Utterly Mad

Don't worry, they are going to pretect the village! he says, seriously.

Griffin:
Dave steps out, and offers his hand in greeting. The boss simply stares at him.
"Eh... Maybe you don't know me, but I was born and raised here. Names Dave."
The boss looks at you, then back to Dave.
"Buddy, I was just recently put in charge after old stockman died. And I don't remember you."
It would seem that there's some people gathering around this firery conversation.
"I don't know why you're back here Dave, but I do know that Griffin here is going to have to help the mechanic to build a new crawler. And that' snot going to be a piece of cake!"

Sammy:
You leave Lucy behind, and go to the elder's office. The room is rather spacious for being a office, but poorly lit. In the middle is the desk, with the elder seated behind it. Around it are several chairs and benches, most that are occupied.
You find a empty seat in the back, and soon the meeting begins.

The elder, a old and experienced man dressed in camo clothes, speaks up in his rather dark voice.
"Geckos. As some of you may know, today the Shattered Panes village will be destroyed by the tower. We've been cooperating with them, providing intel and such. Most which came from our best free stalker, Riley.
Unforunatly, the tower seems to have decided to slip out on our deal, and have ingnored to provide us with our payments."
The elder gets up, and slams his hands down onto the desk.
"While some may argue that it's unwise to do so, I've decided that we need to pre-emptively strike the tower, before they come for us!"
There's some hushed talking among the geckos.

Griffin:
Dave tries his best to whisper back, right in front of the practicly boiling boss.
"Do what? Build a crawler? That would take too long if we have to gather everything. And Jenny needs us back soon!"
The crowd around you seems to be talking quietly among themselves.

I want to tell you something. I can't build it now. But I promise, I will not only get back, but I will build 5 or 6 crawlers! But not now. he says.

Sammy:
Maybe it's a bit too dark in the back for anyone to see?

The elder waits for things to go quiet, then talks again.
"Now some of you might think it's a really bad idea attacking those merciless beasts, but I have a plan.
The tower consists of brutes, intelligence-lacking brutes. And we excell at stabbing stupid people in the back, am I right?"
After a bunch of yeah's emerging from the crowd, he continues.
"Right now they should be on the way towards shattered panes, leaving the tower only slightly defended by their traders and guards. So if we slip in there, and rig some of the main floors to collapse, using those explosive charges we nicked from those warehouses, then wait for them to return..."

Griffin:
The boss looks skeptical, but he seems a tad bit calmer than he was before.
"I doubt that you'll be able to Griffin, but fine. I'll give you 2 weeks. But if you fail, or simply don't return, I'll have you hunted down, and brought here to build 10 of them under supervision."
He then storms off, into the crowd.
Dave turns to you
"Whoa, that's quite the promise you've made. Hope you know how to manage that."
He then turns his attention to the gathered crowd.
"But how about we get to the matter at hand now?"

Zaweri:
After taking in the view, you proceed with the long journey down.

Exhausted, you emerge at the foot of the tower. From there, you hike towards the plains in the west.

On the way there, you come across a pillaged caravan on a side path. It's not the road you need to go down, but it looks abandoned and forgotten.

Sammy:
Seems like the elder heard you among the others (or simply didn't ignore you).
"Sammy, I doubt that the tower will leave anyone alive to take the blame..."
The others quiet down, and the elder thinks for a moment.
"Although... You may have something there. If we could then pin the blame on Supmark, they'll most likely destroy eachother...
But how do we make them think it was them..."

Graham nocks an arrow, he aims to the best of his ability and lets it fly!