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For the ex-slaves, the big reason I was thinking about having the encounter in Sandpoint was because the characters very frequently have conversations about hightailing it out of the place before they stand out too much (kinda hard for the Heroes of Sandpoint). Having the people of Sandpoint come together in support of them would (hopefully) instill a sense of home in them. The players both know that they aren't going to ditch the town, but it'd be nice to get the characters on the same page. Maybe have them duke it out in the streets, and when the PCs have the bounty hunters on the ropes the citizens start chucking rocks to force a retreat? That way the players can feel good that they defended themselves, but also fell good that the whole town had their backs.

As for Shalelu, I can't believe I forgot about her! She'd be a perfect role model/colleague/mentor figure for the ranger, thanks for that!

Hello, first time posting here, but long time DM. Gonna start off by apologizing for any errors/formatting; I'm on mobile typing this out.

This is my first time running RotRL, and I wanted to do some Player specific encounters/events during the downtime between chapters 1 & 2. Our cast of characters includes:

A female gnome bard of Desna, and the only character I don't feel like I need help with. The player is the only one who reliably role plays, and has actively helped me get the other players a chance to shine.

A female dhampir archery ranger, and the one I need the MOST help with. The player is a bit of an introvert, and despite playing with only close friends she has trouble coming up with anything on the spot. I was planning on having their character be the object of Foxglove's obsession to put the spotlight on her, but I have no clue about what I can do for her between chapters. Her lack of depth on her backstory is a pain point for me. She lived in Ustalav, and fled the country due to the near constant civil wars. That's pretty much it.

A male oread brawler, and a male half-orc fighter/monk. These two built their backstory together as a pair of Term Slaves in the northern Chelaxian territory of Menador. Long story short, they fled Cheliax and wound up in Sandpoint after escorting a nobleman from Magnimar as hired muscle. I was planning on having some bounty hunters (possibly the Sczarni?) try to take them in, but having the townsfolk run them out of town. Maybe have Mayor Deverin send them back to Magnimar for a Varisian pardon.

They captured both Nualia AND Tsuto, killed Orik, Bruthazmus, and Lyrie, and cut the rope bridge stranding all of the goblins on Thistletop. I read this post (https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q3ob?Between-Burnt-Offerings-and-the-Skinsaw -Murders) and liked the idea of having them escort the prisoners to Magnimar and meeting Ironbriar before the cult is revealed. But no clue of that alone is enough downtime before hurtling them into the Skinsaw Murders.