Game has a very nice style. The set up for the story at the start is rly good too....
But are we rly forced into the prostitute path at the start ? Cleaning only gives 1 gold :/
How many days untill the trial ?
And where do we find the tool to harvest the plant for the bartender ?
1 - No, you don't have to sell Sabia's body in the tents at the beginning of the game at all. In fact, there are other bonuses for not doing so (which gets applied as early as during the trial). You also shouldn't do too many cleaning events as that type of grunt work actually lowers the respect the orcs see of Sabia (though after doing a bunch you can pick up a free item). After all, Sabia is (supposed to be) a badass human captain leading her warriors at the start of the game.
2 - There is no limit on how long you want to prepare before actually going through with the trial once that option opens up for you.
However, the preparation phase before the trial IS time-sensitive and being ready before a certain orc is put to death pays LARGE dividends later on in the game. I can't remember without looking at the code and it's been year(s) since I actually played, but off the top of my head it's about twenty days or so. You'll get a hint about when it's close to the opportune moment beforehand. So, you'll have time to grind up a bit.
3 - You'll need to purchase a knife first and then search outside of camp for the vemonnette (sp?) plant. Good luck and have fun!
Edit: Oh, got ninja'd, lol. So... 18 days apparently for the pretrial phase.