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==Who is he?==
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[[Image:Amenophthis2.png|center|150px|Amenophthis the man]]
  
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A trader called Amenophthis who intends to sell exotic goods rare to Egypt.
  
Amenophthis: Ah, more people are arriving
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He seemed courteous in our discussions with him. He uses his own trade unit called a 'Knar'.
  
BlueGrass: could we not trade them for some of the goods you have to offer?
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==When did he first make his appearance in Egypt?==
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*RL 16th January 2010.
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<br>He spoke with McArine and to Lavitz. Essentially this man announced he would be trading 'a few trinkets, as well as a few of my specialities'.
  
McArine: Hello again Amenophthis :-)
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A portion of the chat may be found here at [[Amenophthis/chats]]
  
Khaemwaset: Greetings Amenophthis
 
  
Amenophthis: A good day to you McArine
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==And the main event?==
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*RL date 17 January 2010
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*Ingame Yr 3- Shemu IV-20 between 11am and 4pm
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<br>He had set up a small camp near Meroe chariot. This camp comprised a fancy tent, chests and storage drums surrounding a bright bonfire and a large cooking pot.
  
Amenophthis: I have some certain items in mind for those, BlueGrass
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[[Image:Amenophthis.png|center|350px|The Camp]]
  
BlueGrass: Very good
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His appearance had been announced on E! Many of us travelled to Meroe to see this visitor. He looked like one of us but was not.
  
Amenophthis: I also have some Puzzle Granite, something which I believe is very hard to find in Egypt
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He had the rare [http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale4/Marble#Puzzle_Granite_.28Perception_over_40.29 Puzzle Granite] and [[Gold]] for trade in exhange for herbs. He said he had 'special commodities' which would improve the already natural fertility of the Nile. However he required specific items of our resources which are unique to Egypt, including herbs and mushrooms.
  
Amenophthis: I am open to any offers from people wishing to buy either gold or puzzle granite.
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This special commodity was a substance called '[[Fertility]]' also known as 'Nkambtha'. And he also was willing to trade to the highest bidder the secret of making this substance. Sadly he only had 100deben of this substance available for trade.  
  
Khaemwaset: For what goods Amenophthis?
 
  
Amenophthis: Specialities of Egypt
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'''Trade Logs'''
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* 5 deben of [[fertility]] for 20 bottles of well aged Egyptian wine (5 vintages or older- at the time of writing we were on 35 vintage)
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* BlueGrass traded 20 turtle shell for 5 [[Fertility]]
  
Amenophthis: Assorted herbs or Mushrooms
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Althought trading for debens of [[fertility]] was relatively straightforward although not exactly cheap. His price for the secret was rather more expensive.
  
Amenophthis: Or
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He would trade the secret of making the Elixer for certain hard-to-find mushrooms... Sun Star, Beehive and Golden Sun. These mushrooms when mixed together make a drink beloved of nobles in far off lands.
  
Amenophthis: I do have a rather special commodity
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[[Image:Amenophthis_shrooms.png|center|The Shrooms!]]
  
Amenophthis: As I have pointed out, the soil in Egypt is not of the best quality
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*Sun Star worth 50 knar
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*BeeHive worth 100 knar
  
BlueGrass: now that I'm interested in
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BlueGrass, Casino and Nissim were able to make a satisfactory bid.
 
 
Amenophthis: However, there are techniques developed by sciences in far away lands that have managed to improve the quality
 
 
 
Amenophthis: This substance is known as 'Fertlity'
 
 
 
BlueGrass: that we could put to good use
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Or at least, that is the translation to your language
 
 
 
Amenophthis: The name given by the creators was...
 
 
 
Amenophthis pauses
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Sorry it's rather an odd word
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I believe it was 'Nkambtha'
 
 
 
Amenophthis: However
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I only have 100 db of Fertility
 
 
 
Klangdah: What is the use of this substance ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Applied to crops, it gives a substantial boost to their yield
 
 
 
Casino: can "fertily" be reproduced?
 
 
 
**missing a few lines**
 
 
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I only have 100 db of Fertility
 
 
 
Klangdah: What is the use of this substance ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Applied to crops, it gives a substantial boost to their yield
 
 
 
Casino: can "fertily" be reproduced?
 
 
 
Casino: or duplicated in a lab?
 
 
 
Klangdah: Does it help growing seeds, or fights the ground pollution ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: it helps the seeds to grow
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Ah Casino, you would have me sell one of the greatest additions to my Caravan?
 
 
 
Nissim: works also with herb seeds?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I'm afriad not Nissim
 
 
 
Klangdah: What would be a decent trade item(s) for this substance ? Herbs and mushrooms still ?
 
 
 
Numaris: Casino's question is a good one. 100db won't last Egypt very long the way we grow our crops... would you also sell the secret of making it?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Herbs are rather more complex and changing
 
 
 
dedenav: coucouille les filles :)
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I'm not sure it would be beneficial
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: Forgive me Amenphthis, but what are the drawbacks. We have some basic fertilisers which sadly can pollute.
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Let us see if you find it of use
 
 
 
Nissim: ou tu vois des filles?^^
 
 
 
Amenophthis: After that, we will consider
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Basic fertilisers?
 
