In response to Adarion, ”Of course, just keep me informed of your plans. Protecting the town seems like a good use of time. If we are lucky, it will continue to be dull. Just let me know when you are planning on leaving and I can help you prepare.”
"Excellent! Glad to hear it! We'll keep you informed, although we don't have much planned until the Sheriff returns from Magnimar. Most of us are going on a hunt with a nobleman on fireday. I'm sure he'd be happy to welcome along someone with your skills. Other than that, we're just waiting on the Sheriff's return."
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AT Adarion's comment about reputation, too bad the goblins haven't herd of me, would make this whole trip easier, but then again, I am sure they will hear of me soon enough.
Noro lets the others converse, diplomacizin wasn't her strong point anyway. but she does keep an eye out for danger, this bar is not the most friendly of places.
calling the barkeep over, she whispers to him, what the news on the docks. anything new? she asks.
”Great, I travel light. Lead the way, I wouldn’t want to get separated from you. I’ll try to get you a list of supplies that I think would be useful. An old fort, you say? Hmm..”
”Can’t say I recall a fort nearby, but I may not have passed through the right areas. We may need a map to help guide us - do you recommend anyone?”
Gressel shrugs to Noro's inquiry "Same old, same old. Though..." he smirks "I hear there is going to be a good fight tonight yes?"
"We actually have a map that Shalelu, the ranger I mentioned, gave us. She even has the fort's rough location filled in as well." He clears a relatively clean area on the table and unfurls the map, pointing at the area Shalelu marked. "Hopefully, this should make it much easier to find. Supplies are also a great idea. Like I said we have a few days before leaving so we've plenty of time to secure what we need."
Sven studies the map with Adarion, and comments, with a grunt, "Looks like it isn't far out of town, so we wouldn't need gear for a long expedition. That said, it looks like there's this patch of briars between us and the fort. Who knows how hard it will be to get through, but we'd best bring some chopping gear and gloves. Else we can come along the river along the coast and maybe approach from there. We'd best prepare with rappelling gear and rope in that case - there's no knowing how accessible the fort is. The only other stuff I'd recommend is some netting or alchemical acid to help deal with swarms. They're common in the woods - wouldn't want us to get caught without a way to deal with them. That's just my advice, but I don't know much about boats, so don't ask me to navigate on the water." He smiles.
Adarion nods as Sven gives his advice. "There are some things there I definitely wouldn't have thought of but certainly make sense. I think it makes the most sense to travel via the route that you have the most familiarity with. To best make use of your knowledge. Correct me if I'm wrong but that sounds like taking the route through the Nettlewood."
The barkeep comes over to Noro at her question, while the others are discussing. "I'm fairly certain you know what's going to be happening at the docks. Lots of people interested to see how the night turns out. 'Specially with your new "hero" status the barkeep chuckles to himself at the thought.
”Looking at the nettlepatch in the way... we should purchase some machetes. Additionally, I hate to say it, but we should also consider buying a few doses of defoliant. Few creatures will miss the nettles, and everything will regrow. With the defoliant we could make our way through safely, without getting stung by the nettles. As I said, I am low on money, though, so y’all will have to find a way to pay for the stuff.” Sven also says, ”and we should bring the map too, preferably in a waterproof case. As for the rest of your activities, I have nothing else to do, so with your blessing I will join you. Maybe we will learn more about each other in the process.”
"These are good suggestions. I actually already have a waterproof bag where I can store the map. Unfortunately, I don't have the other items and I'm in a similar situation to yourself, in that I'm running low on funds too. I had planned on taking a few simple tasks from the locals to replenish my coinpurse but haven't had much time since arriving in the town, what with the goblin attack and the aftermath. Perhaps the Mayor will be willing to help outfit us for this task?