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`Apr. 24, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord
> [!location]- Info from:
> [[3-companion_strings-(Bannerlord)]]
```
<!-- companion #7, Arigun, ex-member of smuggling ring -->
<string
id="str_npc_intro.8"
text="{=WYri5sav}Hello, stranger. 'The cat walks on silent paws.'" />
<string
id="str_npc_intro_response_1.8"
text="{=xxaOegyt}Uh, 'but carries a large bird in its mouth'?" />
<string
id="str_npc_intro_response_2.8"
text="{=FKMaPDMy}You must have me confused with someone else." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_a.8"
text="{=VDssJwd4}Nice try, stranger. That's not the other half of the callword. But you don't look like the city watch, so I'm going to take a little risk here and ask you something." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_b.8"
text="{=08SDOFly}Are you heading out of town? I've been here for three days waiting for my contact to show up, but I don't think he will. I suspect that I might have drawn a bit of attention to myself. " />
<string
id="str_npc_interrupt_1.8"
text="{=rmX5ufHr}I might be heading out of town. Tell me a little more about yourself." />
<string
id="str_npc_interrupt_2.8"
text="{=ySwWQmYW}Then the last thing I want, my lady, is to be seen talking to you." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_d.8"
text="{=PeWH4UqF}If I can attach myself to a group, like yours, there probably won't be any trouble. I don't have anything with which to pay you, but if you'd let me work off any debt, I'd appreciate that." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_d.8"
text="{=aGRXxufp}As you can guess, I'm a smuggler. And a good one, at that." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_response_1.8"
text="{=pyz3ruTU}Well, that's upfront of you to tell me that. What skills would you bring to my company?" />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_response_1.9"
text="{=vp24haLz}Count yourself lucky I don't call the watch right now. Good day to you." />
<string
id="str_npc_signup.8"
text="{=RsCPQ167}My parents moved to Baravenus as refugees from Sturgian raids, and I started off doing errands for the merchants. Some of them like to get merchandise in or out of the city without going through the gate - they don't care for paying tariffs, perhaps, or maybe the item's original owner is out looking for it." />
<string
id="str_npc_signup_2.8"
text="{=1EKWnCBa}So, in time, I made contacts in towns up and down the western half of Calradia. Sometimes it's a guard who's not averse to a little extra cash. Sometimes there's a washerwoman who'll let down a rope over the walls at night. Is that the knowledge that's useful to you?" />
<string
id="str_npc_signup_response_1.8"
text="{=fV5Icuc4}That is useful. Can you also fight?" />
<string
id="str_npc_signup_response_2.8"
text="{=xpGLd7Co}I'm afraid not, my lady. You'd best leave now." />
<string
id="str_npc_payment.8"
text="{=dDt6c7kr}Oh, have no fear. I don't swat down armies like flies but I can probably take them down one or two villains at a time, if need be. There is, however, a small matter of asking you for - {NPCPAYMENT}{GOLD_ICON}. I have run up a bit of a tab at this tavern, and I may need to use it again at some point." />
```
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