Chapter 2 - A Tempest Takes Its Toll/Story chat

... I missed the start, if someone has it, they could add it here ...
Laf: Following great effort and transformation of our land, we now have planted sufficient trees.
Aarys: This Hyksian has more than enough wood to share with our visitors.
CaptainBelzoni: ::knows that pride in one's region can make for competitive trade and is glad to hear such talk::
CaptainBelzoni: Well, then it sounds like all of these three peoples will be agreeable to trading?
CaptainBelzoni: ::leans against a large tree as his strength wanes a bit.  rubs his forehead and blinks to clear the tiredness of both mind and body::
Minerva: With all due respect, the gentleman elder of the Kush is neglecting to mention that the Hyskos have better access to the sea.
CaptainBelzoni: Hmmm, once we have a good map from one of your cartographers we can talk more about locations.  
Aarys: did you say before that you are in need of linen? should we take that to your ship?
CaptainBelzoni: Thank you, Lady Aarys for bringing all of our attention back to my crew!
CaptainBelzoni: Later today I would like to meet with representatives from each of your lands.  If you would, supplies to build some storage buildings would be appreciated and then we would have places to put these donations.  
CaptainBelzoni: This would also be an excellent indication of each faction's ability and willingness to work on further trade relations.
CaptainBelzoni: Know that we do not come empty handed either.
Jakaro: Maybe we should focus on recovering as many of the Captain's crew alive as we can instead of discussing who would make a better trade partner?
CaptainBelzoni: Yes, Jakaro that is of prime importance!  Please if someone would, bring a listing of sailors that you know of.  
CaptainBelzoni: And now that you have the coordinates of my ship, if your carpenters could build one or two storage places near the Bella Dama that would be appreciated!
Laf: where can we meet you to share our maps?
Aarys: our storage building are called warehouses.  how many will you need? 
Nicole: Dear captain, I regret to inform you that I have found the grave of your dear Angelo.
CaptainBelzoni: Lady Aarys, can you see we are good traders in that I anticipated your question.   What if each faction builds a storage building...a warehouse...near my ship?
Jakaro: Captain, good news.  One of your crew, Luigi, is alive in Upper Egypt.
CaptainBelzoni: That is excellent to hear, Sir Jakaro!  but no news of his twin?  You will not be able to tell them apart.
Tortellini: If access to the sea is important to this pier, it seems like there's no better location than the delta where the Nile and sea meet
Snaik: Beloved fellow Egyptians, perhaps we should let the Captain rest? His has been a sad and sorrowful day.
CaptainBelzoni: ::not wanting to admit his failing strength, the captain is relieved to have someone suggest rest.  Vincenzo narrows his eyes as a threat.  Giovanni knows his friend is near to hauling him off to sleep::
CaptainBelzoni: My First Mate implores that I see to my health also as Sir Snaik says.  I will submit that I will not argue with that need.
Laf: could you remind us of your ship location before departing?
CaptainBelzoni: Definitely!  The coordinates are at 878, 6831.  Once I have regained my vigor later tonight I will meet representatives of these lands there and look over these storage facilities.
Leniana: Perhaps our scribes could compile a list for you of the found
CaptainBelzoni: ::clears his throat::
CaptainBelzoni: Yes, that would be much appreciated, Lady Leniana.  I am very anxious to see to our crew!
CaptainBelzoni: I will meet you in about two hours from now?
Snaik: Rest well Captain and I hope the new day brings happier tidings.
CaptainBelzoni: Thank you!  Ciao!

2 hour break

CaptainBelzoni: Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!
Coyote: Hello! Welcome to Meshwesh Delta. 
tehm: welcome  back, captain.  we hope you are well rested
CaptainBelzoni: Are each of these warehouses from each of the three factions?
Aarys: it's is wonderful to meet you in person sire
Aarys: the one farthest north is from Hyksos
CaptainBelzoni: Yes, I see that the warehouse has a sign on it that says Gifts for Captain Belzoni from the Hyksos of Egypt.  Very kind of you!
