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A low voice calls out to Alzar that he has information on a holy relic and item of power. There is a man with tanned skin and a open shop door smiling and beckoning folks into his shop. He introduces himself as Abu and talks at length with Alzar outside of it, but Alzar gets the distinct impression that he is trying to get more information than give, so he heads away.
More shops and homes pass by.
There is a shop that does not advertise what it is, but has a sign of a crossed Cup and Talisman, the lost artifacts of Al-Akbar. Alzar heads in and sees a man seated at a desk, wearing a white robe. He asks what Alzar’s business is and then states that their store mainly deals in imports of various kinds, but they are mostly in between sales right now, so they are mostly closed.
Alzar heads back out. They pass by a few places The Golden Crescent Bakery remains out of business after Alzar’s party slew the proprietor. There is a bath-house run by Yusuf and over there some Babouches where you can purchase or repair leather goods. Leather is one of the few goods that you can obtain in relative quantity out here. Even the desert has a lot of animals that can be skinned, tanned, and made into things. Next door is a store advertised as the only jeweler in Khaibar, and one of the target of Alzar’s trip here. This is the store of Hassan Abdelqa’id.
He really runs two businesses. One if to take cheap gems, mount them in really cheap but flashy rings and such, and then mark them up and sell them for high. The other is to appraise, exchange, and trade gems and jewelry.
There are a pair of brigand/guards here, and Alzar meets with Hassan. Alzar bribes Hassan with some gold to find out more about Khaibar, and to get access to the higher quality stuff. As Hasssan turns around, Alzar quickly casts Cham Person and it works. At the end Alzar has moved 2000 of gp to gems, to make it more portable, and did not lose any value in the exchange. Without items of extra dimensional space, it’s hard to carry around 2000 coins. Apparently the sort-of pretend sultan, Al’Farzikh, uses the jewelry place to move merchandize and purchase things for his harem.
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