 
 
Klangdah: Chuteuh !
 
 
 
Amenophthis: For crops?
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: Well weed repellents.
 
 
 
BlueGrass: Barely
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: I did say basic, sadly our camel dumg was not what it used to be
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: *dung
 
 
 
Amenophthis: This substance may be applied to vegetables and I've also had promising results with flax
 
 
 
Klangdah: I'm willing to trade 6 leafs of the very rare Wild Lettuce for it ! *crosses fingers*
 
 
 
Casino: i am in the position as we stand here to offer you 2 Golden Sun Mushrooms for some of your "Nkambtha"
 
 
 
Amenophthis: No, I have a special request in mind for this
 
 
 
Klangdah: Would you be so kind and share it with us ?
 
 
 
BlueGrass: I think then we would be interested for the good of all egypt if we could learn to reproduct this Nkambtha
 
 
 
Nissim: yes indeed
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Very well
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I am willing to sell 5 db of Fertility, for the price of  20 bottles of well aged Egyptian wine, 5 vintages or older should do it
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Egyptian wine is most prized in the noble's courts.
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: We are glad to hear our wine is prized
 
 
 
dedenav: ok i bye 5 db
 
 
 
Amenophthis: To be most fair, I will only trade once per person
 
 
 
dedenav: let me 5 mn to go to my chest
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I shall await your return here.
 
 
 
hitoriki: i would like to offer you the finest quality shovel there is in egypt whit your name on it for 5db of the fertility
 
 
 
logosmaid: And what is this prized Fertility?
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: Ameophthis- are there any --shall we say- side effects to the use of this substance on the crops?
 
 
 
BlueGrass: I don't have enough wine that is old enough for you
 
 
 
Nissim: in the meantime can we learn a bit more on ways ro reproduce it?
 
 
 
Casino: yes, the reproduction of this will benefit us all
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I am unaware of any such effects Khamewaset
 
 
 
Amenophthis: The reproduction is a very very secretive affair
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I would require a sufficient payment to divulge it
 
 
 
Nissim: need to be paid to deliver that secret?
 
 
 
dedenav: i have 20 bottles of a very old vine
 
 
 
Klangdah: What kind of sufficient payment ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Excellent work!
 
 
 
dedenav: i give it to you ?
 
 
 
dedenav: or in a chest
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Please, give them to me and I shall give you your Fertility
 
 
 
dedenav: voila
 
 
 
Numaris: I'm prepared to trade some as well.
 
 
 
dedenav: thx
 
 
 
Amenophthis: My pleasure sir
 
 
 
dedenav: yw
 
 
 
dedenav: so now in what plant i can use it ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: does anyone else wish to buy any?
 
 
 
Numaris: I do, Amenophthis
 
 
 
dedenav: for a best result ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: You may use it in any vegetable crop or flax plant I believe
 
 
 
BlueGrass: We might be able to give what you require for the secret of Fertilty?
 
 
 
Nissim: yes
 
 
 
Crestalina: in my eyes youre not a trader
 
 
 
Amenophthis: It only needs one db per use
 
 
 
dedenav: i harvest the plant
 
 
 
Klangdah: We would rather discuss the tuition for the receipe.
 
 
 
Amenophthis: This recipe is one of my most guarded secrets
 
 
 
BlueGrass: Name the price?
 
 
 
Nissim: sure but you said that it was for sale as well,so..
 
 
 
dedenav: if we have the recipe , can we do it ?
 
 
 
dedenav: or we dont have the good technology ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: *If* I were to give you the recipe I believe you could
 
 
 
dedenav: hummmm
 
 
 
 
 
Klangdah: What would be a payment that would turn that *if* into a when
 
 
 
Amenophthis: As I mentioned before, I am interested in mushrooms
 
 
 
Nissim: sounds ecological lol
 
 
 
dedenav: is it a chemical recipe
 
 
 
Amenophthis: There are certain mushrooms that have some very odd effects on the body of a person
 
 
 
Klangdah: Could you be more specific ?
 
Nissim: halucinogens?
 
 
 
logosmaid: I also am very interested in mushrooms
 
 
 
dedenav: but we can don nothing whit shoom
 
 
 
Amenophthis: not halucinogens Nissim
 
 
 
Amenophthis: One of them is very hard to find, and I believe it is found here
 
 
 
Klangdah wonders if torture wouldn't save some time
 
 
 
dedenav: behive ....
 
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Khaemwaset: Beehive?
 
 
 
Nissim: oh not beehive again ..
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I am able to make a drink out of it that is very much sought after in the courts of certain nobles
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I do not know the name of it
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: A sort of nectar of the gods Amenophthis, eh? *sits back on his haunches and sucks his teeth
 
 
 
Amenophthis: However, I have one with me
 
 
 
Klangdah: What shape and colour is it ?
 
