the gambling area reeks of alcohol and other indistinguishably bad smells. It is not a good area to hang around in, as there are people that eye you up and down.
Bazaar Gambling, Bazaar
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wise men
I am a wise man who lives in the east. I know a lot about ancient, esoteric skills and knowledge. I spend all day pouring over texts and mediating on what I've learned, when I'm not busy experimenting with alchemy or the arts. I'm very serious and focused on my studies.
I know for certain I am bound to win! And I know that he must have a bad hand - I ate the King of Hearts last week! Curses, I need to make all this money back. I could jump in there and grab one of his cards and run, would that help? It just might, cards have never been my strong suit. Which form of gambling is your strong suit? Oh I am not good at any of it really, my skills lie in alchemy. But this does provide quite a rush now and again! Could you transmute the cards into gold using your alchemical prowess? I could, but that is just so boring at this point..,. What would excite you then?  Aside from gambling? I am afraid not much these days, I can more or less make anything I want. It makes life boring. How about trying to transmute a dragon?  A bet that would be a challenge, and if you succeed you will get an awesome life-like dragon sculpture.