```col-mdflexGrow=2.5===# Outline## Players Information [[person/drungo-boxworth|Drungo Boxworth]], one of the part-time clerks at [[landmark/suttler-on-the-green|Suttler on the Green]], is an ebullient, talkative young halfling, who has a money-making idea that is his consuming passion - an idea which he relates to almost anyone he meets. Drungo believes that the Suttlery should carry pipe weed, and directly compete with [[landmark/bucklanders-import-emporium|Bucklander's Import Emporium]] for that market. He has relatives in Spring Glade, a little farming village about 90-120 miles west of Haven and not far from the Long Road, who have told him that this year's crop of spring Glade Longleaf will be one of the finest pipe weeds ever grown. Drungo is looking for 1-3 co-investors and traveling companions to help him purchase a shipment of Longleaf and bring it back to Haven. He is offering to split all profits of the venture 50-50. Drungo has about 300gp saved, and figures the whole expedition will cost about 1,000gp (including provisions, lodging, and purchase or rental of a freight wagon and team).## GM's Notes Drungo's information about the quality of spring Glade Longleaf is quite true. However, getting this cargo back to Haven will not be the easy task it appears. Because of Drungo's wagging tongue (and any player with sense should realize that if Drungo has told you everything about his plan on first sight, he's told everybody within earshot), [[person/rigaletto-brandybuck|Rigaletto Brandybuck]], the owner of Bucklander's knows of his scheme, and is extremely anxious to discourage others from competing with him. Rigaletto will send some of his Brandybuck Hirelings to trail Drungo and his companions, and to prevent their mission from being completed. The hirelings are not to use physical violence except as a last resort - instead they will try to sabotage the wagon or horses, spread misinformation about Drungo's honesty to the pipe weed farmers, or use other scare tactics to prevent the sale from taking place. The hirelings also have a substantial purse (200-500gp) available, to use for bribes or to purchase specialized assistance, such of the services of a good pickpocket. Rigaletto's men are quite competent at their duties. For they have done this sort of work of several prior occasions. It should not be easy for the players to catch them in the act, and they will need to be extremely vigilant in order to succeed at this venture.The trip to spring Glade (in the absence of delays) will take about 3 to 4 days, depending on the quality of the steeds purchased by the players. Greater speeds may be possible if the horses are purchased at [[landmark/the-horse-market|The Horse Market]] rather than [[settlement/the-dell|The Dell]]. Drungo has done very little traveling in his lifetime, and is an ignorant woodsman. He also has quite a cowardly streak in him despite his big talk and is apt to be rather easily convinced that the venture should be aborted. Consequently, it will be largely up to the player companions to figure out a way to combat their streak of "ill fortune", and bring the trip to a profitable conclusion. If they do succeed in bringing a wagonload of Longleaf back to Haven, the cargo will be worth 3,000-4,000gp, depending on the trading acumen of the bargainer. Allowing Drungo to act as the group's spokesman will ensure that they will receive the lowest possible value. If the group is successful, there is a good possibility that Rigaletto will try to hire the players on to his own staff (scenario The Bucklander Empire).``````col-md**Locations/Start** - [[settlement/the-outlands|The Outlands]]- [[landmark/suttler-on-the-green|Suttler on the Green]]- Spring Glade **Key Participants** - [[person/drungo-boxworth|Drungo Boxworth]]- Brandybuck Hirelings---### World Anvil Metadata**Id:** dc7c5fe2-9ec7-47d3-8bc1-7569bff82a2c<br>**Entity Type:** Article / plot<br>**Category:** Haven Encounters and Scenarios<br>**Tags:** FCoH-plot```