Blight Pathologies 3: Deceit at Thraken
Steady work in Castorhage is a challenge for most of the inhabitants of the blighted city¸ but for visitors it is nearly impossible to find employment. Newcomers are viewed with suspicion and mistrust¸ and are rarely hired for jobs that locals can fill. Most of the available work is of the worst kind: jobs that pay little for hard work¸ jobs that won't build an adventurer's reputation¸ or jobs that are sure to end poorly¸ resulting in lifelong disfigurement or death. Foreigners need to catch a lucky break with a job that can lead to better paying¸ less risky jobs if they want to maintain a comfortable lifestyle in Castorhage. Work disappears quickly from the local job board¸ so it's a surprise when a dwarven priest of Beltane's need of an escort into the Underneath remains on the board for several days. The posting says the job pays 5¸000gp for a short trip under the city to drop off a gift to an important dignitary. A couple of days¸ it says. Sounds like an easy job¸ so why won't the locals take the work?