The Black Shield

An iron shield, blackened by the fire that raged through the inn, is affixed to the crumbling chimney, one of the few remaining parts of the structure that once made up the Shady Rest Inn. The shield can be removed from the brick of the chimney.

I grant that humans have strange decorating tastes, but would they use a plain iron shield to adorn their fireplace? Perhaps this shield was placed there by the ones who burned the inn. A warning? A threat?

Hmm... I don't see anything out of the ordinary with this shield. We should have Do'gol, the blacksmith, take a look at it, and see if he can tell us more about it, but I wouldn't hold out hope...

This is good shield. Very strong, heavy, good. But Do'gol don't need it. I make shields, not buy them, <name>. You should know that.

Hmmm, there's writing right here on the rim of the shield, but it's hard to read from all the burned stuff. I need acid to make it clear. Venom from the Darkfang spiders in the marsh would do good. Get me some of their sacs and I can clean this up.

I don't like spiders that are so big I can't sit on them and squish them. Thanks for getting them, <name>. Now I rip them open and pour them onto the shield...

Oh, I think I might have dropped too much acid onto the shield. Let me just rub a little... Hm, kind of hard to read, but it looks like the name Mosarn. Never heard of him. Maybe Krog knows. Krog knows many people.

Mosarn? Sounds familiar... I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it'll come to me later. It probably isn't important. A shield can come from anywhere and not mean anything...