From his place of concealment within a bush, the halfling watches the approach of the half-giant Pig. The leaves quiver with each lumbering step and the pungent odor of cooked fish grows in intensity. Finally, at the proper moment, a halfling blur erupts from the foliage to strike at the near leg of the foe. Small arms aiming for a knee, as the legs slice towards the ankle. In a moment it is over. The half-giant's progress halted.
"Is Pig stepper in trail mix?" Pig queries, sniffing the air curiously and looking down for any sign of ox and horse dung. With a laughing snort, he lifts the ponderous foot off the halflings chest. "Is yous! What doing?"
Clutching at his chest as he lies sprawled on the dusty path, the wee fellow only manages a squeak in return. His breath escapes him once again as Pig's large dirty hand encircles his chest to lift him to a standing position.
"By all the gods, Pig!" croaks the halfling. "How is it you weigh so much?"
Dropping the ever-present flail to the path, Pig unslings a bulky bag. Unlike much of Pig's belongings, this one actually emits a pleasant fruity odor as it is opened, accompanied by the gentle clink of empty bottles.
"Pig is much heavies with cookerings stuffs," says the half-giant with a crooked smile. "Pig is for learn makering whiskey juice!"
"Would it not be, umm, simpler to purchase said beverage?"
"You is mean pay shinies for?" Pig queries with a snort of contempt. "Them is want lot shinies for do. Somes thems drinkers tasting like water too."
Opening the various pouches and boxes contained within the large one, the halfling nods with a surprised look on his face. "Pig, how is it you know what to gather? These items are the basis for a good number of recipes."
"Pig know somes good cooker. Them cooker lot good foodings for he and teller hims what for get. Pig find lot thing but not can find any hoppy flower."
"Hops? Hmmm, yes that would be an issue. Let us write a notice then, perhaps there is someone of the wood and field that might assist. Have you any parchment Pig?"
Nodding, Pig opens up a greasy once-white box and pulls a piece of cooked fish out wrapped in dirty paper. Stuffing the fish into his mouth, he hands it over to the halfling.
Mouth agape, the halfing stares at the nearly undecipherable words on the paper. Shaking his head with a sigh, he flips the scroll of bull's strength over to the blank side and writes a short note.
"Sign here Pig and we'll post it here in Hlint."
Good folk of Hlint, the half-giant Pig is in search of brewing supplies of all sort. He is specifically interested in finding and purchasing hops. Boxes full of other ingredients will be bought as well. Too, if you yourself are a brewer it might benefit the community as a whole to instruct him in the finer details of the craft. I point to matters of hygiene as the highest concern (have you seen his fingernails!?).
PiG *signed in charcoal*
((Here is the thread with brewing recipes
http://www.layonaraonline.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=16329&posts=21Since I have 0xp in cooking, just bring the raw ingredients (ie. don't make the wort or sugar yourself). Pig will purchase mixed boxes of grains, berries, and raw sugar. As you can see there is a varied choice of herbs required in many of the recipes (skull cap, belladona), as well as things like crushed pearls, goblin ears, milk, and holy water.
I would like to purchase the simpler ones from lower level PCs to help them get started with some coin. Expect to get a couple hundred coins for a box of the stuff (herb bags may be purchased for 20 coins or so and I'll reimburse for those as well in the price).
Edit: Removed question about hops.
