Task: Against the Grain

Part 1: Breaking Bread

Gilded Vale

Some of the farmers in Gilded Vale claim that Trumbel the miller is withholding grain. The hungry farmers are on edge, and it seems likely that the situation will escalate. This task commences once you head north from the hanging tree, toward the Windmill (1), where you’re engaged in a war of words between a dwarf named Sweynur and the mill owner Trumbel (who has disappeared into the mill). Sort out this dispute while you’re in town.

New Task: Against the Grain

Objective: Investigate the feud

Part 2: Conclusion: Touting Trumbel or Siding with Sweynur

You can either:

• Visit the Windmill and speak with Trumbel.
• Or visit the Black Hound Inn (2) and talk to Sweynur.

It doesn’t matter who you speak with first. Trumbel (1) and Sweynur (3) both explain their side of the story (and their own hardships). Through your conversation choices, you can side with either party, with the added option of killing the fellow you haven’t sided with.

Task Updated

Objective: Resolve the feud between Trumbel and Sweynur

Part 3: Conclusion: Bloodless or Bloody Negotiations

Depending on with whom you aligned yourself, you may have had to kill Trumbel, Sweynur, or neither of the two townsfolk. Therefore, the various conclusions and rewards are as follows. You can:

• Convince Sweynur to leave the miller alone, and then return to the Windmill to tell Trumbel about it.
  • Reward: 20 cp, plus an additional 20 cp if you insist on the extra payment.
  • Reactivity [Reputation+]: An average Reputation boost within Gilded Vale.
• Kill Sweynur at the inn and then return to the Windmill to tell Trumbel that the dwarf is dead.
  • Reward: 20 cp, plus a rather shocked miller.
  • Reactivity [Reputation+]: An average Reputation boost within Gilded Vale.
• Convince Trumbel to deal more fairly with the farmers, and then return to the inn to tell Sweynur about it.
  • Reward: 10 cp, plus a rather surprised dwarf.
  • Reactivity [Discount]: Better prices when trading with Hilde in the Black Hound Inn.
• Kill Trumbel in the Windmill, and then return to the inn to tell Sweynur that the miller is dead.
• Reward: None.
• Reactivity [Reputation-]:An average Reputation loss within Gilded Vale, and higher prices when trading with Hilde in the Black Hound Inn.