We decided it would be best to visit the temple after dark, then found the carpenter's place and went to talk with him. When asked about the smithy, he told us the smithy has always been a hothead. Lhoss and Chiki asked if he could make them each a staff and he agreed, saying he would have them finished by the end of the day. He was a bit more friendly after being asked to do some work.
From there, Chiki, Lhoss, and Gnorcia went to question the smithy under the guise of asking directions to the tailor and the storekeeper, but he wouldn’t talk with them and angrily told them to leave. We all left quickly and went back to the mayor’s house to ask directions from him instead. He told us the tailor’s home was to the east near the river by the bridge, and the storekeeper’s place to the southwest. While we were there the mayor took notice of Chiki’s pig and asked if he would be willing to sell it. He made an offer of two gold and—after consulting with the pig—Chiki agreed to the sale.
We continued on to see the tailor, looking for leather for Chiki (whose shoulder is becoming injured from the hawk landing on it) and to get Lhoss’s robe “mended” where she tore it as an excuse for the visit. When we arrived, Chiki walked in without knocking and the tailor, an old man, seemed very frightened by the sudden visitors and would only allow one person at a time inside. He told Chiki to see the storekeeper about some leather, and Lhoss left her robe to be mended by the next morning. As we were leaving, Calbach snuck around back and peeked in to see the tailor was eating lunch alone and still visibly shaking.
We then went to the store. Chiki, Lhoss, and Ronan went inside and purchased a few items. The proprietor asked a lot of questions and wanted to know everyone’s names and where they were coming from, going to, and staying in town. They evaded his questions as much as possible and Chiki and Lhoss excused themselves to go back outside. Ronan remained and tried to ask some questions of his own but three brawny young men appeared from the back and told him to move along. They followed him outside to the group and one even came out with a crossbow! We quickly headed back toward the inns, looking for a meal.
As we passed the Golden Grain Inn, it became apparent that someone inside was aware of us and watching. This was disturbing and we quickly went on to the Slumbering Serpent for a meal of delicious meat pies and fruit. Lhoss spoke with Belba, the proprietress, about the delicious food and Belba said that while the food is all locally grown, the harvests are down. She verified what others had told us, that people have vanished from the farms as well as the entire family who operated the Foaming Mug Inn. Lhoss explained who we have spoken with in town and asked if she had any other information, but she had none. We agreed to stay the night there again, but are planning to make a trip under cover of night to both investigate at the temple and retrieve something as a trophy from the Trogodytes we defeated at the Foaming Mug Inn.
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