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Whenever there is a large gathering of individuals, there is always a select few amongst the crowd who are looking to benefit by making a quick piece of gold or two. I doesn't matter if it's a celebration, a protest, a concert, there is always someone who will take to opportunity to benefit themselves.

One of those such people is Rune.

When he'd heard of the upcoming festival, he was practically salivating at the thought of the gold he might be able to make. Even though times had been rough, the man was sure that the high spirits of the festival would make even the poorest of men generous. Rune was looking to benefit.

He'd saved his finest goods for a moment like these, so he packed up his trailer and headed to the festival.

A ways from the centre of the gathering, but close enough that one could notice the banner from the crowd, the hawker set up his small stall, hoping to get some business.



The sign catches your eye. How intriguing! You make your way through the throng of others to the stall, but the sight before you lets you down. The stall is empty, though there is an abundance of cages of all shapes and sizes littering its area, but there are no creatures of any kind to be seen. Perhaps they have all been sold? Then out of the corner of your eye you notice a figure emerging from a very small trailer behind the stall, far too small to hold the figure, you notice. The figure makes its way over to the stall where you can finally see them. There stands a tall, skinny man with a ragged beard and even more ragged clothing. He smiles at you from behind the counter.

" 'ere to buy an animal? No problem, I've got a whole bunch! Yer'd be lucky to 'ave any of 'em, in fact! Why don't we play a game." He says and reaches under the stall.

He pulls a small bag into view and places it on the top of the stall with a flourish, as if it was the most exquisite thing he'd seen.

"In 'ere are a bunch o' numbers. I've got 14 animals to sell today, so there's 14 numbers in the bag. Whichever number ya pull out is the animal ya get!" He beams at his statement.

"10 pieces o' gold for a draw. No trades, returns or refunds! Once the animal touches yer 'ands we're no longer responsible."

He leans over the counter to you with a twinkle in his eye, "So, would ya like to 'ave a go?"



OOC Stuffs
Okay, so here's the story. I have a bunch of lineart lying around on my harddrive that I'm never going to open shop with. But I don't want to waste it all! So I've come up with this little thread to give away some pets to your Edel characters, if they're inclined to buy a token from Rune.

- There's currently 14 pets colored that I have to give away.
- They're not all the same species, and each one is uniquely colored.
- Everything is free. The gold is just IC gold. This is just for fun and not for profit!
- If you want to have a go, simply make a post approaching the stall and wanting a token.
- When you post, randomize a number between 1 and 14. The number you get will correspond to the pet you get!
- Then I'll reply with a post and picture of the pet you've won.
- These also have certs to go with them, so make sure you think of a name!
- If you randomize a number that has already been picked, then the next closest number is the pet you get.
- You can enter as many times as you like. XD
- If you want to know more about the pet you got, feel free to talk to Rune, he's more than happy to blabber. :3
- The coloring on these is not omgamazing. xD;; I'm not the greatest colorist, but I hope you enjoy them anyway.
- If you get an egg, try playing around with it in the thread! It just might hatch...

I think that's it! I hope this is fun! (:

Lisana watched the empty boxes. What pets was this fellow talking about? Invisible ones? She blinked. Oh! She wanted one of those. It would be great fun at a party if she could get it to sneak up on people.

"I'll take one!" she said, holding out her 10 gold coins to the man. She giggled in excitement. This was fun.

For Eft

No sooner had he retrieved one pet for a customer, there was another one waiting. Excellent! He thought as he swiped up the gold once more and placed it in his bag. "You got a 14 there missy. Lemme go fetch yer creature."

He scurried off to the trailer before emerging holding an rather large egg.



"Err, I hope you enjoy it." He said hastily, handing it over far to quickly. Whatever it was, he sure seemed glad to be rid of it.

Laughter watched Arctang a moment. She laughed. "I like that." she said to Rune winking at him before turning back to Arc. "You got a piebirddog, I like it."

Lisana took the egg, staring at it for a long moment. It was definitely NOT invisible like she had thought. Then her lips twitched upwards and she giggled harder. "I knew my jokes were bad sometimes, but I've never laid an egg before."

The bubbles surrounded her as she cradeled it. "I'm guessing it's a mystery egg, so.. maybe Taj knows what it is. I'll ask him." She would be sure to ask Mystery just such a question when she got the chance. "Thank you. I'll take good care of it, whatever it is."

At least this one she did not have to feed, water, or walk. Just keep it from breaking which meant she'd have to warn Arlecchino about juggling it like she did everything else this size.

(( Certs for peeps! *pokes to others to come and play* ))




(( You can direct link if you wish cause they'll be growing! ))

"Another customer!" Rune said excitedly. This was certainly worth the trip. The merchant hoped he would soon sell all his goods and be on his way. Rune snatched the gold as soon as the man placed it on the table then watched to see what number he would retrieve.

"Aha, 12! You'll like what I've got fer ya..." He scurried away to his trailer again. Was this where he kept all these creatures? It was awfully small... and if he still had 11 more inside...

He soon emerged cradling a sleeping something in his arms. It was roughly the size of a large house cat, although it was obvious the creature was only young.

"Here ya go sir, a nice little Dheln for yer." He said as he passed the blue creature, still asleep, over to his third customer.

Rune watched as the young boy approached. Was a parent around to consent? Rune didn't care, he was eager to exploit and sell things to anyone he could, no matter their age. "Yes lad, step right up!" He beamed.

He took the money and watched to see what number the boy would draw. "A seven!" Rune announced to the crowd that had gathered to watch, before running off to his little trailer. Moments later he emerged, tugging something by a thick piece of rope. The creature resembled a deer fawn, though it was slightly different in appearance. The dark animal appeared to be very wary of it's surroundings, it's wide eyes darting about, and it's large ears flicking back and forth.

"An Ustk for you me lad. Don't worry, he may seem a bit shy, but he'll warm up to you in time no doubt." Rune said as he handed the piece of rope over to the young boy.

Rune didn't seem to care that the young boy showed compassion and warmth to the animal. In truth, the merchant was just happy to have sold it, and would have been happy to sell it to whomever had drawn it's number.

"It's an Utsk boy. They're deer like creatures with some mystical properties." He nodded, but didn't give anymore information, turning his attention back to the crowd and away from the boy.