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If the PCs use violence to capture Asvika, but then heal and release her later, should I still check box D when reporting? Is it meant to indicate whether she survives, whether she runs away with some of the treasure, or whether the PCs successfully avoided a fight by using social skills?

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The Sequestered Palace Sumptuous
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Wealth is the pride of Druma, and the Prophets of Kalistrade spare no expense to safeguard it. Their infamous Mercenary League is notoriously well funded, to the point that the League’s annual Weapons Exposition has become a national holiday. Mages and metalworkers alike travel from the far reaches of Avistan and beyond to the proving grounds outside of Kerse. There they are ensconced in an estate on the west bank of Profit’s Flow called the Sequestered Palace Sumptuous while they compete for the lucrative contracts to supply the Mercenary League’s equipment.

The Sequestered Palace is a lavish, sprawling, walled compound, with amenities from a gladiatorial arena, artillery range and menagerie of beasts, to a mansion house, manicured gardens with magical climate control, and luxurious bath house. All of its features are named in the usual Druman fashion-- flowery, sanctimonious, and painfully literal. A small army of skilled workers tend to the grounds year round, keeping the beasts of the Menagerie and plants of the Deadly Garden fed, the topiary representing notable failures from the Arena in the Garden of Elusive Success trimmed, and ensuring the magical climate controls on the Gardens of Four Seasons remain in place. This opulence puts a pleasant mask over the reality that the guests are essentially prisoners. For the duration of the Exposition, the Sequestered Palace grounds are completely sealed. No visitors are allowed, and teleportation into and out of the compound is magically blocked. Even with these restrictions, the Mercenary League is an ideal customer and each year hopeful craftsmen and merchants flock to Kerse to claim a place in the Sequestered Palace and a chance to show off their goods in the Exposition. At the end of two weeks, those lucky few who impress the Mercenary League with their craft and the Prophets with their business acumen are invited to the gold-roofed Signatory Tower to work out the details of their contracts before the seals on the compound are broken.

Adventurers often make an effort to attend the Mercenary League Exposition in search of rare or prototype magical equipment. Most are turned away at the gates, and return to Kerse to await the end of the Exposition, when the Sequestered Palace reopens its gates to release the disheartened merchants unable to make a deal with the Prophets of Kalistrade. Actually gaining entrance to the Sequestered Palace, either by reputation or connections, is a sure sign that an adventurer’s star is on the rise.

Members of a cult of Droskar have infiltrated the Sequestered Palace staff and released a number of monsters from the menagerie in order to create diversions while the cultists kidnap smiths and mages, with the ultimate goal to copy and resell their designs. To prevent the PCs from interfering, and possibly shift some suspicion to them, the cultists have arranged for the PCs to receive letters asking them to come to the Bath Opulent to discuss vague “important matters” at the time scheduled for the planned kidnappings.

The Bath Opulent (CR 4 or 7)
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The bath house that serves the Sequestered Palace is a block of of deep blue, barely translucent glass laced with glittering veins of gold dust. A darkwood deck with a low railing extends on pylons over a koi pond. The glossy marble floors and glass wall panels of the bath house sparkle in the light of several crystal chandeliers that hang from the 15 foot high ceilings.

The bathhouse can be entered either by the front door, or by one of the side doors from the deck. All of the doors in the bathhouse slide aside easily on their tracks, and none of the doors are locked. The deck was designed to be accessible only from the bath, and reaching it from ground level or wading in the pond requires a DC 15 Climb check. The deck is bordered by a low, decorative, darkwood railing carved in the shape of leaping carp. There is an outdoor bath, heated from a smaller water tank concealed in the supply room behind the dressing room in area A4. The dressing room in A4 is a shambles; towels, robes, soap, wooden buckets and paper screens are strewn across the floor haphazardly.

In A3, the bath itself is in the shape of a five-sided gem recessed from the floor level. It is two feet deep and continually refilled with hot water from shining copper pipes held aloft by two humanoid statues. The pipes, the majority of which are concealed under the floor, lead to a large copper water tank in the corner of the room. The room is currently a sauna, as the goblins damaged the water tank looking for a fire source. Much to the goblins’ disappointment, the water in this tank is heated by magic rather than a fire.

