Small skirmishes between mercenaries and kobolds at the outskirts of Baldur’s Gate as tension finally snaps between the Merchant Guild and a kobold faction led by a kobold known only as Vemox which took over almost all of mining production in the region. A company of hired mercenaries fighting the kobolds on behalf of the Merchant Guild were completely wiped within two weeks, taking heavy casualty and in retreat. Never made far into the caves where the kobolds has the advantage.
The Merchant Guild are furious and seeking compensations from the government that either depend on the merchants providing steady supply of ores or continuing to endure the backlash of the nobles and merchants for having dealings with the kobolds for their procurement of the ore production.
The Craftsman Guild is reluctant to immediately take either side since the ore price remains the same or even lower souring their relationship with other guilds, the new kobold leadership proved formidable in both warfare and economic tactics.
The price tag for the head of Vemox currently stands at 35,000 gold and rising.