Verb:ORDER

The ORDER verb is used when at various NPC merchants to display the catalog, and to make purchases.

Messaging

General verb help information

>order help
There is no merchant here to order anything from.
>verb info order
No match found.
>swear
You whistle something nasty between clenched teeth.

In-store verb help information

>order help
ORDER displays the shop catalog.
ORDER #           = Get info and price about an item.
ORDER # of #      = Order a quantity of an item.

ORDER # COLOR {colorname}       = Order an item and have it dyed.
ORDER # MATERIAL {materialname} = Order an item made from custom material.

All above options may be combined into a single command. Example:

ORDER 5 of 3 COLOR red MATERIAL glaes

The above command would order 5 of item 3 dyed red and made of glaes.

Click or type CUSTOMIZE to order using special colors and materials.

The results of the ORDER verb vary by shop. This is a sample output:

>order Welcome to Xenophon's Fletcher Shop!

Bowyer Xenophon offers his catalog to browse. Xenophon exclaims, "Greetings stranger, have a look around!"

Catalog

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1. a sturdy oilskin belt quiver 25. a bundle of white fletchings

2. a white wolf hide belt quiver 26. a bundle of grey fletchings

3. a grey walrus hide belt quiver 27. a bundle of black fletchings

4. a reinforced oilskin back quiver 28. a bundle of blue fletchings

5. a white wolf hide back quiver 29. a bundle of red fletchings

6. a grey walrus hide back quiver 30. a bone-handled iron fletching razor

7. a bundle of bone-tipped fir arrows 31. a bottle of fletching glue

8. a bundle of light crossbow bolts 32. a thin white paintstick

9. a bundle of heavy crossbow bolts 33. a thin grey paintstick

10. an iron-nocked beech short bow 34. a thin black paintstick

11. an iron-nocked beech composite bow 35. a thin blue paintstick

12. an iron-nocked beech long bow 36. a thin red paintstick

13. an iron-nocked beech light crossbow 37. a vial of paint

14. an iron-nocked beech heavy crossbow 38. a bone-handled sharp iron drill

15. a bone-nocked hoarbeam short bow 39. an iron bodkin arrowhead

16. a hoarbeam and bone composite bow 40. an iron bodkin cap

17. a bone-nocked hoarbeam long bow 41. a mithril knife-bladed arrowhead

18. a bone-nocked hoarbeam light crossbow 42. a mithril knife-bladed cap

19. a bone-nocked hoarbeam heavy crossbow 43. an imflass thin-bladed arrowhead

20. a horn-nocked yew short bow 44. an imflass thin-bladed cap

21. a horn-nocked yew composite bow 45. a vultite broad-bladed arrowhead

22. a horn-nocked yew long bow 46. a vultite broad-bladed cap

23. a horn-nocked yew light crossbow 47. a branch of wood

24. a horn-nocked yew heavy crossbow 48. a limb of wood

You can APPRAISE, INSPECT or DESCRIBE any item by number, ORDER by number to get pricing and customization options, BUY to purchase, or ORDER HELP for more info.