[Chapter 1.01] A Hero's Return
Shalimar stepped forward to claim one of the pouches, lightly hefting its weight in his hand as he stepped back, "Thanks for this, though in truth we must treat it as advanced payment. While the kobolds lair was routed the job isn't quite finished yet. The problem currently at hand goes a bit more beyond a bunch of beastials set up in the hills."
Letting the others step forward to claim their gold before he continued the bard continued to lightly bounce the pouch of coins in his hand, "We've found evidence that the kobolds were middle men in this situation, the others seem to agree that on the morrow we'll head out to the swamp to deal with whatever they served, but while we're out mucking about a swamp best keep an eye to the town, if the information we've found is true what ever is slithering about the swamp that the kobolds served, also has a servant here in town."