User Manual

Informants
I n f o rmants are among the more educated and re s p e c t e d
guests of the tavern. They have lots of useful information
about the region at their disposal and of course they don’t call
it out loud. But they will share it with you at a certain price.
They are common guests in the tavern and can be met
re g u l a r l y. Their names are well known and they off e r
information you would usually receive several days later by
means of the sea chart symbols.
The informant can thus tell you about the acute needs or huge
supplies of certain cities in advance. He might also tell you
about famines, fires, epidemics, sieges, or the presence of
pirates. However, if there is nothing of interest to report, the informant prefers to stay at home
and you probably won’t meet him at the pub.
If you select the informant from the menu, he will tell you the price for his piece of information.
If you accept his offer, a message containing the information will appear in the personal section
of the news menu.
Travelers
Travelers are rarely seen at the tavern, but if you do meet one
of them, he’s probably in a hurry. He will usually pay a good
price if you bring him to a distant city within a certain time
limit. So if you accept his offer, be sure to stick to the deadline.
Whenever you meet a traveler at the pub, he will tell you his
name, his destination, the amount he’s willing to pay, and the
closing date. You can accept his offer if you have a ship at
anchor. He will then board the ship.
You should try your best to bring him to his destination as
soon as you can, because if your passenger has to wait too
long, he won’t hesitate to leave your ship angrily and you can
forget about your payment. One week is the maximum he is
going to tolerate.
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