From Elan:

>             [whether you can actually use Mount to haul a wagon is not
> exactly clear] [unfortunately, even a light horse is 3HD, and the PHB's
> description of Animal Friendship seems to state pretty clearly that an
> adventuring ranger can't have an animal companion of that strength] [foo].

Mount gets you a good horse for ten hours.  It's strong enough to haul the
wagon.

Using Animal Friendship on a summoned creature is futile, because the
spell dissolves when the summoning does.

The hit-dice thing is more of a guideline than a rule, really.

> Unfortunately, I believe he'd have to be alone [Mount doesn't explicitly
> state whether someone else can use the mount].

Someone else can use the mount if the caster is nearby.  But riding double
would be slow.

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From Gridley:

>                     If there are only 20 diamonds, that's only 10,000g
> even at the port, so we want to get as much out of them as we can. After
> all, we were promised a thousand each, so that leaves only 4,000 for Elric.

There are 30 diamonds.  Also, the merchant's name is Edward.

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Event: Gridley suddenly remembers he has the Extra Turning feat, and he
purifies a couple of his allies before morning.  I'll resolve details
in-game, but Etale should plan on his spellbook being uncursed, and
Enajien can recharge his spellfire again.

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From Etale:

> Maybe we should bring in the wagon and sell that.  In combination with the
> (his share of) the diamonds, that should be enough to
> resurrect/reincarnate him, right?

The wagon is cheap.  And cursed.  If you manage to uncurse it, it's worth
maybe 100gp.

> Actually, perhaps he would have a will or mentioned some kin?

It's kind of assumed that, if someone dies and he has enough money, people
will resurrect him.

>                                 How competent is the police force
> usually (if they exist), would they be able to handle this? Would a
> traveler's guild have some records perhaps?

Policemen are first-level warriors.  They don't leave the cities - it's
not safe out there.  The paladins have been known to handle things like
this.