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The party is searching for Opal, who was arrested.
Recently, the court system in Neverwinter has changed. Now, it's “if you've done the crime, you do the time” and there is no court system to speak of. The holes is generally where people who are to be executed are sent.
The party decides to gather information. Thorfin finds out that there is no organized criminal element in Neverwinter. Boom B-0X finds out that Dagult Thornpipe was a halfling warehouse worker. He got into a rather heated argument with the orc in question, which led to the orc stabbing him in the chest and making his escape. Not much is known about the orc as he was not a local to the immediate area. Claire finds out about a secret passageway that might lead into Castle Neverwinter, with an entrance that may be somewhere along the bay (or so the rumors from years ago tell). Alistair's character finds out that there are not other entrances to the holes as the volcano eruption caused havoc years ago. Some people are talking about rumors that there will be a lot of people at the execution in two days, with more guards called in than normal. So rescuing Opal on the day of execution is probably not going to happen. Thorfinn doesn't find out much about the orc murderer, but an orc matching his description has made inquiries about being smuggled out of town but has been turned down at every point. The city has been mostly crime-free for a good portion of recent times.