While two of their number were in Brambleton (and a third was lost along the way) the rest of
The Lonely Street Irregulars found themselves waiting on intelligences and dispatches from two unlikely sources in Bolden: the Guild and the Church. The wait was four weeks, during which time the party acquainted themselves with Gawayne Newton, a bard from regions unknown. The ranger Mourning Elk, not one to stay long in cities, made a name for himself among the local farmers, both for his generosity and his protection from a trio of rogue bears that had been preying upon their flocks.
Guild Entanglements
While it is not impossible to be a rogue in the Eight Kingdoms without Guild sponsorship, it is quite difficult. This fact did not escape Thalwyn who sought out the sponsorship for training, nor did it escape the notice of the Halfling Sheckleford, who joined merely to avoid unnecessary harrassment.
The Assassins Trail
In Bolden the party was approached by a mysterious figure named Thalwyn. He offered to hire the party to help him seek a dark elf assassin called Nivin. Nivin was alleged to be responsible for the death of a very important person connected to the Church — some rumors indicate that it might be the Patriarch himself. This assassin is to be brought, “bruised but not broken” to Bolden to answer for his crimes. The party consented to help Thalwyn and set out for Brambleton – the assassin’s supposed base of operations.
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