Mangy red-haired man

A mangy red-haird man is an NPC found at the far end of Fisherman's Quay in South Haven. He rents boats and sells cages for catching lobsters.

Description

Looking quite pale and rather skinny, the man is a middle-aged human with slicked back red hair that ends in two alternating braids.  His sharp hawk-nose and bushy eyebrows give him an almost rat-like look, and his constantly shifting eyes only add to the illusion.

Features

You can rent a row boat from this NPC in order to go lobster fishing for 500 silvers via ASK MAN ABOUT BOAT. This command needs to be entered twice, and you must have 500 silvers on you for the boat rental.

You can also GIVE MAN 500 SILVERS to purchase a lobster cage from him. These cages are reusable and can be used to catch lobsters from a row boat in Solhaven Bay.

The man accepts your silvers.  "Cage fer you, den!"  He quickly wanders over to a large pile of crates, digs up a segmented cage, and hands it to you.

Questions

You can ASK this NPC about several things. They are not listed in the NPC's point and click menu.

HELP

The man asks, "What?  Ahm tryin ta werk!  Ask me bout boats, cages er lobsters!"

BOATS

The man looks at you and says, "So, ya wanna rent a boat, eh?  Well, it's 500 silvers and ya can stay out as long as ya want.  Ya can drop yer lobstah cages 'round dere.  Jest ASK me about boats agin if ya wanna rent one."

CAGES

The man says, "Cages?  Dats how ya catch lobstahs, jest DROP it when yer inna boat.  Then ya jest wait a while, and ya might getta catch.  Real easy, ya see.  I jest leave mine overnight and check on 'em inna mornings. If ya wanna buy one, jest GIVE me 500 silvers ta buy one."

LOBSTERS

The man says, "Lobstahs is good eatin, Dundren buys his stuff 'ere, ya know."
 He nods in a proud manner, then continues, "Ya jest find a pot ta cook 'em in, usually deres one 'round 'ere somewheres.  Just put da lobstah innit and watch 'em turn red!  If ya wanna buy a cage, ASK me about 'em, and if ya wanna rent a boat, ya can ASK me about boats too!"

Ambient Messages

The red-haired man leans back and whistles a little ditty, though his eyes always shift back and forth looking for a new customer.

The red-haired man says, "Aw, ya wanna lobstah-cage, eh?  Deres lotsa good spots round 'ere.  Jest ASK me about cages and ah'll tell ya all about 'em."

The red-haired man walks over to a pile of crates nearby and inspects them for a bit, shooing away a few rats that appeared to have taken up residence.
The man glances over at you and says, "What?  Dose ain't rats.  Dey wuz atmosphere."

A mangy red-haired man yells, "Gitcher lobstah cages right 'ere!  Rent yer boats right 'ere!  Real cheap catchin yer own grub!  Its awl da rage in ah... ah... it's awl da rage 'ere!"

The red-haired man makes some idle chit-chat with several passerbys clad in clothes poorer in quality than his own.

The red-haired man says, "Yer wanna rent a boat, eh?  See da sights fromma different angle?  Ya git a great view o' the Cascade.  Ya can go right unner da bridges.  Yep.  Jest ASK me about boats if yer wanna know mer."