Party: Back in Black... and Red
Concern & Quest
The party has inadvertently become entangled in a conflict between two rival factions: the Red Cloaks, a group of desert thugs, and the Blackhand, a powerful organized crime syndicate. They were hired to reclaim a pet for a paying customer, which happened to be in the possession of the Red Cloaks and paid for by the Blackhand. Will they let it slip or will they seek revenge?
Plot points
Plot point 1
While on the run from both factions, the party encounters a down-on-their-luck fence called Fingers who is desperate to escape the clutches of the Blackhand. He explains he got caught fencing some contraband and it went up in smoke on a skyship about a week back and the Blackhand are after him. He'll provide his fencing skills and network in exchange for safe passage out of Idwalla.This fence offers them valuable information about the Blackhand's operations, including their use of the old mining tunnels under Idwala for smuggling, and the existence of the Pick n Pint, an old miners' tavern still frequented by unsavory characters.
Plot point 2
The party receives word that the Red Cloaks and the Blackhand are hunting them down for revenge. This message comes through a cypher from The Machine. They must decide how to deal with this situation before it escalates further.Plot point 3
A local enforcer of the Blackhand seeks out the party, impressed by their prowess in dealing with the Red Cloaks. They offer the party a lucrative deal: 250gp to find a cockatrice for their boss, who has always desired one. The enforcer blames the party for the loss of their pet and sees this as a chance for them to make amends.Plot twist
Just as the party believes they have found a way to appease the Blackhand and secure their safety, they get a blood hawk that drops off a finger in a red handkerchief, with meets us at our camp south of the Idwala.They want the party to deliver a cockatrice pen that's filled with explosives to the Blackhand and then they'll let fingers go.
Reward
If they blow up the Blackhand Op in Idwalla, the red cloaks will say the debt is squared. If they kill the red cloaks and deliver the Cockatrice then the Blackhand debt is squared. There will be approximately 500gp of contraband loot either way that can be fenced through Fingers if he survives.Concept
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