 
 
Nissim: iron knot? acorns?
 
 
 
 
 
Amenophthis: It is not the god that it impowers so much as the drinker, if you understand me
 
 
 
Khaemwaset smiles
 
 
 
Nissim: show it to us please
 
 
 
dedenav: can we see the shoom ?
 
 
 
Klangdah: Would you please show us the mushroom ?
 
 
 
dedenav: beehive
 
 
 
Nissim: beehive!
 
 
 
BlueGrass: BeeHive
 
 
 
dedenav: lol
 
 
 
Numaris chuckles.
 
 
 
Amenophthis: There are two other msuhrooms wich I must use
 
 
 
Klangdah: How many of those would you accept as a bri... payment ?
 
 
 
logosmaid: ahh so that is what that rare mushroom actually looks like
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Let me attempt to find those
 
 
 
Nissim: let us guess,,, peasant foot and goden sun?
 
 
 
dedenav: lol he need 2 k :)
 
 
 
dedenav: ha ha niss
 
 
 
Amenophthis coughs
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Please, look, but dont touch
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: You are aware Amenopthis that even our most famed and resourceful hunters have problems finding this shroom
 
 
 
Klangdah: (sorry wrong move)
 
 
 
Nissim: golden sun
 
 
 
Nissim: sun star is it?
 
 
 
dedenav: c'est pas tres rare ca ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I am aware indeed Khaemwaset
 
 
 
Klangdah: How many of each would you require to make that drink ?
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: I had thought so Amenophthis
 
 
 
Amenophthis: the drink... for such a healthy man, I do not think that you require my drink
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Unless you are having problems with the ladies?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: But no matter, we can discuss that later
 
 
 
BlueGrass: rofl
 
 
 
Khaemwaset: A sort of Aqua Vitae then!
 
 
 
dedenav: maybe you can help us to see some beehive ?
 
 
 
Nissim: viagra
 
 
 
Amenophthis: You wish to buy the secret to Fertility
 
 
 
BlueGrass: yes please
 
 
 
Casino: aye!
 
 
 
dedenav: because we never see it !!!
 
 
 
Nissim: yes we do
 
 
 
Klangdah: yes we are, so how many of each are we talking about ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: I will sell  the secret of it to the highest bidder.
 
 
 
dedenav: no !
 
 
 
Nissim: pfff
 
 
 
Nissim: that is lousy
 
 
 
dedenav: we juste need the secret of beehive !!
 
 
 
Alicesmile: 2 sand!
 
 
 
Klangdah: How long do we have since we meet again ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: A beehive is worth 100 knah, and a sunstar or Golden sun is worth 50 knah
 
 
 
Numaris: Heh. Well, while everyone else discusses that... I still have some wines to trade for some of the Fertility you have on you.
 
 
 
Esther: would you trade my 20 bottles of wine for 5 db fertillity ?
 
 
 
Amenophthis: Excellent Numaris
 
 
 
Amenophthis: and Esther!
 
 
 
Amenophthis: please, give me your wines and I shall return the fertility
 

Latest revision as of 09:58, 24 January 2010

Who is he?

Amenophthis the man


A trader called Amenophthis who intends to sell exotic goods rare to Egypt.

He seemed courteous in our discussions with him. He uses his own trade unit called a 'Knar'.

When did he first make his appearance in Egypt?

  • RL 16th January 2010.


He spoke with McArine and to Lavitz. Essentially this man announced he would be trading 'a few trinkets, as well as a few of my specialities'.

A portion of the chat may be found here at Amenophthis/chats


And the main event?

  • RL date 17 January 2010
  • Ingame Yr 3- Shemu IV-20 between 11am and 4pm


He had set up a small camp near Meroe chariot. This camp comprised a fancy tent, chests and storage drums surrounding a bright bonfire and a large cooking pot.

The Camp

His appearance had been announced on E! Many of us travelled to Meroe to see this visitor. He looked like one of us but was not.

He had the rare Puzzle Granite and Gold for trade in exhange for herbs. He said he had 'special commodities' which would improve the already natural fertility of the Nile. However he required specific items of our resources which are unique to Egypt, including herbs and mushrooms.

This special commodity was a substance called 'Fertility' also known as 'Nkambtha'. And he also was willing to trade to the highest bidder the secret of making this substance. Sadly he only had 100deben of this substance available for trade.


Trade Logs

  • 5 deben of fertility for 20 bottles of well aged Egyptian wine (5 vintages or older- at the time of writing we were on 35 vintage)
  • BlueGrass traded 20 turtle shell for 5 Fertility

Althought trading for debens of fertility was relatively straightforward although not exactly cheap. His price for the secret was rather more expensive.

He would trade the secret of making the Elixer for certain hard-to-find mushrooms... Sun Star, Beehive and Golden Sun. These mushrooms when mixed together make a drink beloved of nobles in far off lands.

The Shrooms!
  • Sun Star worth 50 knar
  • BeeHive worth 100 knar

BlueGrass, Casino and Nissim were able to make a satisfactory bid.