Orro eats quietly, reading and rereading Ryzen's note a few times. "Well, I'll miss him, no matter the dark power he mentions. Anyhow, we need to find Gundren. Halia might know where he is, or have some guesses, and she might also have clues of what to do about these Redbrands. Shall we give her a visit?" 

Is Sildar with us? Orro asks him to remind the group what the next step was supposed to be for Gundren and his workers, if Gundren hadn't been taken.

"Well that is not good for him.... But if he has other things to do then we should move on and maybe see him again." Kayassa says as she finishes her meal. "Now off to Halia!"

At this time, Sildar groggily stumbles down the stairs. He gives a look around the room before noticing the party and walking over clutching his head. “G...good morning... everyone. How d..did you all sleep? I myself was... feeling fine till I woke up. Hav...haven’t consumed that much ale in ages. Def...definitely regretting it... now.” He says.  

“Next step? Ah, Gundren. I’m pretty confident he was planning to meet his brothers before heading off to Wave Echo Cave. Where are Nundro and Tharden anyway?”

"I have no idea who those people are." Kayassa adds helpfully, hopping to her hooves as she makes her way over to Sildar. 

“Shouldn’t we just focus on these Redbrands first?” Daphina asks. “I thought that was top priority” she continues.

"Seems to me we have to do both at the same time. If it's a small gang, we should have no problem running them off as we look for Gundren. If they're a more serious concern in town, we'll want to learn more before we hit. Either way, we'll figure out more this morning from Halia, about Gundren and the Redbrands. Then we can take the next step with sense."

Orro blinks and looks around, as if only now realizing he was speaking out loud. 

“Hmmm, Rebrands... I’ve been hearing talk of some sort of gang in Phandalin. That’s them right? Do you really plan to take them down?” Sildar says, now fully awake.

”Anyway, I’m planning to head to the Townmaster’s Hall today. I would like to set up camp there if you folks need anything, I’d be happy to help.” He continues. 

What would you like to do?

"Well it seems we are going to at least investigate them. If we are fighting then I'll be ready to blast them if you need me to." Kayassa says with a confident smile on her face.

Vulmar smiles at Kayassa's enthusiasm.

"Seems like we have some work to do.  This town needs a bit of fresh air."

Orro squints at Sildar, wondering how the Townmaster would feel about someone pitching a tent in his hall. He shakes his head and says, "Well, I'm going to see this Halia to find out what she knows about Gundren and his brothers, and the Redbrands. You're welcome to join me. Just let me know before you decide to blast anyone or blow in fresh air." He chuckles to himself and gathers his things, heading for the door, glancing briefly behind him to see who might be joining.

Daphina pulls up her hood and follows Orro. She looks slightly annoyed that they aren’t fighting yet, but she resigns herself to the fact and goes to see Halia.

And so, the party leaves Stonehill Inn, searching for an ally in their conflict with the Redbrands. As you exit, a blonde barmaid walks by carrying plates and glasses. “If you folks are gonna be fightin’ Redbrands, it might be good to head to Edermarth Orchard. I heard that the keeper of the place is a retired adventurer.” She says, before moving past you to carry the plates to clean them. “It’s just up the road down an offshoot path. You can’t miss it,” she calls out.

For now, I will assume the party will still go to the Phandalin Miner’s Exchange first. You make your way down the Main Street of Phandalin, coming until almost the end of the city. The buildings begin to thin out and less people are walking around. You stop at a small building that has several people that look to be miners or prospectors of some sort resting or hanging around the building. The door has a freshly painted wooden sign saying Phandalin Miner’s Exchange. The couple of people loitering outside gives you all quizzical looks as you make your way to the building, but quickly lose interest. 

What would you like to do?

Orro looks around for someone who seems like they know what they're doing and says, "We're looking for Halia, is she around?"

A gruff looking dwarf points to the door. “Inside,” he grunts. “Talkin’ to some kid.”

"Will she be long then? We don't want to wait all day." Kayassa says as she moves to pull her bagpipes out, moving to look it over.

“Doubt it,” he says gruffly. “She won’t be long, I’m sure you can head on in.”

Orro nods and walks in, looking for someone talking to a kid.

Orro. You enter to a modest room that is sparsely furnished. In front of you, there is a counter behind which is a human woman with jet back hair and a weathered face. At the counter stands a young man (Enter Duncan! @kevtr0n, please introduce your character now.) The two seemed to have been discussing something, but once you enter, get quiet. The woman peers out from behind the counter. “Welcome to the Miner’s Exchange, what can I do for you?” She asks, a rasp to her voice. 

“...dren is.” Duncan finishes as the others step in, he then turns to those that enter, and give a head nod acknowledging them, before turning back to Halia waiting for a response.

Duncan is a somewhat tall, just shy of 6 feet, young human. Looking to be no more than in his mid 20s. Short, curling black hair surround his tanned handsome face, as he smiles while he talks accentuating his high cheek bones. Even through his chain armor, the way he stands gives off a clear feline grace to his movements. Though he’s got his traveling gear on, and his boots are still dusty from the road, his armor looks overall quite clean, almost new. In his left hand is a glaive, which he is holding butt in the floor of the shop, almost as a walking stick.

“Names Halia,” the woman says after a second without a response . “I run this place. You folks looking to weigh or trade some gold?” She asks.