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The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

Olek's travel was mostly prepared, he was ready to set out, but Jenna came by and they were chatting. Somehow the priestess managed to make a chat peaceful and calm -- maybe even a little spiritual by the look of it.

Kara and Seris had stopped practicing, said goodbye to their leader and were walking towards Olek and company.

Helric and two soldiers were riding out of the keep, probably on patrol.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

Sorry to keep you waiting so long, I've had a very busy and stressing period in life.

I might post this night, but more likely tomorrow morning.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

"Oh... that's good." replied the younger one.

The older one, a weather-worn scrawny guy in his fifties, wasn't so content with what they heard, and shook his head slowly. "We'll see how much the Lord Commander actually does."

Cass closed the argument as emphatically as she could. "Well, you know we don't have a massive army, and whatever those bandits are up to is going to be dealt with. Woodhaven is in a sheltered valley, and no-one can just sneak upon you. Especially not a whole army."

OOC

Woodhaven is to the south from Skenrith Keep, opposite Gravestone.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

It's a good guess, but none of them said it directly. Like the silver-werewolf connection.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

Thrown out of their routine by the sudden new speaker, the two farmers started stuttering from embarassment. "Errr, we ... Turran, really, ... ummm ... saw the bandit ... bandits lurking near the path. And for some time ... a few weeks, maybe, hmmm, forest folk stopped coming to ... to trade. Yeah."

"And the forest folk don't scare easily, no, sir." - added the other.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

They were talking about an imminent attack by a massive bandit army annihilating the village, at least according to the farmers. Cass was obviously not convinced about the threat, and was trying her best to calm the farmers down, largely unsuccessfully. When Allan was close enough to hear them clearly, the bailiff was explaining to the worried farmers that the Lord Commander will do everything in his power to keep the region safe. Which, though technically true, wasn't a real promise.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

Olek was slowly preparing his cart, his aides hauling the heavy bags and boxes, Cass was listening to a few farmers with a sceptical expression and the adventurers' guildfolks were practicing with some weapons, to the delight of a few local kids.

Some craftsmen and farmers were going on about their business, and the baker's started to get crowded.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

Allan has advantage on Guile checks (Silver Tongue), so you can roll twice with d20 and keep the higher one.

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

After a few rounds of bargaining, the rangers got tired of it, and agreed to Allan's terms. Avara was still grumpy about the whole deal, but didn't say anything. Meryn was calm, and he seemed content.

"Meet us at the gates after market day, in the early morning."

The Wildlands - Heroes of Adventure

"If we avoid market day -- when traffic is heavy on the paths -- we can part at the outskirts of town. We'll wait for you there, not showing up in town at all. Since tomorrow's market day, we'll leave the day after, if it's good for you. How about ten days' worth of living, 100 Sp, for your reward?"