Tattered Journal

The Tattered Journal was found on one of the bodies of the Saboteurs. It was illegible in its original state, but the very talented Professor managed to restore it to some form of readability.
== Contents of the Journal ==
Verzet 15
Still have no idea why he was so happy to accept payment in rocks, but it's not like I gave him anything of value.
If what he said was true, those two shopkeepers would be at each others throats and ready to betray the other for almost anything within a week. 
I've also got a contact to send some people out examine the incoming caravans of goods, but that's a longshot at best. 
Verzet 23
Within a week, he said.
Verzet 28
Well, they certainly hate each other now. I sound them out every few days, but they're extremely attached to keeping their secrets. Thankfully they're always so distracted by now they can't suspect anything at all. Wonder what curse flame-head did?
Those lot are damned creepy, at any rate. When I retire, it's going to be as far as possible from all of them sort.
Verzet 32
The boss wants us to prepare for something, not sure what. Just told us to "get ready"... and told us we're going underground. 
If he tries to send out into that cursed ruin, i'm gone. Nothing is worth going back in there.
Verzet 33
Heard nothing back from my contacts.
Durgzet 2
Well, he wants us in the Norgunson Mine. Something about driving up the prices for his stock of metals. Now that I can do, and he's even got a decent-ish plan. Guess I should stop second-guessing the boss, he's the meanest Dwarf in this place by far.
== People in the Journal ==
=== The Two Shopkeepers ===
The journal mentions two shopkeepers who dislike each other - could this be the husband and wife of the Tobaro Supply Shop?
=== The Caravan Contact ===
The journal says talks about a contact interested in the caravans - might this have been Theo Diethard? The author didn't hear anything back about the caravan - probably because he's dead/rotting in a dungeon. 
=== Flame-Head ===
Could be anyone - A Bright Wizard maybe? He was able to curse the shopkeepers and the author found him 'creepy'. Could this Flame-Head guy have any links to the strange burning of the Cavernous Cask?
=== The Boss ===
The author suggests his boss is a dwarf, the Meanest Dwarf - 'he's the meanest Dwarf in this place by far'. 
== Actions ==
=== Identify shopkeepers ===
Perhaps the Tobaros but might be worth asking around for shop keepers with a rivalry, sounds like it's pretty public. They might be able to identify some of the heads, or give us a lead on flame-head. Might be worth asking around about Bright wizards too, they're hardly inconspicuous. 
=== Figuring out who The Boss is ===
Law ringers might be a good place to start here. Get the skinny on who's who in the underworld and which gangs are headed up by Dwarfs. Also look into who has been stockpiling ore. If you're going to cause a shortage you'll need product to profit and ore/metal will require storage. We can investigate warehouses and enquire to blacksmiths/foundries and see if anyone has been withholding ore/metal or acting oddly.
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