OOC:
Given Orlane group's experiences, it makes a lot of sense that they would be suspicious of everyone, even though some of them have adventured with Karliel by their sides in the past. It's wonderful role-playing!
My point in having Karliel talk about it, however, was as a reminder, giving one last opportunity for the Search Party group to complete their mission. One of the things they were sent to do was to tell the Orlane group what the Dungeon Busters had discovered about Bandit Black.
At the end of the row of houses there is a lot with a half-constructed building taking shape set back from the road a little way. In front of it is the familiar
Dungeon Busters wagon that
Olpert brought with him to
Hochoch.
Olpert Razorsson is seated on a stool by his little table out front.
Morgran the dwarf and
Thacogygax the blue-scaled dragonman are speaking with him as your group walks up.
Olpert raises a hand, interrupting whatever
Thacogygax was saying, and stands up, looking at the litter with concern. He squints a little and says
"...Reptile?"
At the adventurers' nod, he calls back to
Thacogygax:
"Get the others; tell them to come right away." To the dwarf, he says,
"We'll have need of your services, Morgran." Morgran hiccups, nods, and swaggers over to examine the body on the litter.
"I want to hear what happened. Ordinarily I'd want to wait until we had performed the rites, but it will be a while before everyone can gather."
Upon entering, surprised Manthis eyes Lienne immediately. "Always nice to you too. And how I could use some beer." with full intent on taking up some of Lienne's time.
