what Frontier town's main source of food is and where it is stored.
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lot of the food in town is brought in from outlying agricultural settlements dedicated to maintaining farms and pastures. Many 'mon supplement their own households by gathering uncanny berries and local crops from the outskirts, by fishing, by cultivating small personal gardens, etc. Some of the wealthy residents have small estates that produce a little food. There's one significant local producer, Greenbough's Empirical Orchard, that supplies the local general stores from time to time.
There is no central community food storage as such. The town has a fairly sophisticated distribution network.
eavesdrop on anyone passing by.
It's quite hard to eavesdrop successfully by her methods, but perhaps she'll get lucky one day.
information on the Sun faith he learned about from the wardens in Sunward. What are the followers' beliefs, what virtues does the order preach, how popular is the faith in Sojavena? He also tries to find any literature about the history of Sunward, or any stories of the Sun's sacrifice told by others outside the faith.
The faith of Sunward is not well-documented by local scholars, perhaps because it is somewhat insular, but Steven does find journals published by early Commonwealth explorers. These recount the following:
- Much of what Steven already knows from his previous encounter.
- That the culture has remained stable for at least the past several generations.
- That the Wardens have a policy of training together with organised groups of outsiders operating in the region, as they believe this is the best way to maintain understanding and peace. This accords with their arrangements with the Ranger Union and the Commonwealth Army.
- The villagers of Sunward have a faith leader. The word used is 'shaman'. The shaman is not expected to proselytise.
- The villagers have a lot of impenetrable superstitions and aphorisms.
- The faith values continual exertion. Devotion might be the best word. Not to to the Sun, but like the Sun.
- The faith is very localised in this specific form to the so-called 'Ward' itself. Formal religion is uncommon in Sojavena, but some of the idiosyncretic practices in various scattered villages apparently do involve making a 'salute' to the sun, at least. There are occasional pilgrimages from other regional cultures to the Ward, and sometimes they settle in the village. If Steven is perceptive, he may notice a common theme in local beliefs of great heroes sacrificing themselves to protect others.
- There is no precisely corresponding tale in other local faiths of the Sun's Sacrifice, but there are allusions in some of these journals to other local myths that sounds vaguely relevant.
- Perhaps if Steven keeps studying diligently and finds new sources, he might be able to piece fragments together to form a clearer picture...
rumors or gossip about the Commonwealth, particularly anything legally dubious.
Nova has spent enough time with local labourers to overhear a lot of griping by now, even with his head down. He will not be impressed with either labour rights laws, or the lax enforcement of them in the Soja'. Nobody stiffs the intimidating Graydians for their pay, but it's apparently a local 'tactic' of certain labour bosses to delay paychecks to make it hard to save up or leave.
Nova also hears tell of a
lot of potential investment coming from the east once the railroad is complete. Some rumours are probably nonsense, but it's clear that there could be sweeping changes in the town's future. Many of his colleagues are talking about finding work even further west in new colonies, once labour is no longer as scarce.
the results of this study
Gladion's employer has no idea what to make of it. It's not that it's some magical super-material or anything, it's just
very idiosyncratic, not at all like the living metals you find comprising steel-type 'mon.
anything documenting species that aren't from the area or are particularly rare
Gladion does gain a better idea of the ecological landscape of the Soja' and Landsverd regions, but he finds
nothing about Nulls. He learns about some species considered rare, but it either accords with what he's familiar with back home, or it doesn't seem relevant.
look for any available jobs that involve working in or around the Silver River.
A scene will be available next chapter that may interest you.
keep an eye out for any of the bandits while going about his daily business.
Rodion might spot a member of Las Picaras depending on which watering holes he frequents and how inconspicuous he is. We would need to do a scene for this to amount to much.
head to Lorenzo's shop to tell the Spidops that they've achieved entry
he goes along with Archie
Lorenzo seems – very quietly – pleased with this, and will be very satisfied to fashion suitable attire for dashing security agents such as these two.
OOC: feel free to come up with something you feel is appropriate.
to hear what other mon have been saying about the upcoming gala, how they feel about the way it'll affect their town and she especially keeps an ear out for how the common folk feel about Lucien and Ignatius.
We should do a scene. Please let me know your availability and suggest where Felin might go to ask around.
