>I'd be shocked if Azh didn't know Andira OOC and I'll be
>further shocked if more people don't respond on this thread
>with "Well, didn't really interact with you but well done!"
>
>I'm not knocking you for rewarding the guy either, just trying
>to put my opinion out there on what sorts of things should be
>rewarded (interacting with people in the game) and which
>things are kinda just churn (gather 10 obscure items). I'd
>really, really love to see more of the former rewarded and
>less of the latter because the latter isn't really making the
>game good for anyone else.

Having been given a similar type of task by Baer I'd guess this wasnt 'show me your OOC knowledge of item lists in CF by finding me fennel, heartstone, and turkey feathers'

ie.
The spear will represent the purity of your people, to create it we will need a number of items that represent purity and your people. It will require a shaft of wood, a head of a metal, grips of leather, but the source of these materials is up to you. The quality to which these items match that need may determine both it's value and properties. Maybe Baer had some items in mind, but I'd guess from what he said she left it mostly up to him, he wasnt telling a story that was specific to Thera. He made it up and was RP'ing this curse as much as the flaw being that he couldn't recall once in a while.

Ranger goes out exploring, player thinks about purity, felar race, etc. etc. Comes back and has to explain each choice. Perhaps some Baer agrees with, some she does not. Likely over the course of a RL week or more building up to the forging.