The party continues their walk around the city, in order to better familiarize themselves with the location. After a while they find the Sune shrine, which Jade mentioned, and also another shrine dedicated to Tempus. Two hours pass, while they continue their tour and until they arrive at the docks once more and at the Bitter Blade. They decide to make a quick trip to the pier to find out, whether one of the ferrymen would be willing to get them to the eastern bank and more importantly, how they would get back to Phlan, once they came back from their planned trip to the Valhingen Graveyard.
And indeed, they find an elder, but still hale and hearty man, who does not seem to be as intimidated by the potential presence of a group of orcs on the river bank, and who agrees to get them across a good distance to the south, however, and also promises to keep an eye open for any signs to be able to fetch the group and bring them back to safety. And all this at a bargain of only 2 gold pieces. He also mentions, that if they make themselves seen, someone would surely notice and they would not be left starving on the river bank.
On their way back to the inn, the party notices a man standing on the pier and gazing towards the small keep on Thorn Island. When they approach him to ask what's to be seen there, he tells them that...
“The small keep held out longer than any place in Phlan, all the powerful folks fled there. But, I'll tell you, my brother told me that place was just full of undead.” Further questioning reveals, that his brother is a sailor on a merchant ship, which comes here every few months and is currently on its way to Hillsfar, and that he tries to catch a glimpse of the undead he mentioned, but apparantly was out of luck so far.
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Civilized Phlan[/smallcaps]
