Well, Uhm... just to clarify:
Yes, I am still in Aldus itself, not with the caravan. I took care to avoid it once I entered the city, so to my knowledge not one PC has noticed me yet. I didn't do much in chapter one because of my late arrival and to be honest, that's going to work to my advantage as far as plot goes.
Once Chapter two starts up and everything, I'm going to be running a sort of separate plot in Aldus itself. Seeing as most PCs are heading towards Bravelle or are already in Bravelle (or in some cases buried in snow and ice...), I figured that someone should stay behind in Aldus to keep the place up and running.
Anyone who is going to be in Aldus in chapter two is more than welcome to shoot me a PM to discuss plot and such, though for the most part, unless someone comes along with something that I could use for my own personal plot, I think I'm going to be focusing on that: My own personal plot.
Now, A question I do have for the beginning of Chapter two is this: Will news of the caravan's mishap reach Aldus within a day? The pass they were in was described as being less than a day away from the city, a day and a half at the most. I imagine that word doesn't travel the fastest in Pegulis, but then again at such a close distance it might not be unheard of for the people of Aldus to know of the misfortune and possibly send reinforcements/ rescue teams etc. I'm asking purely for the intention of driving my own plot forward, and a detail like that could be quite important if played correctly.