As Niarra watched, the town seemed normal, aside from the skin of the occupants.  Everything seemed to be normal, business as usual; guards let people in after a brief chat, carts and wagons were briefly inspected, and it seemed one of the guards had a journal of some sort he was taking notes in, likely a registry of some kind.  There were a handful of disagreements and arguments, possibly a bribe or two changing hands, but she only saw weapons drawn once, and even then things were quickly diffused.  All in all, from the outside, the town looked rather peaceful.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, while Niarra was watching, Lyla had much less luck.  About an hour after Niarra left, she felt a sensation of being watched, only a moment before feeling something solid whack against the back of her head!  A female drow, clad in leather armor and holding a leather-wrapped sap, had managed to sneak up on her through the trees!<br/><hr/>Sap attack roll of 16, hit for 12 nonlethal damage.  Initiative of 13.