"The most recent one was two, maybe three days ago. A small merchant ship on the river was boarded and burnt. As far as we know, all hands on board were lost. This was to the north, at the edge of our forests, perhaps a day's travel from here." Shaking his head, the Mayor added, "Whoever this group is, they've been smart enough to either sell their ill-gotten goods slowly, or they've found a shady enough merchant to sell to, because we have not noticed any large influxes of materials or valuables in any particular stall. What they sell is just vanishing, as far as we can tell."