Episode Description
There is a sense of verve in the air by the time the suns rise on Blackwick, today. Visitors arrive from every entry: A magnificent shape train at the station. A caravan and its bazaar. The grand opening of a new trade hall. A line of nuns, faces blooming bright and colorful. Yes, oh yes. It is Market Day in Blackwick.
This week on Sangfielle: Market Day in Blackwick
Opening narration
Well folks, we got something new here in the Serialized Almanac of the Heartland Rider: a front page advertisement. Now, when the original editor of this hallowed publication first put ink to paper, the idea of using our whole front page for promotional material? Was out of the question. But times are hard here in the Heartland and one Mr. Dayward yon Vantzon-Estonbergh, you might know him as Dayward YVE, well. He sent us a great big cheque and told us that as long as we mention the grand opening of his new Trade Hall, the Open Hand Trade Hall up on the second level of Blackwick near the old ruins at the abbey, we could spend the rest of the page talking about regular goings-on as normal. And so again, today’s issue is brought to you by the Open Hand Trade Hall.
Now, there are some other things going on in Blackwick right now that might be more worth your attention. First and foremost and right on time, Trade-Medium Babor Mirah and their leg of the Caravan of the Coin should be rolling into town just after sunrise today. And if you haven’t dealt with the Caravan then let me tell you, you are. You never know what you might find and here’s the thing. Folks at the stalls, they don’t know either. Old Ribbadon, frog god of wealth, you know the name, well he put a curse on them a long time ago. And now every time they unpack their things, their stock changes. Which means that unlike a normal market like for instance Mr. Dayward yon Vantzon-Estonbergh’s Open Hand Trade Hall, hypothetically, you won’t have sellers telling you that something’s one of a kind when they actually got fifteen more out back.
I have also heard that there’s a new train in town today. The Grand Cormorant Limited. From what has been described to me you will not want to miss it or its mysterious mistress, Miss Chantilly Scathe. Oh, and a howdy welcome by the way to the Sisters of the Mother-Beast back in Blackwick after what’s that-? Centuries away? Well, who could’ve managed to make that happen, hm? That’s right, the Blackwick Group. And they’ll be out and about today too. So, say hello. But keep your distance. Cause you never know how close is too close with a group like that.
Contents
The Caravan of the Coin and a train show up, awaking Chine from a dream about teeth. Additionally, some Nuns of the Mother-Beast return to town for market day and Dayward YVE's trade hall is opening. The nuns have beautiful, white flowers blooming in their faces now. The caravan is stocked with items of every domain besides Technology. They are doing inventory & find a replica or counterfeit coin.
Lyke creates a portal to the temple of Erlin in order to heal Echo fallout for Marn and Pickman. Marn trades her nourishing salt to heal the boils from the magistrate's poison. Pickman offers up a folded up shape train menu card and meal token to heal her own poisoning from the magistrate. Through different layer of realities, the menu card changes, but the meal token stays fixed for the The Grand Cormorant Limited.
Lyke, Duvall, and Chine go to see Dr. Velette Vandrake to heal Duvall's tiredness and other blood stress. Duvall gives her his heart's bloom rose. Chine gives her the heart that still twitches. Lyke gives her Aterika’Kaal dirt.
Marn and Pickman go shopping at the Caravan of the Coin. Marn tries to trade part of the Mother-Beast's leg, but it is a taboo; Babor Mirah reprimands her for a lack of tact and starts to give Marn and Pickman a tour of the market. Marn trades for wisteria oil and takes fortune fallout from bad vibes occurring. Pickman gets a d6 cursed doll's head that speaks (the body doesn't do anything). The head says "my head is cursed" a bunch. "This is not my body." "Do you have my body?"
Lyke fixes Pickman's gun after Pickman complains about it. Marn starts to get to know Babor a bit more by facilitating a kitchenware sale. Marn spots Dyre Ode in the distance. Lyke and Pickman try to find a good d10 gun, but there isn't one, so Lyke buys a d8 revolver. Duvall reveals a knack for spooky books, and finds one for cheap.
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Es visits the train station and witnesses Chantilly Scathe's spiel, then takes a reporter for dinner. Lye asks Stanislaka for advice about Aterika'kaal. Pickman tries to investigate the train, and runs away with her tail between her legs.
Chine goes back to sleep in the evening and has a dream where they experience the constantly fluctuating nature of the Course, and give name to it. They wake up again in the middle of the night to the news that "the egg sac is gone! Someone took the damn egg sac!"
Cast
- Austin Walker
- Ali Acampora (as Marn Ancura)
- Andrew Lee Swan (as Chine)
- Art Martinez-Tebbel (as Duvall)
- Jack de Quidt (as Pickman)
- Janine Hawkins (as Es)
- Keith J Carberry (as Lye Lychen)
- Sylvia Clare (as Virtue Mondegreen)
Other Characters
- Dayward YVE (mentioned)
- The Grand Cormorant Limited (debut)
- Dr. Velette Vandrake (debut)
- Babor Mirah (debut)
- Dyre Owed (cameo)
- Chantilly Scathe (debut)
- Myron Andrashi (debut)
- Stanislaka (on-screen debut)
- Erlin (mentioned, debut)
Other Groups
- The Caravan of the Coin (on-screen debut)
