"No need to wait, my dear..." He reaches into the folds of his cloak and pulls out a small coin purse, filled (as promised) with fifty gold coins, and sets it down on a clear spot on the table. Once that is done, he pulls the bird of paradise medallion from his own neck, and sets it down beside the coin purse.<br/><br/>"As per our request, fifty gold pieces and a mark of the Goddess' favor. I and all the other masters have endowed it with our blessings, and it should prove to be excellent protection for an adventurer such as yourself. Now, you can only call upon its power once per day, and then let it build up its magical energies again, but I don't think that should prove too problematic."<br/><br/>He takes a small portion of the rustic breakfast as he talks, and silence falls as he savors a piece of the smoked ham. After a moment, though, he resumes.<br/><br/>"I should warn you, it is a holy symbol, but it has also been infused with arcane energies. I would always use the command words to activate it, rather than attempting to will it to work as you would a purely holy device... those arcane spells can be so fickle..."