In Chapter Five (Demonskar Legacy), Event 19: Order Restored, it is written that the "evil merchant" Maavu's properties have been confiscatd and he has been sentenced to death in absentia.
In Chapter Seven (Secrets of the Soul Pillars), Event 30: Assassins, Maavu is back in Cauldron fixing up his warehouse on Magma Avenue. It also says here that Cauldron's Government has graciously pardoned him for this part in the tax riot and allowed him to rebuild his warehouse.
So, when does this happen and who pardons him? I guess it must be Lord Vhalantru. Why does he choose to do this? Is it to look like a good ruler after Alek's challenge is withdrawn? But what has Maavu got to do with this as such? Is the idea that all of Maavu's troubles were caused by Skellerang and once he has to withdraw from Redgorge he also loses interest in the Chisel?
I need some consistent and coherent reasoning behind this but can't really see it. Can anyone provide me with some?
Cheers!
B
Well, chapter 7 says you can use Maavu as a source of information if he's still alive, so you won't be derailing the campaign if you go ahead and kill him off, or have him exiled from Cauldron permanently.
If all goes well, and you are able to give your players a good amount of insight into the events that led Alek Tercival to invoke the Old Law of Peers, then the heroes should have enough information to convince the authorities in Cauldron that Maavu wasn't behind the whole thing.
It could also be the previous lord-mayor Navalant who pardons Maavu directly after Demonscar Legacy.
Maybe the events in Demonscar Legacy leads Lord Navalant to suspect Lord Vhalantru of manipulating the tax riots and other events. This, in turn leads Lord Vhalantru to make the Lord-mayor to disappear. Because this was an unexpected move, Vhalantru can't afford to recind some of the Lord-mayor's unfavorable decisions. Maavu, in other words is no-go... for now.
It could also be the previous lord-mayor Navalant who pardons Maavu directly after Demonscar Legacy.
Maybe the events in Demonscar Legacy leads Lord Navalant to suspect Lord Vhalantru of manipulating the tax riots and other events. This, in turn leads Lord Vhalantru to make the Lord-mayor to disappear. Because this was an unexpected move, Vhalantru can't afford to recind some of the Lord-mayor's unfavorable decisions. Maavu, in other words is no-go... for now.
Yeah, I like that approach Slaad! I think the PCs can be told that the last thing the old Lord Mayor did before disappearing was to pardon Maavu. That might make the PCs think that actualy, perhaps he wasn't a bad egg after all (they currently believe the Mayor and Skelerang to be bad after much hinting from Vhalantru). Then in the same breath they'll be told that Vhalantru is now mayor. Hopefully they'll start suspecting him at thit stage (apart from the pesky rogue who has suspected old V since day one of the campaign!!!)
Good thinking.