Creatures: Several goblins and an Orge (or at tier 6-7, a Troll) were among the monsters released from the menagerie. After arming themselves from the arena’s armory, they made their way north past the arena and deadly garden toward the palace, but stopped when they reached the bathhouse first. The larger creature is relaxing in the bath, grudgingly tolerating the goblins’ mischief in the other areas. In the short time they’ve been inside the bath house, they have piled up the wooden benches that lined the hallway and dressing room into a four foot high barricade and are standing in the soapy water at location A2, attempting to light the barricade on fire using an everburning candle dislodged from one of the chandeliers. The Goblins react to the PCs intrusion with glee, hanging back in the hallway behind their furniture barricade to shoot arrows at the PCs. If outflanked or facing superior ranged opponents, the goblins retreat to the dressing room in area A4. Goblins that retreat successfully hide in the great darkwood wardrobe and prepare to attack anyone who opens the doors.
An Ogre (or, for tier 6-7, a Troll) is relaxing in a steaming bath in room A3. Any loud noises from the hallway annoy it to the point that it crashes through the glass partition to attack one round later. A PC in the hallway (A1 or A2) who succeeds at a DC 20 Perception check notices a large, dark shape looming on the other side of the glass one round before the monster crashes through. The Ogre (or Troll) will smash one 5 foot pane and try to attack using partial cover and concealment from the steam in the room. Each 5 foot section of the glass partition has hardness 1 and 2 hp and takes damage independent from any adjacent panes.

Low Tier (CR 4)
Goblins (3) CR ⅓ LINK
XP 135 each
hp 4 each (Bestiary 156)

Ogre CR 3 LINK
XP 800
hp 30 (Bestiary 220)

High Tier (CR 7)
Goblin Commandos (3) CR 1 (see spoiler below)
XP 400 each
hp 10 each (Burnt Offerings 13)

Goblin Warchanter CR 1 (see spoiler below)
XP 400
hp 7 (Burnt Offerings 12)

Troll CR 5 LINK
XP 1600
hp 65 (Bestiary 268)

Hazards: A DC 25 Perception check allows a PC to detect that the goblins have spilled soapy water on a 10 foot square of glossy marble floor just behind the barricade. A creature moving through the soapy area must make a DC 15 Acrobatics check or fall prone. This applies to the goblins as well should they attempt to retreat from the barricade.

The goblins damaged the large hot water tank while looking for a fire source, and it is venting steam that fills area A3 and provides concealment like the spell obscuring mist.

Development: Other monsters escaped the menagerie as well, and once the alarm is raised in the compound, several units of Blackjackets are deployed to contain the threats. A squad of black-coated mercenaries arrives at the bathhouse soon after the fight. They treat the PCs with suspicion, but don’t become aggressive unless attacked first. Should any monsters survive the battle, they are unaware of the circumstances of their release from the menagerie-- all they know is that the gates to their cells were all unlocked.

The Blackjacket captain begins to survey and tally up the damages to the bath house, insisting the PCs will be held responsible for the astronomical total. Before the inevitable argument can get far, a Prophet of Kalistrade arrives and intercedes, holding up one white gloved hand. At this gesture the mercenaries immediately fall silent, and the Prophet calmly makes the party an offer; Aid in the investigation, and not only will the damages be forgiven, but the PCs will also earn a substantial cash reward... and the gratitude of Kerse.

This enormous globular plant seeps sparkling resin as it trundles across the forest floor on a dozen root-like tendrils, its two thorn-filled mouths darting about on thick, flexible stalks to snap up any creature that strays within reach.

Ravenous Gorgewort CR 7
XP 3,200
N Huge plant
Init +4; Senses low-light vision, Perception +15

----- Defense -----
AC 21, touch 9, flat-footed 20 (+1 dex, +12 natural, -2 size)
hp 85 (10d8+40)
Fort +10, Ref +5, Will +6
Defensive Abilities resinous sap; Immune plant traits

----- Offense -----
Speed 20 ft., Climb 10 ft.
Melee 2 bites +14 (2d6+6 plus grab)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks disgorge, swallow whole (4d6 acid, AC 16, 8 hp), vacuum swallow

----- Statistics -----
Str 23, Dex 12, Con 19, Int 3, Wis 10, Cha 7
Base Atk +7; CMB +14 (+18 on grapple); CMD 24 (can’t be tripped)
Feats Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Armor, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Focus (bite)
Skills Perception +15, Stealth -7; Racial Modifiers +16 Stealth in thick vegetation
Languages Sylvan (cannot speak)
SQ arcane digestion, engorge

----- Ecology -----
Environment any forest
Organization solitary
Treasure standard

----- Special Abilities -----
Arcane Digestion (Su) When a gorgewort begins its turn containing another creature, the gorgewort can attempt to strip away one spell affecting that creature and apply it to itself, as if using the spell arcana theft. The caster level for this effect is equal to the gorgewort’s hit dice. Regardless of how many creatures a gorgewort contains, it can only digest one spell per round.

Disgorge (Ex) A gorgewort can rapidly compress its digestive cavity to forcefully expel up to two swallowed creatures as a standard action. The gorgewort can deposit these creatures on any surface within its reach. Disgorged creatures take 1d6 damage and land prone.

Engorge (Ex) A gorgewort can expand its body to accommodate up to four swallowed creatures. For every creature it contains beyond the first, its movement decreases by 5 ft. and it takes a -2 cumulative penalty to AC.

