Mission name: Escorting Special Cargo
Mission rank: B
Objective: Meet and relieve the team traveling with the convoy transporting a very special cargo for the Winter Festival.
Location: Start: South Coastal Village. Finish: Admin Complex
Reward: 2000 ryo
Mission description: You've been tasked with meeting with the Alpha transport team at the far edge of the valley, beyond the Southern civilian village. From there you will oversee the convoy until it reaches the Administration Complex on the central island, at which point you will hand off the protection of the cargo to a team of ANBU. While not expected, there is the very real chance of bandits and thieves attempting to raid the convoy.
Mission details: The convoy is made up of three seperate cargo wagons, each carrying a full load of identical wooden boxes. Each box is rectangular, three times as long as wide; roughly 1 meter wide by 3 meters long by 3 meter deep. Bits of straw stick out from between the wooden slats of the boxes, and each is extremely heavy. However, only a few of the boxes are actually filled with anything; most are filled with sand or gravel bags surrounded by straw to give the illusion that each box is exactly the same. Only the Alpha Team Captain and convoy leader know which box contains the actual cargo, and neither will divulge the information under any circumstance.

Bandit Group:

Name: Karasu
Age: 30
General Appearance: 6ft, dark hair and eyes, lithe build
Personality: Soft spoken, the man is a master of words and theivery. Don't listen to what he says, or you might find yourself handing over the convoy without a fight.
Motivations: Money
Fears: Bats, Deafness, Damage to his hands
Other: He's roughly as powerful as the average chuunin in general strength, however his silky tounge is augmented by strong verbal based genjutsu. Maintain your focus, block your ears, and whatever you do, do not let him speak at length.

Generic theives x 3 (Genin strength)
Weaponry: Kunai x 2 each
Rope (20ft)
Brass knuckles x 1 (each)