"Oppressive taxes from the mayor? I didn't believe his were<em>that</em>bad...though I can agree with you on the subject of the temple." Mareth replied, musing to herself, and then focused on the woman again. "I, on the other hand, run Mareth's Solutions. I'm an alchemist and, hopefully, will gain some skill at enchanting magic items soon. However, that's beside the point. The point I'm more looking into is finding out what is in these woods, where the old sorcerer used to hold sway. You're obviously skilled enough in the woods. So, would you be for hire as mercenaries, rather than bandits?"<br/><br/>((Diplomacy 18+14=32))