1. Start

Each party member arrived in Duker later after sunset. (means of arrival was free). So be it on foot, wagon or other means and late each was in luck find an inn just inside town. That is of course after each passed through the wooden gate. Almost all of the more recent parts of the town are wooden and only the most old parts are stone. (Everyone has 30 days room and board as well as food paid by your dear standard of living. If you don't have one well you get one night and meal free. That expires before morning.)

Strike Inn is nice place with a bar and dining area included. It is considered the best inn in Duker. Currently it isn't too busy at all. It does have a sign saying "Bad Manners not allowed." Party can't really see how that is enforced but it seems to be true as each have entered.

(Party members have a brief time to explore or sleep before morning and going to the Burgermisters Hall which was close time each arrived.)

At the gate you were informed that armor and weapons wore is fine. Fights with weapon is severely punished. Use of magic that causes harm is also severely punished as well. Severely punished can be lose of items and imprisonment. Such is decided by the Burgermister. You get the idea Burgermister has a lot of pull.

Goal: Are you ready to help the town and get the road safer? Posting in neighboring towns have appears. The town Duker is in trouble. Duker lays long a river and is long between two large towns. It survives soul'ly on trade rough through it. What bandits and non-human monsters are raiding its roads.

Start: The Burgermeister has posted for help. And your it. All PC are not from this town. You have arrived at the town overnight and wake up to go to the town hall to speak with the Burgermeister for the notice.

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By chance, you all are arriving at the Burgermeister's Hall at the roughly same time.

Obviously, he is human and about 6'2" tall. A lean man but with some muscle on him. His name is Mark Degrace. He is known to be a swordsman besides running this place. A fair man but forceful in nature. He rules alone and has no wife or kids.

This is a simple room with enough chairs to suit all. Unfortunately, it is all HUMAN size. Room is lightly furnished. Mostly like used often by the Burgermeister. All say the place is a touch spare as the Burgermeister is a scourge on the coin.

You know the Burgermeister hasn't the coin to pay for soldiers and such. He has little to offer. This is a charity job. Best you can hope for is free goods and lodging. And of course, anything you happen to find while doing this is yours. Dead raiders and Orc don't bother the Burgermeister one bit.

It is a clear sunny morning and fine time to get started. The spring weather hasn't brought rain today. Temperature isn't so hot or chilly. Least it isn't muggy like the last few days. Be an excellent day to get out and travel.

"Good to see you made it here. Surely the roads will be safer now. Damm Orc's and raiders have been a problem."

"Might be best if you all introduced yourself a bit. Surely I can't."

I'm sure anyone leaving surely take you on as guards and most likely you would encounter raiders. Except no one right now is leaving here. Just this morning we have put up post of no travel till this raider matter is settled. I have soldier coming but it may be weeks before they arrive.

He has a very much business way about him.

From what we have discovered, the raiders are orcs and humans. They both do raiding but never together. Like there is some kind of agreement between them. Perhaps you can use this to your advantage. We have not discovered who is leading either of them.