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Njord tells the duke about Nine-tongues and his offer of peace while the wolves are being hunted. He also tells the duke about the huge wolf tracks found on the moor that support what the goblin said.

Keehnelf wrote:"Do you have any reason to believe this story about the wolves plotting against us? Apart from one hunter being attacked during the winter when the wolves were obviously very hungry, we've seen no evidence that they are antagonistic toward us.

"The news about this giant wolf is, however, quite disturbing. I would be willing to offer a bounty of 200 gold pieces for its pelt.

"I am unwilling to pursue any kind of truce with the goblins without something more tangible. If you can provide that, I will be glad to reassess the situation."

"We have no reason to believe him, M'Lord, but he did promise to withdraw from the forest if we took care of his wolf problem," Herrin says. "If true, this is a way to rid yourself of the goblins without bloodshed. If it is not true...well we can take care of Nine Tongues in due course."

Ulf books meager accommodations and stocks up on rations

Common room accommodations: 5c
Rations, 15 days - 7.5g * 1.2 = 9g

He thinks to himself that he'll need to find some coin soon if he's not to starve. In the meantime, he hangs about the tavern looking for people to join the upcoming mission.

merias wrote:

Keehnelf wrote:"Do you have any reason to believe this story about the wolves plotting against us? Apart from one hunter being attacked during the winter when the wolves were obviously very hungry, we've seen no evidence that they are antagonistic toward us.

"The news about this giant wolf is, however, quite disturbing. I would be willing to offer a bounty of 200 gold pieces for its pelt.

"I am unwilling to pursue any kind of truce with the goblins without something more tangible. If you can provide that, I will be glad to reassess the situation."

"We have no reason to believe him, M'Lord, but he did promise to withdraw from the forest if we took care of his wolf problem," Herrin says. "If true, this is a way to rid yourself of the goblins without bloodshed. If it is not true...well we can take care of Nine Tongues in due course."

"Well, I just want to reiterate that I'm not making deals with these goblins. This land is legally mine by deed of the Lords of the South and I will not cede any of it to those vermin! Feel free to deal with them as you wish, but end their occupation of this territory if you seek a reward from me."

Herrin will acknowledge his assent and politely take his leave, then return to the tavern to look for recruits.

OK, feel free to post in the tavern with whatever kind of mission you're trying to organize! (or leave it to others, if you prefer that route)

Njord heads to the tavern...

Elbreth takes the common room for his night in town.

Common room accommodations: 5c

Varas is especially interested in the value of the dwarven coins - are they simply silver pieces, or do they have added value?

The Duke would be interested in delightfully rare baubles of that sort and willing to pay 50 gold pieces each for them as a set of souvenirs. Like Franklin Mint plates, they are guaranteed(TM) to rise in value!

Loot-splitting discussion moved to tavern.

Got it, will repost there. Thanks!

I would think about it this way--if you're discussing with your mates how to split the loot, where would you be positioned to do it? Clearly at the Tavern or in someone's inn room (if we get new and interesting locations like a Fortress of Solitude or something, I'll add threads for those, don't worry).

On the other hand, if you're sitting around discussing loot and a question comes up about the value or usefulness of something that one of your party members can't answer, you need to get out the door and go asking questions--that's what the Town Business thread is for.

Varas goes shopping on March 7, buying various items.

50' silk rope (10 gp), grappling hook (1 gp), 10 days iron rations (5 gp), bunch wolfsbane (10 gp), and will sell his longsword (10 gp) = 36*1.2 markup = 43.2 gp. He sells his short sword for 7 gp, putting him out 36.2 gp.

He then returns to the tavern to plan for the next foray into the lands north of Vaul.

Before departing for his next expedition, Njord buys a 10' pole

2s4c deducted

Quirin requests an audience with the Duke. He tells him of their discovery of the watch tower, the slaughter of the goblins inside (probably by wolves), the dwarven loot claimed, the conversation with the goblin prisoner and subsequent revelations/lies told by it, the trek to the nearest wolf den and the battle that ensued, and the goblin corpses found within.

The elf will describe the weapons found and show the Duke one of the coins.

What revelations do you relate?

What do you identify as lies told by the goblin?

Do you have a specific agenda to pursue with this meeting, in terms of outcomes?