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In Lady Miria's retinue...
A lightly-armored dwarf on a fast lizard approaches the carriage from the rear and exchanges some words with Lady Miria's guards. He is a messenger from the Golden Mushroom Inn. It seems a cave bat flew to the Inn with a message for Lady Miria attached to its leg.
Lady Miria opens the tiny scroll tube and unrolls a message. She ponders deeply, before looking up at Morph and Vuoor.
"Those who defiled our family tomb are still at large. In the course of our investigations, we discovered that the tomb raiders have returned to the Underdark. It seems that the Steel Shields have arrested the wrong persons, though they say they arrested the only creatures from the Underdark present at the tavern. The persons they arrested, a grimlock, a gloaming, and a svirfneblin, are apparently innocent. The tomb raiders must have the ability to disguise themselves as Gold Dwarves or other creatures that don't attract attention. They need to - we've discovered the tomb raiders are illithids - they would not have been able to enter Eartheart without being disguised. When we get to Eartheart Deep Prison I'll speak to the Warden and arrange for their release.
"So illithids broke into our family tomb but took nothing. Then they came to Eartheart. They must have witnessed the three innocents being arrested, perhaps they know that we are in pursuit. Or maybe not. Its very possible that they are unaware that we know our tomb has been entered, as they have set dangers in their for us. In any event, they only stayed in Eartheart for a day, before returning to the Underdark. They are traversing huge distances, either by teleporting or by portals, though they can't get into our tomb by teleporting, as far as I know.
Lady Miria is silent for a moment.
"The message also warns that I am in danger. The tomb raiders have hired creatures to assassinate me. Perhaps those wererats in the farming cavern were not common thieves, but paid assassins. If its possible, I would like to hire the two of you to supplement my guard. I don't how capable fighters you are, so I don't know what to offer you. But more important than the question of how capable you are is that you came to my aid, and I feel I can trust you. I'll offer you 500 gp each to escort me until I return to Stronghammer Keep. That should take two days going by the main tunnels, if we leave today, after stopping at the Deep Prison to talk to the Warden. It would be good to have your friend Dargo too, perhaps the prison Warden can arrange something with Dargo's captain."
A lightly-armored dwarf on a fast lizard approaches the carriage from the rear and exchanges some words with Lady Miria's guards. He is a messenger from the Golden Mushroom Inn. It seems a cave bat flew to the Inn with a message for Lady Miria attached to its leg.
Lady Miria opens the tiny scroll tube and unrolls a message. She ponders deeply, before looking up at Morph and Vuoor.
"Those who defiled our family tomb are still at large. In the course of our investigations, we discovered that the tomb raiders have returned to the Underdark. It seems that the Steel Shields have arrested the wrong persons, though they say they arrested the only creatures from the Underdark present at the tavern. The persons they arrested, a grimlock, a gloaming, and a svirfneblin, are apparently innocent. The tomb raiders must have the ability to disguise themselves as Gold Dwarves or other creatures that don't attract attention. They need to - we've discovered the tomb raiders are illithids - they would not have been able to enter Eartheart without being disguised. When we get to Eartheart Deep Prison I'll speak to the Warden and arrange for their release.
"So illithids broke into our family tomb but took nothing. Then they came to Eartheart. They must have witnessed the three innocents being arrested, perhaps they know that we are in pursuit. Or maybe not. Its very possible that they are unaware that we know our tomb has been entered, as they have set dangers in their for us. In any event, they only stayed in Eartheart for a day, before returning to the Underdark. They are traversing huge distances, either by teleporting or by portals, though they can't get into our tomb by teleporting, as far as I know.
Lady Miria is silent for a moment.
"The message also warns that I am in danger. The tomb raiders have hired creatures to assassinate me. Perhaps those wererats in the farming cavern were not common thieves, but paid assassins. If its possible, I would like to hire the two of you to supplement my guard. I don't how capable fighters you are, so I don't know what to offer you. But more important than the question of how capable you are is that you came to my aid, and I feel I can trust you. I'll offer you 500 gp each to escort me until I return to Stronghammer Keep. That should take two days going by the main tunnels, if we leave today, after stopping at the Deep Prison to talk to the Warden. It would be good to have your friend Dargo too, perhaps the prison Warden can arrange something with Dargo's captain."
