The Bandit Cache at Stone Bend
Bounty · Hard road
Asked by Captain Vell of the Watch. A favor, not a contract.
Captain Vell drops a list of four names on the counter. 'Two of these four are sleeping at Stone Bend tonight. Bring me proof — a signet, a brand, a letter. The Watch pays a tenth of any cache you turn over and lets you keep the rest. Don't be a fool. They have crossbows.'
Target: stone bend quarry
Estimated: ~3 days
Reward
- · 80 gold
- · Bandit Signet (proof, give to Watch)
- · Map: Stone Bend Cache (1/2 hoard already drawn)
- · hearthhold reputation +6
- · Treasure share: 50% of the cache
On completion: a 1d10 outcome roll adjusts the payout (lean / standard / bonus / exceptional).
Will you take Captain Vell of the Watch at their word and run the favor?
The road begins
Captain Vell taps the second and third names on the list. 'These two. Tinder Holm and a man called Crook. Sleeping rough in the old quarry, by report. Proof of either is enough. Be careful. They have crossbows and they are not stupid.' You leave the Watch house at dusk.