[Quest Design] The Vendor

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The Vendor:
Quest features female merchant. The young Breton woman is running what would be a very profitable business out of a cart and stall in some town. She sells alchemical ingredients and potions to locals at a good price. Her kind manner and good prices have given her many regular customers. In addition to selling potions and ingredients she has a knack for prescribing remedies for alms pay whatever illness her customers have. Her home remedies are no secret either she often shares her recipes for free with favored customers and also has a limited selection of potion recipes for sale as well. She knows that her relationship with her customers and her abilities will continue to bring repeat business. The fairly limited selection of ingredients she carries are harvested from the locally and she employs those who harvest them daily for her.

Fees for selling goods from her stall are fairly high. She had been able to easily afford them but since word of her booming business spread the powers that be in town are asking for a rate that is far more than reasonable. In addition to this, the demand for her goods and services has quickly grown beyond what she can supply with her small stall and cart. She needs a larger permanent location with room for her to store goods see to customers needs display her home remedies and dry ingredients. Adjacent space in exterior is also needed for cart and guar so ingredients can be collected from her local suppliers each week. Room in town is limited the apothecary in town would be a great location and has room in exterior to build a stall. Word is the alchemist shop in town is struggling and the bosmer man who runs it is growing old and rather senile.

Go talk to the bosmer alchemist to see if you can broker a deal. Speaking with the bosmer about buying the shop he will become extremely angry. He resents all the business he has lost to the Breton, he has been operating his alchemy shop for far longer the woman only arrived in the last year. He is convinced the woman has it out for him not only is he mad at her but he feels betrayed but the community as well. He yells at player to leave refusing to even offer services and begins to mumble about finding a misplaced quill or not recalling needed ingredients.

This part is a bit tricky, bu somehow player must convince the Bosmer that the neither the community or the Breton harbor I'll will toward him and that the Breton really is a beautiful and kind woman.

Okay so there are several options here some or all might be used. First go talk to the couple people the Breton woman has hired to collect ingredients. Something about them being hired is undeniably heart warming. One might be a halfwit, the other a disabled soldier with one arm or an ex homeless drunk who found peace and purpose collecting alchemical ingredients. All of them were taught these skills by them Breton. Trained and employed paid more than other would be. Get written statements.

Speak with a couple people in town. These folks purchased potions brewed by the bosmer that had some ill effect or were the wrong thing. People shitting fire, burping bubbles, seeing spots, or levitating. They are were definitely upset, but more concerned for their own safety. This is part of the reason many long time customers discontinued purchasing from the old alchemist. Get written statements.

Speak with the Breton woman again. She is saddened to hear the Breton is as upset with her as she had heard. (This is I the reason she has asked player to help deal w this). To help resolve this hostility she writes a handwritten letter apologizing for any misunderstandings. She also has a gift for him a special remedy, one of her own making.

Return to Bosmer give him the notes and the potion. " Ahh, this explains so much" he says. He is not sure how he made such mistakes while brewing potions for his longtime customers but does admit that in his old age he has become considerably more confused, often forgetting where he has placed things or accidentally swapping ingredients. Although he is somewhat suspicious of the potion he after reading the ingredients he says he will try it. Come back in a day and he will be very glad his for the temporary relief from the confusion the gifted homebrew provided and asks that the Breton come and visit to discuss the recipe and terms for sale of the business.

Return to Breton. She will be very pleased. Player receives reward and tell you to visit shop in again in a week. The alchemist skip will be changed around and guar stall added (unique static). When you visit later you will receive a discount and some addition free service. If you are sick she will make potion that will cure you free of charge. This may just be a fade screen or a spell with dialogue saying she has administered the potion.

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