Tales from the Whitebox, Session 15

 In which the party...

• Travels east from Goalshine to Malisha - or whatever is left of it.
• On the journey, encounter a giant snake fighting with a bear and giant spiders, and hide in the brush avoiding the battle.
• At night, camping discuss whether the giant snake was the one which the Goalshine Malisha wanted dead, and decide to trace their steps to locate the battle.
• Are unable to find the location in the mountains where the battle occurred, and decide not to stray too far from the path to avoid getting lost. 
• Continue west into the plains and arrive at the smoldering ruins of Malisha, the town's keep and much of its infrastructure in shambles, with the few remaining survivors living out of ramshackle huts.
• Learn that the Thieves guild had moved on, heading to the city of Stoutwall, where the mage Calibar was still on the throne of the kingdom.
• Learn that the townsfolk were cowering in fear from the black dragon, which, despite not being seen for days, was a constant threat.
• Thumb goes to the town square, and gathers the Malisha survivors and appeals to them, encouraging them to band together and rebuild. His message hits true as spirits are lifted.
• Thumb funds the building of a wooden town hall, with much of the villagers helping out while others keep watch for the black dragon.
• Spend 2 weeks rebuilding the town hall, a now humble wooden structure, without disturbance by the black dragon, all funded by Thumb, and his party.
• Lap contributes happily and notes that he feels Thumbs actions are the right thing to do, but Murder grumbles, his opinion dropping as he calls the enterprise "a waste of time".
• Thumb, over the two weeks, plants the seed of the idea that he should be temporarily the mayor of New Malisha to various citizens as they work on rebuilding.
• At the end of the endeavor, the town has a meeting, and Thumb is nominated and elected as mayor of the town, at least temporarily.
• As his first decree, Thumb says they will have to start getting back their standing in the realm by contributing to farming and trade, but for now - no taxes for the first month back as New Malisha.
• Thumb, Lap, and Murder start discussing on how to deal with Calibar and how to negotiate with the situation in Stoutwall, as well as plans for what to do if the black dragon returns...

Current characters: Thumb, Lap, and Murder.