<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">I see your point.  I wasn't looking for something extravagant though, simply a nice little 'hi thanks for meeting with me, I'm friendly' type of gesture.  As previously discussed, Tehr doesn't have a lot of free cash.  All of this being said, a commoner should know better than to talk to a noble the way the gnome did.   In addition an experienced shopkeeper shouldn't ever alienate a customer the way the gnome did.  A noble buying a 10 gold piece today might be a customer buying a 10 thousand gold piece tomorrow.  In fact entire merchant's fortunes were made by patronage of one noble.  It's the kind of thing that could and did make or break a merchant's career.  I don't mean to tell you, the DM, how to play.  Im just explaining why I reacted the way I did.  :) </div></div><br/>Tehr ordered a spiced tea, thanking the woman for her service and then taking in the eye candy of the waitresses and any nearby women.  Not lewdly staring openly, but also obviously watching people.  Not an out of place task for a single person sitting in a cafe to be doing.  He unwrapped the statuette he admired the curves and workmanship.  It was a shame the gnome was so nasty, Tehr was extremely put off by her attitude.<br/><br/>He debated whether or not it was worth his time and energy to pursue a course of revenge against the woman, and ultimately decided that there would be little to be gained, even if he were to somehow take possession of her stock, he had no interest in opening a shop.  He sighed, and the revenge he might feel from ruining the woman would feel good, but probably wouldn't be worth the effort.  No, he had bigger fish to fry.  One part of which would be the Ravos house.<br/><br/>He sipped his tea, and ordered a refill when it was empty.  It was still morning, so he wouldn't be too terribly upset if the messenger boy returned with less than perfect news.