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Which duel with Sabina is this? Is that part of the rescue? Or have I not quite read far enough?
I just re-read my notes from running the first book; that was something I added during the Blackjack rescue. I had Sabina and Blackjack duel each other to a stalemate as a way to force the PCs to take a side.
Additional background: I ran the Trial of Trinia Sabor over a session.
First, the PCs got the docket; a long list of obviously trumped up charges in addition to the murder.
Next, Xenobia Zenderholm was forced to recluse herself from the trial because it was discovered that her family's docks received the shipment of paints that Trinia had used to paint the King. Instead, a random Ileosa supporter was tapped to run the Trial of the Century. His previous posting was a lower court that dealt with violations of the rules about how fast carts were allowed to move (read: Traffic Court).
Then the PCs met Trinia's court-appointed attorney. It seems as though the Queen only gave a small donation to the temple of Abadar to pay for the public defender, and so they got Ishani Dharti. The church of Abadar will only supply a lawyer in line with the donation made for their defense, even when the lawyer in question is completely out of their depth. (forshadowing the severe dickishness of the Church during the plague).
The PCs spent most of a session running around doing things to boost their case: Tapping Zenobia to help shore up the defense (she was upset at the fact that she was basically forced out). Getting made up evidence thrown out, etc.
They got all charges dropped but one that carried a penalty of 30 lashes. It hadn't been enforced in years, but it was still technically on the books. So that's what Blackjack rescued her from.