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"What can we expect from them and how can we recognize their base? Also do you know if they have a link with the legion."
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Kline shrugs at Baal. "Maybe, maybe not. No time to find out now. At least you took 'em down quick."
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Oriandor waits until the waiter leaves before talking quietly about the mission.
"So, let's make some assumptions. First, the others escaped with Maroc or will clear a very bloody path trying to do so. In either case... they're most likely safe. Second, Maroc gave them the information we're looking for. Third, we need to assume that the Rift wardens are alive somewhere, as our mission is a failure otherwise. So... that being said, do you think the wardens are hiding somewhere in the city or somewhere nearby?"
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Kargen nods. "Good assumptions. Also, I don't think Riftwardens made enemies of the Pure Legion. They had been here a long while and even if things changed, the Legion doesn't seem the type to hide its arrests. So we should be relatively safe asking if any knows what happened. Once we're out of here lets try to pick up any rumors about their whereabouts."
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It's around this time that the main party starts to hear a great deal of shouting from beyond the secret door, though it doesn't sound like fighting. The party's two erstwhile companions have not returned. Nevertheless, the Pathfinders now know where to find the Riftwardens.
"Alright, if that's it, it's time for me to leave. Best of luck." Kline says, walking into the darkness of the tunnels. Turning back, he adds, "One last piece of advice. Remember that explosions and swordplay are fine in a dungeon, but you’re looking at an urban raid in a city with a good police force at an estate that pays its taxes. Once you start cutting down Blackfire Adepts, you won’t have long before the local guards surround the place. Act decisively." And with that, he takes his leave.
Navi darts around and exits the tunnels as Tarquin and the others look for an exit themselves. She heads back towards the bathhouse and asks around the if anyone has seen her friends. She describes them as best as she can and hopes for the best.
Navi finds immediately that (at least in this part of the city near the Bathhouse) describing her friends in detail prompts people to gasp, stop talking to her, and go find the Legion. She returns to report that you are all wanted criminals, sought in connection with the 'Jistka Bathhouse Incident.' She's probably better off looking for them herself.
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Fenrik changes clothes and goes out to scout the compound and talk to the local vendors in the area... looking around the neighborhood... pretending to buy a house in the area and thus asking questions about crime, city watch, neighbors, the compound, prices, temples, fires... and even going towards some back alleys to get a better views of the compound...
Fenrik learns a great deal during the hours he spends scouting.
The Blackfire Adepts’ compound is located in the northwestern edge of the city, which tends to see slightly less foot traffic. The compound purchases a large quantity of fish soup and bread each day to feed the slaves, and the owners allow the delivery people to enter the compound.
Depending on the circumstances, a serious incident could see the city watch show up in anywhere between 5 and 20 minutes. The compound has its own guards, but they can’t compare to the full force of Azir’s city watch. As is the case in most parts of the Inner Sea region, the Blackfire Adepts are not tolerated in Azir. Although tipping off the authorities would ensure that a small army descends on the Blackfire Adepts, the Pure Legionnaires would almost certainly round up any they find on the property for questioning--including the Pathfinders and Riftwardens--and that could take months to sort out. Few would dare deny the Pure Legion entry, and even the Blackfire Adepts would likely admit these soldiers to avoid causing a larger incident. Several nearby robberies over the past month have inspired the city watch in this district to patrol more frequently; they would likely show up in 5 to 12 minutes of anyone sounding an alarm. However, a recent push to recruit more guards suggests that the city watch may be short-staffed, so they are unlikely to arrive in under 10 minutes.
Fenrik also learns that sewers of Azir extend to the Black Adepts’ compound, but as the surrounding area has become drier and drier over the centuries, little water flows there. A set of doors near the compound’s foundation in the sewers may grant access to the facility.
When Navi returns from her fruitless search she scouts the inside of the building up ahead, going from nook to nook, small box to under the table. Getting a count on the number of enemies, their positions, possible safe entry points and hopefully an idea of where the Riftwardens are in the building.
Tarri finds a suitable entrance to the sewers after a bit of poking around. Nokazi buys himself a bright orange jumpsuit.
Navi heads to the compound to do some scouting. She finds a walled compound with four adjoining buildings, patrolled by a half-dozen guards and several other individuals. She detects some evil in one of the buildings and goes for a better look; unfortunately, a blast of fire hits her in the face as she comes through the window. She barely escapes with her life and returns to Tarquin to report this.
Navi returns quickly to Tarquin to give report of what she finds then creeps back under his sleeve and melds with Tarquin's body.
Tarquin sends Navi out again to hunt for her friends, hopefully she will have better luck this time.
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"I think it is appropriate using lethal force against the Blackfire Adepts and their guards, but nonlethal force in the other circumstances. I also think we should use the sewers to gain entrance into the compound. However, we should first go back the bathhouse as it has been 6 hours since our encounter with the Pure Legion. Perhaps our missing companions have left a note or are waiting for us. Someone must know where they are."
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Just under an hour later, Navi returns with the two missing Pathfinders--and everyone's gear!