“Hello there! I’m sure I don’t know you so get out!”
You knock, but nothing happens.
Many ottas are away all year and you cannot visit their ottaskins while they’re gone.
The hetmen own a very well stocked map library.
The garaldssons are filthy rich by thorwalian standards.
The beilunk riders have a waystation at the ferry.
Occupants of windmills are known to be strange. I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if they were petty pirates on the side.
The magicians around here are quite good, but they’re heathen to the core.
There’s a warrior’s academy in the old fortress.
There’s an academy in the old ugdalf now. I heard, they’ve had some trouble there lately.
There’s a warlock living in the black finger who won’t let anybody in.
The one-armed jadra is hetwoman of bodir. That makes her our mayoress.
If you have paperwork to be dealt with, you should go to the magistrate’s office.
There are a lot of weapons stored in the armory.
If you really need weapons, why don’t you try the armory?
They even build caravelles at the wharf.
I tell you, there’s ghoulies in the old keep!
Don’t even try to get into the old keep in the middle of town. There’s ghosts and other terrors in there, that’ll destroy your mind even if you survive!
If you’ve got too much cash, go see stoerrebrandt.
That fat cat stoerrebrandt runs something like a bank here.
The hjaldingard tower has a magnificent view. You can almost see as far as prem from there.
Hey! No visit to thorwal is complete without watching an ioman match!
The embassies don’t have much to offer.
The central empire’s embassy is closed.
There are any number of smithies in the iron yard, but there’s also weaving yards, a brickmaker’s and lots more.
The wiremakers are situated in the iron yard.
The hetman lives on top of the cliff.
The academy of magic is situated at the northern gate, quite near the temple of peraine.
“Back so soon??” the hetman looks at you in astonishment. A bit self-consciously, you explain the situation. You leave out certain details, of course, while stressing certain others. Finally you get to the point.
After telling the hetman, why you came, he doesn’t lose any time and writes out a letter of introduction for you.
“You know what grave responsibilty is resting upon your shoulders, but as I can see, you are doing the best you can. May the gods help you along and grant you a lucky and resolute hand in this case.”
“The gods have mercy on us and make sure you don’t reach the goal too late. They grant you luck. You know what grave responsibility is resting upon your shoulders.”
You take your leave and make haste.
There’s always something going on on the thorwal market.
If you’re looking for a good smith, there’s gunn beornsson, he’s the best far and wide.
If you’re looking for a decent smith, I can recommend gurthag.
If you know the value of a well-stocked assortment of goods and you need something out of the ordinary, go to stoerrebrandt.
You know, that place owned by stoerrebrandt by marriage isn’t a patch on fjolnir. You’ll find everything you need in his shop.
Are you interested in top quality weapons? I can recommend the dwarf gumbladsson.
Perainidan bulker knows his trade. He’ll patch up anybody.
Ask eliane windenbek in varnhome if you’re looking for some specific information. That scholar knows something about everything.
Want to hear some good stories? Asgrimm thurboldsson in breida spins the best sailor’s yarn of any around here - he even claims his grandfather was on an expedition to the orcish lands.
The next settlement on the merchant’s road to tjoila is tjoila ferry station.
If you cross over on the ferry, you can reach Efferdûn via serske and merske going along the merchant’s road.
Up north, the merchant’s road goes all the way to varnhome, with vaermhag halfway in between.
There’s a ship leaving thorwal for prem almost every day.
Every now and then ships go along the coast to vaermhag and merske.
Most ships going along the coast don’t bother to stop at the smaller places - they go straight to Efferdûn or varnhome.