B6. Merchants' Guild

This small unassuming building is a reflection of the lack of any commerce in Blackapple other than agriculture. This has not stopped a pair of ambitious merchants from setting up shop here. Given Blackapple's position near a large forest, they're fixated on the opportunity of the timber trade. They don't believe local superstitions warning against cutting down trees (see Background on page 2). Nonetheless, they seek protection for a team of lumberjacks they'd like to send to Tenpenny Wood (A5). If the adventurers can help the effort, they'll be rewarded 10 gp per tree. The lumberjacks will cut no more than ten trees in a day. Beyond that many, the merchants will seek to hire more experienced, permanent help.