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title: Joseph the Book Trader
categories: NPC 
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# 5. Book trader I

Origin
: redcap

Potential
: Contacts.  Rumours of good libraries.
: Decent with thrown weapon.  He could buy  darts.

Personality traits
: merchant +3, crooked +1, lazy +2

# Goods

+ Tractatus on half a dozen different arts.  Q6+D6
+ Two tractatus on Magic THeory Q7 and Q9
+ She tries to get 4pvf per tome, but can be bargained down to 2pvv.
+ Spell texts *Wizard's Sidestep*, *Pilum of Fire*, *Eyes of the Bat*, *Eyes of the Eagle*, *Eyes of the Cat* 2p for L25+ 1p for lower level.
+ Summa on Corpus L16Q13 which she will offer on a seven-year lease under Cow and Calf for 7pvf.
+ She can obtain other sound summæ on similar conditions.

# Key information

+ Rome has many good libraries and they are short on vis.
+ Norman magi are also very keen to sell books for vis.
+ He can also give details on the books on the Grand Auction

# Background

+ Travels mainly in Normandy, Rhine, Greater Alps, and Rome

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