From Cloverton to Myabar

Cloverton:
At the Drunken Drake, a local tavern by the docks, Yog decides to get drunk and entertains the patrons by transforming numerous times in front of them. This catches the attention of a red-robed figure who teleports into the bar. Yog tries to Fireball him, but he Counterspells. The figure mentions that he has never seen "one like you" before, and that he will be keeping an eye on him, then teleports away.
 
Meanwhile, upstairs in the tavern, Sand casts Identify on the brand that has appeared on the back of Exar's neck. It is a Divine mark, tied to the Ferryman tribe. It's a moniker of the god of death, tied to schools of magics or the god of magic. The god of magic also uses "Ferryman" as a tribe.
 
Later, at the Church of the Sun God, we meet with High Priest Milo. We ask about the God of Death, and he tells us that he has no real worshipers. There is a small temple outside the local graveyard, but no actual clerics work there. We ask about the Ferryman, and he says that it is an "old term for death" that is not used anymore except in old scriptures. It is what people called death. Also people who lived "in between", whose who acted in a gray area, also where many of "our magics " come from.
 
We head to the graveyard that he talked about, to the north of town. On the way we pass a temple to the earth god. The temple itself is more like a prayer shrine. Inside is a more typical depiction of death, holding a Scythe and a closed book. There are no markings on the book, but the statue has primordial written that reads "Beware the gray, for we are there." Elsewhere in the temple we read "When your story is at it's end, and your book is closed, the Ferryman will take you to your end."
 
There are a few books around, mostly in common. There is a "guest book" where people can write their prayers, mostly to missed loved ones. Another book is written in other languages. Some scriptures, one that stands out says: "Now that I'm at my end, take me to a better place."
 
The next day, we set out to head to Myabar. On the way we find a large tree growing in the middle of the road. As we inspect it, bandits ambush us, many riding mounts like griffons and drakes. We deal with the bandits, and leave one alive. He tells us that his master is named Locke, a former Guildmaster. On several of the bodies we find medallions that are semi-magical. They are immune to destruction, and grant access to varying levels to members of the Black Hand, a thieves guild that was run out of town. We find two level 1 medallions, the lowest level, and one level 2.
 
I use suggestion to force the remaining bandit to walk to Godsbane.