Based on the way Richard was speaking, I am bringing a level 11 character. I suggest everyone else does because there can be some pretty big changes between these levels. I'm kind of excited. I have never made it to 4th edition paragon.
Since no one needs Garron's help, he will spend the rest of the time infiltrating the local thieves guild; he will also read up on his religion. He will get as high as possible in the ranks, and will use his influence to encourage the guild and its members to re-equip at Notos' shop, which should funnel in some money to y'all. May as well just make a press mold for daggers. The thieving should funnel in some information and money into me. On another note, I need 12 shirukens. Can you go ahead and make those? I can give you one as a model.
He also uses any contacts he has established to figure out where exactly the ship went down. This should be fairly simple if he can hook up with the merchant's guild that hired us. The river has an average rate in a given season, and we know how many days into the trip it went down. This should narrow down the search area for Notos.
BTW: He will also arrange to collect the party's pay for the caravan. We cannot have been expected to fend off dragons that big.
Another note: We have 3 soul pence that my god will buy. We can sell all three, but I would rather keep some. They seem useful. I would like to sell 1, which gives us 10,000 party gold. We need to use this to buy party equip. Ritual casters buy rituals with this, like summon horses and other such get out of nasty situation rituals. Also buy components for said rituals. I am going to buy an alchemical loadout for everyone and present it to you, and I am going to put together a bunch of bags for trap equipment. Others get anything else that is for the good of the party. This could even include a shield for the healer that makes him an even better healer. Since Melech is the razor's edge between life and death that we all stand on.