Scouting Mission

The two sandpoint natives begin speaking with a foreign Varisian when Ameiko steps out of the inn for her appointment with Rynshinn. While Ameiko was out of the inn, these three observed her father barge in and then a few minutes later, leave. When Ameiko returned, she brought a half-drow in tow. A halfling barged in riding a wolf sometime later, which caused everyone a fright. She noticed that a new note had been placed on the Help Wanted board that asked for adventurers to meet her father at Risa's Place. Insanely curious about why her father would ever involve adventurers, she requested that Gilraen and Sminerano find out what was going on at least.

The next day, four of the party (minus the halfling) arrived at Risa's at the appointed time, and were admitted to speak with Longiku about his wife's son Tsuto. Longiku had received reports that a minkaian half-elf was raiding the Long Coast Road at the Thistle River Ford. Given that his son was such a rare combination, he asked the group to confirm what his scouts saw. Without much negotiation, the group agreed.

By fortune, the group saw Shallelu Androsana returning from her patrol. She told Gilraen about the dangers of the wilds, particularly that there were Sczarni to the south, which caused somewhat of a misunderstanding. She asked them to wait another day, that she might accompany them, but Gilraen refused. The next morning, they invited the halfling on their little adventure.

While on the road, they approached what could have been the ambush point, a spot where Tickwood and Shankswood grew close together to the road. Two of the party decided to split off to the south to check for an ambush further down the road. They encroached on the territory of a boar, who charged them. While the combat was fierce, the boar was taken down.

They continued along the road, reaching the Thistle River Ford and again, the two split from the party, and this time a snapping twig caught the attention of a group of goblins, three of which followed the pair back to the group, to the goblins' demise. The fourth ran to where the ambush point was and alerted the bandits. Without cover or speed on their side, the group paused, unsure of what to do. At this point, four riders rode up to assess the group of travelers, one heavily armored, one wearing a hooded cloak, one wearing the garb of a wizard, and one being Tsuto Kaijutsu. The riders chose not to engage the party, and rode back towards the ford. The party walked back to Sandpoint to inform their employer.