Facts of the Trade
Artisanry is a particular beast, and usually passed down from generation to generation via this practice.
What is apprenticeship?
A chunk of copper, and a paddle.
What is ore/oar.
A fitting number, the Holy City of Jacrun has this many wards.
What is Nine.
What's baking? This sweet treat brings a sugary twist to a classic staple.
What is shortbread?
A political trick, mostly. To deny knowledge of a party's actions.
What is to disavow.
A cleaner or bucketcarrier may dread this job, cleaning this very... intimate... and communal space.
What is a latrine?
A good source of protein, and a gathering.
Who is Bane?
The clerk asks for 2 gold crowns, and you hand over 18 silver dovers.
What is shortchange?
A pile of mixed fruit, now ordered by type.
What is organize?
Colloquially called "Firedamp", this gas is found in the seams of coal mines and quarries, and in combination can be explosive.
What is methane?
An alloy, and to pilfer.
What is steal/steel.
Ordained or not, some gods are not befitting of this great Kingdom! Which Crest members are banned idolatry within Tusia?
Who are Avandra and Kord.
Most "illiterate" Tusians or otherwise know some form of writing. One may even write a message, combining whatever they do know to convey their message with this type of writing
What is shorthand?
Oops. There's a tree in the road, but you'll get around through the forest.
What is to circumvent.
In 524, a bank lender may have been lambasted by the ministries of the Crest for this sin, repealed in 710.
What is usury?
Stabbed in the heart, and some indigo.
What is die/dye.
A palindrome verb (in its past tense, that is), which means something is indeed a god.
What is deified.
With the young men away to war, farm labor has become sparse.
What is a shortage?
Old Jacr-un for "speak against", this verb is used in refutation of something.
What is to contradict.
Scaring away spirits, sure, but a mason would know this -- a gargoyles first intended purpose.
What is directing rainwater?
Perhaps it's your favorite tavern drink, and the granter of your greatest wants.
What is gin/jinn.
Stray to far from this idea and you commit heresy: which non-crest God is the only one to receive official recognition from the ministries of the Crest?
Who is Sehanine.
Hey mama... Yo, hey....
What is shorty?
To dig beneath, or subvert via nefarious deeds.
What is to undermine.