Black Ice

Do I understand the purpose of the storage correctly, or is there nothing there? And if there isn't anything there, where is it?

There is a storage area where players can find everything they need (which is why I don't see the point in describing it; a storage is a storage), but all the weapons are stored in the arsenal, which the character Lockena has already visited (I'm hinting that you should check those posts to understand how everything is arranged there).

By the way, did anyone explain what that long object in the bundle is?

Nope.

Trying not to think about the bad, Joseph began to examine the two strangers who were traveling with them.

During the journey, the two strangers who were unfamiliar to Joseph managed to introduce themselves to the others. One, a stocky man with a stern look, was named Mark, and he seemed to have been a member of the order for quite some time. The other, Andy, or as his acquaintances in the order called him, Cowardly Andy, had joined the order relatively recently. According to him, he was a very good scout.

— One last question. I understand that vampires use magic, drink blood, and look like humans. But is there a sure way to tell a vampire apart from an ordinary person?

- Yes, - the scout smirked, - fangs. No, seriously, that's the main distinguishing feature. Otherwise, their appearance may vary; they may look like terrible monsters, or they may look like ordinary people, or they may have a captivating beauty that ordinary people do not possess. It's hard to say.