Shrivelled tramp

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A shrivelled tramp on top of a desert monolith northeast of Al Khali makes special weapons.

Getting there

Cross the bridge north of Djelibeybi and follow the road west, then north to Al Khali and northeast until you see a monolith in the long description of the room.

Then you need to get on top of the monolith.

Ordering process

The tramp understands Djelian and Klatchian and speaks in Djelian. He requests payment in Djelian money.

You say in Djelian: order
The shrivelled tramp exclaims in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Eeeeeeeeeeeee! I can make you a flexible sword!
The shrivelled tramp asks in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I can make you a weapon with one, two or lots of blades!  What kind do you want?

You say in Djelian: one
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: It will cost DjToon 80.00.
The shrivelled tramp asks in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Well?

You say in Djelian: yes
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: It'll be ready soon.

You say in Djelian: collect
The shrivelled tramp exclaims in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: You need to wait longer!

You say in Djelian: collect
You hand over some money.
The shrivelled tramp gives a steel urumi to you.
The shrivelled tramp exclaims in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Now, go hit those Djelians in the face with it!
The shrivelled tramp encourages you.
  • For one blade it takes around 3 roundworld days before it is ready to be collected.

Produced weapons

Weapon Cost
steel urumi &&&&&&&&&&+16000 DjToon 80
Twin-bladed steel urumi &&&&&&&&&&+24000 DjToon 120
Seven-bladed steel urumi &&&&&&&&&&+32000 DjToon 160
Weapon Cost

Tramp

This extremely grubby-looking fellow has matted dreadlocks that reach all the way to his toes.  His skin is caked in miscellaneous grime that it would probably be best not to try to identify too closely, and his naked body appears to have been withered and shrivelled by the elements.
He is in good shape.
He is standing.

The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I never had any trouble climbing into the harem of an evening.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Climbing up here is doing my back in, though.

The shrivelled tramp fiddles around with a length of razor-sharp metal.
The shrivelled tramp uses a cunningly-shaped stone to sharpen a narrow strip of metal.
The shrivelled tramp exclaims in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I'll make you a flexible sword if you promise to hit those horrible Djelian priests with it for me!
The shrivelled tramp exclaims in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I'll make you a most... interesting weapon if you promise to hit a Klatchian over the head with it for me!

The shrivelled tramp starts to drool.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Those Djelians never liked me.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I suppose the incident with the cat was the final straw.

The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I was born in the river kingdom, but then those priests threw me to the crocodiles.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: It was the final straw when that cat peed on my head.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I ran away to Al Khali and managed to be apprenticed to a swordmaker.

The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: The Klatchians tried to cut off my head after a while.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I'm not sure why.  The Seriph's concubine wasn't very good looking, anyway.

The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: The Klatchians tried to cut off my head, and I hadn't done anything wrong.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Well, not much.

The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: It's lucky I was always good at climbing.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: They were stupid enough to put me in a cell without a roof.
The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: Boy were they surprised in the morning.

The shrivelled tramp says in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I was lucky to find this place.
The shrivelled tramp exclaims in Djelian with a Klatchian accent: I don't think they'll ever find me here!

See also