"I can speak Riverspeak, but I can't read or write it. So I'll need to fix that."
She nods.
"That will take money however, but I have some ideas in that direction." You continue.
"Oh?" She asks.
"Glass seemed to fetch a high price at the market. I could make things out of glass. But then again, the margins might not be that great if the materials are as expensive as I think they may be. Hmm. Maybe Steel? I saw a lot of iron, but steel seemed rare enough that some tricks I know could get me a nice profit." You trail off.
"Then there's textiles. I can do things with textiles." You say almost to yourself.
"If it is just literacy you're after, I could teach you."
You look up at the woman, "Just like that?"
She smiles, "Well, no."
You tilt your head to indicate she should continue.
"The Immaculate Philosophy's Cloister here in Nexus keeps the peace with most of the spirits, but three disease spirits have started to disagree with how much worship they get. They almost assuredly plan to start an epidemic to extort more worship. If you help myself and my companion stop them, I will teach you how to read and write Riverspeak."
Hmm.
[] Help this 'Immaculate Cloister' deal with these 'disease spirits'. An epidemic is always bad.
[] Go into the glass business
[] Go into the Steel business
[] Go into the textile business
[] Something else (write in?)
OOC: Here's hoping my saving throw works.