How much is that Gryphon in the window?

Day 2 of our campaign started in the most boring way imaginable. Archer and Serato think it would be a good idea to fix up the abandoned bakery and start making bread to generate cash. Granted I have not played the game for a long time, but I thought adventurers, you know, went on adventures, fought orcs, and looted the bodies of the vanquished. Bake bread?

So we (Lord I can't believe I'm saying this) started repairing the roof, cleaning the floors, and visiting the local miller to find out how much his flour costs. Archer, the female rogue, is spending gold, not silver mind you, but gold, to pick up rumors, hire urchins to run errands, and to pay some locals to work on the roof. The other PCs are wondering how come she has so much cash.

After awhile we decide to explore the town some more. Asking questions in the market square we learn the name of this town is Gromley and it is on the isle of Bridonia. The merchant Ogden is preparing to take his wagon west in two days to East Riding and hires us to be guards.

There is a small abandoned taxidermy shop a couple of doors down from the bakery. We enter and see a number of strange creatures on dusty shelves along the walls. Jackalopes, two-headed goats, and a three-eyed fish sit beside more mundane, squirrels, birds, and lizards frozen in time. In the center of the room though is a large 2-hex figure with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Serato detects some magic about. Archer spots the gold, jeweled collar around the beast's neck.  He takes it off.

Bad move. The gryphon comes alive and attacks. The dwarf, Holokka Zolukka, is in front and takes the brunt of the attack. Jack throws a dagger from outside the door. Serato tries to cast a magic fist.
Archer fires an arrow at close range, and I jab its side with my spear. Other than causing a few feathers to fly we are not doing much damage. Then Archer gets the idea to light a torch and strike the gryphon with it. The beast screams as it ignites. Archer strikes again and again as we continue harassing it with our weapons. Finally it falls and burns on the floor. Jack heals some of Holokka Zolukka's wounds. Jack believes the gryphon's collar is worth several hundred silver pieces. We are tired and rest for the night in the shop. The ogre's men are still looking for us.