As Strom strides out of the office together with his companions he mumbles "Hmph, what is he thinking? Asking us to come back after finding the portal to call in an expert group. What does he think, that we're errand boys?"
Slightly fuming Strom heads off to the local blacksmith and see if he's got some leads.
Diplomacy check: 1d20 ⇒ 7 Asking around at the local blacksmith for some leads.