Smuggler's Hideout

Smuggling operation. If adventurers decide to pursue the bandits and investigate the note they can go to Northdark Wood try find the hideout. Survival check DC 10. When approaching they can hear the river coming out of the cave. Once they start entering the cave they can hear a waterfall. If they try sneaking they have an advantage due to the sound.

• They see 5 bandits (2 and 3 each) on each side. 3 bandits are sitting at the table eating and playing cards, 2 sitting at the campfire (or if they come at night 3 out of 5 ar sleeping others are awake).
• 1 scout/bandit at the back with the kidnapped people.
• 5 bandits + scout - 25x5+100=225x2=450xp/450 hard 3x2lvl; /400 medium 4x2lvl. Or 6 bandits - 25x6x2=300xp/300 medium 3x2lvl.

Kidnapped people (tied with iron chains to the wall):

• 1 human Gildas. He is a a smith apprentice moved into Hill’s Edge several years ago looking for a better life. He was at Six Soft Furs in Hill's Edge enjoying some company, and then he blacked out and doesn't remember anything. Another moment he was dragged into this cave.
• 1 human Perrin. He works at the Hill’s Edge docks unloading crates "not much but honest work". He was at the Dancing Bear with his friends competing in a drinking contest. He then tried to walk home and doesn't remember anything after that. He remembers waking up in a wagon and then was dragged to this cave.
• They say that before there were even more people couple of gnomes and halflings in the cave with them. But yesterday the bandits took them somewhere. Perrin tried asking the bandits why are they are here and where are they taking them, and he tells that the bandit threatened him and said that they will now have a new chance a new opportunity to life as slaves.
• If rescued they're very thankful to the adventurers and either ask if they could help them get to the nearest town (Hardbuckler) or ask for a way how to get there (they will grab food and weapons from the cave for the travel)

Loot:

• in the closed room: healing potion, common clothes in the chest.
• 3 chests at the back - sets of clothes, 2 azurites (10gp each), small mirror set in a painted wooden frame (25gp), embroidered silk handkerchief (25gp)
• scattered: 2 coin purses with 3gp and 15sp each; 4 daggers scattered; 2 light crossbows scattered; 1 longsword on the table;
• If they try to investigate the boxes they find food/booze and loads and loads of dynamite.