Salvagers Wanted

Aubreck has charged his half-ore butler Vertheg with finding a suitable band of adventurers for his urgent mission. Tall, lanky, and awkward, the butler is notable for the single tusk that juts out from his lower jaw, and for the way his warty skin contrasts with his fine, neat clothing. When the characters are brought to Aubreck, they quickly note that he has seen better days. He keeps his iron-gray hair pulled back in a short ponytail, and his mustache is neatly tended. Aubreck explains that the ship holds a magic box containing promissory notes and property deeds worth a total of 100.000 gp. He offers the characters a fee of 10 percent (10,000 gp) to recover it. As a gesture of good faith. he offered them an advance payment of 200 gp. He says that the ship was recently spotted adrift, approximately five days out from land.