MOOR'S END - 6 & 7

The party comes up on Clone the Berserker, worshipper of Thor, who's sitting around a small flame, apparently he has lost his party & been traveling for weeks through these caves from Kush, trying to find Furthermoor, he asks if there's anyway the party can help him find the eastern exit... He joins the party & they indeed wrap around a bit, find familiar territory, as well as 4 kobolds who are not much of a match for them, 3 killed easily & one fleeing... On the kobold bodies are found 5 gp, 4 sp & a scrap of paper w/ something in kobold written upon it. The party cannot read the paper. Jin, inspecting his map, feels he now can place the exit, & sure enough, around 8 PM, the party is exiting the caves to the west of Moor's End... Clone cannot believe how close he was... Hope swells within him, & he is grateful to the party. He decides to follow them to the Inn of the Forgotten Worm. Mattie takes leave of the party, returning to the Church of the White Widow after one more time reminding the party of what it is she & her church need from them, if they are able (the diamond studded spider relic that may or may not have magical properties, stolen by bandits during one of their ceremonies).

At 8:30 PM the party enters the Inn of the Forgotten Worm to find 12 other folks around the room, some @ the bar, some @ tables, etc. One man in particular, a human wearing a deerstalker cap, a black cape of sorts, smoking a long cigarette, steps from a table where two others sit, two male half-elves. The man introduces himself as Apricot Shandly from Debthaven & within seconds of introduction, is grilling the party about what they know in regard to Gil Kruger the Blacksmith's house going up in flames. Apricot has been hired for a sizable sum to investigate as there was an important item regarding the town's safety that was stored there, & apparently, it is nowhere to be found among the ashes. Gileegan takes center stage in dealing w/ Apricot, & as the conversation gets heated, Renfro slips away & moves through the door into the common sleeping room where he removes Delilah (Gil's two-handed sword) from under his bed & hides it under the mattress of one of the vacant beds across the room. On Renfro's return, Apricot is demanding a search of the party's belongings.

Gileegan refuses & begins working the room to build support for his views on the matter, which brings the party in contact w/ a few other notables. One lady halfing @ the bar, Lo Leland, from Hood's Hollow, who is here on business delivering kegs of Leland Lager to the inn. Then, @ the other large table in the room, sits a cleric of the Great Church named Grego Flunk, he is a haughty individual, older, who doesnt think much of the Church of the White Widow when the topic arises. With Grego, is a paladin of the Great Church, named Guerrand. Gil takes an interest in Guerrand given his youth & strength & a long conversation ensues as the voting commences on whether the detective should be able to search the party's belongings. The entire bar votes & it comes to an equal split. It is then, put on chance, & the party comes out victorious, Apricot Shandly not able to search their things in the other room. This brings Gil joy & he toasts the room. During this celebration, Oogy of the Curiosity Shop, who has been @ the bar, comes over to show the party an item he just acquired. It appears he needs more $ for drinks, therefore offers to sell them the "Shimmering Sand" for 20 gp. They agree to the deal. It apparently will increase the reach of sleep spells.

Lastly, as mentioned, a long conversation takes place between Gileegan & Guerrand, the young paladin. Gil is urging the paladin to join up w/ their cause; however, Guerrand is steadfast in his desire to aid Grego in their current quest for the Great Church. With an eloquent soapbox speech, Gileegan just about convinces the paladin to consider the plight of their party... But one catch: the party must first aid he & Grego in locating a specific book, an evil book which Grego says must be burned. Their belief is that a scholar, here in Moor's End, has this book. Guerrand tells Gileegan that if they can help them destroy this book, he is willing to join their quest to help the local church.

11:00 PM, Friday, 15th day of the month of the Hummingbird, Moor's End, Furthermoor