The gnome favors you with another bright smile before bounding off to clean more tables and put away your glass, jingling faintly all the while.<br/><br/>As you approach the taskmaster's wall, you note how barren it looks compared to when you had first arrived. Requests for security details and caravan guards had been pasted all across the planks then... now, a paltry four posters remain, waiting to be claimed.<br/><br/>The first poster requests "pest removal" at a farm on the outskirts on the village. Apparently, something has been burrowing under the landowner's crops, and is doing some nasty damage to the man's berry patch. The pay is 50 GP, plus "some goods" from the farmer's storehouse.<br/><br/>The second is from a local business owner. He says that his wife's wedding ring has vanished, and he thinks that it is somewhere in the woods near his home. He notes that he's seen strange tracks around the back of his gate, as well... The pay on this one is a nice 100 GP.<br/><br/>The third comes from a nearby temple of Shelyn, about a day away on foot. One by one, they say, their shrines are being besmirched by some night-time graffiti artists. The church is offering 50 GP and a token of Shelyn to someone who can catch the artists in the act.<br/><br/>Finally, the fourth is a request for supplies written in a very familiar hand. Gioria is requesting a special type of berry that grows to the south of the town, to use as a base for her "new recipe." In return, she is offering 25% off any potions purchased for one month.<br/><br/>You hear jingling as Gioria sets a glass on your table, a fresh napkin underneath it. Even from the wall, you can see the curves of the number "5" scrawled on the napkin's corner...