Rumors abound about the Purple Gryphon. Some call the owner a witch. Others claim it sees a murder a week. Frequented by merchants, travelers, nobles, even adventurers. Local boy Zian Sonnalsson dreams of working there. Mucking stables. Waiting tables. Any job to work at the Purple Gryphon. The Purple Gryphon. Where Zian will learn that rumors often pale beside the truth... The Hireling, A Novella of Adventure...