The Missing Hood

Arrowyy has fixed upon a cream hooded garment as the instrument by which he will locate fellow adventurers among the provisions. Apparently strangers will see it, declare their faction, and begin hostilities through polite conversation. Blaedy sensibly ruled that small talk already counts as a hostile encounter.

Meho wants the whole look: rolled sleeves, fine beard, perhaps markings. Blaedy assured her she needs none, while Arrowyy proposed beard-shadow markings, proving that friendship is merely ridicule with a warm coat on. Meho then produced old recruiting pageants in which rival banners made a great show of recognizing one another. The men are still treating this as a workable civic custom.