akr71
Hero
TL/DR; the party subdued the BBEG & freed a good NPC cleric. What would the cleric suggest doing with the BBEG?
The long version.
The party made a deal with a Night Hag -> info on the BBEG's whereabouts and in exchange they would leave her chained in a specific location for the Night Hag to trap soul in the hag's soul bag. The party doesn't seem to have any moral qualms about doing this, but they also aren't too concerned about reneging on their deal with the hag. They are powerful enough now that the hag doesn't pose much of a threat.
The BBEG is a priestess of Loviatar who was subverting the local Temple of Ilmater and the villagers to her cult. Along the way the party rescued an NPC cleric - a friend of the party who disappeared while investigating troubling portents the cleric received. Now freed, the cleric of Ilmater is suggesting that the BBEG be brought before the villagers and be held accountable for her actions - more to prove to the villagers what was up and how they were duped more than anything else.
What then? I think the villagers would demand blood - the BBEG was responsible for much suffering including the demise of their protector, a brave paladin of Ilmater. Would a cleric of Ilmater care if the BBEG's soul is captured by a night hag? Would the cleric be ok with the mob killing the BBEG? As a LG cleric of a LG deity, I'm leaning towards no. But what then? There's no jail, no town guard - its a village with a temple in the middle of farmland. The cleric could ask the party to escort the BBEG to the nearest city to stand trial, but that is waaay out of the party's way. They have interests there - and some influence - but I'm not sure how much they want to be delayed after the current diversion.
The long version.
The party made a deal with a Night Hag -> info on the BBEG's whereabouts and in exchange they would leave her chained in a specific location for the Night Hag to trap soul in the hag's soul bag. The party doesn't seem to have any moral qualms about doing this, but they also aren't too concerned about reneging on their deal with the hag. They are powerful enough now that the hag doesn't pose much of a threat.
The BBEG is a priestess of Loviatar who was subverting the local Temple of Ilmater and the villagers to her cult. Along the way the party rescued an NPC cleric - a friend of the party who disappeared while investigating troubling portents the cleric received. Now freed, the cleric of Ilmater is suggesting that the BBEG be brought before the villagers and be held accountable for her actions - more to prove to the villagers what was up and how they were duped more than anything else.
What then? I think the villagers would demand blood - the BBEG was responsible for much suffering including the demise of their protector, a brave paladin of Ilmater. Would a cleric of Ilmater care if the BBEG's soul is captured by a night hag? Would the cleric be ok with the mob killing the BBEG? As a LG cleric of a LG deity, I'm leaning towards no. But what then? There's no jail, no town guard - its a village with a temple in the middle of farmland. The cleric could ask the party to escort the BBEG to the nearest city to stand trial, but that is waaay out of the party's way. They have interests there - and some influence - but I'm not sure how much they want to be delayed after the current diversion.