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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4633051" data-attributes="member: 13892">Perhaps the merchant is smuggling some kind of narcotic out of the town on behalf of the constabulary who have been cultivating a crop of the narcotic plant in question and selling it to gangs in a nearby city to increase their own wealth. He may assume that the box in question is either the latest shipment of the narcotic or, alternately, the payment for said narcotic that he has in his possession. The merchant would, naturally, wouldn't immediately tell the contabulary of his troubles for fear of retribution (after all, assuming he has been found out, he hasn't been doing a very good job of flying under the radar). Hence, the hiring of some muscle and attempting to resolve the situation himself before it goes any further. If the Goliath Knight's plan comes to fruition, the merchant will likely believe that the spellthief is dead and/or was physically discouraged from continuing her blackmail and business will continue as normal. At least until the next blackmail attempt comes about. If he finds out that the Goliath Knight lied to him, he probably will alert the constabulary to the problem, becoming convinced that a larger conspiracy exists to stop their trade and/or attempt to take it over. At this point, the PCs may be viewed as agents of the Crown or rival drug dealers. How the corrupt constabulary deals with them (and, perhaps, the merhant) could vary on a number of factors. They might simply try to kill the PCs, or they may try to kill the merchant before his link to them is discovered.</blockquote>

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