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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Slander" data-source="post: 4633181" data-attributes="member: 1593">@Rechan: Putting a little pressure on the goliath is a good idea. Always a good thing to have the players squirm a little, even if there is no intent to call them on their lies. And I like the idea of the notes being picked up/intercepted by someone other than the merchant himself. That opens up several avenues I probably never would have considered.@jdrakeh: Introducing someone else who might be concerned about the merchant's operation being infiltrated is also a good idea. That kind of situation would allow me to tie the merchant into some other plot hooks (always a good thing).@roguerouge: The town itself isn't big enough to support a formal guild as such, though in effect, creating a "guild" is one of Cernaban's goals. But since Cernaban's not in this alone, this ties into jdrakeh's suggestion of having another party intervening for Cernaban to protect their interests. And such strife in a fledgling organization makes 'em vulnerable to PC intervention (or, possibly but not likely, having the PCs get involved with fledgling operation themselves).@Wik: Cernaban certainly has his hands in a few different pots, and there is actually a unique magical tie that exists in the adventure. He's associated with a transmuter who sells his talents to create unique animals, or change the appearance/race/gender of clientele. The PCs have had a few passing encounters with the transmuter, and this could be an opportunity to reveal more of that tie.Thanks for the ideas so far, this is the type of stuff I needed. I'll leave these ideas to simmer overnight and see what gels. But I'll certainly appreciate any other ideas that people might have. Even among these four, it's gotten me thinking about some other plot hooks I could use while the party is in town. Thanks again!</blockquote>

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