A piece of parchment is hammered into a tree on a hill, far off the path where it would most likely go unnoticed unless one knew where to look for it.

"A-
The asking price is as follows:
20,000 if materials are provided.
23,000 otherwise.

I leave the haggling up to you. He will do business in Tarkuul."

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*The parchment would be removed by a darkly clad man not much longer after it is put up, and all evidence of it ever being there disappeared with it.*

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