In the fight on the Sea Wyvern, the PCs dropped Rowyn to negative points, then quickly stabilized and imprisoned her. After questioning her briefly and concluding she was crazy and only wanted revenge, they took her items and then let her go. I was stunned. They just put her on the nearest coastline and carried on. So now, I'm trying to decide how she can reappear again in the STAP, either again as an assassin, or possibly in a neccesary lesser-of-two-evils team up scenario.
Any ideas on how to throw Rowyn back into the Savage Tide?
Or this could be the beginning of the path of redemption for her. Her evil is pretty childish and besides it is a social heritage - if exposed to some decent behavior, she could reform. Or not.
It's really all about what makes the best story.
Would having her return to cause trouble just make the PCs feel that they must eliminate all threats rather than being "good"?
I'd have her picked up by the Crimson Fleet and end up in Scuttlecove. Her more zealous behavior mellows though. She's opened a business there and the PCs could potentially use her as an ally there depending on how they handle her.
Being marooned on a deserted shore isn't conducive to anything but thoughts of revenge. I'd say have her come back to haunt the PCs. She's not just an ordinary thug, she's a hardened criminal, former gang-mistress, scion of an evil and scheming family, and vengeful enough to stow away the PCs' ship to attempt to murder them and ruin the expedition. Marooning was a mild response--if she hasn't murdered at least one crew member, maybe it's appropriate. Otherwise, the captain of the ship ought to execute summary justice and hang her from the yardarm.
As for her return, I'd say have her use her bardic skills to find a place as an entertainer in Scuttlecove, perhaps even as proprietor of some place like the weird tavern where you can pay to torture the ogre mage. She can fake an interest in allying with the PCs, then sell them out to the Crimson Fleet.
Alternatively, have her be one of the Porphyry House's employees. An agent of the Crimson Fleet, unbeknownst to Tyralandi. If one of the PCs decides to visit Scuttlecove's most infamous house of ill-repute, he might be in for a surprise!
Too many juicy possibilities in this one to let Rowyn go reformed!
... She's opened a business there and the PCs could potentially use her as an ally there depending on how they handle her.
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