[b]Arsuron 

Population: 200
	Arsur Coast: 55
	River Camp: 57 (10 in Rokthan Territory)
	Lotus Colony: 86 (3 in Society Territory, 2 stationed to construct Yijen Fork Trading Post, 16 enroute to Yijen Fork Trading Post (15 Illis Slaves),  6 in Soruli Territory)

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[*] Copper Working: 4/8
[*] Fire though Quicklime and Water: 3/5
[*] Dolphin Domestication: 3/10
[*] Papyrus: 3/4
[*] The Slave Trade: 2/3
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[b]Explorers in Society Territory[/b]
[@Shoggothought]
"So, we are in agreement" the merchant drew into the sand, smiling under his mask as he motioned for the merchants to bring them enough lumber for 15 Illis. The new slaves were to be secured with rope and taken up the river to the Yijen Fork Trading post, 3 stationed at the post for construction and the rest taken back to Lotus colony to be sold. As the Illis were being sent back up river, the Leader of the scouts took out a small clay tablet and began writing the agreement, that an Illis will be traded for an equivalent of double that Illis' body weight of bloodwood. The leader made a second copy of the agreement and handed the second clay tablet with the written agreement to one of the Ferream to show that there was no deception. The agreement was written on the first line in the makeshift trade language they were using, the second in proper Arsuron; below that was a seal stamped into the clay as a signature. With this, the agreement would have tangible proof and not be questioned. 

[b]Explorers in Soruli Territory[/b]
[@Diehard243]
The explorers had followed the red birdlike being for quite a distance, surprised at its agility and speed. Many times they had lost sight, but the trackers pressed on, until they had lost sight once again. The 6 explorers searched around, before hearing noises coming from a tree. They were bird noises, but louder, more distant, and obviously from a larger creature. The explorers followed the sound, to a tree not far from their location. As they gazed up they caught sight of the bright red being, thought she was covered in more color than they had previously noticed. particularly an ashy grey covering her skin and orange in her shimmering eyes. The Arsuron were for a while stunned at the sight of the bird, and the humanoid shape much like themselves. One explorer suggested trying to speak to the bird, for it might be intelligent, or at the very least it would show they were not hostile for now. The leader of the group cleared his throat and spoke. 

"uhh..uh..darúg fïfïg, gehur....nu...ánhur!" 

[b]The Weaver[/b]

Weaving the inner pulp of the reed was proving to be difficult; while they could indeed be woven like the fibers of the bark, the wet sugary reeds never dried unless they were rolled and pressed to remove the water, but even then they did not dry properly, and sugar made the resulting weave sticky and tacky. But the weaver was not to be deterred, and soon found that soaking the pieces of papyrus reed pulp in water helped to reduce their stickiness, but the problem still remained of the excess water. There must be a way to remove the moisture inside. It was then that she noticed the slabs of wood that builders on the coastline were using, how their flat surfaces could be used to compress the sheets of woven papyrus and help them dry. After acquiring two wooded boards and a  heavy stone, the weaver placed the sheets of woven papyrus in them, hoping it would remove the excess liquid.