Delta, being the most social of the group, has no problem finding or getting messages to everyone to meet up at the tavern for lunch.

Janet arrives early and gets a table away from the crowd, near the back.

Having been busy, Delta shows up  second, and is a little surprised to see Janek has beaten her there. She waves, then leans close, trying to keep the news between the two of them.

"Hail, master Dwarf, I may have found us another job."

She hops up into her chair, and orders a drink, along with a sandwich and some pickles if the kitchen is open.

" There is some kerfuffle in the graveyard at Ravenskeep. The guard says they suspect grave-robbers. They may be right, but I'm worried that what was in the grave may have worded it's way out."

The idea clearly makes her nervous. When her drink arrives she takes a large swallow.

"Five hundred gold is the base pay, if we catch the grave-robbers. The same again if we can retrieve a stolen amulet. Decent money, eh Janek?"

Vala arrives soon after Delta. The others hadn't seen the warrioress much since they got back but she appeared little different having spent the past few days in taverns listening to tales of adventure, participating in (and winning!) drinking contests and simply wandering the streets - city life was very new to her.

'A new job always sounds good little skald,' she says cheerfully. 'I need to keep my blades sharp if I'm to live up to my ancestors.'

"Seems to me, the dead should just stay dead.  Anyway, work is work.  I ain't afraid and I do need some funds. We might want to make sure that priest is with us.  He might come in handy."

Perking up mightily at the sight of Vala, Delta shares the tale of the new job opportunity with her as well.

"I missed you!" she says, with enthusiasm.

She was really curious if the others (but mostly the barbarian) had considered her suggestion that they fins a place to live together. Houses, at least in the city, seemed to expensive, but perhaps a suite of rooms in a tavern? She didn't press the point though...

Tanyl saunters in, late.  He glides into a seat, and as is his custom listens silently.

When the others have spoken he shrugs.  "I agree with Janek; a job's a job.  If it is the dead roaming I'm not sure my skills are particularly useful.  But I don't have anything else at the moment."
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"Has anyone heard from Matthias since we got back" Delta asked. "As Janek said, he could be a handy one to have around, in a graveyard."

As though his ears were ringing, the young acolyte enters the tavern moments after Delta inquires as to his whereabouts. Matthias sizes up his new companions, nodding in brief to each, before gesturing to an empty seat. In his other hand, he carries a scrap of parchment.

"Mind if I have a sit and hear what you have in mind?"

"By all means, sit."

"Of course, sit sit. I was just discussing a job opportunity I have stumbled across."

"Would seem to be up your alley, as a priest: the dead may not be content to be still, and may be walking.

If not, may be the living disturbing the dead -- which can't be good.  Either way,"

Tanyl shrugs, believing his point to be made without further elaboration.
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Matthias takes a seat at the table and listens to Tanyl's concise account. The young man ponders the comment for a moment, perhaps waiting for more explanation. When none is forthcoming, he replies:

"I have had some training against necromancy, but I must confess, all that I have learned is theory."

He audibly exhales while smoothing his hand across the table's worn planks. "Even still, if you require my services, I would go."

Leaning back now in a show of confidence, whether genuine or not, he says, "besides, the only way to gain experience in something, is by doing it." As those words escaped his mouth, he could almost hear Brother Sebert saying them.

"In that case, the only thing to do, I guess is: stake out the crypts?  At night?"

He looks to the others for confirmation or other views (as the case may be).
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Janek nods, "Then I recommend we get nap in.  Don't want to fall asleep in a graveyard."

Delta claps in pleasure that they all seemed of one mind on this.

"Nap? No Janek, waiting until night time seems a mistake, lets go there during the day. Who would wait till nighttime to go into such a spooky place?" , oblivious to a century of cinematic precedent set in an alternate universe.

"But, I thought the guards you spoke with said the break-ins occurred at night?"

"Worth looking around, look for clues before they get there, no? Besides, maybe we can set up an ambush or something. Our ability to go there during the hours of daylight seem like an advantage to me."

"That makes sense," Tanyl grudgingly admits.  "No time like the present, is there?"

"It would give us time to hide our presence before whatever goes down happens."

Wolfing down the last of her food, Delta quickly swallowed the last of her beverage as well, the wiped off her face, and knocked the crumbs off her hands.

"Yeah! Let's go talk to the guard, we want the authorities to know we accepted the job. We might get a key to get in, too."

She looked at the others happily, and gave Vala the biggest grin of all.

Janek follows Delta.

Tanyl leaves with the others.

ooc: sounds like a decison has been made!  Please continue to post as you wish but tomorrow I'll open the new thread and update some maps.

'Well said little skald,' Vala says affectionately. 'Let's go see what disquiets the dead.'