Natalya - ideas? (Spoilers)

[RoninUsagi]

Anyone else out there have Natalya survive? Any ideas of what to do with her? Stories or recommendations?

My players where hard and quick, knocked her out, and took her and her shard to Sheila, who identified the item. Basically we ended the session after part one, and I'm kicking around ideas for Natalya.

I was actually thinking of making her a triple-agent who also works for (Magnimar Guard?Korvosa? Some other party?).

This is more of an effort to keep her from eventually disappearing like a Bond Girl between films.

[_Cobalt_]

I plan to run her more as an informant among the low-lives of Magnimar. Some of the side-quests could be given through her.

You could have her working for... XIN! Kidding, but it would be hilarious.

[RoninUsagi]

I like the street informant angle, I may go with this.

[thenovalord]

She lived in mine, and Terisha (sp?)too.

Wondering myself what to do with them

[RoninUsagi]

Terisha in mine may become the new leader of the Tower Girls (possibly an ally if the PCs play it right), while Natalya will become a street informer/occasional PC.

[Balgin]

In book 1 my players were willing to work on Natalya, persuade her to spill her information regarding the tower. She even drew them a map of the tower (as she knew it. Yes, I drew a player handout and let them all look at it in a hasty sketchy style implying that Natalya's not as great an artist as myself). She's come to help them over time and is still around by the end of book 2.

Speaking of which ...... You know that trap in book 2? That one? Yeah, that's the one.... My party's kind of adopted Natalya and she's tagging along with them using a bit of false bravado to cover up how insecure she feels and her various internal issues. When they get to That Trap she might just fall prey to it. Anyone could. However if it were her I think she'd be the party member most likely to take it as a positive thing. A chance to leave behind some of her family issues/feelings of failure and abandonment, and to embrace a new life.

Most characters would get pretty hung up about it but for her I think it could be a positive thing. Whatever happens when we get to that particular part of the adventure I'm going to try to avoid railroading and wait and see what happens.

She really wants to get revenge on Terisha for trying to kill her 'though. There's some pretty heavy antipathy there.

[RoninUsagi]

After our second session this past Sunday, The PCs managed to capture Terisha as well. Returning with her to the Manor after clearing out the first 9 areas of the Crow; they had Natalya as their intermediary make a deal with Terisha -

Defeat the lycanthrope members of the Tower Girls (while being merciful to the non-Wererats), Leave Terisha in charge, and Natalya can walk away from the gang without repercussion. (Leaving one as an NPC intermediary for another, as well as the other Sczarni gangs in Magnimar.)