Ouch! Sorrry, DeWar!
Normally I'd say, 'Of course,' but in this case, with the party still being in the "dungeon" (ok, Tower), would you mind very much to wait until after the party returns from the dungeon and gets back to town? Then you can make any changes desired that are within reason and the rules and so forth. (And we can maybe even come up with an IC reason for the changes that will do absolutley no damage to anyone's willing suspension of disbelief.) Actually, you're at a good stopping point now, as soon as you search the fallen orcs quickly and scoop up whatever meager treasure they are carrying, so I'm hoping that you'll head back as soon as you finish the search. If you're lucky [gee....] maybe you can have a random encounter or two on the way back to push everyone over the edge to 2nd level. [Which could also provide another reason for any changes in Simon....or whatever name you prefer for him to use.]