OOC: Eonis has no plans beyond that, they had one line of inquiry while the others looked into theirs.  If Arnald has other suggestions she will go with him, otherwise she would assume they return to the Laughing Goblin.  

"I will do what I can to find merchant Milon," assured Ola the festive dwarf, after he provided merchant's description, wished the present unintroduced company a good day and returned to the Laughing Goblin. Should the horses be already delivered, she would go and look, but that was mere curiosity. It seems for now all she could do is to wait for others with the news (or to join their discussion, if everyone was already back home). 

Sylyra thanks Delacrae and says he should be able to check back in a few hours. Before leaving, he asks, "You say you don't deal in rumor. If I wanted to speak with someone who does, who would you suggest? Do you know of anyone who keeps their ear to the ground, so to speak, and is up on the latest gossip?"

After finishing his drink and properly thanking those that provided info, Uragum would work on gathering some supplies for their trip.  He'll go to the nearest general store and start buying rations and food stubs.  Once purchased he'll bring them back to the inn and wait for the others to share info.  

While at the marketplace with Arnald, Eonis does a bit of "window shopping," looking at glaives and halberds, and sighs.  "Perhaps I'll return for you after we've acquired more operating capital, polearms.  Humble beginnings and all."

After Arnald completes his shopping, Eonis will return with him to the Laughing Goblin, unless he has other suggestions.  

ARNALD & EONIS:

OOC: Waiting to hear from Arnald on how many arrows he would like to have silvered, and then I will advance the two of you toward The Laughing Goblin.

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OLA:

You find that you are the first to return to The Laughing Goblin, which is more or less empty when you arrive in the late afternoon. Fat Mar huffs his way over to you and lets you know that horses were in fact delivered to the stables for you and your companions.

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SYLYRA:

"Oh no, sir, I'm afraid I wouldn't know where to start, outside of maybe a tavern. That's where people trade rumors, right? My line of work is based solely outside of conjecture, I make a point of never building fact from rumor. Providing guesswork, or answers based on half-truths, would be disastrous for my reputation," Delacrae answers politely.

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URAGUM:

OOC: How many days of rations would you like to purchase?

Sylyra pauses and then gives the old woman a tight-lipped smile and quick nod before exiting to head toward the Laughing Goblin. When he arrives, he inquires again about Olisara just in case she arrived while he was at the map shop.

OOC: Then by the right of the first one, Ola will go to choose "her horse" :)  Question, though,: are there saddle bags? Can the horse carry part of the inventory?

If Eonis and Arnald finish their shopping and arrive back at the inn before the others, she suggests a game of Dragon Chess to pass the time.  If others are already there she will instead share information on what they have discovered and acquired thus far.  

Uragum will gather 3 days worth of rations for everyone.  So if we make it to a town then we should be able to get grub there but there will be some extra.

OOC: I will assume that Arnald is not silvering any arrows for now. Removed 7 gp and 5 sp from Uragum's inventory and added 3 days of rations to each character's inventory.

One by one, each member of the party returns to The Laughing Goblin, where Ola can inform them of the five strong riding horses that are stabled and waiting on loan from the Order of the Silent Shroud, saddled with bit and bridle and saddlebag for a short journey, along with a few days worth of animal feed. Sylyra speaks briefly with Imizael, and Uragum returns with traveling rations in tow, before you all gather once again in the tavern's common area.

For Sylyra:

OOC: The horses are capable of carrying you and your inventory, or you can walk beside them and use them to carry excessive inventory (aside from Ola, who just can't carry very much by herself - her horse will probably be able to carry her + her inventory + some excess). Contrary to popular belief, horses don't actually increase your traveling speed, but you can travel faster with them in 1 hour bursts.

Remember as well that Doomguide Yovir said that he will ask you to pay the cost of the horses if they are not returned safely, so take care with them.

“Welcome back,” Eonis says to the others when they arrive. “We obtained little in the way of information from our consultation with the Order of the Gauntlet, but they did note that we might want to be prepared for enemies that are resistant to conventional weaponry, a good tactical reminder. Silvered weapons could be of use, while magically enchanted weapons would be even better. We received a loan of this silver hand axe -“ she places it on the table “-which certainly could be of help. It’s well constructed and the silver was applied quite competently. No actionable intelligence obtained however. Were any of you more successful in that regard?”

OOC: Then I'll move part of the "Tavern" inventory into the "Saddle bags".

"Not me," slowly shook her head Ola, not showing disappointment, "I am afraid The Alliance knows nothing more than common rumours. They did ask to the help, though, with a missing person. In case some of us come across a merchant Gilfron Milon," (she described his look), "Alliance will be grateful". "The good thing, though, we have got our horses and can move as soon as we know where to".

"Uragum, did you contact Enclave? Or decided not to join them after all? It is a weak hope, but who knows, the gnome might know something." 

"The proprietor of All Questions Answered is preparing a map," Sylyra breaks in. "I impressed upon her the desperate need, so she agreed to finish a map with relevant locations within the next five hours. If able, I'll drop in in a few to make sure she is staying true to her promise. She was no help where other information is concerned. The first we heard of a ghost ship was from those Black Fist who came in here last tenday. It may be helpful to seek them out to hear whether they have anymore knowledge in case these attacks and the rumors are related."

 Looking at the Ola, Uragum seemed shocked.  "The Enclave?  I damn near forgot about them and their offer to join.  I suppose I could go check them out, specially if we got a few hours before that map is ready."  

Turing towards the others he says, "The sailors were only somewhat helpful.  They knew of lots of rumors and not much more.  Their biggest help came from the names of small villages up and dow. The coast that could be next targets.  There was a small island not to far away thst sounded like it could be the next target."

Ola nodded to the first good news: "Good, at least we would not be blind anymore. Did she charged a lot?" 

"Not sure if Fists can be of any help here - their officer knew nothing useful. But Uragum seemed to be on good term with those with rumours, should they come here again, he could ask?"

She smiled to the giant slightly apologetically: "Seems like this is again on you, Uragum. And nevermind the Enclave - I did not mean at all that you must join them. That gnome sounded more like a puzzles collector anyway, but we already know that attacks are bound to moon phases and can as well ignore him". 

"Five hours from now will be the evening, we have food, weapon - even if only one, and hopefully the map. Shall we go at dawn?"

Eonis nods, "I'll pray for suitable combat spells to Tyr at dawn, hopefully we will be adequately prepared."  

OOC: Ready to advance once the next action is determined.

Since no one else was interested in interviewing any Black Fists, Sylyra drops the idea. "I was able to negotiate a good price," Sylyra says to Ola a bit smugly.

In three hours, he will return to the shop to check on the progress of the map.

“We could all go together to pick up the map,” Eonis suggests. “I mean, we did only split apart earlier in order to obtain more information more efficiently. If we’ve determined this to be our best lead, no harm in us all going to claim it as a unified force.” She still seems clearly uneasy with the notion of splitting the party, even in civilized areas.