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When we last left our crafty hero, he\u2019d trekked across miles of deadly territory and slaughtered dozens of fierce animals, all for the express purpose of visiting a city he had no real interest in visiting.<\/p>\n

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Sadrith Mora is one of the major Telvanni hubs\u2014it has a nice slave market, a nearby Imperial fort, shops, etc. Technically, I\u2019m not even supposed to do what I just did (which was to waltz in at an oblique angle, bypassing the front gates)\u2014the laws of Sadrith Mora state that you need papers or authorization to go beyond the gateway area, but most citizens confess freely that you can trespass all you want as long as you don\u2019t make any trouble.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll only kick you out if you\u2019re the sort of person who\u2019d commit fraud, murder women because you want their stuff, rob a place of worship, streak through a heavily populated town, or tote around the stolen head of an Argonian in your backpack.<\/p>\n

It is at this point in the conversation that I surreptitiously hide my Avaricious Butchering Pervert\u2019s Club<\/em> membership card.<\/p>\n

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So, if I take the quick route into Sadrith Mora, am I taking a shortcut to mushrooms?<\/p><\/div>\n

The thrill of illicit souvenir shopping aside, Sadrith Mora\u2019s pretty boring–there\u2019s just not a lot of level-appropriate fun to be had in this city. It\u2019s almost like I didn\u2019t think this whole Let\u2019s Visit a Random City in the Middle of Nowhere<\/em> thing through.<\/p>\n

So, new plan.<\/p>\n

If I recall correctly, the city of Tel Aruhn is just two boat rides away from SM. Remember Tel Aruhn? Probably not, since I\u2019m not sure I directly mentioned it.<\/p>\n

Better question: remember that starry-eyed loony woman who fell in love with the guy who robbed her? And how her \u201creward\u201d for my assistance was telling me the name of one of her friends? Yeah, see how far that gets you in real life. \u201cHey, thanks for giving me my wallet back! I have a friend in Pittsburgh named Robert Smalls. You two should totally get together some time. Bye!\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyway, this friend\u2019s in Tel Aruhn, so I decide to pay the place a visit.<\/p>\n

Tel Aruhn is a bit of a strange town. Guess which of these things it does not have!<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An armorer with a full stock of weapons and armor
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A half-dozen Telvanni mages in a tower
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An inn
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An alchemist
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A slave market
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More than three people who aren\u2019t shopkeepers<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost like the economy of this town makes no damn sense.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, okay, I guess you could make the argument that the shops service the Telvanni, but that makes no real sense. I mean, a.) there\u2019s not that many of them, b.) they\u2019re already pretty well set up, and c.) there\u2019s only like 6 of them, seriously, that\u2019s not a compelling market right there.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s actually just about one non-Telvanni non-commercial guy in town. As far as I can tell–by the lack of anywhere for him to live–he\u2019s homeless, so I guess whatever he was selling wasn\u2019t doing too well with the evil racist mages demographic. Damn recession.<\/p>\n

I poke around for ten minutes trying to find the friend. Finally, I find her in the basement area of the inn. She gives me my long-overdue reward:<\/p>\n

A couple health potions.<\/p>\n

Great. Awesome. Not like I can buy that at almost any shop in the game<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Oh, and she lets me know that apparently Slaphappy McLazypants and Robbin\u2019 Hood back there are most likely getting along well (yeah, I was tossing and turning over that one). However, she does say that they haven\u2019t been seen since I hooked them up.<\/p>\n

Huh. Guess this story does <\/em>have a happy ending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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