The Expedition Meets Margrave Toktamish

Diplomatic action

The Party learns of the troubles on Lowdown Island and negotiates an agreement to enter the territory of Margrave Toktamish.

After bringing their silver serpent skins to Lowdown, the Party discovers that a mysterious beast has been coming out of the back country to terrorize the local rice farmers. Seeking access to the Allodee Refuge, they gain an audience with the local potentate, a tyrant known as Margrave Toktamish, who jealously guards the secret of his immense silver mines and forbids travel in his domain. The Party lies to Toktamish and tells him they will help him find the undiscovered third silver mine of Lowdown in exchange for passage through the margrave's territory.