Monday Night - Wednesday Night Recap

 

Total XP
Askelad	9840
Fil	9260
Cassius	9450
Cythor	9310
Flint	9030
Clarice	8850

After an arduous battle along the North Road, your band of hero-nots, defeated the Zhent Conspirators that were attacking the caravans of non-Zhent-affiliated traders. Manirk, and Shandee fell at your blades, arrows and spells. Krennerk surrendered and allowed himself to be captured seeing that your odd team showed mercy to none.

The party marched Krennerk back to the Magistrate for questioning.

The plot

The Zhentirim have been conspiring politically in many non-Zhent territories and towns for a few years now, spreading their influence and sowing discontent with leadership in other lands. Here in Essembria, Zhents arranged their agents Shandee and her husband Manirk to summon monsters to attack other merchants' caravans for the purpose of both hurting the business of the competition (fomenting fears of using such uncertain traders) and to justify the presence of their armed escorts. With armed escorts established in Essembria they planned at least one false flag attack that the party foiled, where a Carrion Crawler would be unleased upon the town square and the Zhent security forces would respond with uncanny timing. Council members would have to deal with petitions of allowing armed Zhent guard presence in the town. The long-game here was to grow influence in foment displeasure with the current ruling family and eventually replace that rule with Zhent-friendly Essembrians.

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Update: Ilmeth, The Lord of Essembra, Battledale has summoned you all along with Magistrate Dick. You are to be announced and they want to know what to call your party/company.