It was much louder now, dishes clanging, voices raised in conversation and song, drinks being poured, and one patron snoring in the corner. Â Goro frowned slightly, but made his way through the maze of people to the registration desk. Â He did not see anyone there, and moved a hand to ring the bell on the counter.
"Welcome to the Quicksand, friend!"
Goro blinked, hearing a voice but seeing no one, until a throat was cleared. Â "Down here!!" Â Bending his neck, Goro looked down and behind the counter slightly to see a lalafell climbing up onto a small stool.
"Hello! Â Welcome to the Quicksand, or otherwise the Adventurer's Guild! Â Momodi is normally the one who welcomes all new adventurers to Ul'dah, but she had to take care of something in the back. Â For now though I, Nikarika, shall be your greeter!"
The lalafell looked Goro over, and gave out a slight whistle. Â "Wow, you are big! Â I heard stories male Au'Ra are at least as large as roegadyn but I didn't believe it! Â A-anyway, let me get back to the point. Â I have a greeting card here . . . somewhere . . ."
Goro watched as Nikarika patted down all of his clothes, eventually pulling out a battered card with tiny writing on it. Â Clearing his throat, the lalafell began to read.
"Welcome to Ul'dah, the city of sand and gold. Â Here we are the center of all trade in Eorzea, and those willing to seek out adventure can easily find it! Â Blah blah ... amalj'aa ... uhm ... ah! Â You need to sign the register to become a full fledged member of the Adventurer's Guild." Â Nikarika reached over to point to an open book with a quill beside it. Â "Just write your name into the book and occupation if any while I get the other papers I need."
Goro watched the lalafell jump down from the stool and open a drawer behind him, before picking up the quill and signing in the book.  Goro.  Pugilist. Putting the quill down, he waited for Nikarika to return.
"Whew! Â Sorry that took so long. Â Normally Momodi just rattles off everything a new adventurer needs to know then gives them names and places to visit. Â Me, I'm not that good so I made myself a few copies of what Momodi says in case I need to help." Â The lalafell placed two pieces of paper on the counter, one being a map with places marked off, and the other a list of people's names and locations.
"Okay. Â Here is a map of all of Ul'dah. Â I marked off where the important places are, such as the different guilds and aetheryte crystal locations. Â Feel free to take your time and wander around, but Momodi always suggested newcomers visit the large Aetheryte Crystal in the Plaza, Seseroga in the markets so you can learn about how commerce and all works here, and also your guild of choice. Â It seems you wrote down pugilist as your profession, so you'd want to speak with the register in the Pugilist Guild not far from here."
Pushing the two papers towards Goro, the Au'Ra picked them up and quickly glanced at the other paper. Â It had names of different people in the city with what they sold or if they might have something for him to do. Â Goro thanked Nikarika with a bow, and the lalafell waved as the Au'Ra turned to leave.
"Don't be a stranger!"
"Welcome to the Quicksand, friend!"
Goro blinked, hearing a voice but seeing no one, until a throat was cleared. Â "Down here!!" Â Bending his neck, Goro looked down and behind the counter slightly to see a lalafell climbing up onto a small stool.
"Hello! Â Welcome to the Quicksand, or otherwise the Adventurer's Guild! Â Momodi is normally the one who welcomes all new adventurers to Ul'dah, but she had to take care of something in the back. Â For now though I, Nikarika, shall be your greeter!"
The lalafell looked Goro over, and gave out a slight whistle. Â "Wow, you are big! Â I heard stories male Au'Ra are at least as large as roegadyn but I didn't believe it! Â A-anyway, let me get back to the point. Â I have a greeting card here . . . somewhere . . ."
Goro watched as Nikarika patted down all of his clothes, eventually pulling out a battered card with tiny writing on it. Â Clearing his throat, the lalafell began to read.
"Welcome to Ul'dah, the city of sand and gold. Â Here we are the center of all trade in Eorzea, and those willing to seek out adventure can easily find it! Â Blah blah ... amalj'aa ... uhm ... ah! Â You need to sign the register to become a full fledged member of the Adventurer's Guild." Â Nikarika reached over to point to an open book with a quill beside it. Â "Just write your name into the book and occupation if any while I get the other papers I need."
Goro watched the lalafell jump down from the stool and open a drawer behind him, before picking up the quill and signing in the book.  Goro.  Pugilist. Putting the quill down, he waited for Nikarika to return.
"Whew! Â Sorry that took so long. Â Normally Momodi just rattles off everything a new adventurer needs to know then gives them names and places to visit. Â Me, I'm not that good so I made myself a few copies of what Momodi says in case I need to help." Â The lalafell placed two pieces of paper on the counter, one being a map with places marked off, and the other a list of people's names and locations.
"Okay. Â Here is a map of all of Ul'dah. Â I marked off where the important places are, such as the different guilds and aetheryte crystal locations. Â Feel free to take your time and wander around, but Momodi always suggested newcomers visit the large Aetheryte Crystal in the Plaza, Seseroga in the markets so you can learn about how commerce and all works here, and also your guild of choice. Â It seems you wrote down pugilist as your profession, so you'd want to speak with the register in the Pugilist Guild not far from here."
Pushing the two papers towards Goro, the Au'Ra picked them up and quickly glanced at the other paper. Â It had names of different people in the city with what they sold or if they might have something for him to do. Â Goro thanked Nikarika with a bow, and the lalafell waved as the Au'Ra turned to leave.
"Don't be a stranger!"
