Recap
The party rested after the camel race ambush, and started the day at the docks where Ratash bought a magical blue stone for 5 GP that helps keep raw meat good longer. They met up with Ratah's friend Krakro who will need help to deliver goods from Turelli to Rassano (food, clothes, toys) for the kids once the festival is finished. Krakro hinted at an interesting person on the boat with him, Maria, an ex pirate. The party invited Maria to a drink in a tavern, where Diony performed while the group asked Maria questions about her whereabouts and involvement with the thieves poisoning the camel race (the goblin had claimed to work for Maria). After answering what appears truthfully denying any involvement and having "turned the leaf" on her old life, Diony tried to cast charm person on Maria, which failed. Maria left, with Khalifa trying to catch up to her, only to find tears in her eyes "everyone in this town is the same". Leto followed Maria to her home and left her a letter asking for forgiveness and to talk again.
The party then travelled two hours through the scorching heat to the Troncone mine where they found an asleep elf keeping guard to what seemed like an abandoned mine. Dalakhad transformed into a rat and explored the mines, finding no one safe for some plant with an eye staring at it, and a few gnolls. The group convinced the elf to let them into the cave for "geological interests", fought off the gnolls, found a secondary exit to the cave, but didn't find anyone else or sign of any work in the cave in recent months.