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Ryugi chuckled a bit.

I didn't. Most magic here in Angara is elemental in nature, and not much is cast per se. So you probably won't have much luck in the way of tomes. However I know of a place away from the city where you might be able to gain some insight into Angaran elemental practices. But for now, you might be interested in looking at magical items perhaps. THOSE I'm SURE we can find around here somewhere.

Ryugi would motion for Max to follow him and the pair would set out looking for a magical item shop. When they found one, Ryugi would sit back and let his friend do the talking and the shopping. Magical items weren't Ryugi's general area of interest as he was focussed more on physical combat and elemental energy usage. But perhaps his friend would find something of interest.

Well, I'll see what I can remember, but I think the material shops are located inside the city.

Ryugi would stop and turn to face his friend as he spoke.

It seems like that's where we're headed. Get your stuff and we'll get moving.

Ryugi grinned and offered a hand to help his friend with his heavy load.

Ryugi shrugged and began to make his way into the city, Maximos in tow. The City of Elders was a lovely place. The buildings were all white, the ground was covered in light gray cobblestones, and there were people all over the place. And above it all at the far end of the city stood the Hall of Elders, where the High Council of Angara had their meetings. Ryugi did his best to keep a low profile, but all around people would point and wave, or say something, or call out to him. Ryugi would bashfully wave and try to avoid as much attention as he could, but there were just that many people.

After a short time the pair would find themselves not at the shopping section of the city, but at one of the city's many inns. Before entering the building, Ryugi would turn to Maximos and speak.

We'll get ourselves checked into the inn for the night, get our rooms, drop off that baggage of yours, and THEN we'll make our way into the shopping district. Sound like a plan my friend?

Actually, I don't!

Ryugi laughed and grinned afterwards. He was some form of celebrity around the area, but even he had his limits to who he knew in this place.

But I've heard this inn has good prices for rooms and the like.

*Ryugi would then enter the inn along with his friend, and pay for both of their rooms, which were comped due to his celebrity status, but Ryugi insisted that the innkeeper get a large tip for his generosity. After the pair would enter their rooms and drop off any excess luggage they might have had, Ryugi would pick up his friend, and they'd both head out into the streets, moving on their way to the shopping district.*

Heh... While I may not know THEM, they all seem to know ME it seems.

After a bit more walking, Ryugi finally rounded a corner. The sight that would greet Maximos would likely be as close to Heaven on Earth as it could get for a weapon and item enthusiast.

There, up ahead, were blocks upon blocks of shops. For every shop one could imagine, this place seemed to have at LEAST two of them. There were weapon shops for almost every types of weapon one could think of, potion shops for numerous elixirs and concoctions, magic shops with magical items, trinkets and collectible items, antique shops with antiques dating back millennia from numerous ages, bookstores with books older than human civilization itself, gardening shops with flora spanning the length of Angara, and food stands of every size with goods from every corner of Angara. There were armor shops to meet any picky person's needs, clothing stores with unique attire for humanoids and dragons alike, specialty shops for arts, crafts, smithing, forging, and at least one erotic locale, music shops with instruments, songs, ballads, and epics older than even Eclipse, tours of the city and all of its finest and most interesting places, banks (as Angaran dragons were very good savers), and a multitude of others that simply couldn't be seen form their vantage point.

Ryugi would turn to face his friend and smile, motioning to the collection of shops and things and speaking.

Maximos, welcome to the City of Elders Shopping District.

Ryugi would do everything he could to keep up with his speeding friend, following him everywhere he went. How Maximos managed to shop so much so quickly in this crowd of people, Ryugi couldn't comprehend. But hey, at least he wound up getting that Dragonsteel he'd wanted for so long, and a small library of books too!

I don't think I've ever been on a faster shopping spree.

Ryugi would look a little winded as he looked at his friend, chuckling.