Fabled Wandering

The rope is cut and you surge away from the other barge as Meep sinks an arrow into a pirates chest. One of the canoes slows with a wounded man and the other makes a half heated effort as Hank and his boys drop one of the pirates and the other jumps over the side rather than remain alone.

After a few more tense moments Hank sighs and sets about bagging the wounded. Though you everyone is still alert the assumption is that the worst is over. After a rest hour everyone behind relaxing. The fallen pirate was saved and questioned by Hank who sends tricked by this additional threat to his boat.

The remainder of the trip is uneventful and you are relieved as you see the expeditionary base down river.

As you step off the boat onto the wooden planks of the dock you look around at the beginning of this new adventure
The dock hands are under the instruction of an older man who bellows just about everything. You lot there! get out of the way. We don't mind the company but you stopping the unloading of the ale. And everyone know the day isn't done till the ale is safely stored in the tavern.
Get along there.
You quick step up the dock to a ramp leading to a stone boathouse.
Just inside the cool shade a tall hard faced man and guard await.
Right, I'm Captain Tyren, leader of the Silver Fang mercenaries and captain of the guard here abouts. You follow the Sergeant here and he will take you to the clerk to get sorted. With that he turns and strides off, obviously expecting to be obeyed.
The guard motions you to follow and heads into the basecamp.
The base is situated at a fork in the river and surrounded on 3 sides by a 20' wall. The last side has a low wall of about 4 feet from the base level and looks out over the river that is 10' below base level. The entire area is hot, humid, and carries the scent of the swamp just to the west. Looking around there are bits of old building to be seen but most are patched with newer, and most likely magical, stonework. The older original buildings are built form solid stone blocks with smooth patches of stone filling in the gaps and reinforcing the older crumbling stonework. A variety of races are easily seen though many seem like you, adventurers here for fame and fortune.