The coal bug in Forging has been fixed. At last, Ashram and I can forge quality
pieces for you, without paying exorbitant prices for coal. Thus, I anticipate
that the Tools of Vengeance shop in Shallam will open within the next day! I'd
like to take a moment to let you know what you'll be seeing in our shop, as
well as clarify some information for our stockholders.

Firstly, as anticipated, the prices for items in our shop might be slightly
higher than those you are used to in the Delosian shop. But here's the
tradeoff: Items for sale in the Delosian shop have been forged just long
enough to create the item; the stats have not been enhanced through repeated
forging. My guarantee: Every item you will see in a Tools of Vengeance shop
will have been refined to the highest quality possible, because Ashram and I
will forge our items until the stats are maxed out. I will give you an
example of the difference in quality in my next message.

ATTENTION STOCKHOLDERS:
As promised, once the shop in Shallam opens, your capital gains will begin to
accumulate. However, after a meeting with the board of directors, I must
announce a change in the capital gains scheme. We will be unable to offer 1%
of our net worth per share every three months. We are carrying 55 shares, which
means that every three months, 55% of our worth would be spent on the
stockholders. Now, while this does sound exciting, three months after that,
we would spend another 55%, which totals 110%. Basically, within 6 Achaean
months, we will have liquidated the company out of existance. I know that
high profits sound appetizing, but if high profits come at the cost of the
entire company, it isn't good news for anyone involved.

Here is the slightly amended, more realistic capital gains plan. First, each
shareholder will receive 1% per share of the company's *profits*,
per *Achaean year*. (in real life, and Achaean year is 12 days). The
difference here is that capital gains will be paid out over a longer period
of time, which will allow the company to blossom and grow while you reap
profits from it, and notice now that stockholders get a share of the *profits*
for the year, not the net worth. Using this scheme will give the company
room to breathe and grow, and make us all happier in the long run.

If anyone disagrees with this change in capital gains policy and wishes to
retract their investment, I will offer you a full refund, 1000 gp per share.
But, I would like to invite you to stay with this exciting company, and see
what we're going to do. We are going to change the face of Achaea, by
providing armour and weaponry that is higher in quality than any non-player
character can make. We shall also offer various venoms for sale, *and*, an
exciting service: For those of you that cannot afford or do not wish to
purchase an entire vial of venom, we will *envenom your weapons for you!*,
at a nominal price. And, you needn't worry about carrying around vials of
venom for someone to steal; just carry your weapon! Let ToV do the work.

This gives you an idea of where we stand right now, and where we intend to
go in the future. I look forward to doing business with you.

Master Forger Oberon Alderaan, CEO, Tools of Vengeance (tm)

Penned by my hand on the 16th of Sarapin, in the year 208 AF.