Aftermath

GM: The three heroes leave the estate of Valoth Mett along with the four Tharbrian girls, taking the mile-long track back to Bisgen.  The wall guards open the western gate and let them in.

Varek tells Meltor's widow the bad news, leaves her young son Varek's old broadsword, then heads to Mult's Inn.


Varek: Being full of barbaric proto-chivalry, I am intimidating him to give the girls decent wages, working conditions, dental care plans etc (skill is 12): I slam him up against the wall and say "Look, Torgle, I didn't kill gargantuan reptiles so you could scrimp and save, you pay the girls what they're worth or I'll be wearing your teeth on a necklace!"

GM: Torgle Mult whines and agrees to look after the girls, give them time off for Tharbrian holy days, and even to pay them!  The four slave girls look distinctly nervous - Varek gets the impression they're from an isolated Tharbrian plains clan, and probably have never even been in a tavern before.   Still, they are grateful for being rescued from the crocodile, and they thank Varek in their thick Tharbrian accents.

Leaving the four girls with Mult, Varek emerges from the Inn to the smell of smoke, and flames in the distance.  The crowd of sycophants Varek incited has grown larger, and is now rioting:

"The Nerathi are watering our beer!!!  They killed Meltor!  Meltor! Meltor!"

Varek would guess that Parre is probably not going to be very pleased...