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=Bargeman= | =Bargeman= | ||
β | To be a bargeman is to have a lonely, uneventful | + | To be a bargeman is to have a lonely, uneventful existance. When a person accepts this position, he accepts it for the rest of his life. For the rest of his time here he sits on his platform and waits for those that need to cross the river. |
β | Bargemen are never paid in coin for they have no place to spend it. The usual goods they are paid in are food, drink, ghost weed, stories and song. Bargemen are collectors of stories and songs, and they barter them as any regular goods. All bargemen have good memories and are | + | Bargemen are never paid in coin for they have no place to spend it. The usual goods they are paid in are food, drink, ghost weed, stories and song. Bargemen are collectors of stories and songs, and they barter them as any regular goods. All bargemen have good memories and are excelent barterers. |
They are also good at keeping secrets, if paid extra. Once paid, they consider it their sacred duty not to reveal to anyone who and when they ferried across their river. | They are also good at keeping secrets, if paid extra. Once paid, they consider it their sacred duty not to reveal to anyone who and when they ferried across their river. | ||
All bargemen worship xxx, the queen of water spirits. They pay tribute to her by throwing a piece of their pay in to the river and are always turned towards it when singing or telling a tale. | All bargemen worship xxx, the queen of water spirits. They pay tribute to her by throwing a piece of their pay in to the river and are always turned towards it when singing or telling a tale. |