2) The word "fraction" only makes me think of the Terminator :(
3) Morning Knight, Spear, and Hoster came to me... Hoster is supposed to be Vinta (a girl?), and I don't know about Spear... Well, they died, and I'm alive, so it's all good)
And what does the "mechanics" skill mean? I don't know.
By the way, is Payley the sheriff?
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Also, I think Spear was an explorer.