[Wids]

Ah, but the lottery's foremost purpose was always to draw customers into the store. You know, like why our reality's lottery tickets are stocked at fuel stations and convenience stores all over the planet. "Okay, my roommate wanted three Lucky Ducks and two Silver Dollars, and I want ten Witch's Riches...oh, Funyuns! I'd better get a bag of Funyuns while I'm here. Maybe I'll get a 24-pack of Dr. Pepper too. Oh, how long have you guys had those wind chimes in the front window? Mom would love to have one of those...."

Unfortunately, I didn't count on Wyren's merchant skimming so much off the till for his "take", so Wyren's actually losing money on the lottery, which leaves me the alternatives of either A) lowering the payouts (which is a jerkish thing to do) or B) discontinuing the lottery completely and focusing on crafting and selling the potions and scrolls (and, eventually, wands, once Wyren picks up that Feat too). And considering that Wyren only pulls in 2 or 3 Talons for each ticket after the merchant takes his cut, Option B is probably the more viable choice. So get the tickets while they're there.

You might even consider buying a few Elixirs of Beauty or a Potion of Balagarn's Iron Horn while you're at it. :P

(And seriously, how in blue blazes did Brandon Baxter rack up three winning Alchemist's Gold tickets? Either that dude has X-Ray vision or he's half as lucky as Roy Sullivan (well, you know...not counting the suicide thing). )