LRS personally hires a couple of the PCs to make some extra money. He wants them to beat up someone who he says is working for Frad – the man he took the smuggling business from. He stole from one of his operators. He gives him the name of Smiley Jones. This is the intel he got. He does not know much about the target, except that he frequents a game hall/tavern named Iglies near Kite Hill. He wants you to tell him he’s “Lucky to get a beat down” – he’ll know.
The tavern wench will tell the PCs that he comes at the same time every night, from the back entrance to the west. If asked what he looks like she says red faced, a black mohawk – can’t miss him.
PCs can wait, they see a halfling matches the description. Stealth vs Perception
Runs:
PCs Intercept: He won’t say anything except “whatever it was, I didn’t do it!”
Reward: 25 sc each, and a tip: He has heard that Tolman Guides or Morbin Brothers [whoever is the enemy trade faction of the party] are bringing in something big, something dangerous, powerful magic. Its coming through an independent agent in North Krellian.
If the PCs go to their faction contact, they will be thankful.
Turns out the intel for LRS was wrong; Hotherwale is where they came through. The PCs hear about it from their faction leader.