"What are we doing with these wolves?" Devin asked as he stood on the stoop to squeeze water from a sodden glove.  He was drenched through.

The innkeeper kept tankards filled as everyone warmed and dried up after their long march through the wind and rain. The dwarf maiden looked equally miserable. They too had been out in the ill weather. She shared her story with Wyndham it was not just the rain that had soured her mood. Whilst the sky had been darkened with rain she had been set upon by goblins, she had been surprised by the unexpected assault and robbed of everything besides the armour she wore.

 Finding her seat to be problematic... following it having given underneath her, Brilliance rises to her feet and excuses herself from the Elven woman to whom she was talking.  "Shoddy craftsmanship... hmph." She mumbles at the chair, stuffing it under the table.

Joining Wydham and the woebegone woman at their table, Derry springs for her cheesecake and bitter, having already promised the two men-at-arms their share as soon as Wyndham has sold off the gems. He commends them for their bravery and wishes them a speedy recovery.

"Strange that the goblins would have left you with your life," observes Derry, after having offered his condolences (and the cheese cake) for her misfortune.

6 GP for four nights lodging + meals.
Does Lorna know if their is a tanner in Fourtower?

15:44, Today: Derry the Dwarf rolled 4,6,2 using d6,d6,d6.  3 days of rest

Wyndham's eyebrows raise slightly at Derry's generosity and then lower in a frown at his own lack of.
Sighing at the dwarf maiden's sad story, he looks around the inn for a distraction before settling on a new face [Brilliance's].
"Hey, Derry... Who's that? Think she's a mage? Maybe the gods are looking out for us after all!"

The dwarf’s mood did not improve with the company but at least she filled her belly with cheesecake at Derry’s generosity.

Lorna pointed Derry toward the blacksmith Roark as a decent craftsman, his smithy was on the other side of the river. Roark’s sister Ega helped Lorna in the inn serving drinks and food, she agreed to pass a message onto her brother if Derry’s had need of anything.
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 As she puts the chair behind herself, Brilliance spots a few new people looking her way.  She casually makes her way over to them... "Well met.  Is everything alright?  I couldn't help but notice you noticing me..."

Derry's eyes light up like twin suns when the mystical woman walks over to them. Ever since Kara had left their company, her presence had been sorely missed and not just for her wizardly powers. With the addition of these two women, could their constellation become complete?

"Listen," he says, the twin wolf corpses lying comfortably at his feet, not nearly as drippy as they had been, "it looks like one of you has lost her fortune and one of you might have come here looking for one," before launching into some of their latest exploits in Modnar's Cellar.

"...and there is still yet more to do. How about you join us? The outfit will even provide you with a sword and shield," he adds, giving the dwarven woman a generous smile.

Wyndham's eyes follow Derry's to the wolf skins on the floor.
"Sorry about the mess," he says. "How about I do a little housekeeping while you all get more acquainted. I'm Wyndham, by the way. Pleased to meet your acquaintance."
With that, Wyndham whisks the wolf skins and gems away to sell for however much he can get for them.

 Brilliance considers the proposition for a moment.  "There's strength in numbers.  Count me in.  I am called 'Brilliance'."

With the help of Ailwyn and Bosley the dead wolves were carried to Roark’s. The blacksmith was in his house babysitting Ega’s children. The small were curious about the wolves although Roark tried to steer the children away from the bloodied and mangled corpses. He said that with some labour he might be able to salvage some useful leather or furs from them offering a gold piece for each wolf.

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At the inn dwarf shook her at the Derry’s offer “I left my hold to go visit my uncle to train as his apprentice. I shall carry on with my journey in the morning. May Lughrin Worldshoulders guide my path” she called to the dwarven god of mining and industry.

Wyndham kicks back at the inn while Derry recovers.
ooc - 6gp for room and board.
Split treasure: 2 gp split 5(?) ways + split whatever the gems fetch.

 While the others rest and recuperate, Brilliance briefly briefs them on her abilities -- primarily, putting other to sleep.  Mention is also made of her skill with daggers.

5 gold pieces for room and board, 5 silver pieces for food.

Devin worked on the restoration of the church building with Mother Majken during their time on the surface.

Interested in the crystals Silar offered two hundred and fifty gold pieces for the two undamaged crystal and the one cracked crystal.

ooc - Assuming 5 persons, that's 50gp, 40sp each

Derry gives the sad lady dwarf 25 gold pieces to help her with her travels.

With the windfall dispersed, Wyndham seeks out some arsenic to take care of a "pest" problem. If he can't locate the poison in the regular spots, he'll ask around the sketchier parts of town.

A check on the inventory at Millie’s store left Wyndham empty handed in his search for poison. It took the thief a little more searching, with a few of choice words and hidden hand signals he found a ne’er-do-well with two nefarious substances for sale. The simplest he sold for five gold pieces, the quicker acting and harder to detect he sold for thirty gold pieces.

In reply to DM (msg # 21):
Wyndham glares at the ne’er-do-well.
"What kind of bumpkin do you take me for!  That's outrageous! I'll give you 25gp total for the pair of them."

The crooked man huffed at Wyndham “ya won’t find any of these elsewhere” the poisoner shook his head “take it or leave it” he said as he tucked the two small pots back under his cloak.

Wyndham glares harder, squeezing his face into a knot of frown lines.
"Fine! Here's your blood-money!" he says, slapping 35gp onto the table.
"Don't expect a tip!"
Wyndham takes the purchased goods and returns to the group.
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With a grin the furtive man brought the pots back out from under his cloak and held his other hand out for Wyndham’s coin. When the exchange was complete the man nodded “if you find you have further pests to deal with let me know” then he ducked away into the shadows.

After some had rested and Devin had laboured with the reconstruction of the old tower the party gathered in Fourtower Bridge early in the morning. The sky was clear of clouds and dawn sun promised a warm day.

The trek over the bridge and into the wilderness was pleasant with no interruptions. They passed the last remains of civilisation and went into the forest. The forest trail now well known by some led them into the familiar clearing. Little of the tower remained besides a few toppled down walls and moss covered flagstones. In centre where once the tower stood was a rusty trapdoor with an attached iron pull ring.

OOC I’m assuming that Wyndham, Derry, Devin and Brilliance are gathered. Possibly Lady Chessintra. Any of the hirelings being brought along?

Day 32. Time: 6:00am. Weather: Sunny, no rain. Vision: Clear. Movement: 20’

Before entering the tower once again, Derry leads the expedition in a northwesterly direction to where he believes the surface-level exit for the lift might be, roughly 40 yards or so from the trapdoor.

Ms. Eadwynn Haute and Bosley this time unless Lady has truly joined us in which case only the former.

Wyndham, have you considered how the poison might be administered?