At the mention of her missing goods, the woman sits up and becomes much more interested when one of the crates is produced. "Aha! Them's my missing goods alright! Where exactly did you find them? Goblins you say? Sons of *****es, I just knew someone hit my caravan. Thought it was the Redbrands more likely, but goblins. What was the state of the goods?" she produces an inventory list and runs through it with you all. While you didn't pay attention to the specifics, you guess that seems to be about the correct amount of goods. "Would you be interested in retrieving the goods for me? I can pay you."
Zanigur shrugs. “It’s up to my merry band of fellow adventurers, but I for one would be happy to undertake dangerous retrieval tasks for the promise of coin. Would you consider making a down payment? We actually recovered a few of these lost supplies when we rescued our friend from the clutches of the goblin clan, although we didn’t have enough resources to cart the supplies off by ourselves, nor the wherewithal to completely wipe out the goblin menace.”
"Hopefully, we could perform that task without resorting to violence," suggests Grimm. "When last we left it was mostly non - warriors, including children. Perhaps only three or four of their hunters remained and the two 'leaders' that seemed to be negative influences have been taken care of."
"Perhaps if they're contracted as hunters for pelts and meat, they can barter and not need to resort to thievery. Think of it... A store such as this could offer them goods that are bought at bulk prices in exchange for pelts that can be sold with a healthy mark-up."
Nene nods eagerly: "Of course, we can do that!" She gives Grimm a confused look: "At home, we say there's only one way to deal with goblins, you gotta chase them off for good! I wouldn't want to put my good name on those goblins being trustworthy hunters, or anything trustworthy..." she shrugs, "they're goblins, eh?" It seems that this, like many things, is a simple matter to Nene.
“We can make a plan as soon as we know what Sildar has learned from his friend here,” says Zanigur. “In the meantime, should we explore the rest of town?”
Zanigur will make sure to secure a price for their services from the Lionshield Coster, if no one else does. He’ll also ask the woman’s name and offer his.
The woman listens to Grimm's suggestion with a very dubious expression. "No offense, miss, but I'm with this one here," she nods towards Nene. "I'm not about to put this company's good name on the line for some vermin that already raided my caravan once and killed off all my people. No one returned here or to our post, so clearly no one survived or they ran for the frozen wastes." She shakes her head. "Nope, not going to happen, but I'll give you all 15 gold right now for the information and another 35 gold if you bring back the rest of my goods. Hell, I'll even provide the wagon to you when you're ready!" She offers her hand to Zanigur. "My name is Linene Graywind, pleasure to meet you Zanigur of Thundertree. Give me one moment and I'll get your payment."
She disappears into the back room for a few moments and then returns with a small coin purse containing the 15gp she promised. "As I said, return to me when you're ready and I'll arrange the transportation. Any specifics you think you'll need?"
"I like your name! It's kinda like mine, I'm Nene!" Nene waves a little hello at Linene. "I don't think we need anything... but I love this village, can't wait to look around a little more. It would be really nice if it weren't so hot." Nene thinks out loud as she looks out the window, eager to see more of the village. "How about you, anyone up for doing a little more exploring before we head back to the Inn for lunch?" She smiles at the others, albeit a little shyly at Grimm.
"Definitely in for exploring; would love to see if there's a library or school around," Puck notes as he scribbles a bit in his journal, summarizing the morning's events so far. He asks the ladies to relay what else they learned from the poor farmer family so he can start a separate page dedicated to this band of brigands. "Is there anything else on our to-do list?"
"Always looking for more books to read, you haven't changed one bit! I don't think there was anything...Oh yes, after we're finished exploring, we should definitely get lunch!" Nene rubs her tummy in anticipation of a lunch as yummy as this morning's breakfast had been. She starts walking towards the orchard, whistling as she goes.
At the mention of her missing goods, the woman sits up and becomes much more interested when one of the crates is produced. "Aha! Them's my missing goods alright! Where exactly did you find them? Goblins you say? Sons of *****es, I just knew someone hit my caravan. Thought it was the Redbrands more likely, but goblins. What was the state of the goods?" she produces an inventory list and runs through it with you all. While you didn't pay attention to the specifics, you guess that seems to be about the correct amount of goods. "Would you be interested in retrieving the goods for me? I can pay you."
