"I mean the Gotian city council" answers the man in black. "We´re members of said council, have in mind we´re in a uncomfortable position. The captain of the watch is appointed by the council, but without hard evidence we won´t remove him from his position. Also, you must understand that the sheer bulk of the stolen goods would make very difficult to sell them for anyone not already handling lots of stuff."
The fat man interrupts: "Gotian has a proud merchant tradition. We compete with each other ruthlessly, I must say. But if that means a fellow merchant is attacking our ships and caravans, that´s going too far. Too far! We´ve had our differences, but theft is... You must find out who´s that man. You must!" he exclaims, and them wipes his brow with an embroidered hankerchief.
The man in black speaks again: "About contacting the smugglers, notice Idrag is the captain of the city guard. He commands the city´s armed forces, and therefore is in charge of maintaining streets safe and defending the city and immediate surroundings against wandering monsters, criminals and hostile humanoids. He´s a very well known person, and efficient in his work. You won´t have problems finding him, though I don´t recommend you to walk up to him and accuse him of a crime. He´s a little short in the ´pity´ and ´patience´ department."
"Perhaps we could arrange to become new recruits to their effort."
"A bold plan, but the actual ´smuggling´ finished months ago, when adventurers contacted by him" says nodding at the gnome "killed the pirates. There must still be many evidences against them; what are them and how to get them is your task."
