Episode 1: The Salvaged Job

You awaken to the sound of nautical bells, heralding the departure of fishing vessels for the open sea. The sun is not yet out, but there is a lightened sky to indicate early morning; dawn will break in a short while. You can hear activity downstairs as the kitchen sounds like it is in full effect.

In the common room, Rhiann waits alone.

The general store is a simple two-story building of stone with shuttered windows and a slate roof, and sits across the four-way intersection from the tavern. A sign made of pressed planks banded with iron hangs above the single front door, with the words The Ugly Giant carved and burned into it. The door itself is propped open with a small wooden wedge, flanked by several closed barrels and crates.

Inside is a single spacious room interrupted by posts supporting the floor above. The walls feature shelves and crates stocked with a variety of dry goods, while low tables in the middle of the room contain boxes of smaller items. In one corner is an L-shaped desk laden with equipment and supplies, matching the overstocked shelves and cabinets behind. A flight of stairs rises up to the second floor.

Behind the desk is an aged dwarf, tinkering with a lantern. His beard and moustache are capped by brass ornaments, while an acrid cigar fills the air with a heady smoke. Shirtless, the dwarf has a pair of suspenders holding up short leather pants tucked into heavy boots.