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Zanigur shrugs. “It’s up to my merry band of fellow adventurers, but I for one would be happy to undertake dangerous retrieval tasks for the promise of coin. Would you consider making a down payment? We actually recovered a few of these lost supplies when we rescued our friend from the clutches of the goblin clan, although we didn’t have enough resources to cart the supplies off by ourselves, nor the wherewithal to completely wipe out the goblin menace.”
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"Hopefully, we could perform that task without resorting to violence," suggests Grimm. "When last we left it was mostly non - warriors, including children. Perhaps only three or four of their hunters remained and the two 'leaders' that seemed to be negative influences have been taken care of."
"Perhaps if they're contracted as hunters for pelts and meat, they can barter and not need to resort to thievery. Think of it... A store such as this could offer them goods that are bought at bulk prices in exchange for pelts that can be sold with a healthy mark-up."
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Zanigur frowns, pensive, but says nothing at the moment.
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Nene nods eagerly: "Of course, we can do that!" She gives Grimm a confused look: "At home, we say there's only one way to deal with goblins, you gotta chase them off for good! I wouldn't want to put my good name on those goblins being trustworthy hunters, or anything trustworthy..." she shrugs, "they're goblins, eh?" It seems that this, like many things, is a simple matter to Nene.
Zanigur nods minutely, in agreement with Nene.
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Grimm sighs, "They'll be dealt with as necessary."
"We need to figure out timing... We have that 'other' job in our queue."
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“We can make a plan as soon as we know what Sildar has learned from his friend here,” says Zanigur. “In the meantime, should we explore the rest of town?”
Zanigur will make sure to secure a price for their services from the Lionshield Coster, if no one else does. He’ll also ask the woman’s name and offer his.
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The woman listens to Grimm's suggestion with a very dubious expression. "No offense, miss, but I'm with this one here," she nods towards Nene. "I'm not about to put this company's good name on the line for some vermin that already raided my caravan once and killed off all my people. No one returned here or to our post, so clearly no one survived or they ran for the frozen wastes." She shakes her head. "Nope, not going to happen, but I'll give you all 15 gold right now for the information and another 35 gold if you bring back the rest of my goods. Hell, I'll even provide the wagon to you when you're ready!" She offers her hand to Zanigur. "My name is Linene Graywind, pleasure to meet you Zanigur of Thundertree. Give me one moment and I'll get your payment."
She disappears into the back room for a few moments and then returns with a small coin purse containing the 15gp she promised. "As I said, return to me when you're ready and I'll arrange the transportation. Any specifics you think you'll need?"
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Zanigur does his best to describe the narrow trail, and explains the need for a cart that can traverse uneven terrain.
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"I like your name! It's kinda like mine, I'm Nene!" Nene waves a little hello at Linene. "I don't think we need anything... but I love this village, can't wait to look around a little more. It would be really nice if it weren't so hot." Nene thinks out loud as she looks out the window, eager to see more of the village. "How about you, anyone up for doing a little more exploring before we head back to the Inn for lunch?" She smiles at the others, albeit a little shyly at Grimm.
Zanigur will follow!
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Grimm sticks with the group.
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"Definitely in for exploring; would love to see if there's a library or school around," Puck notes as he scribbles a bit in his journal, summarizing the morning's events so far. He asks the ladies to relay what else they learned from the poor farmer family so he can start a separate page dedicated to this band of brigands. "Is there anything else on our to-do list?"
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"Always looking for more books to read, you haven't changed one bit! I don't think there was anything...Oh yes, after we're finished exploring, we should definitely get lunch!" Nene rubs her tummy in anticipation of a lunch as yummy as this morning's breakfast had been. She starts walking towards the orchard, whistling as she goes.
Zanigur wonders aloud if the orchard fruit is in season as he walks with the others.
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Puck thinks on Zanigur's question...
Orchard Fruit Check -- 5
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Zanigur explores the fruit orchard once they arrive, simply to satisfy his curiosity about the type of fruit that grows there.
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