[sblock=ooc] I'm here. Waiting. I haven't been in any particular hurry mostly because there don't appear to be any adventures starting in the tavern needing any players. I made a second character due to the wait, and that character is just waiting anyway.
I'm also hoping to see this mission through. Scorpius has piqued my interest with all the misdirection and mystery. However, he may have those details locked up in his piratey head. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's a word.
Maybe we could resolve this battle, then regroup at the tavern? Similar to KD's Murder Most Foul, but this is waiting on the DM, not the players.
A possible temporary resolution is the four "leaders" run away with Cairn's coming at them (that would scare me anyway, and I'm sure they didn't plan for that), we finish the fight with the remaining gladiators, and then we regroup at the tavern?
That said, I'm up for whatever. [/sblock]