[Adventure!]

Alas, a tripod is conspicuously absent. And the cannon is made from rather high quality steel, none of that punky low grade iron that's likely to blast apart when subjected to the pressure of a cannon ball. Just the type of relatively reliable weapon that any pirate would enjoy.

With new stuff acquired our heroes press onward!

Though... now the threat of brigands looms over them. Who knows what might be hiding in that tall grass? Awful people with crossbows, maybe? Or something even more nefarious?

One can never know until the trap is sprung.

If it's ever sprung at all.

"So! What brought you all to the Nexus, hmm?" Tim asks curiously. Better to chat than to walk in silence as far as he's concerned.