Randall:

”If the leaders of this city were wise enough to let your refugees in, Mayor Reeves, they would have hundreds more hands and feet to help support the city’s defense as well as our help to actively fight against the goblin hordes.  As it stands, this may be your best chance for your people to escape the coming war.  I counsel you take this offer, given the alternative,” says Brother Randall sincerely to the mayor, “and I will join my comrades in keeping you all safe as we travel.”

(@Petcan)

"Oh my, not much is known about the island, oh yes, it will have to be explored and settled. Oh dear, there are no known tribes of any kind nearby but as for Icy Storms or Dragons, who knows."

(@Ceo)

"Oh my, it is roughly in the middle of the Bolerian sea."

(@Bow & Randall)

Your assurances and advice are heeded and the Mayor agrees quickly, almost believing that the quicker he agrees the quicker they can be away from the dreadful situation of the Goblin Hordes.

“Guys, I think we’ve just been handed the greatest chance for survival anyone has. I will gladly take on the challenges of a new world over the prospect of goblin hordes attacking. I will stand beside you all whatever we agree on but I believe the best thing we can do now is retreat until we can figure out why all these goblins are attacking and we can devise a plan to take back what the goblins destroy,”

Ceo says, slamming his fist on the table;

“Brother Randall, I know you will want to fight this horde like your mentor before you, but please, please,  this is the best chance we have,”

Petcan has a concerned look on his face. “I worry. This sounds risky. But I’ll admit, seeing you all seize the chance to grab onto the unknown with both hands, it is inspiring. I will join as well.”

"Well Mr. Mynash, it sounds like we got ourselves a deal." Bow says holding out his hand to shake on it. "Let us know when and where we should take the refugees and we will be sure to be there. If you would also be so kind to give us some kind of proof of passage than we can show that to that guards at the gates which should let them let us pass.

Now let us continue dinner with this amazing food."

Randall:

Smiling at Ceo’s enthusiasm, Randall says, “Let us call it a rescue mission for the refugees, not a retreat. Let us also hope that the city leaders know what they are doing, and the goblin hordes crash and fall against the might of the city like waves upon a the seashore and there won’t be any need for us to reclaim the city afterwards.”

”Thank you, Mynash.  We should get the people to safety as soon as may be…I volunteer to run word to the refugees as soon as the arrrangements are made, for I fear the horde is quickly approaching,” he says to their benefactor.

Mynash reaches into his robes and produces several parchments, they contain your contracts and legal documents, and such as will be needed to proceed. Unfortunately they still couldn't get permission for the refugees to enter Laurentiis but arrangements are made to move a little south of the city's coastline and ferry them aboard the ships with the lifeboats.

Mynash also wants to take you shopping, he refers to it as investing in his investment, and you are able to add supplies from the PHB. (Just check with me if you're not sure if something is allowed or not.) This little trip ends with a visit to Mynash's Magical Menagerie, "Ah yes, forgive me my little vanities but this will supply a variety of odd magical items that could prove useful."

(You can each write in your post how you find your magical item in this magic shop, help to flesh it out and bring it alive in different ways, but you each get to choose 1 item from the common or uncommon magical item lists. This is in addition to any regular equipment you might want to restock on.)

Petcan is nervous to ask for things at first, but soon gets over it. He starts picking out a whole pack of things to prepare: 
- a rapier
- a shortsword
- a climbing kit
- fishing tackle
- a healer’s kit

He’d been feeling sort of giddy with it all but in going to the magic shop he found himself coming down with a bit of imposter syndrome, and couldn’t bring himself to look at the flashier items. Instead, he tries to say no several times before finally settling on a bag of bounty, justifying that it would help everyone. 

“Mr Mynash, I…” Petcan pushes his hair back out of his face and stands straight. “I feel ungrateful for ever having doubts. I hope we don’t let you down. We’ll do our best.” 

"Ah yes, not to worry, oh yes oh my, but adventurers are always a good investment."

Randall:

     As much as he dearly wished to go back to the armorsmith and get some fine plate armor for the trip, Randall refrained from asking, as that armor is exceedingly expensive--and a set was already being made out of the Hook Horror carapace for him anyway.  Instead he contented himself with loading down his backpack with food and water to have extra in store for the coming journey.

   When they reached Mynash's Magical Menagerie, Randall was immediately drawn to a long, thin foot-locker secured against one of the far walls of the shop.  Opening the lid, he saw all manner of blunt objects--some for use in combat, others for cooking or sailing, and still others for unknown purposes.  Still, he found himself reaching deeply into the chest and pulling out a tarnished mace, its head a sickly green.  Holding it in his hand, Randall felt a surge of holy power as the tarnish fell from the brass sunburst crowning the weapon in a shower of sparks, and the soft glow of the holy weapon filled the remote corner of the magic shop.

"Whoa," he said simply, holding up the mace, now revealed to be Lightbringer.  "This will do."

Bow finishes the best dinner he had in a long long time, if not ever. He thanks Mynash for the food.

After which they move through town looking for equipment. Walking in and out of various shops; at a market stall he picks up some extra rations; than at a woodcarver he buys some nicely carved crossbow bolts. Next he ventures into a smith's where he gets a Rapier and shield; hoping he doesn't need the rapier; but who knows maybe, somewhere, there exists a hand crossbow that doesn't need a hand to load; if only, one can dream, right...? Finally he walks past a shop where he sees fishing equipment, and as they are moving to an island he gets some stuff there as well; a 2nd rope, always handy, a fishing tackle.

