text: [Themes: Fantasy, baking, culinary theme]
  
  > look in the case
  In the display case are two delicious loaves of sourdough bread and a delicious loaf of wheat bread.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the red robed citizen.
  
  The yellow robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:49 pm:30|565416]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... On shore leave in the port of Kental-Mare-Widdington ... where we encountered a village full of skeletons ... offered to trade with us ... I still have nightmares sometimes."
  
  You notice the red robed citizen suddenly bursting into a shower of experience points. The raider catches your eye and gives you a friendly nod.
  
  > open the oven
  You open the oven. Inside you see:
  a risen dough
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the purple robed citizen.
  
  The green robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:49 pm:52|658367]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  Heat blasts from the open oven into the bakery.
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... We had traveled to nearly the
  ends of the bloomin' ocean ... when we got t' our destination, beholders ... tangled ... We shared our food and received wisdom in return."
  
  > close the oven
  You close the oven.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the yellow robed citizen.
  
  The moss robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:50 pm:1|589786]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... In the pirate city of
  Elam-Throlsby ... where we encountered a troupe of tentacle whips ... invited us for dinner ... we were held prisoner for what was probably between three months and five years."
  
  You notice the green robed citizen suddenly bursting into a shower of experience points. The raider appears to be having a silent conversation with someone else across the room.
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "But mind the song
  Don't burn the crust
  For too much song
  Burns bread to dust"
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  [5:50 pm:9|124625]  doug2008 : Name?
  
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  The Harbormaster concludes: "And the moral o' that story is:
  spells from a spellbook in a foreign language and skeletons should never be taken on the same day."
  
  > open oven
  You open the oven. Inside you see:
  a delicious hot coppery loaf of wheat bread
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the purple robed citizen.
  
  [5:50 pm:44|403183]  doug2008 : anyone know where how to get rats tails for the quest LEARN HOW TO FULFILL A QUEST?
  
  [5:50 pm:44|404650]  smiths: PLEEZ HELP is there a way to dual-class in AOA?
  
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  Heat blasts from the open oven into the bakery.
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be samplin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' narwhal, 'at reminds me of a interestin' story for ya! It all happened the one time a bunch us guys decided t' go up th' coast and see what trouble we could get inta... When I was in the royal navy...
  
  > get coppery
  Taken.
  
  You move the empty pans from the oven to the work table.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  The red robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:51 pm:0|139649]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  Heat blasts from the open oven into the bakery.
  
  The Harbormaster concludes: "And the moral o' that story is:
  tequila and skeletons will touch you deeply."
  
  > close the oven
  You close the oven.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  The green robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:51 pm:15|100752]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  [5:51 pm:15|102163]  loofah22: Thanks for the help Occam!
  
  [5:51 pm:15|102331]  doozy2938: WTS  Cursed Hammer of the Empress [5:51 pm:15|102442]  HEAVYMETAL: Anyone selling   20 Twiggle Stacks
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be takin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' narwhal, 'at reminds me of a interestin' true story for ya! It all happened when I was a young bolt, looking fine in my horizontally striped tight shirt, ascot, and tight white trousers...all wet and clingin' to me muscles... me and my fellers, we was all piss-drunk of a Wednesday like usual...
  
  > make the dough
  You'll need your hands for this...
  
  You put the delicious coppery loaf of wheat bread on the work table.
  
  You put the rock hard biscuit on the work table.
  
  You put the rock hard biscuit on the work table.
  
  You put the delicious loaf of sourdough bread on the work table.
  
  You put the delicious loaf of wheat bread on the work table.
  
  You put the loaf of wheat bread on the work table.
  
  You put the loaf of sourdough bread on the work table.
  
  You put the loaf of sourdough bread on the work table.
  
  You put the loaf of wheat bread on the work table.
  
  You put the loaf of wheat bread on the work table.
  
  You put the loaf of wheat bread on the work table.
  
  You knead another ball of bread dough.
  
  You shape the dough into a loaf and lay it snugly in a pan.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  The white robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:51 pm:34|632511]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  [5:51 pm:34|633797]  pORpenTEEN: LFG: Smashy Maze of Traps and Spikes [5:51 pm:34|633896]  VasDifference: If you're human you start in Shireton which is the worst, you probably want to be a Narv or a Gretosh Spellkeeper.
  
  [5:51 pm:34|633949]  Mr.Dangles: Looking to sell  Mysterious Bracers of the Chariot
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... On this desert island we had
  scoped on our map ... and on the way back beholders ... enticed us off of our route into a hovel in the desert ... a barrel o' rum, a bucket of coconut oil, and boy we didn't know what we were in for."
  
  > give the biscuit to the master
  You turn your attention to the Shireton Harbourmaster.
  (first taking the rock hard biscuit)
  The salty dog's visage brightens. "That's it, gi'me that rock hard saltiness!" he commands. Five coins drop into your palm.
  
  The Shireton Harbourmaster goes north.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the purple robed citizen.
  
