The wife of the young alchemist Cassius has fallen ill during traveling on Dun Morogh. They’re, with friend Hemnar, staying in the tavern of Karanos. There are no healers and needed herbs are very expensive. The disease doesn’t recede and Alyn is getting worse. Cassius and Hemnar are ready to take any profitable work. Suddenly fate favors travelers, and one of the tavern visitors offers them work.