The Moathouse Reopens

Lareth establishes his bandit operation at the old moathouse southeast of Hommlet, the ruined Temple outpost from before Emridy Meadows. He gathers brigands, recruits bugbears, builds a forward base. He raids caravans far enough from the moathouse that they cannot be traced back. The traders Rannos Davl and Gremag arrive in Hommlet around this time, taking over the trading post. They are Hedrack’s agents, building local intelligence and serving as the legitimate end of the loot-laundering pipeline. Zert is placed at the Welcome Hearth as a forward asset, reporting to Lareth via the brigand courier.