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<blockquote data-quote="epithet" data-source="post: 7293874" data-attributes="member: 6796566"><p>How can someone recognize a scion of the Quora Tal? Is there a birthmark visible only with True Sight? Who would know about this mark? What can the PCs do once they have identified all of the scions? There should be something other than "stop the ritual" that they're going for.</p><p></p><p>I personally love the idea of one of the "known" heirs being a false scion, not because of the dalliance of their father but of their grandfather, now deceased. (No living witness.) The real scion was raised in a bordello, and is now a bard/pirate/highwayman/prostitute/etc. -- someone no one would suspect of having an epic destiny. Early in the campaign, the PCs interact with this scion, because (s)he has information, or perhaps has "come into possession of" a handwritten journal that leads to the identity of a completely different scion. The miscreant scion has a well made knife with the royal crest, which "is an heirloom, that is. The old king gave that to me mum's mum, for services rendered, if you take my meaning. She used to go on and on about how she was 'is favorite, back in 'er prime."</p><p></p><p>If this is a long campaign, one that lasts into the later levels where more powerful magic is available, then you can kill one of the scions without an heir. The party would then have to arrange a resurrection for the scion, and might have to first persuade the scions departed spirit to return. "Come back so we can sacrifice you" isn't a persuasive argument, but perhaps the evil NPCs have access to magic that can force a spirit to return and be resurrected, perhaps even a wish spell from an item. The PCs learn that the villains plan to use this item to rez the scion and plan to stop this from happening--perhaps by preventing the theft of the item--but are doomed to fail, meaning that they have to rescue the scion. Perhaps it isn't actually resurrection, but is instead undeath. Now your good party must work with the vampire scion (the enemy of my enemy...) to achieve whatever they can do with all of the scions collected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epithet, post: 7293874, member: 6796566"] How can someone recognize a scion of the Quora Tal? Is there a birthmark visible only with True Sight? Who would know about this mark? What can the PCs do once they have identified all of the scions? There should be something other than "stop the ritual" that they're going for. I personally love the idea of one of the "known" heirs being a false scion, not because of the dalliance of their father but of their grandfather, now deceased. (No living witness.) The real scion was raised in a bordello, and is now a bard/pirate/highwayman/prostitute/etc. -- someone no one would suspect of having an epic destiny. Early in the campaign, the PCs interact with this scion, because (s)he has information, or perhaps has "come into possession of" a handwritten journal that leads to the identity of a completely different scion. The miscreant scion has a well made knife with the royal crest, which "is an heirloom, that is. The old king gave that to me mum's mum, for services rendered, if you take my meaning. She used to go on and on about how she was 'is favorite, back in 'er prime." If this is a long campaign, one that lasts into the later levels where more powerful magic is available, then you can kill one of the scions without an heir. The party would then have to arrange a resurrection for the scion, and might have to first persuade the scions departed spirit to return. "Come back so we can sacrifice you" isn't a persuasive argument, but perhaps the evil NPCs have access to magic that can force a spirit to return and be resurrected, perhaps even a wish spell from an item. The PCs learn that the villains plan to use this item to rez the scion and plan to stop this from happening--perhaps by preventing the theft of the item--but are doomed to fail, meaning that they have to rescue the scion. Perhaps it isn't actually resurrection, but is instead undeath. Now your good party must work with the vampire scion (the enemy of my enemy...) to achieve whatever they can do with all of the scions collected. [/QUOTE]
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