The urchin is, alas, full of fanciful stories of the wilds outside the city walls...but little if any truth!  He (or maybe she?  hard to tell) suggests that the Honorable Customer perhaps go to the House of Swords if employment as a mercenary is desired...<br/><br/>"...but beware of the Harem Guard.  The Sultan prefers blackamoor amazons, and they've been known to castrate men before chasing them through the streets to suffer the running death of a thousand cuts!"