Re: Chapter 4: Caer-Dineval
Kadie says she thinks the dwarves were headed for Easthaven with an eventual destination of Bryn Shander, having only come to Caer-Dineval when they were unable to continue traveling along the mountain road to Bryn Shander due to inclement weather.
"Sure. One can usually find a fishing boat that will take you the distance, for the right price that is. Though these days, with all the competition between Caer-Koenig, Caer-Dineval and Easthaven...and the recent pirate attacks it might take a bit more convincing. Your dwarf friends must have offered quite a handsome wage to the crew who agreed to that job," she says.
"Dangerous days and waters."
She then relates to the party tales of a pirate crew sailing aboard a ship known as the Howling Fiend. The Howling Fiend has taken to attacking fishing vessels on Lac Dinneshere, regardless of their town of origin and occasionally raiding the towns themselves.
Kadie sadly claims the outlaw pirate captain is none other than Derrick the Drownder, a hot-headed local of Caer-Dinev. "Had to throw that old broken-faced man out of here on more than one occasion," she bristles.
"If you ask me, him and his lot was made none better by that damn black ice," she hotly protests. Then, turning to Dalgura and Morgrim, "No offense, but things were better before your kind went mucking things up by bringing that black ice to Ten Towns. Should've kept that evil in the mountain, or wherever the hell you found it!" Her tone is more accusatory now.
She says the Howling Fiend is so named because it contains a black ice battering ram in the shape of a screaming devil.
Kadie, and the adventurers, notice several locals listening in to the conversation, their faces a mask of deep concern, any cheer gone.