text: The next day, you walk along the street, Thraka and Doct off managing your work for a while. You survey your village. Children are brawling in the streets, the elders are drinking and the adults are working. Everything's good. You think to yourself. You notice a young Orc woman who's name you haven't learnt, and feel a pang in your heart as you notice how beautiful she is. You feel a pang in another place, but that's neither here nor there. You realize that one of, and perhaps the best, duty of the Chieftain is to have a heir to the throne and get married. You'll try find someone soon enough. Not today, though. You continue strolling around the village, before you notice at the edge of town, a trail of caravans approaching. You raise an eyebrow, as there are no scheduled caravans set to arrive over the next few days. You walk up, and to your surprise, notice the caravaneers are not the Orcs you're used to seeing. They're all men. Usually there's a few men mixed in with the Orcs that run the caravans. You walk over to the caravan.
  
  
  "Hey! Who are you, then?" You ask loudly.
  
  
  The Humans on board are wearing red cloth with gold Eagle symbols embroidered on them.
  
  
  "Greetings! I am Giorgio Lates. I am a merchant from the Kingdom of Mankind."
  
  
  "I recognize the sigil. What do you want?"
  
  
  "I am a merchant, kind sir. Orcs are famous for their steelwork, and I had the pleasure of working with some Orc Mercenaries. They're blades, axes and maces are unrivaled, except for Elvish blades, which are as easy to find as an honest merchant. Which, you so happen to have found." Giorgio says, winking.
  
  
  "You wish to buy blades?"
  
  
  "Buy? Not exactly. I doubt you have much use for my gold. I wish to swap, to barter, to trade."
  
  
  "For what?"
  
  
  "We have much to trade. Food, Drink, Steel, Iron, Wool, Jewelry, Gold, Silver and much, much more. We wish to open up a trade route between here and the Empire." Giorgio grins.
  
  
  You frown. Traders are prone to take advantage of humble villages like yours. The Village is also dedicated to crops, farm work and general self-sufficiency. To increase your smithing and weapons production, you'd need to sacrifice your self-sufficiency. Still, it could increase your village's profit and the standard of living.
  > You don't agree to trade with the Kingdom of Man
  "No. I will not sell the honor and heart of this village to some merchants only to be ripped off later."
  
  
  The Merchant's face falls and he immediately turns ratty.
  
  
  "Fine. Let this village become an abandoned ghost town in the hills that your children will be dying to get out off. Let's go!"
  
  
  The Merchant Caravans begins to turn around and leave. You know that you've saved your little town from being steam rolled by the massive trade machine of the Kingdom of Man.