About Town

8 November, 595

The next day Throckmorten awakens and is given a letter of invitation to see Terseon Skellerang, the captain of the town guard. Accompanied by Plenty, he pays a visit to the town hall. The captain is a busy man and gets to the point - Cauldron has been terrorized in recent weeks by bands of goblins that have gone amok. They are robbing citizens and leaving their graffiti in various places about town. Captain Skellerang offers the group 5gp per goblin ear if they can find the goblin lair and eradicate the menace. He asks that they keep him informed of the progress when they discover new information.

Meanwhile, Bruinor gets a bit steamed reading the account of their rescue in the Cauldron Chronicle, and heads off to Izzy Brambleshade's (the reporter) house. Not finding her at home, he leaves a message by carving words into her front door: "We need to talk - Bruinor."

When everyone meets back up at the Drunken Morkoth, Throckmorten is introduced to a wild-looking man who has been asking about him. Over a round of drinks, the stranger introduces himself as Ash, a man of the wilderness, and offers his services to the group. His employment is accepted and he is quickly put to work, but not before the group pays a visit to Skie's Treasury, where she provides the identification of the potions that were left with her the day before. After looking around a bit and gawking at the high prices, Ash and Nodonn decide to stake out Keygan's shop. The pair arrive at Keygan's and find members of the guard present, bricking up the secret entrance to Jzadirune on orders of the captain.

Throck and Plenty pay a visit to Keygan in jail, in an attempt to garner some information about the goblin situation. Keygan is distressed about his upcoming trial, and no sympathy is offered to him from his visitors. Keygan does not recall encountering goblins and the two return to the inn.

That night, the group splits into two and patrols the town, but no trace of any goblins are found.