A Stiff Investigation

Discovery, Scientific

The Circle of Six and Thuniel agree that together they should investigate further into the missing persons in Quel. They discover a halfling has been skulking around in the Darksteps where most of the missing persons lived.   They talk to Quinton Silverbottom a wealthy orchard baron in the Nightwood northern part of Quel thanks to Thuniel's contacts. While sneaking through the barns at Silverbottom Farms they discover a inventory ledger that reports small amounts of missing herbs. But the ledger is written in some sort of code with a symbol so they don't know what is missing. There is no indicator of foul play elsewhere. The family as not been infected by the sickness and no members are missing.   They catch wind there is a Halfling Hermit that lives somewhere south of the city in the Black Fang Hills. So they decide to take the search there.