Dornsby is abuzz with news of recent events. The Duke is dead! The Duke has been kidnapped by Tavinoy forces! No, the Tavinoy were driven off by the same adventurers who killed the were-rats! And on, and on...
It's not too difficult to piece together a few things for certain: The were-rats that had been plaguing Dornsby for months have been neutralized - killed, cleansed, deported, or otherwise removed. A Tavinoy force attacked the Duke's mansion after some diplomatic effort went sour, but were either driven off, or lost interest and left of their own accord. The Duke has not been seen since that attack, nor has the visiting noblewoman Lauren Greywind, or the adventurer Twill.
The adventurers currently in the city are:
Aurora (and her pet gnoll),
Luma, and
Stewart.
Most of the city is not really aware of Stewart's presence, though. To them, he's just some guy who tags along with Luma - he doesn't look very impressive, after all, and he hasn't done anything to (publicly) demonstrate his power.
All three of them (excluding the gnoll) were last seen headed for the remains of the Duke's mansion, presumably to talk to Mr. Sketton. Or you could wait for Aurora at the Sleeping Chimera Inn, or for Luma and Stewart at the Prancing Cat Inn.