It was a slow, perilous journey, through the wood; the hodag's passage had made the already unstable areas even moreso, and Talia and Sena ended up having to lead them around a few places that had, or were in danger of, collapsing, before they delved deep enough into the pile, losing several hours in the process. They'd find an assortment of equipment, among the bones in the lair, though; three handaxes, one masterwork greataxe, a suit of +1 studded leather armor, and a +1 keen spear.<br/><br/>It was a good thing that he brought the robe to Alison to be identified, as her Identify spell revealed its true, insidious nature - a cursed Robe of Vermin.<br/><br/>Upon his return, he'd find a couple of points of interest brought up to him; the first was a couple, Loy Rezbin, and his wife, Latricia, who sought permission to found a village fairly deep in the Narlmarches, along the northern side of hex F4. They proposed that, if he would pay for the founding of the town, they would complete the work required. (They would spend the turns to build the town, without it counting against the normal town-building limit.) The other situation was rumors that followers of the hag-goddess, Gyronna, had begun infiltrating the town.<br/><br/>Eventually, though, he'd manage to get his advisors gathered in one place - while security was greatly enhanced, with the entire leadership of the kingdom was in one place.