The trader's outpost provides a valuable service to travellers and refugees alike, but desperation has turned some of the merchants towards greed.
'Welcome to our way-post. Our place here is a beneficial one for all. We help those on the road fleeing to Snowbourn and Edoras by providing them with needed goods. In exchange, we receive enough coin to pay hired guards to keep our gathering safe... and on occasion, to help us move out of the path of the larger Orc-forces as they pass through.
'Yet, some here have begun to take advantage of these dangerous times and the desperation of some travellers by unjustly raising the costs of their wares. Would you discuss this with the other merchants? Convince them to be fair about the prices of their goods. After all, both merchant and traveller bow to the same king.'
The traders and merchants reside at the trader's outpost along the road west from Elthengels.
Ofrith has asked you to speak with the other merchants and see that their practices remain fair to both seller and buyer.
Ofrith can be found at the trader's outpost, west of the village of Elthengels.
Ofrith awaits word of the merchants' agreement to demand only fair prices of travellers and refugees.