Upon awakening in the church, our heroes quickly split up their loot and began to head towards Adelain. Along the way, the party noticed a steady stream of people coming and going from Adelain with a disproportionate number of dwarves leaving Adelain. After watching group after group of dwarves heading away with little more than the clothes on their backs, Nerantha and Andina decided to approach some and try to figure out what was going on. Several groups told Nerantha and Andina that they had been roused from their sleep and forcibly evacuated from the town. One group of human travelers passed on a rumor that the king had been poisoned by the dwarves and had died and that is why they were being kicked out. Concerned, the party made all haste towards Adelain and arrived to find a sizable line to get in the city gates.

When the party made it to the guards in front of the gate, they were asked their business. Nerantha replied that they were warning towns about a possible goblin incursion into the northern part of the valley. The guards were distressed and took our heroes to see the magistrate of the city watch. On the way to guard house, our heroes marveled at the parade or party decorations covering the streets and worried over the strange-looking half-orc guards that seemed stationed at virtually every street corner. The magistrate confirmed that the king had dies recently and that the regent, crown prince, and the king's body were due to arrive in Adelain for a state parade and viewing within a few days. The magistrate thanks the party for informing him about the possible goblin raiders and hastened to make preparations for their arrival.

Turned loose, our heroes decided to investigate the Temple of Erathis, the probably location of one of the ancient artifacts. Poking around inside, in full view of all the other parishioners, our party determined that the Temple appeared to just be a temple. However, Bran learned from a priest that the Temple was in fact built on top of the remains of an old Tiefling tower. The priest offered to give them a tour after the Temple closed for the evening. Since that was several hours away, our heroes have a little free time to explore the city...