You made it your problem when you murdered an innocent man. Prepare to die.

You don't seem to have the 500 gold on hand. How unfortunate.

You are a vile and inauspicious outlander, but payment is payment. I'll be leaving Darvonis soon. I suggest you do the same before someone less forgiving comes along.

I was sent here to collect 500 gold from Gols Vandus. You killed him instead. I despise violence as a first resort, so I will offer you a choice: You can pay the 500 gold yourself or I can kill you right here, right now. Your call.

Thanks again for taking care of that. I'll soon be leaving for a place that doesn't reek of rotten kwama eggs.

Don't worry about me. 65 percent of principal is within my employers' margin of risk, given the circumstances. I'll soon be leaving for a place that doesn't reek of rotten kwama eggs.

Thanks again for your help. Don't forget to tell Gols Vandus that his debt is cleared. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

I'd appreciate it if you took care of this sooner rather than later. I think my bonemold is starting to smell of sulphur.

That's very generous of you. With the gold acquired, my work here is done. Don't forget to tell Gols about your act of charity. I'm sure he'll want to repay you somehow.

[Vanul Rothan holds the potion up to the light and gently swirls it about its neck.] I haven't handled a potion of this quality in quite some time. My employers will be more than pleased. You can tell Gols Vandus that his debt to my employers is henceforth cleared. Thank you for your help. Here, this gold should be enough to offset the excess value of the potion. Consider it your reward.

I'm a debt collector, not a pawn shop. My orders are to collect gold. Pawn that off and get me my money.

It's been a while. Has Gols Vandus coughed up the payment yet?

That's very generous of you. With the gold acquired, my work here is done. Don't forget to tell Gols about your act of charity. I'm sure he'll want to repay you somehow.

I don't like taking collateral. Selling it off is risky and inconvenient. But my employers have shown faith in Gols' experiment, and so I will do the same. Bring me the potion and I'll appraise it.

His contract calls for payment in gold, not whatever sludge he can jam in a bottle. Do I look like a pawnbroker to you?

Have you convinced Gols Vandus to settle his debt yet?

My work here is done, thanks to you. I'll soon be leaving for a place that doesn't reek of rotten kwama eggs. Be sure to talk to Gols Vandus if you haven't already. I'm sure he'll want to reward your generosity.

I'm sad to say my hunch was right. 80 percent isn't ideal, but in this business partial payment is better than none. Here is your cut of the take.

You should probably go and do that, then.

That is very kind of you. This is a first for me, but I won't complain. You have my thanks. Remember to tell Gols about your act of charity -- I'm sure he'll want to express his own.

Have you convinced Gols Vandus to repay his debt?

Understandable. If you change your mind I'll be right here.

Excellent. Gols Vandus runs a small apothecary on the upper floor of the Dust Market. You can find him there. Remember that we aren't here to 'make an example of him' like common thugs. My employers are principled folk who simply wish to see their contract honored.

Gols Vandus recently imported a variety of alchemical ingredients paid for with a loan from my employers. He is now in arrears and refusing my attempts to collect. Perhaps you can bring a fresh perspective to all this. Help me collect the 500 gold he owes, and I'll compensate you for your labor. Interested?

Why the hell did you kill Vanul Rothan? This fixes nothing! His employers will just send another collector with far less patience than Vanul had! If you're here for a reward, you won't be getting one.

Thanks again for your help.

That's fine. The alchemical arts aren't for everyone.

[Gols explains to you at length the techniques he used to increase the potency of the ingredients you gave him.]

Thanks again for your help. My offer for that alchemy lesson is still available if you're interested.

That's fine. The alchemical arts aren't for everyone.

[Gols explains to you at length the techniques he used to increase the potency of the ingredients you gave him.]

I can't thank you enough for what you've done. The recipe actually yielded enough liquid to fill two bottles, so I'd like you to have the other one as a token of thanks. I can also teach you a thing or two about alchemy if you're interested.

You paid out of your own pocket? That's very kind of you! Allow me to give you a few potions I made recently. They're not much, but I'm afraid they're all I can spare.

I already explained this. The potion I'm brewing right now is what we'll use to pay off the debt. You've done your part, now let me do mine.

We have an agreement now, remember? You help me make my special potion and I'll use it to pay my debt.

I could sell everything you see in this shop and it still wouldn't be enough for next month's rent. Four hundred gold is all I can spare and it's all that you're getting.

Alright, alright, I'll pay up! The most I can give you is 400 gold. I had it earmarked for rent. It'll be a miracle if I stay in business.

To be entirely honest, I wasn't expecting anyone to come collect. One whiff of the local air will tell you why. As much as I'd like to pay the loan, what little gold I still have is essential to keeping this shop open. What if I paid with a special potion?

You must have me confused with someone else.