Team Mefight:Kobold Clearance Notes

• The organizer of the kobolds seems to be an emancipation-minded gnome with a fondness for black leather and masks. He uses a (Gnomish, presumably) repeating crossbow, with fast reload and other feats that make him quite effective with it.
• The Thane in the West [Draglet guy, yes?] has offered a reward of gold pieces to the characters if they can solve the kobold problem. He also has offered up any treasures the party finds that have no clear owner.
• The Thane of Kred has provided assistance to deal with the Gnome. Presumably, they would be angered if the party came up empty-handed.
• Additionally, Med the Slaver has offered (unspecified) dear payment for the Gnome's head.
• The party possesses some gold carried by the brothers Grill and Gred, of which they have spent 350 for supplies, which will presumably be paid back once funds have somehow been acquired (which they have, and currently possess).
• Camp was found to the North of Kred. It had four small fires burning in such a way as to produce a lot of smoke. A captive demi-human is tied in the middle of the camp, waiting for some unknown fate. UPDATE: The demi-human turned out to be a halfling who was willingly having his eyes scooped out to be placed on a strange beholder-esque helmet. See The Beholder Mask Notes.
• The Masked Gnome is currently in the locked up in Kred, stripped and unconscious.
• Infiltration was attempted in Kred [date here]. Halfling-disguised Kobolds infiltrated and made base in a cemetery, tailed by Kleptinax's guard and joined by Swingin' Dan (and eradicated by Kib's assault force), and some 50+ entered from the smuggling tunnels, freed a bunch of slaves, and were moving to assault before being ambushed by a force led by Kleptinax.
• The man who gave orders to the Masked Gnome is a Fresian named Diamon Pegg
• Draglet has recently suffered from Kobold attacks and a deadly plague.
• The Forthouse, the base of operations of the Masked Gnome and his Kobold infiltration of Kred, was last seen empty, save the mines, which were full of undead slaves (including Zealeus's companions). Presumably, Kred's authorities have been notified of this situation, but it is highly doubtful that they will have the means with which to deal with it (adventure hook for Team Beta!)
• The notes acquired from the Masked Gnome's office have been deciphered, and are correspondence between him and Pegg. They contain inventories for the weapons produced for the invasion force, details for strategy, and notes on the iron production of the mines beneath the forthouse.