Journal 3 - Aug 28

After determining they couldn't do much for Benny after he was turned back into a statuette.
 
found in south room - correspondence, rough map of the area, the compartment in the desk that holds a stack of letters, locked chest at foot of bed
the chest contains, small pouch -containing 2 gold rings, silver locket, a pair of books - witches cauldron & wizards staff, torn piece of parchment.
Torn piece of parchment has first part of a poem mentioning the In-between - rolled a 24 history and could only determine the connection to interplanar terminology.
 
Found plans to establish a trading route to sell slaves (not legal in this region). Excavating the swamp Keep as a base of ops. An established group called Indigo Snakes (likely second in command Sarah) trying to set up Diggs in a new area. The letters were marked "A" (redish brown hair) and "S" relationship unknown. The timeline suggests shipment of slaves expected in 2 weeks
 
The group sets out a note from Sarah telling the slavers that the bandits went out on patrol. We use that opportunity to take a short rest which allows us to bring back Benny (who was resting in his Bennybjorn). We move through the keep using Isa's disguise (as Sarah). This allows us to take out a few of the people before meeting the Bandit captain. We eventually get in combat to with the bandit captain - LSS - Bandit Captain knocked out, Benny knocked out but not stone, looted: Documents found from the bandit captain showing more plans to build a local black market and slave trading post. Scrawlings about wrongful discharge, maybe former military, Army of Silvermarches? small personal chest, 22 gp, 106 sp, 213 cp, 1 small emerald (10gp). give out 2SP per prisoner. Bandit Captain Haylick. Haylick had a magic cape and dagger, false bottom of the chest contained an additional 5gp, 20sp
 
Bandit Captain Haylick still alive