The Curse - draft only

Background [Read aloud to party members]:

Since the demise of Horatio "Slice'n'Dice" Beanpot the party has been enjoying the hospitality of Halflings Jeppie Wills and Selenius Beachforth, the only surviving relatives of Jeddy Wills and Rudergard Beachforth, and now the owners of the newly renamed Jeppenius Investments.

As a means of showing their appreciation for the return of the investments stolen by Beanpot, Old Gerry has organised an agreement for ongoing cheap accomodation and travel for all the members of the Party who helped in the villain's demise.

The Offer

"Am I cursed?" asks Jeppie. "Tell me I'm not cursed! But how is it that in the years my family was destroyed and our fortunes nearly lost I also lose the love of my life?

"When he was last seen he was in a carriage of red, with guards but attacked by a band of orcs on the road from East Fort to South Summit then Landfall... The carriage, one of our finest, never arrived in South Summit, and has never been recovered.

"Help me find him, or at least some news of him. Please!"

Wills and Beachforth have a number of lucrative business investments.

It runs coach services between Eastrock and Landfall (both Eastrock - Newhaven - Havenhead - Landfall and directly between Eastrock - Landfall).
It owns the trading ships Alusian Dawn and Landfall.
It owns a number of (2) warehouses in the docks of Landfall and leases warehouse space.
It owns inns in [UPDATE with names and key NPCs] Eastrock, Newhaven, Havenhead and Landfall.