<strong>GM Push</strong><br/><br/>The scene is being moved forward.  Anything that happened between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the 4th of Arindor can be resolved at a later time.  However, I will go ahead and make some determinations now.<br/><br/><strong>@Ixy:</strong>Your driver was not in any way bothered.  He spent most of the day caring for the horses, fixing a wagon wheel, and reorganizing the equipment aboard the wagon.  He had both lunch and supper at the Drunken Dog.  "It's nice to be in a city for once," he added.  Koba also sees Damien and Dalea deliver the rations.<br/><br/><strong>@Damien/Dalea:</strong>After your date, you deliver the rations to the wagon without complications.  The driver thanks you, makes an entry into his inventory journal, and finds a place for the rations in a relatively waterproof location.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>At six o'clock, a diminutive waif of a woman enters the bar, her face and figure obscured in a large hooded cloak.  She looks around the room, spots your table, and quickly makes her way to you.  Unveiling her hood, she smiles at all of you nervously.<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO9211-ElizaPetulengro_180.jpeg)<br/>Jeminda Anikee</div><br/>"Thank you for coming," she said.  After some introductions and formalities, including calling for a pitcher of ale, some cups, and a loaf of bread, Jeminda began her overture.<br/><br/>Below are the statements of her testimony:<br/><br/>1.  "I work for Magnimar as a bookkeeper in the tax department.  While reviewing the city's accounts, I discovered that a small village to the north of us hasn't paid its taxes in several years.  I looked into it, and apparently, my office failed to send a tax collector to the village after it was annexed by Magnimar, and since the sum wasn't very much to begin with, it was just forgotten.<br/><br/>2.  "But now, the village owes 500 gold crowns.<br/><br/>3.  "I didn't want to speak to my superiors about it, since such a discrepancy would make me look bad.  I feared I would be blamed.  So I hired someone to collect the tax.  But that person went missing.<br/><br/>4.  "The missing person's name is Elias Kyle.  He is a short, stocky man of Ulfen descent with a shock of red hair; blunt, ugly features (the<br/>result of one too many scuffles in taverns); coarse, patchy facial scruff; and a predilection for strong drink.  He took up the bottle after my sister's passing, but he's been working hard to overcome his vice.<br/><br/>5.  "I received a missive from him one week after his departure that he had arrived in Galduria, which is close by.  He boasted that he had made the trip from Sandspoint to Galduria in record time, and said that if the weather held up, he'd be back in a week and a half.<br/><br/>Evidence Received:<br/><br/>A.  Jeminda handed over Kyle's<strong>missive</strong>from Galduria.  It is very brief, but it essentially states what was said in testimony #5.<br/><br/>Reward:<br/><br/>With most of her cards on the table, Jeminda says -- "Please find what happened to Elias and collect the taxes.  If you do, I will pay your company one-thousand gold crowns for your services."<br/><br/><strong>Player's Round:</strong><br/><br/>Please feel free to question Jeminda about any part of her testimony, or to inspect the evidence, or to negotiate the reward.<strong>I simply ask that we limit the questions/inspections/negotiations to TWELVE</strong>.