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FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Adalia (and dragon son Charis)
RECIPIENT: Errybody
WHAT: Don't kill the dragon! Adalia can make you stuff! She has welcome packets for new rifters! HUZZAH!!!!
WHEN: Day after the Rifters show up
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: I don't have actual ooc writeups for the welcome packets. Yet.

( the voice that comes over the sending crystal has quite a bit of pep, though it may be manufactured pep. either way, the girl sounds energetic. )

Hello Inquisition, and hello especially to all the new Rifters who showed up yesterday! My name is Adalia, and I have a few points of order I wanted to let everyone know about.

First off, you will periodically see a baby dragon out and about in the Gallows! That would be my charge, Charis. Say hello, dear.

( there's a trilling call from the crystal this time, the sound going up and down in pitch — like an imitation of the word "hello" from a creature who can't actually say it. )

Please don't try to kill or otherwise harass him. He isn't a native dragon, I brought him through the rift with me as an egg, and the dragons where I'm from are both intelligent and rather friendly! He'd love to meet you, if you come say hello in good faith, and I promise you will not leave the meeting worse for wear.

Secondly! I have welcome packets for new Rifters I've been working on. They aren't particularly fancy yet, but included is a glossary of terms you need to be familiar with in order to carry on conversation here in Thedas, a map of the world as it is currently understood, and a short introduction to the various factions and politics at play at present. In the future I'll try to do more, but it's only been two months since I got here so this was as much as I could get done when I'm making the things myself. If you would like one, please stop by the Gallows library, look for the lady with curly blonde hair accompanied by a dragon, and simply ask! I will provide.

( a clapping noise, and she sounds even more excited now. )

Lastly, and most excitingly personally, I've figured out how to make a couple of the things I could make in my home here in Thedas! If you have need of a sleep aid, perimeter alerts, or a hangover remedy, I'd be happy to provide, either for money or trade. Feel free to find me in the library or get in touch with me over crystal if you're interested!

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Years, I'm hoping. Raising dragons is not really something the humanoid races do where I'm from, so there's no literature I could have read on the subject. He will get massive, though, I'm hoping we go home somehow before that happens.

( clearly, it's not really something adalia's all that familiar with either. )

Great! Is there a recipe you can give me or something you can make me in return?

( easier than dealing with money tbh, although that does sort of ruin her "saving up for when charis is too big" idea. )

It's gotta start with someone, right? You'll be like a pioneer in the field!

[A rather dangerous one at that, but like he said, it's gotta start with someone. Hopefully she doesn't get set on fire. Or eaten.]

Ahhh... you wouldn't prefer money? I'm not exactly a cook, so no recipes. Best I could do in trade is to take a photo or two.

See, the thing about money is... I have no idea what a reasonable cost for this stuff is.

( she is so utterly clueless about money shit it's not funny, especially here. what is a good price for sleeping draughts in thedas? for sparkgravel? she might be able to price it accurately in toril, but here? )

What'sa photo? Maybe I'll like that!

Oh. Yeah, that's a fair point. There might be a merchant around here who sells stuff that's somewhat similar who you can ask.

[The sparkgravel might be a harder thing to determine, but surely there are mages or at least someone experienced with selling enchanted items.]

It's uh... basically, it's like a painting without the paint. Kind of hard to explain. If you're interested I have a few examples I can show you.