It's a well-known saying that fortunes change. Many people believe this, but they never seem to understand that not only do fortunes change, but they sometimes change hands as well. You came upon this realization while you were hurriedly gathering what belongings you could carry to leave town. Though you're relatively certain than discovering the identity of the shadowy figure behind the second-story robbery of those merchants in the inn will be difficult for the city watch, you have no doubts that the priests who found their private cache within the temple vault plundered won't hesitate to call down every divination they can to root you out. All of these minor problems could also carry the unwanted complication of alerting the local thieves' guild -- an unsavory bunch of fellows whom you had yet to introduce yourself to -- to your presence within their territory.
So, with a heavy heart, you have left the gold-paved streets of your home, and have chosen to make a pilgrimage to the North. Perhaps in a few years, it will be safe enough for you to return to your old haunts, but until then, you'd much rather see what the frontier towns have to offer in the way of fortune. After all, fortunes change -- even if they do so more frequently when you're around.