  [5:52 pm:5|541462]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  You notice the red robed citizen suddenly bursting into a shower of experience points. The raider stares at you wide-eyed.
  
  > Go north
  All the roads come together in the middle of the huddle of buildings that make up the tiny hamlet of Shireton. The road out of town leads north through a wintry, rocky mountain pass. The Bakery is just to the south.
  
  The Shireton Metalsmith complex squats to the east, sporting several variously pitched rooflines and emitting smoke from two chimneys.
  
  The Shireton Tavern and Inn presents a neat facade facing the Towne Square to the west.
  
  A picturesque fountain gurgles in the middle of the square.
  
  You can also see a red robed citizen, a Shireton Harbourmaster, Legolas31, shmokey420, AnUUsSpOoPy69 and an AoA-ModGM AustinT. here.
  
  "Ting-a-Ling!" rings your counter bell, and you are duty-bound to answer the call of a customer desirous of bread...
  
  This is the Shireton Bakery. This is where you, the Baker of Shireton, bake bread for all the citizenry (and adventuring visitors) of Shireton.
  
  A Narvish Raider waits patiently.
  
  The delicious and alluring aroma of freshly-baked bread fills the entire bakery.
  
  The oven where you bake bread dominates a corner of the bakery out of reach of the clientele.
  
  A highly polished wooden counter divides the room  The display case contains two delicious loaves of sourdough bread and a delicious loaf of wheat bread.
  
  On the counter are a tip jar (empty) and a hand bell.
  
  Everything you need to make dough (flour, water) is on your work table.
  
  On the work table are six loaves of wheat bread, three loaves of sourdough bread, a rock hard biscuit, nine metal pans, a pan of unrisen dough and four handfuls of barleycorn.
  
  Behind the counter is a strong box with a narrow slot to catch your earnings.
  
  You can also see a white robed citizen, a green robed citizen, a moss robed citizen, a yellow robed citizen, a purple robed citizen, doug2008 and MysticMegan95 here.
  
  Available for sale:
  a loaf of wheat bread.
  a loaf of wheat bread.
  a loaf of wheat bread.
  a delicious loaf of wheat bread.
  a delicious coppery loaf of wheat bread.
  a delicious loaf of wheat bread.
  a loaf of wheat bread.
  a delicious loaf of sourdough bread.
  a delicious loaf of sourdough bread.
  a loaf of sourdough bread.
  a loaf of sourdough bread.
  a delicious loaf of sourdough bread.
  a rock hard biscuit.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  [5:52 pm:26|148706]  doug2008 : Anyone reading this?
  
  > look at dough
  The unrisen dough is rather nondescript.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the yellow robed citizen.
  
  The Shireton Harbourmaster arrives from the north.
  
  [5:53 pm:29|378097]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be buyin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' steam powered fishing vessels, 'at reminds me of a funny anecdote for ya! It all happened back in the day... Y'ever look up at the stars in th' sky and ask "Are we all there
  is?"
  
  > give the sourdough to Yellow
  You nod to the yellow robed citizen, whom you recognize as the Vegetarian of Shireton.
  (first taking the delicious loaf of sourdough bread)
  "Ah, thank you, good Baker of Shireton! May these two coins bring you prosperity!" says the yellow robed citizen.
  
  "Delicious!" proclaims the yellow robed citizen, and yet another copper clinks into your tip jar.
  
  The yellow robed citizen goes north.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  The yellow robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:53 pm:44|46094]  doug2008 : hellooooooo?
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... In the sleepy town of Bismarck we were slumming it over a slow weekend ... when we got t' our destination,  several beholders ... met up ... I personally allowed myself to be vulnerable and take whatever was thrust upon me."
  
  You notice the green robed citizen suddenly bursting into a shower of experience points. The raider gives you a thumbs up.
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "I don't chase quest
  O'er hill and dale
  I don't make swords nor deliver your mail
  Delicious crust and fluffy crumb
  You want some bread, come get you some!"
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the white robed citizen.
  
  The red robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:54 pm:1|180228]  doug2008 : a;slkdfja;sdlkfja;sdlkfjasdf
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... Visiting the estate of the Sultan
  El Katet, and his glorious palace in the desert ... and along the way skeletons ... led us the location of a cave full of treasure ... it was probably the most fiendish and difficult struggle of our
  lives."
  
  > open the oven
  You open the oven.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the red robed citizen.
  
  [5:54 pm:22|960685]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  Heat blasts from the open oven into the bakery, causing the blue curtain over the back room door to flutter.
  
  The Harbormaster concludes: "And the moral o' that story is:
  rustic desert food and beholders will drive you nuts on a long sea voyage."
  
  > close the oven
  You close the oven.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the purple robed citizen.
  
  [5:54 pm:35|271595]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be havin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' the weather, 'at reminds me of a pretty fascinatin' tale for ya! It all happened when I was a young lad, before I took up sailin'... So there's this fella...
  