Until the arrive at Mynahs's Magical Menagerie; here he has a hard time with all these beautiful items that are so useful. Should he go for that beautifully carved hand crossbow that should give him better aim (hand crossbow+1), or maybe that hand crossbow next to it that says the person that has it cannot be surprised; he remembers those hobgoblins that surprised them before, wasnt good. Although those armors look magnificent as well; he doesn't get how but that armor that lets him swim better sounds pretty useful when moving to an island, or that cloak that gives some extra protection, or the cloak that seems to blend in with the environments; and what about the stone that gives you some better luck.

Oh what to choose what to choose....

(Ill decide a bit later, hard choice if someone has some advice for Bow please tell him:P Also, I guess no homebrew items? Would love to have a repeatable hand crossbow; either something like the repeating shot infusion, or https://********/items.html#light repeating crossbow_oota in hand crossbow form)

"Forgive me master Bow, oh my, yes indeed, but a foreign delegation left a gift, well, oh dear, it has been over a decade I believe and we never met anyone who might appreciate it until now." He claps his hands and an unseen servant presents two small rosewood lacquer boxes. The 1st is smaller and closer to you, meant to be opened first and the 2nd is much larger, more than double the size of the 1st.

Upon opening the 1st box you discover finely crafted cigarellos, with a deep earth odor that remind one solidly of nature.

Upon opening the 2nd box you behold two expertly crafted repeating hand crossbows with 4 'clips' and each clip contains 6 crossbow bolts. It would take an action to switch out an empty clip and load a fresh clip. Both weapons are more than expertly crafted but are indeed magically enchanted with a +1 bonus.

(@Bow)

You can choose to take the repeating handcrossbows +1 but that would count as your 1 magical item from the common or uncommon lists.

Bow opens the first box, finding the cigarellos. He smells them and right away he is brought back to the forest were he learned everything he knows, and were he felt at home for the first time in his life. However, than he opens the 2nd box and is flabbergasted. In the box lay two beautifully crafted hand crossbows; he picks one up and examines it. Which is when he notices the firing and loading mechanism; it consists of a clip that seems to push a crossbow bolt up into the latch while pulling the string back. It is everything he dreamed of in a hand crossbow. After handling the crossbows with care, and examining them thoroughly he turns to Mynash

"Master Mynash, this.. this, this is to much. However, if you insist I'm honored to wield this magnificently crafted crossbows. This might sound a bit weird, but they are everything I dreamed of in a hand crossbow. Ever since I was taken in as a child, and learned how to wield crossbows, I have dreamed of these kind of weapons; so, as said, I'm honored to wield these while protecting you, your crew and the refugees."

Ceo asks for nothing more than herbs and spices (for the Find Familiar ) and a set of Studded Leather armor. When he is taken back to the merchant’s stall he mainly watches his new companions, which he would like to call his friends, until his eyes fall on a beautifully crafted lute with animal motifs. ( It’s a Doss Lute, from the Instrument of the Bards)

”My lute! How did you get my lute?! My amazing beautiful lute!” He says, tenderly picking it up and strumming a light, off-key, chord, “You need tuning, and a good clean, but you’re back. Thank the heavens! Thank you Mynash,”

"Oh my, now we are at the mercy of the Goblin Horde's schedule and when they decide to launch their attack. Oh, yes, so in the interest of alacrity we will be using lifeboats to load you all aboard the ships and we will begin pre-dawn. Oh dear, I know this all sounds a little strange but it is purely due to the refugees being refused entry. Oh my, oh yes, they will have to be a little distance from the wall but that hardly matters as we'll be loaded and underway before nightfall." 

Mynash assures you that you need not get up so early, but are free to join them sometime is the morning or afternoon.

Randall:

”I will go stay with the refugees to aid in their protection tonight and ensure they are healthy and well-prepared for the voyage in the morning,” says Brother Randall, adding to their leader, “Shall we go give your people the good news, mayor?“

Bow will, of course join Randall; and might test his newly acquired hand crossbow at some trees to get the feel on them

As the 5 of you are about to exit the city, you take a practice shot with each of the handcrossbows at a tree about 200 yards from the front gate, when several people encircle you, some wearing leathers and others dark cloaks. There appear to be 7 in total, 3 wear leathers. Each has a shortsword or dagger drawn and pointing toward you all in the center.

The Leader, wearing leather and brandishing a shortsword, pipes up, "Looks like your fancy weapons are empty, why not do the same with your pouches!"

(It is evident that this is a hold-up or stick-up of sorts.)

“I would urge you to reconsider your target my friends, so I will give you five seconds to run, if you are still here and insisting upon robbing us, you have earned anything that happens afterwards. Fair?”

"You sure you want to do this?" Bow says as he puts one of the hand crossbows on his back, picks his shield and imbues the hand crossbow in his hands with rite of the dawn. (free item interaction, action and bonus action so expect I can do this all now?) They will notice a slight pain moving through bows face as he takes 2 radiant damage while his hand crossbow starts glowing (20ft light).