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Taking Dorianna's possessions away before tying her up Mohok encounters:
A +1 chain shirt, a +1 rapier and 2 potions of cure light wounds
Searching the room Zarunkumar finds:
The papers and correspondence scattered about the room all pertain to Ouidda’s position as an elected member of the People’s Council and don’t provide any evidence to her criminal activities, association with the Shadow Lodge, or Aspis Consortium. The closet behind the northwest bookshelf, however, holds a trove of damning evidence of all her most illicit dealings, as well as proof of kidnapping in the form of the bound and gagged body of the elderly Osirian sage, Amenopheus.
The guards who arrive shortly after combat ends join investigating the scene after making sure Dorianna is properly taken care of again.
Among the cramped closet’s crowded shelves are documents relating to years of criminal dealings in Almas and other Andoren cities including Augustana, Oregent, and Carpenden, almost all of which clearly incriminate Ouidda as the crime boss known as the Spider.
Bills of sale confirm that she has been heavily and personally involved in the slave trade out of Okeno in the Obari Ocean, and the kidnapping of countless aspiring actors through not only the Captive Audience but also small theaters and traveling circuses throughout southern Avistan. Many of these documents also allude to her role
in the Aspis Consortium, though never overtly. A box of collected correspondence provides equally damaging evidence of her influence within the Shadow Lodge, including extensive letters from cell heads
throughout the Inner Sea, including Hondo Heru in Sothis, Caggrigar in Irrisen, Chalfon Dalsine in Oppara, and Kormiggon Sussworth in Kaer Maga, all suggesting they ramp up their assault on the Decemvirate instead of sitting idly by while the Shadow Lodge’s stodgy leader simply amasses contacts and resources in Absalom.
Other correspondence indicates she has powerful contacts within the Grand Lodge itself, though they lack signatures or proper nouns, so any evidence is purely speculative. Finally, a letter in elegant script from a person signed only “the Needle” promises that “the Red
Mantis will see the assassination through upon the orders of your ally.”
as you speak with Amenopheus, who was held prisoner in Ouidda’s quarters after she found out he was investigating her operation as
a double agent within the Shadow Lodge. He explains that he had to appear to be a traitor against the Decemvirate both to convince Ouidda of his loyalty to the Shadow Lodge, but also to spur the Ten into action and expose the Society’s vulnerability to highranking
traitors.
(He apologizes to any members of the Osirion faction for deceiving them, and thanks them for remaining true to the Ruby Prince’s cause despite his apparent betrayal.)
With the Spider’s identity revealed, her vast crime syndicate falls apart, and the Andoren authorities use the information gathered by you to locate and arrest her associates throughout the city.
The Decemvirate likewise sends crack teams of Pathfinders to locations throughout the Inner Sea to put an end to her poisonous influence over the minds and motivations of her fellow Shadow Lodge agents.
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Kiyoshi nods in agreement.
"Indeed. It has been an honor to serve alongside you all on this assignment. I hope our quarry see's the error of her ways and looks to repent."
As Kiyoshi says goodbye he places one fist inside his palm and bows to his fellow Pathfinders.
"May you carry Qi Zhongs blessing with you. I hope it is not too long until we next meet."
With that, the priest returns to his superiors at the Silver Crusade to report, before readying for his next assignment...