[Center][h2]The Esjour Plains[/h2][/center]

The person frowns initially when Kilona started to ask about the missing items. While it was not a secret, the matter of someone new to the area asking about it was off putting, until they realized that could be more useful. They allow Kilona to enter and motion to a doorway a few more feet down. [color=662d91]"This is the main storage area. Of the items that have recently come up missing from here, mostly the dried food rations, a few raw gems from the mine, and a few pelts. There was also a strange stone that was dug up from deeper in the spire. Had a strange glowing to it. It came up missing a few days ago, about a week after the rations started coming up short. Not really sure what it was, though it seemed that... oh who was that..."[/color] they pause as scratch the top of their head, face contorted slightly as they try to remember a name before letting out a defeated sigh. [Color=662d91]"Well whoever it was, they arrived a few days after the main group Delgren was leading. They seemed to recognize something about it, I think it was a elven woman... she was wearing some tattered robes. Had some strange contraption in her cart. I didn't get a good look at it as there were two rather unsavory types keeping people away from her. I believe they set up on the south eastern side, a bit of the way out from the rest of us. I think one of the guards went missing after the gnolls came through. The other is a sneaky bloke, a clean shaved dwarf with short greasy hair. Caught him poking around here just after dusk."[/color] The human's frowned as they mentioned catching this dwarf sneaking around the store house. [Color=662d91]"I told Delgren and he said he would look into it. He also mentioned he would need to actually catch them stealing, or with the stolen items, before he tried confronting him. I swear that kobold is spineless when it comes to keeping people in check. Sure he defends us when..."[/color] the person started to vent more of their opinions of Delgren and a few others of the watch not really paying much attention to Kilona as she looks around the room.

She does find two crates that look like they were pried open and closed again poorly, leaving them still slightly open. Inside one of the crates is raw ore of some kind that will likely be processed or traded later. The other was partial filled with lumpy black rocks, likely fuel for smelting or a forge.  The does seen to be something hidden behind these crates though. If asked about it the human will move closer, grabbing a nearby hanging lantern to get better lighting on the spot.