LMoT - Nightal 26, 1491

After a short time you make your way back into the town proper. You can make your way to the shrine easily enough where you run into Sister Garaele.

Garaele graciously thanks you for ridding the town of the Redbrand scourge. She assures you that she will work with
the town to make sure your allies bodies are properly attended to for their sacrifice.

As to the letters...she does not know who or what the Black Spider is but will pass on the information about Albreck and the Black Spider to the Harpers to see if anything comes back. She knows Albreck was with the Lord's Alliance and suggests you let Sildar know about his friends fate.

The letter with the octopus on it is curious to her, it appears that Albreck may have been a member of the secret Kraken Society, as that is the only reference that she can recall. They are a clandestine organization of thieves, assasins and mages that maintain an information network throughout the North, supposedly centered around the worship of a legendary Kraken.

As you go to leave Garaele stops you.

"Recently my superior’s have asked me to undertake a delicate mission. They wanted me to persuade a banshee named Agatha to answer a question about a certain spellbook. I sought out Agatha in her lair but the creature never appeared to me. I desire an intermediary to bring Agatha a suitable gift." She goes over to a cabinet and opens a drawer. Reaching in she pulls out a jeweled silver comb. "I believe that if you were flatter Agatha’s vanity you may be able trade the comb for the answer. We wish to learn the location of a spellbook belonging to a legendary mage named Bowgentle. If you can perform this task for me I could offer you 3 potions of healing as compensation."

After answering her you proceed to find Sildar who is easily found within the Townmaster’s Hall. As you enter you notice again the board out front still bearing the notice offering a Reward to those that could take care of a nearby Orc problem. You speak with Sildar who is visibly distraught over the news of his friends betrayal to the Lord’s Alliance. He too thanks you and your friends for what you have done and then goes on to urge you to continue your search for Gundren and to find Cragmaw Castle as soon as you can.

You leave the Townmaster’s Hall and head to the Sleeping Giant where more than a couple patrons are present. As you enter they all fall silent as they recognize you as one of the ones challenging the Redbrands. No one speaks as you walk up to a table and sit down near a Halfling sitting nearby enjoying a drink and a meal.