In the Sewers...

Following the steep staircase/corridor down into the darkness, they came upon a secret room deep beneath the temple complex above. A fierce battle ensued, wherein several ferocious giant weasels and a few frightened orcs were killed.

They decided to search the place, and start opening boxes and crates. The largest crates contained tapestries and heavy linens of fine quality. Others contained traveling rations and other dry foodstuffs. Some of the smaller crates contained chains and manacles. In one crate, they found sacks of copper coins, 5000 in all. There were 3 small locked chests under a dirty blanket. Pengo used his skill to check them for traps and then open them. The first contained about 10,000 sp, the second held 3000 ep. The third had 1000 gp, and a small sack with 115 pp.

In another non-descript crate, they found a leather bag holding 3 pieces of jewelry totaling 4000gp in value: a yellow Sapphire necklace worth 1500gp, a Black Opal bracelet and necklace set worth 1500gp, and a tiara set with fiery yellow Oriental Topaz worth 1000gp.

MOST interesting though, was found on and in the desk. There the party found business records, and a ledger book, which had this entry on the last page:

Arrivals to PuertoViejo in June 976:
                                            Cost of
Merchandise                      Merchant    goods    Notes
4 male humans                    Groman      850 gp   strong and healthy 
2 male halflings                 Nasch       200 gp   
1 male, 3 female humans          Prone       500 gp   adequate for field or 
housework      
10 female humans                 Ballis      750 gp   used but attractive
7 female humans                  Jeshua      400 pp   UNTOUCHED!
6 male gnomes, 2 female humans   Denth       600 gp   
3 male dwarves, 1 male human     Wrangsch    800 gp   hard to break   





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                      TOTAL Cost of goods: 

24 June:  dispatched a caravan with the following cargo:
          4 Male Humans
         12 Female Humans
          3 Male Dwarves
          6 Male Gnomes

Also found was a few copies of a map, which describes a route leading into the interior of the continent.

Following a brief rest, the party climbs the stairs to the iron door, and finds a long passageway. At the end of the passageway, they are ambushed by orcs, ogres and some strange giant weevil-type creatures.

At the conclusion of a fierce battle, our heroes had prevailed, and discovered the infamous "Slave Pits" in the bargain:

Realizing that time was short, the party decided to continue on immediately toward the Slaver's Stockade....