Iggy
"It's probably worth giving some thought to our situation while we're resting here. Lets see. Someone has stolen this important key from Mithreander the wizard. He then gives us this finder to help us get it back. We are then attacked by some shapeshifter, who steals it from us. How would he/it have known that we had it? We then, after a tangle with the law, get a tip from Mithreander where we can find the finder. Once there, we break into a semi-abandoned warehouse, only to find other theives there w/bags of body parts. The finder is there, seemingly given to us by some magical being. So, our questions are:
1. Who took the key? Probabaly someone w/ inside knowledge, who knew we came and that Mithreander gave us the finder.
2. someone takes the key from us. Why was it given back. Lets recallect on this one. Does anyone remember if that hole in the wall was big enough to fit the finder through? Could it be that the only reason the finder was left there was that it couldn't fit through that hole, and its holder didn't want to fight us?
3. Who were those other theives & what were they doing there? Perhaps that is only tangental to our mission.
Either way, the key holders probably now know we're coming & may well set a trap. We must be at full strength when we get there.