The Little Town of Oakhurst

The four adventurers arrived in Oakhurst, which was a surprisingly small town, especially after just coming out of Verbobonc. They found the General Store with no problem and went in to see where the woman was and to give her the note they got from the man in Verbobonc.

However, there was only a man at the counter and when they gave him the note, he said that Ms. Hucrele was just next door. So they went to the next house and saw that it was a smaller house, but had many more things in it than the general store.

The woman was sitting at the back and when they gave her the note, a look of relief came across her face. She told the adventurers what had happened and what they could do to help.

Basically:

• Her children were sent to Verbobonc to study, but met a young Paladin and he brought them to the Sunless Citadel, just a day's march from Oakhurst. This was about a month ago.
• She is asking for you to go there and find them and bring them back - she will pay $500 gold if they are alive.
• If they are dead, she would like you to get their signet rings and if you can, she will give you $300 per ring.

After talking with her a bit more, they left to go immediately to the Citadel. But they were hungry and decided to go to the Inn for some food and drinks. They learned a few more things as well.

• Garrick, the inn keeper mentioned that that Citadel used to be some sort of Dragon's worshippers place a long time ago, but some magic pulled it into the ground.
• He also said that a strange man with a large pet frog asked about the Citadel a few years back and has not been seen since.
• He also mentioned to be careful, since none of the townsfolk go down there anymore since there are many monsters and weird creatures - in fact - something has been killing their cows recently and leaving lots of twig needles in their bodies.

The adventurers were tired and rested, so they paid for a night at the inn and waited til the morning to head out.