The decrepit lantern-scarecrow that is the merchant shuffles forwards, dragging a blood-stained hatchet behind him. He levers it up to set on the dockside bench he's using as a sale counter. "From a boon companion of a military magus, this was his favorite axe. Blessed by the blood of gods and men alike, it is ever-sharp, and hungers for more blood, and thusly the weakening bones of man did trade it away."
Akakios seeks to trade away a warrior's hand-axe, which has slain numerous pagan god-servants. Akakios asks for six fresh knucklebones, still bloody from the hand. He values this at 6 vis.
Blood-hungry Axe: When struck a dangerous blow, the axe knows where it's prey is, should it run. After striking a wound on a blood-bearing target, it can strike greater wounds. It gets an additional +2 to attack totals on that target. Furthermore, the axe's wielder can smell their presence nearby, and gets a +2 to try to find or track them as the axe sometimes pulls in their direction. This bonus will not work in most group combats.
Other stock that Akakios has tonight include a bottle of pure water from the bottom of the ocean (worth 2 pawns of aquam vis), the tongue of a dragon that's the size of a man's arm - valued at 4 ignem vis - and a broken Byzantine crucifix, each half worth a pawn of perdo vis.