The negotiations would take a little while longer, with the gnome somewhat reluctant to trade away his 'valuable trade secrets' for 'a mere pittance of coin', but a fair bit of negotiating would win the gnome over; he would agree to work for Devaguea, both exploring the nearby regions (in search of the old dwarven fort that he sought), and providing some of the information that he'd already acquired, for an only moderately extortionate sum.