
claidheamh |

I should fill in how this action resolved itself. The party did manage to rip off the Aspis in Eleder - they got in by scouting the Aspis, then using illusions and charm spells to get in. A fight in the basement of the building let party get away with maybe 1500gp of goods, and the lasting enmity of the Aspis.
They halfheartedly attempted to frame the Pathfinders, but the Aspis have been hunting them since. The party did a nice job of shorting some of the plot in Eleder by finalizing their deal with the pirates and leaving early before the other factions had truly organized themselves. We dropped the entire Nkechi plot and I've been rewriting / reworking the wilderness trip to Tazion since.
The chase has been rejoined because the Aspis (working with the Rivermen's Guild) arrived in Kalabuto the night after the party arrived and more hijinx have ensued. The party now has the pirates ready to cooperate with the Gold Crown Shipping Company to arrange a supply train for them while they break north.