With five days to spare until the Tournament of the Giantess Morwenna, five adventurers woke up in the captured Dwarven outpost in the mountains northeast of the lake.
- The Prospective Suitor Aldrich Brisbane (polymorphed into the beast Umbrich Brisbulk)
- The Mage Laguna Tempest
- The Elf Datura
- The Thug Zigar Kneecapper
- The Herdsman Jack Fatherd
Jack Fatherd suspected that Wilusa's Warriors had their main base
somewhere in the vicinity of the hill where the group previously met two
of their number. That put them uncomfortably close to the Bastards'
hideout. Umbrich did some remodeling of the dwarf fortress, burying the Dwarven treasure and plugging up some holes. The adventurers handsomely paid the Dragoon Sabul to clandestinely observe the base from the hunting blind in the foothills, reporting any comings and goings.
With the base secured as best they could, the Lute Bastards set off down the mountain path. Their destination: Gorrister's keep, Iron Cup and Ishizaka's blockhouse. Their mission: cause problems for the Brigands of All Nations, buy cool stuff and hire mercenaries.