Friendly Responses

"Root out evil?" smirks Edward. "We have a paladin in our midst! Are you a Silver Flame follower then, Khovar?"

"No money until the job is completed," Einian declares. "As for Mr. Rendell -"

"Get my workers back, dead or alive, and then you get your reward," Rendell says, fanning himself again with his hat. The jeers from the crowd start again, and Rendell ignores them. "You two half-breeds like money, don't you?"

"Enough," Scowlen says, pulling out some potions. He hands one to Kaspar and one to Castille. (They are each a potion fo Cure Light Wounds d8+3) "Go in, but come up several times. Keep reporting back. I'll try to give you what I can to aid you, just please find those men." Scowlen's plea is in earnest, and he does want to help you. (And as the DM wants to avoid killing off the 1st level characters, constantly returning to Scowlen when you are injured is the equivalent of constantly going back to town and then returning to the dungeon.)

You may try a Diplomacy check to get more initial aid from Scowlen.

"Ah, there is the other matter," Einian says. "The serial killer that must be caught." He looks at Castille's crossbow again. "Let me see your identification papers." His manner is rigid, and some of the constables have put their hands on their weapon hilts.