Timestamp: 11th of Winter 513 AV
Wisp felt unnaturally good that day. Despite last night's débâcle he felt rather cheery. It was rather like the short lived cheer that had followed him in his first few days in Sunberth. He didn't want to confront it but a nagging suspicion deep within him was telling him that the blood was what was doing it.
He entered the armoury flashing a cheery smile at the young man who was standing at the counter. Wisp detected a hint of something like fear pass the young man's face but it was gone almost before it started. Wisp frowned. Why did people always do that when he smiled?
He stepped up to the counter looking around for wares but he couldn't see any. “Where are your wares, boy?” He asked the teenager.
“No wares on display here, Sir. I can tell you what we got in stock though if you're interested.” The boy answered in a bored voice.
“Go on.” Wisp said simply waiting to hear what they had on offer.
“We got eight knuckledusters, six swords, thirteen daggers, a handaxe, two greataxes, a pair of bladed boots...”
“Wait there boy. Lemme see the bladed boots.” Wisp smiled. That sounded promising. He'd heard of them before. They were spring loaded so they looked like normal shoes until you wanted them too.
The boy turned and went into the back. After several long moments he came back empty handed. “Sorry, must have sold them. We got a light flail, four maces (three light, one heavy), eight rooster blades, a club and three scythes. Uh, think that's it for the now.”
Wisp was speechless. What an odd assortment of weapons. Did the smithies here just make what they feel like?
“Oh and a Wakizashi.” The boy added as the thought struck him.
Wisp decided not to ask what the hell that was. He reviewed the short odd list and came to a conclusion. “Show me the Knuckledusters and bring out the Heavy Mace.”
The boy went into the back and came back some time later with his hands rather full. He dumbed the collection of metal items on the table. A long steel mace with a brutal flanged head lay in the centre surrounded by twisted metal objects that didn't seem to have anything in common other than finger holes and even the amount of holes varied. Some of them were bladed, others were studded and one kind of looked like a hair brush. There was only one pair of similar ones. The had two finger holes big enough for two fingers each. Unlike some of the others they were small enough to be fit into pockets. They had five triangles of hard metal set on a wood panel. They were rather high quality.
“I'll take them.” he said picking up the mace and examining it. “How do you sheathe a mace exactly?”
The young man shrugged “Belt with a loop at the side. Maybe a bit of protective padding at the hip. We might have procured a belt like that with the Mace. Lemme see.” He came back a few moments with a belt just as he had said.
Thannis tried the belt on and smiled. “Perfect! Today is a great day. How much do I owe you, good boy?” Wisp said cheerily as he dropped the mace through the loop to let it hang at his side.
“Eh, um 14 Gold ones, Sir.” The apprentice said hastily counting in his head. Thannis dug out the coins and deposited htem on the counters picking up his knuckledusters and tucking them into his pockets as he left the store. Today was a good day.