Jigano blinked, tilting his head as he parsed the thick accent before its own came into view. Not a gnome, but if he hadn't known better he might have thought there was some in the man's ancestry. For a moment they both looked at each other - one in confusion, the other in consternation - until the old man retreated, leaving the bard shifting his weight as he considered trying to go elsewhere. This smith had come with the best recommendations, but... maybe this was an employee?
Only years of training kept the lorekeeper's expression politely neutral when his, ah, host returned with the glasses perched on his face giving him such a bug-eyed appearance. But... well, what did he have to lose by asking?
"A few small pieces, trinkets really... animal charms, about the size of my thumb or smaller, that might be set to necklaces or stand without. I have coins I had thought you might be able to use for their raw materials, and I can pay in both entertainment and alcohol." Bless Vervain for paying him in barterable goods as well! "I had hoped you might be able to use these..." He plucked a bag of coins from where it had been hidden in a wide sleeve, tugging the tie loose to show the spill of small coppers, middling silvers, and a few peeks of large gold coins glinting in the pile.
Only years of training kept the lorekeeper's expression politely neutral when his, ah, host returned with the glasses perched on his face giving him such a bug-eyed appearance. But... well, what did he have to lose by asking?
"A few small pieces, trinkets really... animal charms, about the size of my thumb or smaller, that might be set to necklaces or stand without. I have coins I had thought you might be able to use for their raw materials, and I can pay in both entertainment and alcohol." Bless Vervain for paying him in barterable goods as well! "I had hoped you might be able to use these..." He plucked a bag of coins from where it had been hidden in a wide sleeve, tugging the tie loose to show the spill of small coppers, middling silvers, and a few peeks of large gold coins glinting in the pile.
