The heroes visit the Chantry of the Septress Chorus and are warmly welcomed by the white-robed Imperium wizards.
Suvi becomes suspicious of Guildmage Pain and plans to investigate further.
The heroes devise a plan to gather evidence against Guildmage Pain by sneaking into his office and retrieving incriminating documents.
Deep dives
The heroes seek wavebreaker from crime boss Will Gallows.
Our heroes arrive in port town in search of the legendary sword wavebreaker. They locate the sword in the possession of crime boss Will Gallows, who agrees to part with it in exchange for a favor from Guildmage Pain, a man in debt to Gallows.
Exploring the Chantry of the Septress Chorus.
Our heroes visit the Chantry of the Septress Chorus, a wizard's guild, where they are treated to a warm welcome. They admire the beautiful rock garden and engage in conversation with the white-robed Imperium wizards who work there.
Enjoying a lavish dinner and discussing their cover story.
Amé, Ursulon, and Suvi enjoy a lavish dinner at the Chantry and discuss the cover story they will use during their stay. They decide to present themselves as scouts investigating the outskirts of the empire, seeking out potential threats and gathering intel for future military movements.
Suvi's suspicions about Guildmage Pain grow.
Suvi becomes increasingly suspicious of Guildmage Pain, especially after witnessing the disrespectful and unprofessional way he behaves towards Maro. She realizes that there may be more to Pain than meets the eye and considers investigating further.
Formulating a plan to gather evidence against Pain.
The heroes discuss gathering evidence against Guildmage Pain by searching for the paper trail linking him to the illegal activities. Ursulon volunteers to sneak into Pain's office and retrieve any incriminating documents while the distraction is created elsewhere.
The gang is undercover and overwhelmed. Office politics, a catering budget, special projects. Middle management, those implacable knaves. Morrow is a business, man. Field trips. Democracy. Bath time. Research and/or development. And finally. As if it wasn't bad enough: consequences.
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Some additional ambient sound design comes from Michael Ghelfi Studios. You can get their sounds and music for your home games and VTT as well, which we enthusiastically recommend. .
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