[-50 Taler] Hire on some Mariners

You put out the word and – ever so slowly – a sorry lot assemble. Bleary-eyed men and the odd woman, pale from hunger or flush from drink, crowd the deck of the Demeter. You do not recognize any faces, but you do recognize the telltale signs of degenerate turpitude and venereal diseases.

You have wasted entirely too much time.

{if The Passage of Time > 95} Your Time in Barenhaven is running out {elseif The Passage of Time > 80} Your Time in Barenhaven is coming to a close {elseif The Passage of Time > 60} You have some Time left in Barenhaven {elseif The Passage of Time > 50} Your Time in Barenhaven is half-way over {elseif The Passage of Time > 30} You have quite some Time left to spend in Barenhaven {elseif The Passage of Time > 15} You have a lot of Time left to spend in Barenhaven {elseif The Passage of Time > 5} Your Time in Barehaven has just begun {else} You are now spending Time in Barenhaven {endif}

None of the old crew have returned. It does not surprise you. They have been paid well, and they have seen much. Still, you miss a reliable hand. The new ones will be trouble; even a single experienced Mariner would have been useful. To say nothing of an Officer charged with whipping the rabble into shape.

You dismiss the worst ones with a sigh. The ones remaining can stand on their own strength and smell bad rather than outright putrid. You are not stupid enough to pay them now, but you set the money aside and tell them they will be paid on the day of departure.

You have lost 50 Talers

You now have {@69 Talers} Talers

You also recommend a cheap doctor and the public baths.

Crew is now: 4 – Fully Crewed