letter with a seal of the Blue Duck
Attached is two preaddressed messenger forms. One for the Blueduck family's King's Lake estate house and Aniela the Sculptor and two copper pieces to pay for the short-range delivery service.
Historical Details
Background
Nobles are expected to make generous public gestures to stay respectable. The Blueduck family of Fumayan gnomes which includes a couple Barons make their main public gesture during the King's Lake Hay Day Festival.
At the behest of the Blueducks, the Fumayan Wizard's Guilds to make a large quantity of off-winter ice and the Blue Duck barons pay various Fumayan artists to make several ice sculptures. The Wizard's Guild will use abjuration magic to extend the "life" of the ice sculptures.
The centerpiece ice sculpture is always a giant icy duck, but the other ice sculptures vary depending on the whims of the Blueduck family and the various artists feel like.
The Wizard's Guild have a concession stand in the temporary ice garden that sells icy treats made with apples, cream, and honey provided by the Blueducks. This is how they are paid. The sculptors are paid with coins and exposure.
The Blueduck family gets a percentage of the concession snack sales, but this still only covers about about half of their total costs for setting up the ice garden.
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