Resinous Sap (Ex) A gorgewort’s body constantly seeps a viscous, adhesive sap. Any weapon that strikes the gorgewort becomes stuck unless its wielder succeeds at a DC 17 Reflex saving throw. Such a stuck weapon can be wrenched free with a successful DC 15 Strength check. A weapon coated in universal solvent or alchemical solvent does not risk becoming stuck in this manner.

Vacuum Swallow (Ex) A gorgewort’s body acts as a massive bellows, contracting and expanding to vacuum prey into its digestive sack in the blink of an eye. This ability works like fast swallow, but the gorgewort can only use it once every 1d4 rounds.

A ravenous gorgewort is composed of a mottled green, globular body topped by two thick, flexible stalks ending in gaping, thorn-filled mouths. When fully grown it can reach twelve feet in diameter, though its size varies depending on its current state of engorgement. The plant is completely carnivorous and drags itself along the forest floor on a dozen root-like tendrils in search of prey. Ravenous gorgeworts are opportunistic feeders and will inflate their bodies with a horrible gasp to inhale almost anything, disgorging it later if it turns out to be indigestible. Aside from the alchemical reagents that can be derived from a gorgewort, older individuals may have valuable weapons lodged in their congealed sap. Though possessing little more than animal intelligence, they understand sylvan and are sometimes kept as pets by powerful fey, leading scholars to believe the species originated in the first world.

Riders of the Black Steppe
Alignment: LE
Headquarters: Nomadic
Leader: Medekgu Khan
Structure: Tribal hierarchy
Scope: National
Resources: disciplined cavalry, pact with Leng, seven spellcasters with shantak mounts

As the empire of Lung Wa collapsed, a small army of outlaws and exiles led by a cabal of spellcasters seeking forbidden power scaled the dizzying heights of the Wall of Heaven and forged a pact with the Denizens of Leng. The pact allows the Riders right of passage through the Black Steppe, otherwise known as the dread plateau of Leng. The Riders use this boon to launch surprise raids against foreign traders anywhere between Goka and the Spirit Road, after which they melt away across the planar boundary with plunder and prisoners. By the terms of the pact, the wealth is theirs to keep but the prisoners belong to the Denizens of Leng.

Structure and Leadership

Medekgu Khan is a shrewd commander but shares his power with his stern Elder Oracle Odtsetseg and her circle of spellcasters, each of whom earns his or her place by taming a shantak as their mount. Beneath them are four baga bhod who each command a company of about fifty mounted fighters. Most are Tian-Las, but exceptional prisoners are sometimes offered membership. To reinforce their membership in the group and confuse divination attempts, newly recruited Riders choose new names, often with meanings like “Nobody” or “Not this one.”

Goals

The original Riders’ plan was to seize control of trade between Tian Xia and the western continents and become extravagantly wealthy, but as the years went by the Denizens of Leng demanded an ever higher price for their privilege. The current generation of Riders have had to capture more prisoners than ever before to satisfy their alien creditors. Some individuals are troubled but as a group they remain fiercely nationalistic and convinced their efforts benefit the horse lords and herders they claim to represent.

Public Perception

The Riders of the Black Steppe are cruel to outsiders, but often stop to share their spoils with Tian-La tribes. Although the Riders are welcomed when they bring gifts, the order to “go ride the black steppe” from your tribal elders is considered a severe punishment. Kiriltai Khan sees them as a growing threat to his authority, but they are notoriously elusive and the Khan is reluctant to invest the resources needed to track them down.

Moonlight Flute of the Ghost Hunter
Aura moderate illusion; CL 11th
Slot -; Price 11,000 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Description
This traditional Minkan wood flute often bears the symbol of a noble house, usually a flower or animal native to Tian Xia. When played by a creature who succeeds on a DC 15 Perform (wind instruments) check, the flute creates an illusory double of its player as the spell mislead. The double is obviously false to any living creature, appearing only as a pale moonlit reflection of the flute’s player, but haunts detect the double as a living creature. As long as the double is within a haunt’s area, the haunt will focus on it and not notice or target actual living creatures. A haunt will manifest as soon as the double appears to satisfy its trigger conditions. If the haunt’s manifestations are purely mental and only the double is targeted, the flute’s player is aware of the effects but not harmed by them. The illusory double lasts as long as the flute is played, which requires a standard action each round. If a living creature within the haunt’s area takes any action that would end a hide from undead spell or speaks louder than a whisper, the flute’s effect is ended. The flute can be used three times each day.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, hide from undead, mislead, must be crafted in moonlight Cost 5500 gp

I'm currently playing in MillerHero's Rise of the Runelords campaign, and I've been keeping a journal from my character's point of view. I've been told it's funny, so without further ado I present for your consideration the living google document:
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYFsJJhdb3ZrZGZuZjlzOHFfMGM4OXZtdmZy& ;hl=en

I already know more than I'd like to about the rest of the adventure path, thanks to my obsession with the "random page" link on the pathfinder wiki-- If you don't mind, please avoid posting spoilers in this thread for things I haven't encountered yet!