I was reading ahead and came across this, in the last book of the Jade Regent AP, which confused me, and I'm wondering if I'm failing a perception check somewhere along the way:
If the PCs learn of the Jade Regent’s origin in “Forest of Spirits” (and especially the manner of his mother’s death
This is located in Soto Takahiro's stat block in "The Empty Throne". I checked back to "The Forest of Spirits" for the information that the PCs are to discover in Munasukaru's Penance, but this was all I could find:
Beyond relying on hired mortal agents, Anamurumon was also obsessed with siring half-human progeny. He needed the “perfect” grandchild—a tiefling who would not only be unquestioningly loyal to Anamurumon, but could also pass as human. Such a child would be the perfect agent to infiltrate the imperial families of Minkai, but all of Anamurumon’s descendants were deemed “unsuitable” and killed by the oni.
I know that Anamurumon is Takahiro's grandfather, so he must have had at least one child survive. But I don't see anything about Takahiro or his mother. Am I failing my perception check?
Lots of weird continuity going on in Jade Regent like that. Lots of layer of things foreshadowed or promised being peeled away too slow or too quick and smudging up the details-- Jade Regent
But your answer's right here:
The boy’s mother died during childbirth, courtesy of a
poisoned cup of medicinal tea arranged by Anamurumon
himself to ensure that his grandson would bond only with
him.
But your answer's right here:The boy’s mother died during childbirth, courtesy of a
poisoned cup of medicinal tea arranged by Anamurumon
himself to ensure that his grandson would bond only with
him.
And it's in the Adventure Background of "The Empty Throne" (at the bottom of page 7), not on "Forest of Spirits". This happened to me, too, as I was reading the module. The wording leads to confusion, as it seems to imply that these events were described in FoS. The only way for the players to know about the poisoned cup would be to use divination (after all these are high level PCs, and something like a Commune with Shizuru or a casting of Legend Lore / Vision about the Jade Regent should be no problem to them).
And it's in the Adventure Background of "The Empty Throne" (at the bottom of page 7), not on "Forest of Spirits". This happened to me, too, as I was reading the module. The wording leads to confusion, as it seems to imply that these events were described in FoS. The only way for the players to know about the poisoned cup would be to use divination (after all these are high level PCs, and something like a Commune with Shizuru or a casting of Legend Lore / Vision about the Jade Regent should be no problem to them).
But your answer's right here:The boy’s mother died during childbirth, courtesy of a
poisoned cup of medicinal tea arranged by Anamurumon
himself to ensure that his grandson would bond only with
him.
Some heavy editing must have happened to the BBEG between #4 and #6.
Like if RotRL was Rise of the Runegiants.
Ah, thanks a lot Fox1212 and Ice Titan. I knew I must have been missing something somewhere. For some reason, in the visions in