  > examine the dough
  It seems to be an unrisen dough, and it's rather unrisen dough-shaped and sized, with a distinctly unrisen dough-esque styling and vibe to it.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the red robed citizen.
  
  The green robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:54 pm:42|22167]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... Me and my crew were explorin' a mysterious bazaar that popped up in the Enocrinesh Desert ... when we got t' our destination,  three tentacle whips ... tried to waylay us in the Green Woods ... they stole all of our clothes and cast us adrift in the Scarlet Sea. We drifted until we found a clothing merchant ship with reasonable prices."
  
  You notice the red robed citizen suddenly bursting into a shower of experience points. The raider indicates his eyes are on you.
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "We don't spit in the loaves of bread
  Don't poke it with pins, or with razors or lead
  Explosives and poisons are readily out
  For this bread is safe, I declare with a shout!"
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the green robed citizen.
  
  The red robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:54 pm:50|306704]  doug2008 : anyone know the hockey score?
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... While luncheoning with the Queen
  of Aeons ... where we encountered beholders ... were givin' us the fish eye, for absolutely no reason ... we might have gone into that encounter as men, but we came outta it much more than that."
  
  > look at the dough
  The unrisen dough is rather nondescript.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the white robed citizen.
  
  [5:54 pm:56|993949]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... While travelling in disguise with Ahari Raiders ... and on the way back a couple of skeletons ... wanted us to accompany them to Shireton as bodyguards ... Never have we feasted on so many shellfish."
  
  You notice the red robed citizen suddenly bursting into a shower of experience points. The raider winks.
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "Brea-ad
  Scoobily doobily
  Brea-ad
  Yeah!"
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the purple robed citizen.
  
  The red robed citizen arrives from the north.
  
  [5:55 pm:1|40503]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  [5:55 pm:1|41948]  GrlGmrNoH8: Can the Greedy Duke be poisoned?
  
  [5:55 pm:1|42091]  AoAWinnar: Need someone to run The Doubting Groom [5:55 pm:1|42174]  Llewellyn99: looking 4   10 Tail of Bat
  
  The Harbormaster continues: "... On this open, grassy plain we
  were crossin' with a couple of wagons n' a tempermental ox named Stu ... and along the way skeletons ... stowed away on our ship ... we were taken to a restaurant that served th' most succulent calamari you could ever imagine."
  
  > look at the dough
  It seems to be an unrisen dough, and it's rather unrisen dough-shaped and sized, with a distinctly unrisen dough-esque styling and vibe to it.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the white robed citizen.
  
  [5:55 pm:19|58750]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster concludes: "And the moral o' that story is:
  plums soaked in alcohol and tentacle whips will give you the worst headache of your life."
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "Baker-man, Baker man
  Bake up some bread as fast as you can
  Roll it and rise it and stick it in to bake
  With bread so good who could ever choose cake?"
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the yellow robed citizen.
  
  [5:55 pm:33|860062]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be samplin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' hardtack, 'at reminds me of a interestin' tale for ya! It all happened on a Monday in 1587. Or 1588, I don't remember which... This one gal...
  
  > examine the dough
  The unrisen dough is rather nondescript.
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the white robed citizen.
  
  [5:55 pm:45|724330]  doug2008 : A/S/L?
  
  The Harbormaster concludes: "And the moral o' that story is:
  beer that's gone bad and zombies don't go together."
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "I'm the Baker la da da
  Something about bread dee dee
  Something clever pun ba bah
  And a word that rhymes with bread hee hee!"
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the moss robed citizen.
  
  [5:55 pm:54|365958]  doug2008 : Anyone here from milwaukee?
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be buyin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' current events, 'at reminds me of a funny anecdote for ya! It all happened last week... My neighbors had this gorgeous black stallion...
  
  > examine the dough
  It seems to be an unrisen dough, and it's rather unrisen dough-shaped and sized, with a distinctly unrisen dough-esque styling and vibe to it.
  
  "A delicious loaf of wheat bread, please!" requests the red robed citizen.
  
  [5:56 pm:37|718811]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster concludes: "And the moral o' that story is:
  magical journeys listed as "short" in the brochure and skeletons
  will make you never able to love again."
  
  > Sing
  Your lusty reel paints the air with melody:
  
  "This is the song about bread
  This is the song about bread
  Hey nonny-nonny nonny
  Song about bread!"
  
  "A delicious loaf of sourdough bread, please!" requests the red robed citizen.
  
  [5:56 pm:47|215032]  doug2008 : Name?
  
  The Harbormaster scowls, "Me, I'll be havin' one of yer chewiest and sturdiest hunks o' bread I can sink me withered teeth inta' that ye can manage! Speakin' o' narwhal, 'at reminds me of a pretty fascinatin' true story for ya! It all happened earlier this morning... About once a year we used to go finboatin'...
  
  > bake Bread
  You open the oven.
  
  You put the pan of unrisen dough into th