20 Things in Jolie's Wagon

Hey friends! We've already looked at the things in Sylvie's wagon, so next up is your favourite cheesemongering winemakering cleric, Jolie. As Jesse mentioned, these aren't all entirely canonical at whichever point in the story you're at-- but they were probably canonical at some point or another. So don't come for us if you're wondering why I didn't pull out #19 that one time Jolie says "oh man I really wish I had a little obscene carving of a naked woman!"

Without further ado, here's a look into the lives of your favourite cheese-moms. 

1. Cheese-making kit. Rennet, probiotic cultures, cheese cloths that are nicely dyed— a common gift that people give Jolie.

2. Shears. For cutting grapes or other fruits that they can wine-ify.

3. Dried plants hanging upside down. Used for everything. Bright medicinal flowers that look like chamomile, dried decorative bouquets of every muted colour, and aromatic herbs for mixing into cheeses. Some are more traditional and some are more… experimental.  Nobody wanted cheese made with creeper vines.

4. Jewelry. Some expensive but mostly cheap— sparkly,  pretty things that Diane and Jolie both collect like crows. Picked up at fairs or as trades for food.

5. Diane’s bow. Her current bow is pristine. She treats it well even though she knows it will break soon enough.

6. Diane’s (old) bow. She keeps her very first bow in  secret. She’s not very sentimental save for a few choice things in secret (Jolie, her weapons, a coin in her shoe). Cringely, the bow has “Diane: Goddess of the Hunt” carved into the limb. She got it when she was a pre-teen, alright?!

7. A coin in Diane’s shoe. It’s the first coin she ever earned on her own. She keeps it as a superstition so she’ll never go hungry again.

8. Wine of every variety. Cheap wine for  budget-conscious customers. Fine wines for the truly discerning (and for special occasions). They’re kept in a false bottom in the floor, sort of a tiny cellar that’s not easily spotted. It keeps the wine and cheese airtight.

9. Jolie’s focus. Her father’s rosary.

10. A holy tome. Jolie does not read it, but it also belonged to her father. It feels weird to split it up from the rosary?

11. Little paintings. Jolie likes to crush little flowers into poor watercolours. Cute, tiny landscapes with a lot of heart in them. They’re… okay.

12.Pillows. A lot! and…

13. Blankets. ...a lot! Jolie and Diane have a pretty shitty mattress. They don’t really care though. Their bed is entombed in  comfortable blankets and pillows. Actually, it’s more of a pile than a  bed. There might be a stuffed owlbear in there somewhere.

14. Snares. For catching small game! Jolie avoids meat when she can help it (which is not often, on the road), so it’s stored away out of sight.

15. Some general tools in a little box. A small saw, a hammer, etc. This is mostly for doing things like repairing casks or general wear-and-tear on the wagon, so they’re not that useful beyond those things (and they’re not carpenters).

16. 2 waterskins. But they’re filled with weak wine.

17. A little lyre. They both try to play. They’re both bad. But when they’re drunk, they don’t really care. They’re here to dance! It’s dusty because there’s not a lot of time to dance these days.

18. Diane’s notebook. It’s full of survivalist notes  which could theoretically be very useful, and some of it is, but a lot  of it is specific to the continent they’re from. About 1/5th of it is useful to the caravan.

19. A little, obscene wooden carving of a naked woman. They bought it 70% in jest because her chest size is so absurd. But also, naked lady. :)

20. Some high-grade, dry animal feed. You never know when you’ll run into an animal you want to befriend and milk. That’s  weird, but it’s just part of being a cheesemaker.

21. A rug. It goes on top of the already-hard-to-spot  cellar door. It started off as one plain colour, but now and then when  there is downtime, Jolie likes to embroider little doodles into them.  She likes to stay busy but like the paintings, the rug looks……. okay.

And that's it! Well, not it-it. They have more than one set of clothes, I swear. Stay tuned for Zeke's Hot Fiery Iron Pit (that's what a forge is, right?)