...Harbin...
The dwarf listens, unable to eat much from his revival sickness. "Harbin? Yes, he's a bit expensive, so I never buy from him but he bought out our initial ore prospects a couple years ago. Hobby used to give us a good rate while the Triboar trail was open."
...Daren...
"Eldermath, that drow what sells apples? His cider is great, but he himself, I'd rather not say."
...orcs...
"Of course they'd think orcs, we had to chase the orcs out when we first returned, and we had to fortify the entrance to keep them back. The goblins don't bother me, they keep to themselves, they'll even trade occasionally, but the orcs are a real menace!"
...monsters...
He hears all the creatures you had to fight, "oh right, those bugbears, never even heard of them till that drow tried to squat our mine, fume drakes? He opened a portal to the underdark then, at that point all bets are off. Otherwise, the usual things except the spectator, you mean the watcher of course, a hideous thing; he scared us off and that's really the only issue. You say he's gone? Then we're golden! Mormesk? Never heard of a lich in the mine, we're not stupid enough to blow open seals though. Sounds like we're clear now though. I would bet the Rockseekers didn't know about Nezzner or his shenanigans and only thought you needed to negotiate with the watcher. As far as undead and ghouls, I blame Nezzner and him opening the underdark for all them. Those bandits got what was coming to them."
...octopus...
"I guarantee no one asked you to snoop around the dark waters; that was an obvious trap."
...Forge...
"The Forge of Spells is a myth; it's been centuries since it was here, so now it makes sense because it's always been a rumor that the Forge of Spells is still in the mine and all you're going to find there is death, especially with that watcher protecting it."
He thought for a moment, "I wonder if there's any good tools left over."
...Alric...
"Alric... nay but I'm no adventurer, so I stay out of their business."
...body...
He hears about how his body was left. "All I can think of is for a bargaining chip to get the map."
...clothes...
He isn't too keen on wearing old bloody clothes stripped from dead bodies but says he'll look through the old mining outfits. "Better stiff leather than leather off a stiff!"
...travel...
"Aye I'll gratefully accept escort to Phandalin, I don't expect I'll get far without my pack and penniless. Maybe Hobby can loan me some supplies."
...suspend...
Kingir looks through some barrels of supplies and gets enough to stay warm. He also grabs some for the girls when they wake. He's is a little nervous about being suspended but doesn't argue.You know a thing or two about geology, right? Have you encountered any gold or gem ore? We were told to bring back samples for that noble from Phandalin! I guess we're looking for some hydrothermal quartz vein for the gold. As for the gem - do the crystals here count as gems?
Alice's off-putting appearance seems to be changing slightly; she seems to know how to appear more human, and the dwarf takes her for a human child or half-ling, "nay the crystals in that cavern are mana-infused sphalerite; it's dastardly in that it's beautiful but worthless because of the mana infusion, you can barely mine it even with mithril and Harbin couldn't figure even how he'd get the iron out of it. As for the other veins, I couldn't get you there without a map."
He overhears Cat talking about barrels, "I hope you're not trying to take more than your immediate needs. The Rockseekers likely won't mind a few things missing, but if you're planning on selling mine assets, they'll figure it out. Just a friendly warning."
He puts his hands up, "not that you're not owed more than they offered."
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