He only really has the one important question. "Do you know what kind of offering the god likes?"

"Oh, he likes food!"

"Thanks!"

Well, that's easy. Into the temple, then.

It has a nice conventional offering table and a priest who is stirring some kind of bubbling concoction.

He barely has to dig in his pack at all to retrieve what looks like a large cookie studded with dried fruit. "Greetings, Kaneer. I'm Ruel, a priest of Kiraavi of roads and travel, who is likely to be moving into this area soon. I offer you this travel biscuit, made of suet, wheat flour, and barley, and flavored with elderberry syrup and dried currants; it was baked in the domain of Listravestial, to the northwest. While none of its ingredients individually would be worth carrying with any regularity, biscuits like this have been an important source of sustenance for me for years now, and I appreciate the inventiveness involved in their creation."

"Thank you. What a lovely concoction." The cookie disappears.

"Thank you. I hear that you're in touch with Iabeltha; has she mentioned Kiraavi or the refugee problem he's working on to you?"

"Yes, she thinks we'll complement each other neatly. I don't have much space of my own for anyone who doesn't live on a boat, but if there are some of those, they can put their boat on my river."

"I don't think there are many like that, but I can mention it. Is there anything in particular you look for in followers?"

"I favor naturalists and experimentalists. Jioji over there has been observing the behavior of ants for most of his life now, that sort of thing."

"I'll pass that along. We're also interested in any suggestions of other nearby gods who might be interested in taking in settlers, and in any material support you might want to give - Kiraavi will of course tell the recipients of any aid you offer where it came from, and finds that refugees are often appreciative enough to make it very much worth the investment, if you have things to spare."

"Well, I have food, but they'd need to come here to get it if you aren't planning to bring it to them."

"I can arrange to transport it, if it's the type of food that'll keep for a few days."

"Most of it isn't, but I can consolidate what is for a small shipment."

"Thank you. When and where should I come for it, and about how much should I expect?"

"One barge about three-quarters the size of this temple full. It'll be very mixed, grains and beans and some of the better-lasting vegetables and all, though I'll organize it insofar as I can."

Hmm... "I should be able to arrange for the transportation within a few days, then, I'll say four to be on the safe side."

"Where will you want to collect it? Anywhere along my river is fine for me."

"I haven't explored the area very much yet; if there's a dock near here that would work well, but otherwise here is probably fine if you don't mind the fuss near the temple."

"A half-mile downstream there's a bit more of a town."

"That sounds just fine; I'll be there."

"It's mostly a marina where boats stay for extended periods but you can get around without a boat of your own, they park close to one another and put out planks. But ideally you would be able to swim."

He nods. "I can swim, and I'll let whoever I hire know they might need to."

That seems to be it from Kaneer.

He'll swing by the marina before he goes to hire wagons, to get a feel for the place.