Corticruss leads the party out of the sewers and through Middenheim, a massive fortress-city. He brings you to a back room in one of the shops of the city's Merchant District, gives you bread and soup for dinner, and instructs you to wait for him to conclude some business. A while later, he returns and addresses the group...
"Well, firstly, the three merchants you rescued from Karak Azgal wanted to reward you. They seemed to be in a hurry to leave. I think Throg scared them for some reason. Anyway, here you go..."
-Throg gets his Warhelm back.
-Throg gets his Lantern back.
-Throg gets 700 gold.
-Dorgath gets 700 gold.
-Carrow gets 700 gold.
-Kelgar gets 700 gold.
-Skullcrusher gets 700 gold.
"Now then, there's also the matter of your items..."
The character sheets were here, but I exceeded the 10,000 character limit. Out of curiosity, am I the only CPA member to run into that limit? I've encountered it multiple times, and no one else has explicitly brought it up. I'm starting to feel like I might be just a bit too loquacious. Anyway, character sheets to follow...
"This shop can buy any of your items that you wish to sell. Middenheim offers a wide selection of services. You can purchase new equipment, or perhaps some of you would like to visit the local training camp. When we're done here, spend the next few weeks doing whatever it is that you do. I'll find more information about what's going on and see what jobs might be available for you. The authorities here are interested in the presence of Chaos Gates in the tunnels underneath their city. You probably have more knowledge of the subject than almost anyone else in Middenheim, so that might be of some interest to them. We'll probably want to keep Skullcrusher and Throg out of sight for that, though. They might raise suspicions. I'll think of something.
I'm also looking into the matter of this enchanted book Carrow found, and the subsequent nuisance of a bounty on his head. There are some wood elves, a little north of the Merchant District, that want him to go on some holy mission of some sort. I'll also see about informing Ironbeard Grunnson that you're in Middenheim. I believe you've completed his task. He might also want his grandfather's old warhammer back, if you do happen to see him again some time.
Tomorrow, we'll probably all be in different parts of the city. So, while we're here, what else should we discuss?"