"I am Nil Govosduthur, Sargent of the Rammedrockian Guard, or atleast I was before they took it... Anyhow, glad to assist a fellow soldier in a time of need."
"Asabjorn, Cleric of Thor and giant hunter, at your service."
Dain, aspiring spellsword of the Sagedirk clan
"I am Steven, acolyte of Azuth."
"Glad to help, I am Lothinenn and sorry that we could not save your comrade."
"I'm Xanroar Soldshort, warrior. I don't know or care why you're here, but thanks for the help. Without it I would have joined by companion here..."
Steven will check the dead orcs for any valuables.
I search the area, rifle through the orcs' pockets, and peek down the tunnel at 7.
Together Steven and Lothinenn search the bodies of the orcs, finding 11 crude silver pieces. They also have steel waraxes, shortbows and quivers of arrows, one of each for each orc. The quality of the arms is a bit suspect, but they should fetch a good price when sold to a weaponsmith. The orcs were also wearing leather armour and carried a few personal items, but they are either too tattered or damaged to be worth selling.
Peek down the tunnel at 7.
The tunnel continues further, until it is swallowed up in darkness so it's impossible to tell how far it lead. However you don't see anything interesting or noteworthy in the section of tunnel you can see.
Retreve my Axe, and see if any Orks had a crossbow.
The orcs didn't have crossbows on them, and Xanroar makes it perfectly clear that if you took the one off of his dead comrade he'll report you for stealing.
First, yell at the gnome to come here so I can heal him.
You heal Xanroar with divine magic, and he's quickly back on his feet, thanking you profusely.
Lastly, look for hidden openings
You find no hidden openings of any kind.
tend to the dead? gnome
Third, a few words to the gnome's passing
Xanroar comments that they have their own priests, and that the spirit of his fallen comrade would be happier if they carried the body to Pingtu, a cleric of Segojan
Earthcaller.
"Pingtu will likely be by the Singing Stones, in a cavern east of here. If you could carry the body there I would be grateful, since I can't just leave my post. Especially not after an attack." He draws a crude map for you to follow, and recommends that you visit Burrow Warden Kargien afterwards. He's the gnome in charge of this settlement and might need everyone's help to reclaim the House Center.