The Sophisticated Barbarian

Good question!



Truth is when we say "Barbarians," we are talking about so much more than can be fit in a single stereotype...



Take the fine tradition of tea, for instance:



Do Barbarians drink tea in Conan Exiles? Why, of course, we do! We are Barbarians, not savages...



All in moderation, of course! You know what they say...

"Tea is a gateway drug to biscuits."

Spirits Matter

Alas, dear Nana, I am afraid you’ll find my bar to be rather poorly supplied as of late.

You’re welcome to my VSOP Courvoisier cognac, though, if you want to. And to some of my Vodka (Svedka), too, of course.

I wouldn’t bother with the Tequila; it’s just a bottom shelf brand, I use for cooking.

I must say, you take some of the most FUN classes!!! What next? Psychotropics? Hashish, Ecstasy, DMT, Peyote?

May I interest you in some Catnip?

Whodunit (The mysterious case of the missing bottles of wine)

Was it you, Sam?



Or did the box just simply vanish in one of the many hidden pocket dimensions of the house?



There is no telling...




Perhaps the Fair Folk did it?

The Mystery Thickens (The mysterious case of the missing bottles of wine)

Dear friend,

Would you please try and settle this with my majordomo.

Lots going on at the Studio, today—I am sure you understand.

Was a box of wine bottles brought into the house. I am not sure. I was in the kitchen cooking. I believe I do remember your sister saying something about a box of wine that she was or would be bringing in. That’s all I know.

Was that box brought into the house? Possibly.

Had it been brought to the house in the first place, could it have been returned to your place later on, in the confusion of all the many comings and goings. Quite possibly, too. Frankly, I do not know.



The way I look at it, if there were a box of wine bottles in the house, I am sure, as you put it, that it would have "to be there…somewhere" and that most certainly my majordomo would have found it by now. It’s not like the place is all that huge. Unless the box was stored in a "safe" place "out of the way"—I wouldn’t know—You would have to ask my majordomo about this.

Best of luck with the sleuthing.

Thanks

Good help (is so hard to find)

No biggie, my friend, don't stress yourself about it.

Just have your majordomo get in touch with my majordomo (I think they are related).



I am sure that between the two of them, they ought to be able to sort this out and SEE TO IT that the right boxes of wines are in their proper places, and it will be as if nothing had ever happened.

I must confess (somewhat shamefacedly) that, with all the happenings over the weekend, I haven’t even yet gotten around taking a good look at that box, so I have no idea what’s in it—not even sure where it is right now (my majordomo will know.)

Whatever the content of the box is, I have little doubt that it is a fine selection, as usual. You really, really shouldn’t have—there was no need for this. You know you do spoil us, don't you?

Things that make you go hmmm

Le tour de la question

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