Echoes of the Past

Boudica sighs and thinks to herself, What would the Three do? Maybe this is time for Zichrev's cleverness, in order to serve Petra's compassion...

She turns to Darius and says, "Think of it this way, Darius. Those goblins have more thoroughly looted that place than any team of your could. Go, fetch the sheep for them, and they will give you everything you want. No bloodshed, no mess. I will forfeit my part of your payment in exchange for your lost time."

"We’re just going to let these little cockroaches keep the treasu—the archaeological relics?" he shakes his head in disbelief. Spending another week herding sheep back through the forest didn't seem like a feasible idea, but it looked like none of the adventurers were willing to push the issue with the goblins. "I guess I don’t have much of a choice, do I?"

You certainly do, have a choice. We’re just pitching you the best choice, based on the information and firsthand experience we were able to achieve for you. If you wish to deal with the goblins, we’ll be willing to help you round up…well, the sheep, and we can close the deal from there.

So you’re delayed a few days. Think of the…archeological relics, you’ll be able to…display. It will be worth it.

"Did they have lots of...archeological relics with them?" Darius tries to ascertain if it would be worth his time traveling back with a herd of sheep "Did they appear to be...emm...intact? Something that will gather much interest?

I really didn’t see much worth your time, truth be told. I remember seeing a few rings, some trinkets, nothing really stood out in terms of value.

Boudica shrugs and says, "Hard to say. As Will suggests, I saw jewelry, small items, and some desecrated sarcophaguses. But a trained eye may find more. I for one would prefer to recover even trinkets, if they indeed belonged to one of the gods of my faith."

"There's got to be more lying around, if this is an old burial site" he muses "I suppose I have no choice but head back to Threshold. Maybe come back later better equipped to deal with the goblins" with a shrug, he gave the barrow one last look before turning away and heading down the trail along the river.