"At first, I took the reports for gossip. Thought it was just the fear talking. But a local group of merchants

"At first, I took the reports for gossip. Thought it was just the fear talking. But a local group of merchants recently reported that most of the trolls seem to be lurking around the house of one Bartholomew Delgado — an odd mage living out in the wilds all by himself. They're saying there are so many trolls out there, nobody can reach Bartholomew for fear of the beasts!"