It was time to head to the town of Sable in Suikoden V and finally deal with this bandit leader. He was fairly easily found in a nearby mountain, and after a quick duel, it was revealed that he was just wearing a wig. There was more to it, of course, and it turned out to be part of a Barows plot to discredit me. After exposing Euram’s role behind it, Sable is now allied with us and the bandits have joined our cause.

Upon returning to the castle and resting, I was awoken by news that the Beaver Lodge was under attack and had been set on fire. I ran over there and fought through some assassins in order to reach the elder, where there was a Nether Gate assassin that my bodyguard knew (long story), and whom we had previously encountered during the Godwin coup. After beating him, the fires were put out, and I gained some more recruits and the beavers as allies.

I also picked up the Silver Hammer along the way, which let me finally recruit the dwarven blacksmith for my castle, and also recruited an Armes soldier in Sable. I still need to get Linfa though, as she hasn’t resurfaced yet. Chapter-wise, I’m now halfway through the game, but the chapters seem to be proceeding a lot quicker now too.