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Hell's Rebels, Book 2, Looking for 1 replacement player

Thanks for the opportunity! Congrats Tasha. :)
Hell's Rebels, Book 2, Looking for 1 replacement player

Grimtongue here. Please meet Carson Vannoch, guerilla warrior, foreign agitator, and Steel Falcon. Stats are established in my profile, and backstory is largely captured in this post answering Fox's questions.

I. Why would you risk your life to overthrow Barzillai and free Kintargo?
Carson was sent to Kintargo on behalf of the Eagle Knights to overthrow diabolical rule there, fan the flames of rebellion across Cheliax by example, and generally cause political damage to House Thrune. Part of the Eagle Knights' mandate is to overthrow dictators wherever and whenever they can, and to demonstrate to other peoples how they can obtained the same freedoms that Andoran has achieved, so as to accomplish something that will last long after they are gone, so long as they can do these things without dragging Andoran into open war with its neighbors.

II. Why would your character be found on or near the coast of the city?
Carson would be at the docks for a prearranged meeting with his fellow infiltrating Falcons. See IV below.

III. Give a brief summary of character history, life, goals, interests...
Carson has spent a little over a decade serving in the Andoren military, having volunteered in his mid-thirties in a fit of nationalistic pique after a Chelish noble attacked several Andoren ships and a village. The first five years or so consisted of combat training, field exercises, and glorified watch-standing across the breadth of the country. During which time Carson established himself as a disciplined and precise soldier, and was eventually recruited as a Steel Falcon.
As a prospective Steel Falcon, Carson returned to training. But the training this time was with a much wider variety of weapons and combat styles, the better to assimilate into - and prevail against the fighting styles of - the various nations he would be sent into. In contrast to the platoon-size tactics he was accustomed to, Carson was taught how to work in small squads, striking quickly to disrupt and dismantle larger operations. In this capacity, he has taken part in numerous clandestine missions to protect his homeland and spread Andoren ideals; before his current mission, the assignment he was most fond of is having rooted out a cell of Gray Gardeners operating near the edge of the Verduran Forest.

IV. (Current situation)

Spoiler:
The team of Steel Falcons planned on arriving in the city via an false-flag ship crewed and manned by the Grey Corsairs, at which point segments of the team would split off to focus on various aspects of the mission. The two tiefling Falcons would work on leveraging tensions in the Redroof district; Carson and his elf partner would set up shop in Old Kintargo, spying on the movements of the Hellknights and Asmodean/Kuthite clergy and developing connections with the dockworkers and stevedores; the two human members of their team, including the commanding officer (Captain Bennett Rike), would attend to stirring the nobility to action. All teams would look for assassination opportunities for important targets. They would coordinate through a series of dead-drops and the rare prearranged meeting.

Enroute, however, they learned via a contact in Kintargo (in house Jhaltero, though Carson may not know that) that Barzillai had tightened the grip of his martial law, and imposed severe restrictions on port traffic that would make it prohibitively difficult for all of them to enter the city together. Instead they formulated an ad-hoc plan where two of the team would put ashore via the jolly boat two days' march away from the city, two more would put ashore one day's march away, and two would ride out the voyage in the ship, arriving in port as a captain and first mate overseeing a trading galleon. Each of the first two pairs would split up before they were in sight of the city, so as to arrive separately and thus avoid association with one another. Once everyone was in place, they would coordinate as planned. If for some reason no contact could be reestablished, each Falcon had orders to set up smaller cells of resistance and contribute in certain ways to the unrest in Kintargo.

Carson was one of the two placed one day's march away from the city. He reached the Rust Gate yesterday posing as an adventurer looking for work, and despite some scrutiny and a fee, was admitted in. In accordance with the plan, he found an inn near the port to stay at (the Tooth and Nail), and waited for the others to arrive. He has now been in the city two days, and has just headed to the port for a prearranged meeting with the rest of his team. (At this point, there are several options I can see as to how this plays out. It could be that every Falcon arrived safely and is at this prearranged meeting, kicking off their individual missions. It could be that some are not present, and perhaps one or more of the Falcons know what happened to their compatriots. It could also be that none of them show up at the meeting, leaving Carson in a bewildering and highly paranoid situation. It could also be that the meeting is ambushed by Dottari, Hellknights, undercover loyalists, or something else entirely. Any option the GM is comfortable with is fine by me.)