Mavrickindigo |
I'm reading through the Broken Chains adventure, and one of the encounters involves an NPC who uses an underground lair to run a Pesh trade, but I can't think of any reason why a character would want to do that, where any and all trade is legal in Katapesh, and if she has enemies out for her, it would be illegal for anyone to stop her from selling her stuff. Am I missing something?
LazarX |
I'm reading through the Broken Chains adventure, and one of the encounters involves an NPC who uses an underground lair to run a Pesh trade, but I can't think of any reason why a character would want to do that, where any and all trade is legal in Katapesh, and if she has enemies out for her, it would be illegal for anyone to stop her from selling her stuff. Am I missing something?
Murder is illegal as well. Doesn't stop it from happening. Most likely the NPC in question is an independent producer operating in defiance of a cartel that claims the area as it's own territory.
John Mangrum |
As the adventure itself shows, just because her trade is legal doesn't mean it can't earn her enemies. Part of her choice of headquarters is doubtless also due to the secret motivations of her business partners, who likely pointed out the location to her in the first place.
Even so, it is a suspicious choice, which is ultimately what gets the adventure rolling.
ETA: Silly me; I wrote the entire post above thinking about the wrong NPC. The explanation for the NPC you're talking about is simpler: she's strung out on her own product and paranoid.