That was one heck of an opening post. I think I'm just going to let you guys finish up this blood mage fight for yourselves and have your characters join the rest afterward. I was guessing that the PCs still in town could go on the stolen money quest if they wanted to. Maybe Ellaria even already knows something about it since she lives there? I was honestly planning on having it, like the missing husband quest, be fairly easy and use it to transition into the more serious parts of the game. I already have a pretty big event planned which a group this large should easily be up to.