Research Endowment

Dickie Dee brings a bag of dirty gold credits and a strange little pill to Xarnagan.
"Xarnagan, I wish to aid your research. Here are 800 gold credits and a dose of a cognitive enhancer known as Sorcerer's Silver. The Captain and I are heading out on a expedition and may not be back for several weeks. When I get back I may be able to help your research as I speak Computer."
Dickie Dee waits for Xarnagan to respond... and when it becomes apparent that he is absorbed in his research he heads out, seeking the nearest vapor lounge.

Radiation!

Xarnagan decides to return to the Hive of Sages and do more research. He decides to look into how to recharge a radiation crystal. He has also realized that he has no gold credits left, and asks of the party to fund his research. He also approaches the Hive and asks what service he could offer for research time.

Waiting

Whilst waiting around the morning after camping on the mountainside, Xarnagan learns the spell Read Magic from Dickie Dee and immediately puts it to use. He withdraws his newly found green tablet and begins to read it using his newly learned spell.

Xarnagan Vrokk

Xarnagan decides he will begin keeping an expeditionary journal of his travels. He finds it enlightens the spirit as well as the higher faculties, and feeling such makes note to purchase such supplies as needed for a minor venture of that undertaking as soon as Algol-ly possible. Doing his best to not cast angrous thought-forms at the hapless Hobab, he studies the rocks and formations he can see through the mist.

Bang Gonzo

Bang Gonzo, saddened by once again being booted from the party, drinks his last four gold credits. As he sits and sips he thinks about how he can prove his worth to his former companions. He considers picking the pockets of one or two locals
"Perhaps I could steal enough cash to buy Monster Monagin that damn pistol he wants."
He slurs the local gods when he realizes he's not had enough experience to mug a child. Then he realizes the reason he's not been in more than a half dozen fights: his so called friends never bring him along.
Bang Gonzo decides to find some work, save up his gold credits for a few years, and purchase the biggest, meanest plasma/lazer/nuclear weapon he can find. He'll need a good job, a cheap room, and lots of blueprint paper to draw up his plans.
"I'll show those bastards just how dangerous Bang can be!" He shouts aloud, startling several around him.

Response - Monster Monagin

• Monster Monagin hears the tales of Earth Man items being sold in Jakay, the artifacts being found in the Rust Desert.
• Monster Monagin also hears that the Sheriff of Small Dust, Vholdhaan, a portly Blue (Kerulian) Man, has an Earth Man pistol and ammuniton for sale for 2000 gold credits. Apparently it is a high quality firearm. Vholdhaan has a suite in the Governer's Manor.
• Monster Monagin hears that Havtti the Clicking, the local Sorcerer, is offering 500 gold credits for the freshly slain carcass of a Prismatic Scorpion from the Prismatic Salt Wastes.

Response - Dickie Dee

• Dickie Dee and Monster Monagin come across Maggot Mort and Rodan the Scrounger in the Small Dust marketplace, Maggot Mort is haggling with an intoxicant merchant.
• Maggot Mort offers Rodan the Scrounger and Monster Monagin 5 gold each to keep watch while he partakes in intoxicants.
• Determin between yourself and Sean what drugs you purchase in what quantity.
• Maggot Mort and Dickie Dee purchase the intoxicants, go to one of the inn, and go on a bender. Regardless of whether there are guards or not, there are no incidents.
• The next day Dickie Dee visits the local Sorcerer, Havtti the Clicking, a Bronze (Dhazzi) Man of advanced age. He seems distracted and possibly senile, and rambles on about his research into the arthropods of the Prismatic Salt Wastes.
• He says that he has all of the spells you are looking for, aside from Enlarge, in his spellbook. He will allow you to copy them into your spellbook at the cost of 300 gold credits per spell. He will also let you copy two spells into your spellbook in exchange for the freshly slain carcass of a Prismatic Scorpion from the Prismatic Salt Wastes.
• He claims to not have access to any rituals, and seems disturbed by your interest.
• What is Dickie Dee's Charisma score?