do have an old lantern that might eventually need oil; never hurts to be ready just in case. See if the shop keep's willing to discuss where they got the roc feather, though; hearing of such a brave encounter with that fearsome beast might better prepare us if we need to follow their example.
	#28483 Jul 2022*

	1spectrumancer:
	Time to redeem ourselves! "You're a pretty gem yourself."
	#28473 Jul 2022