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Noname · **Reply #400 on:** October 01, 2009, 01:16:34 AM

Torvin wouldn't be disappointed... there were taverns every which way he turned... all of them had loud music, cheap drinks, and many dancers. Some were more crowded than others. Most had comfortable seats, some had good food, a few even had good rooms attached to them as part of an inn...

metadude1234 · **Reply #401 on:** October 01, 2009, 09:28:34 PM

Jake had finished sleeping and he got up. He yawned "ah, that was a good rest" he said. Jake walked over and he got a pair of frwesh boxer shorts and he put them on. Jake lay the towel in a laundry basket. Jake took a look at his armour.....he could smell something..."what's that odd smell?". Jake picked up his his chest plate and he sniffed it. "it smells like a kind of purfume..."

Noname · **Reply #402 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:26:22 PM

The females had worn perfume when they could afford it. Most of the maids couldn't use it regularly... but every now and then they would save up just enough money for one small dose of it. Of course, one dose was all it took...

metadude1234 · **Reply #403 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:40:47 PM

Jake looked around the room for a rag that he could use to get rid of the perfume smell. He didn't want to be wearing armor that smelled of perfume...It took Jake 3 minutes to find something that would act as a rag and he wet it down and he started using it to get the smell off of his armor.

Serris · **Reply #404 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:46:48 PM

Torvin entered a small tavern. Many Dracons were enjoying themselves but he could see other races as well.

metadude1234 · **Reply #405 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:48:48 PM

Jake had finished cleaning off his armor and he put it on. He thought he looked very cool in the armor. Jake smiled to himself..."i wonder what else could make this look cooler...." he thought to himself "i know! i'll get a cape!"

Noname · **Reply #406 on:** October 02, 2009, 01:27:05 AM

Capes and other cloth items were easily accessible to males in the Dracon cities. Capes, while rare, could still be found without too much trouble... Jake would have to search the marketplace, but he could get one easily enough.

metadude1234 · **Reply #407 on:** October 02, 2009, 06:43:45 PM

Jake removed his armour and he put on his shirt, jacket, socks and boot and he went over to the door. Jake opened it and he walked downstairs and out onto the street. "hmmm......" thought Jake to himself "i think i could find a cape in the southern part of the district where the cloths are...".

Noname · **Reply #408 on:** October 03, 2009, 02:54:17 AM

The cloth district of Minbenthac was crowded all day from dawn till dusk, and after dusk, it was filled with thieves and thugs. Right now, cloth and textiles could be purchased in huge quantities. Finished clothing, while more expensive, was also available for consumption. Carpets and rugs were also sold here, but there was a more specialized district for that in a district next to the cloth section.

Serris · **Reply #409 on:** October 03, 2009, 07:14:53 PM

Torvin sat at the counter and ordered a mug of beer. He paid the bartender and sat slowly sipping his beer. He absorbed in the eerie high pitched flutes of the band playing in the corner.

Noname · **Reply #410 on:** October 03, 2009, 07:27:47 PM

Many female dracons walked by Torvin. Obviously, few of them had interest in a member who was not of their species, but none of them objected to his being there. To them, he was a paying customer at the bar. They would not discriminate against that.

Suddenly, the flute music came to and end. A band of dracons playing sitars got up and sat on a rug near the stage. Then, a new round of dancers started their act...

Serris · **Reply #411 on:** October 03, 2009, 07:31:45 PM

Torvin watched the lithe Dracon dancers with interest. He noticed that several other Dracons were watching with interest as well.

Noname · **Reply #412 on:** October 03, 2009, 07:52:48 PM

Indeed they were interested. As each dancer stopped her dance, she was quickly replaced by another in her spot. The finished dancer went to recover from her performance by sitting down and having something to drink. Some dancers with sore feet went to get a rubdown in another room, then return to the main hall. The dancers, all female, were dressed in such a way as to show off various "features" on them.

They didn't pay much attention to the non-dracons in the inn, though. These females had a goal that night, and it was accomplished by a male dracon, no money, and a room upstairs. These female dancers were paid very little; their main payment was in the food they were given, and the use of the facilities, which were open to the dancers. Each dancer had to be registered ahead of time to prevent impostors from getting a free room, and in no case could the room be a more expensive one.

The musicians, by contrast, were well paid, and mostly male. The sound of dozens of sitar strings ran out through the inn, creating an almost otherworldly sound...

Serris · **Reply #413 on:** October 03, 2009, 07:59:41 PM

Torvin had a sip of his beer. The sound of the sitars had a nearly hypnotic effect on him. He was so entranced by the music he paid almost no attention to the dancers.

Noname · **Reply #414 on:** October 03, 2009, 08:11:20 PM

One of the dancers finished her shift and sat down next to Torvin. She wasn't trying to come on to him, but she had heard things about horse-people... something about hanging like them... the phrase didn't translate into Draconic very well.

Serris · **Reply #415 on:** October 04, 2009, 02:05:04 AM

Torvin paid no attention to the Dracon dancer next to him; he was too busy listening to the music.

Noname · **Reply #416 on:** October 04, 2009, 02:07:40 AM

"Excuse me" the white-bellied, red-skinned dancer said to Torvin. "I don't mean to interrupt but... you are a horse." That sounded silly alright. "What is the phrase about you? You hang things well?"

metadude1234 · **Reply #417 on:** October 06, 2009, 02:05:55 AM

Jake headed into the main crwod of the cloth market area and he was careful to watch for pickpockets. Jake wasn't at all worried about pickpockets because he had his sword with him. anyone that tried to steal from him would pay.

Noname · **Reply #418 on:** October 06, 2009, 02:47:10 AM

Pickpockets were common here... the goal of a pickpocket was not to be seen... so even with a weapon, one was not totally immune from them.
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Serris · **Reply #419 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:00:42 PM

Torvin blushed. "Erm... It's...an untranslatable compliment."

I need to get out before something even more awkward comes up. Torvin thought.