Sil'danar leans against the desk and nods. "My fellowship has agreed to setup and run a supply line of sorts to and from Hommlet if necessary.  So for any unusual requests or requests beyond what is available from any of the local merchants there, we can for the most part obtain, trade for, or prepare both mundane and magical goods.  At present they have already established a route between Hommlet and a larger city some thirty miles north of Hommlet, so unless it is an exceptionally unusual request they can typically have it fulfilled within five days.  For urgent needs they did manage to find a wizard that can handle either speeding travel or transport of goods, for a fee.  My fellowship itself has established some decent contacts and has resources at its disposal so for most requests, prices will be below whatever the current market value is."  The elf pauses.<br/><br/>"As for general compensation for your time and troubles, I believe this is more than fair for now."  the elf reaches into a leather pouch on his belt and pulls out a small black velvet coin purse tied with a golden thread, tossing it lightly to Tara.<br/><br/>"Keep but a single copper in that pouch and it will provide you with two hundred gold coins per week.  Or you may place a note within the pouch detailing and explaining any expenses, and if the fellowship council decides to provide assistance with said expenses in anyway you shall be compensated or a note will be sent back to you with instructions.  And although the pouch will not replenish its supply of coins as often, you may also place either a black star sapphire or a blue diamond in the purse rather than the copper coin; doing so has more favorable returns just not as often."<br/><br/><strong>DM Note:</strong>A few things to note.<br/><br/>1. The fellowship has an established trade "network" with the town 30 miles to the north of Hommlet; along with any resources at its disposal.  This allows you access to goods up to 40,000 gp in value and most requests can be fulfilled within 5 days (that's half a Faerunian tenday or week).  Depending on what you need, for the most part this established network also provides you with a 10-15% discount from the market value of any item.  Not all items are guaranteed to be available readily nor guaranteed to be accessible necessarily when you may need them.  If you do need something say within a day or even within say like an hour, and the fellowship can obtain said item or service for you, an additional fee will be charged depending on the request and how soon you need it.<br/><br/>2.  The coin purse provided to you by Sil'danar provides you with 200 gp per week or 600 gp per 30 days. (3 tendays = 1 month).  If split evenly amongst the four of you that's 150 gp per month.  If you do find and obtain either a black star sapphire or a blue diamond; I'll give you the new figures for how those work with the purse.<br/><br/>3.  The secondary power of the coin purse, allows you submit expenses such as inn stays, possibly even asking for compensation cause you had to buy some guy a few drinks to get needed information to complete your quest, etc.  But will not necessarily cover the cost of potions, items, scrolls, item repairs, rare spell components, etc; although you are free to put such requests in and they will be reviewed on a case by case basis.