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Evan will tell the tale of the dangers and monsters prowling, crawling or flying within the wreckage graveyard of ships. The cult with it's insane leaders and finally the encounter with the pirate ghost captain who they bargained with for the safety of the town. He would go on to the seas elsewhere if we spread word of his name, the dread pirate Captain Harkaway.
His talk accompanied by minor magics to enhance the story.
Myra:
In reply to Evan (msg # 403):
Myra's assistance was the cloak! But with Downytouch's help, I think you should have 4 dice?
(With one result of 6 already, the question of whether or not there is more math we could bring into this seems moot.)
You might think that "there's a ghost pirate captain loose sailing an accursed ship of damnation around the seas now" might be seen as bad news, but the awesome way Evan tells it (perhaps especially since Evan is wearing an awesome impressive cloak that flutters by itself) totally sells this to the Town Council of Hanging Tree.
"This could be a whole tourism draw!"
"Yes-- come see Hanging Tree, where Captain Harkaway set sail on his eternal voyage!"
"Paladins and clerics will flock here, hoping to learn some clue that can help them defeat Harkaway!"
"And we can send them on fetchquests!"
"Maybe they'll build a cathedral!"
"We could-- we could--" One council member seems to be having an ecstatic vision. "We could... TAX THEM...!"
The town council is delighted by the party's results, and gives them a small treasure chest of gold and silver coins and jewels. Well, semiprecious gems, mostly, but there's more gold than silver.
(The party acquires Loot: Chest of Coins and Jewels. It is worth 4 Loot but can be divided up amongst the party however you want.)