(Assuming they make it in sight of land, Randall will do another sending to the chief priest, asking that the covered wagon meet them on the dock.  He is keen that the treasure gets into the church's hands so it may be distributed carefully to those in need, and making a flashy show of coin as they arrive would not be helpful.)

Tempe looks up from his book with much concern "Perhaps I can help"  casts conjure animals and 4 reefsharks begin to push the boat.

He sees the error, then throws a rope out holding on to both ends "Help me hold on to this" and he gets the sharks to pull via rope.

Irraxan, high up in the air, should be able to indicate which direction they need to go to reach the coast. "Brilliant idea. I can also cast Banishment once your spell expires, if we need another minute to get further away"

Pepin agrees with the assesment that Randall did some good and quick thinking.

You are able to make progress back toward the shore of Laurentiis and avoid fighting the 'sea creature.'

(Don't worry, you get full exp. for encounters however you deal with them. Sometimes by fighting, other times by coming up with interesting ways to avoid fighting.)

Happy that they didn't have to fight, whatever the creature was, Pepin continues to steer the boat towards Laurentiis.

You reach shore safely and from there make your way to Laurentiis. You are met on your way by a covered wagon that Randall arranged. The guards are vigilant but upon recognizing the party they let you through the gates without too much delay.

You are back in Laurentiis.

Randall:

After greeting the covered wagon and ensuring to the best of his ability that they are truly representatives of the church (insight), Randall floats the heavily-laden blanket-covered carpet into the covered wagon.

Insight:  27

Once it is inside and hidden by the covering, he removes the blankets and reveals the massive treasure pile on the carpet (up to 1600 lbs of treasure at max carrying capacity) and has the carpet tilt slightly to slide the treasure into the wagon.  Opening up his magic haversack and pouring the rest of the treasure in, the wagon is soon filled with roughly a ton of high value treasure coins, gems, jewelry and other items.

“I would like to make a donation to the church for the purpose of helping the people of Laurentis,” says Randall, welcoming the others in his group to donate what they will.  “I ask that a small portion of this treasure be left for me, including as many diamonds as possible, for they are of great use in my divine spellcasting, but I want most of this treasure to help the people.”

He then rolls up the magic carpet and slides it into his magic haversack, preparing to continue along with the wagon until it is safely back at the temple.  Then he will discuss with the high priest how best to deal with this unusually large donation.

Petcan realizes what is happening with Randall and sighs, looking at his bag of gems...

He'll go to his favorite tavern and start spending like crazy, buying drinks, food for everyone, tipping fortunes, paying for any extravagant service he can to start an impromptu festival

After the visit to the temple Pepin suggests to go by Kronk and see how far he god with Pepin's dragon scale plate, Skrud's decorative armor and Randall's dragon scale shield.

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(Sorry, I misunderstood your posts as meaning you were perhaps missing some hp or other resources. However you are right about suffering a near death experience from a RP perspective and even with Pepin's mending there are a couple of rips and tears in your clothing, so it will suffice to protect your modesty but will eventually have to be replaced.)

 Zenodor, still wearing the singed clothes the Hyrdas roasted him in, decides to do a bit of clothes shopping. Non-magical clothes will do, but if he can somehow find something like Clothes of Mending, he might stretch his budget and spend some of the money they have gathered over their adventures.

@Randall

Your efforts to share most of the treasure among the people of Laurentiis goes a long way to preventing depression and dread from taking root.

@Petcan

Within minutes to hours of your actions the tavern fills to just over half and many forget their problems as the tavern's atmosphere returns to a semblance of normalcy.

@Pepin

"I've managed to make some good headway on the dragon scale but still need a couple of days to finish it."

Skrud's armor and the shield are ready.

@Zenodor

You find a small shop just off a main street that sells mostly regular clothing (80% to 90%) and some specialty items (10% to 20%). It is run by a human woman, Katasha, and her two daughters Eora and Zhaynala. You can find Clothes of Mending here but for a 10% mark up. All the clothes, both regular and specialty are of very good quality.

Randall:

After discussing with the head priest the best way to help the people without making them dependent on the church’s largesse or unbalancing the city’s economy with such an influx of coin, Randall goes to the treasure pile, now all neatly sorted by the acolytes.

Going to the pile of diamonds, Randall takes them and puts them in a hidden place in his bag of holding.  He also takes some special items of value that line up with spell components for his divine magic as well as a reasonable amount of gold and platinum coinage for his future expenses.  A pittance compared to the massive trove now in the care of the church, but still quite a lot of coin for someone like Randall.  The faithful priest offers a prayer and leaves.

Going and retrieving his Dragonscale shield, Randall smiles and thanks Kronk for the great work, paying him as agreed plus a bit more.

The head priest and all the acolytes hold you in very high regard. They agree with anything you suggest about how to help the people and not hurt the city.

As you leave one of the acolytes, a young male half-elf named Slean, offers to act as a sort of 'adjutant' between you and the church. (carrying news and messages, doing small chores etc.)

Kronk thanks you and asks, "How about in a couple of days when you lot come back to pick up the armor we get a few drinks with our midday meal and share tales of adventure?"

Randall:

Randall assesses the intentions and the capabilities of this young man, considering the ramifications of him joining them.

Insight:  32

Assuming he doesn't sense anything negative, he replies, "You are welcome to join us, Slean, but we seem to be fated for difficult battles and dangerous situations.  You will be risking your life on a daily basis just being nearby.  Is this truly your desire?"

Unintentional Intimidation:  17

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@Zenodor

You find a small shop just off a main street that sells mostly regular clothing (80% to 90%) and some specialty items (10% to 20%). It is run by a human woman, Katasha, and her two daughters Eora and Zhaynala. You can find Clothes of Mending here but for a 10% mark up. All the clothes, both regular and specialty are of very good quality.

 Z will purchase some fine magical Clothes of Mending. (Nothing overly ostentatious, the sort of suit of clothes a well to do merchant or academic would wear for being about town or travelling the countryside)

Pepin thanks Kronk and is very understanding that the plate still requires some work. He agrees with having a few drinks when they pick up the plate. 

@Randall

Slean's offer is legit. He is not going to be with your group all the time and won't fight against really big monsters. He will run messages and perform other small tasks etc.

@Zenodor

You find a rather nice set of blue clothes that fits all your specifications and even comes with an overcloak for heavy weather.

@Pepin

"Looking forward to it friend." Kronk waves as you leave before getting back to work.

Tempe gives to the church 50pp to help the people. Following along with the group he continues to study the book

Randall:

When he rejoins the others, Randall introduces Slean, a fellow priest who has chosen to join their group as helper and errand-runner.  "It's been a long day.  Shall we have dinner and speak of our next steps before retiring for the evening?" he suggests.