She blinks in surprise, most likely disbelieving that anyone could<em>not</em>have heard of the Order of the Golden Sun. "Well, they're located on a small island continent, to the west of here. They city's actually run by the Order, and they're all artificers. A lot of new things come from there, first, and, if they don't, the Order quickly snaps up either the idea or the inventor, and starts producing their own. Since they have so many resources at their disposal, and such a reputation, they do make some of the best products in the world. And they only accept the best into the Order, so it's a guarantee that any Order product is going to be higher quality, although, if you ask me, the difference in quality isn't worth the massive increase in price. That, and they rarely innovate, any more. They just produce other people's work."