Log 22: An Unassuming Sword
(The following is a rough estimation of a conversation between two thieves observed by a scrying Spiritshifter)
1: …I’m sorry, mate, what in Helnar’s name is that?
1: It looks like a gnome on a stick.
2: Oh, come on. I know I had to grab whatever I could find, but that’s a bit extreme, don’t you think?
1: Extreme? Are we seeing the same thing?
2: Sure, it’s a bit plain-looking, but…
1: Plain looking? That thing sticks out like a sore thumb!
2: I don’t know what you’re talking about. It looks like a sword to me.
1: Give me that, will you? You’re going to draw an audience, walking around with that thing.
2: …You know, on second thought, I see what you mean. It does look like a gnome on a stick.
1: …Really. Because I was about to apologize. Now that I’m holding it, I can see what you mean. It’s perfectly normal.
2: Wait, now that you’re holding it, it looks like a gnome to me. D’you reckon this is some sort of magick?
1: Who would put a spell on an unassuming sword like this?
2: But it’s not unassuming. It’s a gnome on a stick!
1: Listen, there’s no need to get so indignant. It’s clearly a sword, I bet you it would draw blood if I ran my finger across it.
2: Why don’t you, then? Prove it. Prove it’s a sword!
1: I’m not going to cut myself! Why don’t I use it on you, instead?!
(At this point, the two had caused such a disturbance that they were arrested by local officials. Their belongings were confiscated, but the sword was nowhere to be found, nor was a gnome on a stick.)
