The four travelers entered the mayor's house. A young maid greeted them and escorted the four upstairs, to where Mayor Cheton was waiting. "Greetings. I trust you're here about the goblin problem?" Cheton said, rising from his desk. "I'll be brief. A few months ago, a tribe of goblins showed up and took residence in a nearby mountain. The City Watch advised that their numbers were small, and if they attempted an attack, they would be quickly destroyed. They attempted to rob caravans on their way to Coastedge, but failed to get away with much of anything." He paused for a moment, then smiled.<br/><br/>"In what seemed like desperation, they attempted an attack on Coastedge. The City Guard's assessment proved correct, not only did the guard take care of the problem, but a visiting privateer crew assisted in the fight, sending the goblins back to their cave with no problems. Now, they've left us alone for a few weeks, we assumed they had fled to other places. However, two days ago, a goblin carrying a religious symbol and a carved stick arrived at the gate. He ordered us to give his tribe a chest of 300 gold pieces, or he would destroy the city. To hammer his point home, he used the stick-a wand, I'm told-to attack one of our guards, knocking him out with a ray of black light." (OOC: Anyone with the skill can make Spellcraft checks to get a rough idea of what spell it might have been) The mayor sighed. "It wasn't enough to kill the poor fellow, but he's still in the temple, as far as I know." By this point, he had walked around and stood in front of his desk, a few feet from the adventurers.<br/><br/>"We were given a week to respond to the threat. However, I'd rather pay a few adventurers to dispose of the threat. I'm certain my guards could handle a full attack, considering the tribe's reduced size, but I'd rather see this incident handled without anyone in my town dying." The mayor crossed his arms. "Any group who can handle this will be rewarded the 300 gold piece tribute the goblins ask for. Also, anything found in the caves-likely stolen from other travelers-is yours to keep. Keep the wand that goblin bastard has too, for all I care." Cheton relaxed his pose. "Any questions? I'd be happy to answer with the best of my knowledge."