The Right Path

I want to thank you again for returning our map. This gesture tells me something of who you are. Perhaps someone to be trusted... a potential ally. Time will tell if my faith is misplaced.

You asked me once what we were, if not bandits. <smiles> So I tell you this now: We are members of the Raven Ninja Clan, and hail from an island called the Isle of Vigilance off the northern shores of Masteria.

We Raven Ninjas trace our lineage back to the ancient Masterian guild of the Shadowknights, so you could consider Crimsonwood Keep our ancestral home. Our mission here is to discover the reason for Masteria's disappearance and its return. It is almost certainly tied with the current events at the Keep, and what you and this Jack Barricade are pursuing.

Based on what you have told me, I have expanded our mission to include the elimination of these trespassers that now occupy Crimsonwood Keep. <smiles> It's what we do best. But we will pay a bounty for proof of those you happen to dispatch as well. Consider yourself a contractor. My brother Joko will handle the details so you should speak to him.

Oh, and keep this map. Jack may have been right to entrust you with it. Until we meet again, friend.