"Our acquaintance, the artifact appraiser, has sought my audience once more. The mages' quarter has grown — an

"Our acquaintance, the artifact appraiser, has sought my audience once more. The mages' quarter has grown — and with it, the influence of its unofficial leader. However, the appraiser feels that this growth is still far from its limits… This time he wanted to speak of trade – in particular, alchemical ingredients and the material components of spells."