Session 1: The Birds and the Bees

The campaign opens with Dedric Sabastian's spymaster sending him and by extension his pals on a mission to retrieve a ritual book that was recently retrieved from cultists near Herald's Mountain, where the book is currently being held awaiting transit. While walking and discussing their quest on the road the party was ambushed by a group of goblins. The party quickly dispatched the goblins and took a few minutes to lick their wounds before heading to the town of Small Bridge for a pit stop.
In the morning the party encountered a rather agitated finely dressed individual; who pleaded with them to rescue his brother who had been captured by orcs outside of town. The party agreed to do this for 300 gold pieces after some brief haggling.
Einar found several tracks leading from the road on the outskirts of town and deduced which were the orcs, leading the party to the entrance of the orc cave. While at the cave Sebastian  turned invisible so that he could sneak into the cave to search for the missing boy undetected. After a few minutes, Einar sent in a squirrel to find the location of the child. While investigating the cave Sabastian learned that the orcs were trying to learn how to breed pigs so that they wouldn't need to hunt as much and thought that the child being from a people that breed animals would be able to teach them how to do that.
After Sabastian returned to the party with this information Aeoldere left thinking that this was a waste of time. Meanwhile, Einar decided to engage with the orcs and traded a lesson in animal husbandry for the child. This lesson was aided by Einar speaking with the pigs, and Sabastian using minor illusion to demonstrate the points.
After returning the boy, Theodore, to his brother the party departed once again for Herald's Mountain. Upon arrival in the town of Silver Mine, the party was met by a man they later learned to be Kallin Daly who explained that a prisoner convoy had recently been attacked there with prisoners being freed. One of which was of grave concern.
The party set to investigating. Sanzil the pianist in the local tavern informed them of a loud bang and that he had seen a pair of kobolds and a gnome along with some others involved in the attack. A soldier by the name of Dale informed them that they had only arrived after the attack had taken place. Investigating the scene of the incident Sabastian noted that explosives were likely used, and found evidence of a damaged cart having traveled away from the explosion. He also learned that this incident had delayed Kallin and his soldiers from doing something important.