Here I am being overly mindful of not being too heavy-handed and railroading your crew and I end up neglectful. I suppose the only true remedy at this point is a sudden, inexplicable character death.
It could reset the system, as it were. A meager second option could be.......
The monks did encourage your group to investigate the Bone King's activities further south. Your group is also waiting for the scholar to see if he can glean any clues as to where to search for the other two parts of the map. There are other options open to you as well.
The man of the suspicious elf & man duo was pointed out to be a representative of Madame Gelding's fine sausages which is located to the north. That man brings in shipments of the foodstuffs periodically. He may possibly have dealings with folk at the Prancing Nanny considering they were taken in back.
It has been suggested that there is a lot of night activity at the Prancing Nanny when they are supposedly river traders just like Applejack the gnome.
You can check in with Mom at the outpost to see if there is any news or needs from that side.
Applejack mentioned that northwest of Goat's Plum is the exotic frontier settlement of Hiking Doglegg which is the closest community to the hotspot in the North Spine mountains.
Am I helping or just muddying the water more at this point?