Coyote: Meshwesh and Kush are also represented here.
tehm: well the center one is from the Kush, I can't speak for the other two
CaptainBelzoni: Then I thank all the people of Egypt and their eagerness to show good will to me and my crew!
CaptainBelzoni: I also see the amount of gifts put into each of the three warehouses.  This is very interesting.
Aarys: we have included some additional items that your crew might need to rebuild your ship
CaptainBelzoni: I cannot seem to look at the items in each of the warehouses.  Can that be changed?
tehm: It is done (Kush)
CaptainBelzoni: I see from the Meshwesh gifts of some building materials and water and bandage fabrics.  This will be put to good use!
Aarys: should we legally transfer ownership to you?
CaptainBelzoni: Yes Lady Aarys if you would change ownership so that I may make use of the items.
Minerva: Please ignore the copious sand. I believe that was a prank from Elder tehm of the Kush
Aarys: it has been done
CaptainBelzoni: Now, who is the main representative from Meshwesh?
CaptainBelzoni: Ahh, it always good to know who you are dealing with.  ::laughs and gives tehm a more serious look::
Coyote: Meshwesh has also transfered ownership of the warehouse to you.
tehm: gasps at the baseless accusation
Coyote: I'm afraid our Elder is indisposed at this time, but I'll do my best to represent him in this company.
CaptainBelzoni: Sir Coyote could you step closer so I may present you with a gift?
CaptainBelzoni: I had the most unusual person come to the ship while no one else was near.  He was dressed all in black.  The only thing I could see was that it was a male because he had beard.  
Laf: Stanger danger
Aarys: Perhaps you speak of the one we call The Stranger
Coyote: I wonder who that could have been. 
CaptainBelzoni: He handed me three strange gagdets and told me that since I had no gifts of equal value to trade with yet that I should present each representative with one of these items.
CaptainBelzoni: Yes!  When I queried him to at least give me his name as he was quickly walking away, he shook his head then stopped.  He said only that he was known as The Stranger. 
CaptainBelzoni: So you know of him?
Minerva: Indeed, we do. He sometimes comes by to test our mettle.
CaptainBelzoni: Lady Coyote I hope you know how to use this strange mechanical piece of equipment.
CaptainBelzoni: And who is the representative here for the Kush?
Coyote: I've heard stories of him, but never had the pleasure of his company.
tehm: that would be me, sir.
CaptainBelzoni: And should I call you Sir tehm or the Wily tehm?
CaptainBelzoni: Regardless, I present you with another of this strange gift.
tehm: Elder tehm is appropriate, Captain
CaptainBelzoni: And Lady Aarys do you represent the Hyksos?
CaptainBelzoni: I see, then Elder tehm it will be.
tehm: and thank you for this mysterious metallic piece...  it appears to be a communication device?
Istwan: thank you for your generous gifts captain calzoni
CaptainBelzoni: The Kush, by the way, have given much fresh water and building materials and bandage fabric.
Aarys: i represent all of us here today.  I will gratefully accept any gift and share with my people
CaptainBelzoni: The Hyksos have been the most generous of all!  With some rope also.  You must understand that rope will be valuable to repair my ship with!
CaptainBelzoni: And yes...some trickster has all but filled the Hyksos warehouse with sand.  If there is a detective type among you, someone could look into this.  ::smiles broadly and is amused.  the first signs of a competitive nature between...whom...and Hyksos he wonders::
Coyote: Yes, Aarys represents all the people of Hyksos. 
Aarys: we too have used sailing vessels to navigate our shores and we hoped to anticipate your needs
tehm: ah yes, and their sand will come in handy for making spyglasses to scour the lands for a new home, no doubt!
Minerva: I believe Istwan may be peckish, to confuse our generous Captain with a delicacy from his homeland!
tehm: yes we Kush may be a small nation, but we offer our aid as best we can.  We hope your crew can recover swiftly
Laf: We are grateful that you appreciated our gift.
CaptainBelzoni: Now a communication device, if that what these are, would be most useful in conversing and carrying out bartering with.  
CaptainBelzoni: It would seem that this Stranger wants you to make good use of your new gifts.
