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Banana: Banana was greeted by a bright and cheery face of someone who looked like a mad scientist on a sugar rush. He had singed eyebrows, and wore thick goggles, which also had an iron covering that could be slided on and off. He looked very pleased to see Banana, as did most people around the island. "Why hello there! I've heard great things about you!" exclaimed the excited man. "My name's Russell. It's nice to meet another explosives expert around here!" "I've been told that you know the ratios for your explosive types." said Banana, wanting to get to the point. "Ah yes! I take great pride in my explosive recipes!" replied Russell. "Let me show you!"

Banana was lead into a stone house, filled with many inscriptions and notes. Russell flicked through countless pages of numbers and found the one he was looking for. "Here we are! Mining explosives use a 1.55 charcoal ratio, which makes them safe, but strong enough to pull out pretty much any ore you like." read Russell. "Pretty much? What cant it mine?" asked Banana. "Well, mithril and bluesteel are mostly unshaken by these explosives, not that you can find bluesteel anywhere but magma's factories mind you, and desert sandstone is also unbreakable." explained Russell.

Banana had a basic idea of what mithril was, having heard legends about it, and they assumed bluesteel was just a similar metal, but desert sandstone confused him.

"Desert sandstone?" asked Banana, curious to know what it was. "Gosh, you are quite new around these parts aren't you?" pointed out Russell. "Desert sandstone is what that huge mountain over there is made of. People have climbed it before, but nobody has actually been able to break it. Bet it's worth a fortune as a blast proof wall, not even war explosives cracked it open." "That's pretty strong. Although the people around these parts would probably be more interested in a sword made of it." joked Banana. Russell found this very amusing, and laughed heartily. "So true. Silly people. They have no idea how strong you can make an explosive." "So could I buy some of these mining explosives?" asked Banana, as they were fully aware they would never be capable of using a pickaxe effectively. "Would you like to know about the other explosives first?" asked Russell. "Well, it tells me all I need to know on that page there." answered Banana, gesturing to the page with the ratios and notes about the explosive, which he had already fully memorised. "And anyway, I doubt I will need anything beyond enough to start making my own, and make some self defence." "Understandable. Normally we would charge metal, but since we're running out of food, and trade is little, I'm sure we could skip the intermediate step and get you some explosives on the fly." said Russell.

Banana walked to the man who he had met at the counter, and offered a large amount of deer carcasses, which he had collected from the island, to which he took great interest. Banana sold all his meat, which he knew he would be incapable of cooking himself, and was given a large sack made of leather, which was filled to the brim with mining explosives. Banana thanked the canyon tribe, and headed off on his way.