She's really good at making friends~

Cersie, Thoz, Toxy, and Chico continued their investigations in the village of Karpad. They met a halfling named Red who smelled of herring, a very small butcher who was missing his very large wife, and pissed of the Captain of the Guard some more. The real fun came when they met Madame Zorostra. They threatened and insulted her, then changed their minds and became friends, which definitely didn't have anything to do with being charmed. After some strange premonitions and even stranger questions, they politely asked for Peter back, a request which Madame Zorostra granted. Toxy also spent quite a bit of time searching her house, finding not much until he snuck down into her secret basement. There he saw a magic circle of some kind and a whole lot of cells. In the one cell he checked, he found a missing villager, and then assumed the others when there as well. The party left Madame Zorostra's shop without incident, deciding to go and confront the Baron about their suspicions and some information they had found.

Everyone gets 5000 XP
Everyone gets 4600 GP
Everyone gets 5 DTD

DM Reward Yolandra

Before they leave, the friendly Madame Zorostra offers them the following sweet deals, allowing them to buy stuff at 50% off!

[5,000 gp] ring of maniacal devices [no external clues]
[4,500 gp] circlet of persuasion [no external clues]
[4,000 gp] boro bead (2nd) [clue indicates function]
[5,000 gp] scabbard of many blades [no external clues]