Aarys: can we share also with you some foodstuffs? or perhaps some livestock?
Coyote: We could certainly use a way to communicate and facilitate trade across Egypt. 
CaptainBelzoni: But also a communication device to speak with all peoples to make plans is even more important.  Differences are best talked out rather than having disputes make all of us the poorer I feel.
CaptainBelzoni: Lady Aarys, yes please, the foodstuffs would be useful immediately.  However, the livestock, that might wait until we decide on land around a port that we may call our own.
atom: Thank you! we will use this device to better organize our acrobatics events!
Fryoj: Captain, do you feel we should be able to communicate freely, or is it better to let a select few decide what we may speak about? 
Aarys: i have a few fish for you.
CaptainBelzoni: Hmm, an interesting question, Sir Fryoj.  This depends.  Freedom in speech works to good but if the speech becomes detrimental...what do you think would happen?  I have seen war and death come from that.  
Aarys: and one of my party has also contributed some vegetables
tehm: please be cautious of the local fish, they appear... ... listless. 
CaptainBelzoni: Wily...I mean, Elder tehm, do you think that seafarers do not have excellent knowledge to deal with fish?
CaptainBelzoni: Lady Aarys, you are most thoughtful with the food!
tehm: hunger and salt water can make any man desperate.
CaptainBelzoni: Very true!  Very true!
CaptainBelzoni: And is their further word of my men?  About half have made their way back to the ship and some speak of burying a few of our dead.
Aarys: we hope your crew make a speedy recovery
atom: Unfortunately, a lot of your men decided not to eat the fish, eat rnadom mushrooms and run straight for the desert
CaptainBelzoni: Hmm, random fungi...that reminds me...
CaptainBelzoni: Would their happen to be any sign of a...young lady with unusual clothing on?  You might find her looking at such fungi and flora.
tehm: I have recent word of a camp discovered in Blue Nile!  When I return to my homeland I will inquire further
CaptainBelzoni: I would be appreciative if you would send word of whom you find in the region of Blue Nile, Elder tehm.
Fryoj: Captain - I have located a number of your camps. I am tracking the group Vincenzo landed with. I regret to say some have passed, but others are alive. 
CaptainBelzoni: Good and sad news at once.  I will hold on to the good as much as I can. My thanks.
Aarys: was this lady part of your crew?
tehm: Arbutus, did you catch the name of the sailors at the camp in Blue Nile?
Coyote: Is her name Emil?
CaptainBelzoni: This lady, her name is Melanie, has an accent of the French persuasion.  She is a studios person who decided to help finance my trading venture.  So I would appreciate it if you let me know if and when you find her.
tehm: lady with unusual clothing?  hmm...  what color clothes, do you recall?  Is there particular flora that she studies?
Arbutus: Yes, I have found the fourth camp of Enrique far up the nile in the south
Fryoj: The group I am tracking is Pietro, Angelo, Paolo, Giorgio, Vincenzo, and Francesco. Jacobo Appears to be with them. Unfortunately Angelo and Giorgio have passed. 
CaptainBelzoni: Good!  Enrique is a good fisherman besides having reliable weather knowledge.
CaptainBelzoni: So Lady Aarys, to answer your question, she was not part of the crew but a passenger.  I hope that sea has not swallowed her.  She was swept overboard right in front of me!
Arbutus: Interesting, with that information I will continue my search for him. Thank you, Captain.
tehm: is there anything more you can tell us about Melanie?  where she was last seen?  Was she aboard the ship during the storm?
CaptainBelzoni: I would assume she could have been washed ashore along the great sea or swept down the Nile almost anywhere.  Currents after a storm can be quite strong.
CaptainBelzoni: Alas, being a woman, she would not have the strength that a man would have to fight the water well.  On the other hand, small fish can sometimes outswim large predators.
Aarys: how close to our fair land did this occur? any idea on where me might start looking?
Aarys: If she survived do you think she might have traveled inland?
CaptainBelzoni: I saw others of my crew swept over or jump over clutching pieces of flotsam so I would say that it could be anywhere that my other men washed ashore.
cas: captian i gift to you some magic jugless water hope it helps you when you need it most.
