Shamus Goodwine, a lieutenant of the Blue River Thieving Guild, emerges from the barracks of Border Watch keep along with a goblin warrior and Tallos Fireaxe, dwarf fugitive. The goblin barks some commands in goblin, calling for a halt to the fighting, which Shamus relays to his men. The remaining bandits back off and parley ensues.
The heroes demand that the bandits abandon the keep and turn over Tallos for the justice of Stonehome. A bit of give and take with much diplomacy and intimidation eventually wins the day: the goblin, Charlgus Bloodbane, agrees to leave and to make contact later with the bandits to discuss a potential mutual supporting action against the Razorclaw kobolds. The Bloodbane goblins comprise a large nation and they are feeling threat of the kobolds more closely than the people of Edmund and of Stonehome.
Shamus takes his men and abandons the keep. He agrees to act as an intermediary between the goblins and the dwarfs if the goblins will agree to parley.
The goblin and the bandit quickly give up Tallos to the justice of Stonehome. The heroes liberate some treasure from the dwarf and the camp and hunker down to rest the night underground. The bitter cold of a deep winter has set in, and it would be dangerous to rest outside.
During the night Tallos approaches Grim and Torv separately trying to win his freedom. He offers them "great knowledge and glory for their clans" if they will set him free. They refuse but later tell their comrades of Tallos's tale. Aeral and Jordin work it out: Tallos and Kharas sent men to Gafir's lair to recover the Bracers of Dwarven Brotherhood, a mighty artifact of the dwarfs last worn by Jaedyn Fireaxe in battle against the dragon Gafir.
The heroes while away the night in the underground barracks of the keep and make ready to leave the next morning.
Treasure: Frostwolf Pelt +1, Potion of Clarity (level 5), five amethysts worth 100 gp each, and 220 gp in mixed coins
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