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The Anarchists might be crazy, but you can't say no to the incredible expansion of resources if all the Guides pool their Stones together into a communal supply. Yatagarasu notes that if shared, then there will be little need to go back to the Quarries for commonplace Stones such as Tourney and Gate Stones. They could spend more time at the Quarry trying to find specialized ones such as <span class="mu-r">Bombards, Seekers, and Blank Stones</span>.
<span class="mu-r">Bombards are explosives! The bigger the Stone, the bigger the boom. They look like the Zelda bomb item...
Seekers are missile weapons. They never miss when thrown or cast from a sling as long as you can see the target, and they don't lose energy as they travel either...
Blank Stones can be imbued with special powers of your choice or crafted into items of your choice! It costs Mana, and Priests are needed to process them. The greater the power or complexity of the item crafted, the higher the cost and chance of a mishap...</span>
"So where are these Bombards and Seekers?"
"Uh, master Ruggiero is a pacifist. He won't pick up 'tools of war', so no Seekers and Bombards in his pack. I don't know about the others, but I quarried three Bombards. I am considering giving them to the Miners to assist them... We used to only use Bombards as a tool for clearing tree roots, mining, or blasting walls, but Ser Rodomonte would---"
"Stop right there, my goat; I do not want to hear more horrifying factoids about murder mcfuckface murderson this early in the morning."
You take one of the <span class="mu-r">Bombards</span> and marvel at how it looks exactly like the Zelda bomb item. It's tempting to make videogame references, but that would only traumatize your vassal. The <span class="mu-r">Blank Stone</span> is equally interesting. It is a white rock, smooth and almost crumbly as chalk. You take care not to let it break apart in your hand since it is the only <span class="mu-r">Blank Stone</span> your Guide found.
"Tis a rare Stone. I got lucky chiseling it out. Arms and Armor! Machinery! Ships! Anything your heart desires, provided we supply the Mana and craft with care. The Temple has the expertise, but Your Majesty must provide the Mana."
<span class="mu-r">Yatagarasu pays the King's Take. You acquire one Bombard and one Blank Stone.</span>
You also give orders for Yatagarasu to collect your portion from the others and to proceed to create a communal pool of Stones for all Baphomets. Your loyal Guide looks very doubtful at the idea but doesn't protest.
"Those Talking Stones are going to be the first thing to run out. This Secretariat of War is clamoring to claim most of the stock since they want to use them to monitor the Romans at the Docks."
That's brilliant! No longer will you have to use messengers, signal flags, or bells to know what's going on elsewhere in Camelot. If something happens, they can just use a Talking Stone to communicate with the Castle. If the Baphomets come up with similar good ideas, then you'll be quite happy.
