"1 rider!? With a swamp full of lizardfolk out there? First, riding is next to impossible on that terrain, and second he wouldn't make half way with the level of aggression these beasts are showing. I've sent a couple trappers, but they haven't returned. Whether that's because they met some foul end or they just decided to do something else, I'll never know. Can't trust trappers..." The mayor accents this statement by spitting.
"As for where..." (oc:The mayor draws out a map that's roughly the shape of Florida, he uses a rock to mark where you are (Tampa) and a stick where the lighthouse is (Palm Beach) ) "There are two ways to get there, by boat and by land. By land takes about 3...no 4 days with a dwarf...through the swamps. The swamps can be treacherous, you got panthers, crocs, lizardfolk, snakes, a decent trapper can find the trails that should avoid most problems, but it'll cost you. Ships are faster of course, you could make it in 2 days probably, but the captains are a bit skittish and it'll likely cost you quite a bit more."
Just then a page runs in yelling about another lizardfolk attack and the mayor rushes off, the audience is at an end.[sblock=oc]If anyone offers help the mayor will quickly, firmly, and politely refuse. Instead recommending that the group get moving.[/sblock]