Pauven: You believe there might be sailors lost along the shore of the Mediterranean in addition to those lost down the Nile?
Arbutus: Captain upon further inspection I'm afraid to report I've found a body here in the 4th camp of Enrique. The most I can do is uncover what lead to this unfortunate situation.
CaptainBelzoni: I think that the crew and Melanie would probably all be down the Nile.
CaptainBelzoni: Thank you, Lady cas!  I could use a drink.
CaptainBelzoni: ::groans a bit, hoping the grog did not all go overboard or there will be some cranky men when they regain their strength::
Aarys: Is there anything further we can do for you and your crew?
CaptainBelzoni: For now this will help us to care for the wounded and succor the ill of health.  
Aarys: grog takes some kind of grain i believe? we do not posess that yet.  do you have a source where we might procure wheat seed?
CaptainBelzoni: Perhpas if these mechanical devices help with communication then each region can present their plan and land for a port.
CaptainBelzoni: Wheat seed?  You cannot make bread yet?  A shame.  Some of the grain...perhaps we can part with some later.  We still have not had time to go through the supplies and trade items we had brought. 
CaptainBelzoni: Thank you for inviting me to become part of the Hyksos, Lady Aarys!  But for now I will stay neutral until I learn more of each of the factions.
Aarys: We, and I really mean all Egyptians, are happy you are here. w
Waterwillows: Captain Belzoni, I am sorry to inform you that three more of your crew members did not survive. From their diaris I believe them to be Augusto, Paulo and Leonardo.
Michotep: please feel free to use the facilities just across from here to facilitate your repairs, and aid in the search and recovery of your crew
Aarys: Though we are not happy you suffered so much, we are happy you are here.  Your gift is very valuable and we hope to use it wisely.
atom: And please dont forget to petition for an elder election
tehm: I believe there are some in Kush who can grow wheat.  They are quite talented farmers.
CaptainBelzoni: Oh, more sad news.  ::Vincenzo nods gravely and scribbles on his scroll:: This will also make it difficult to sail back if we our crew is too thin.
tehm: Captain, can you please clarify what sort of proposal you request from us?  What particulars would your settlement need?
CaptainBelzoni: Elder tehm, you understand contracts then.  We would need enough land to build a pier along the Nile and have housing, storage and buildings for machines.  It is possible, depending if we have an agreeable route here that our families might move to this land too.
SuperEmu: I bring happy news that Dr. Finn and Bastien are both well and planning to head back to the ship!
CaptainBelzoni: The Doctor!  This is the most excellent news I can hear!  He can work wonders, that man!
Aarys: A suitable location matching that description should be relatively easy to find.  Do you have any other particular needs?
CaptainBelzoni: Once we choose good ports then we can talk about the buildings and equipment.  We need to find out how advanced you are with machinery and learn how to use them.  
CaptainBelzoni: My spirits are lifted. 
tehm: how and when would we present such location ideas?
Aarys: For instance, resources?
SuperEmu: Yes, hopefully the doctor can help Jules out of his prickly situation.
CaptainBelzoni: Jules...  ::shakes his head::  ...that sounds like a predicament that only he would get into.  ::sighs and thinks maybe the sailor might prefer to stay in this land::
atom: We have incredible brick racks in Kush! but you need to be properly skilled first...
SuperEmu: The Meshwesh are welcoming of all. I expect if Jules wished to make his home here, then he would be warmly embraced by our citizens.
CaptainBelzoni: I am feeling fatigued again.  So I will take your leave and we can talk again.  Speak to your fellow countrymen and see what places in each of your lands along the Nile they recommend and if we can be given a plot of land in each.
Coyote: We shall. 
Aarys: Rest well Captain.  We look forward to talking again soon.
tehm: ah yes, please rest up.  and thank you again from these gifts from the stranger.
CaptainBelzoni: I must return to the ship now and help with caring for my crew.  We will speak later!
Pauven: Rest well Captain, we will continue the search for your crew!