[pnpgm] intro & travel prep

[Alex Koponen]

In response to the dancer's inquiry Z'leyra will shrug, smile and say 
"Sure! I know of no reason that you could not come. It is nice to meet 
new people." She holds up a finger "Just a moment." She then reaches 
into her satchel and withdraws a necklace made of leather with an ornate 
knot which she places over her head and around her neck. She  then says 
in Marentian (and signs using sign language) to the dancer "Please, 
speaking in your own language, introduce yourself and tell me a bit of 
your history. This necklace will allow me to Understand your language." 
As she does she grasps the knot in the necklace with one hand and 
emphasizes the word 'Understand' whilst speaking in Marentian.

Giving the dancer time to speak Z'leyra will listen closely and use her 
Empathy to look for any signs of nervousness or attempt at concealing 
the truth. After the introduction she will speak to her in her own 
language introducing herself and inviting her to the manor for travel 
preparations. She will then introduce her to the rest of the party.

Z'leyra frowns a bit then says to the party (in Marentian) "Speaking of 
travel preparations. I may have been a bit optimistic. When I came the 
other direction from Ticasi to here I had been traveling by myself with 
FisherKing, then with one guard, both he and I on horseback. And we 
didn't have to deal with winter weather. Lets see, I remember 
encountering guards doubling as bandits, a giant, sprites (actually more 
dangerous than the giant) and a large group of mounted bandits. Any of 
those encounters could have slowed me a lot or even killed me. Similar 
encounters could well be met on the way to Ticasi."

"I spoke without much thought. I am open to any method of travel that 
gets me and whomsoever is coming with me to Ticasi. Perhaps those that 
wish to go to Ticasi should meet me tomorrow morning at my manor, where 
we will make plans and start preparations for the trip. I suspect that I 
will need to be in Ticasi for one, maybe two weeks before the start of 
the new year. After that we will discuss what to do and where to go. We 
may end up coming back here directly. Sometime in the not too distant 
future I will want to visit my kin in the Kameran and let them know what 
happened. I can do that with Corona."