We have captured the bounty on Fister Meilding.
After travelling north, we defused a situation with his gaurd dog, before breeching his cabin. We attempted to gain some magic items from the man after incapacitating him, but after he proved useless (and firmly morally black) we agreed we'd bring him in dead as per the contract.
I still am curious as to the half-finished automaton within his basement workshop, and as to what ends it was a means for.