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<blockquote data-quote="amerigoV" data-source="post: 6162227">Its time to bring on some full frontal Eberron: Sounds like the patron needs to hire House Tharashk to find the PCs and force them to give up the item.Another option is that finding X now triggers the next step in the Prophecy. There are now other pieces of the board in motion. There may be other forces in play that have no qualms about a scorched earth policy (&quot;when your quarry goes to ground, do not leave them any ground to go to). Start subtle - associates of the party start to go missing. Then circle in closer - other contacts, friends, extended family, and suddenly even the patron has disappeared and is not responding to the extortion (in that case, he/she is on the run for plot purposes). Make the Players very paranoid. If they still hold out - then the other forces slaughter the PC's families and eventually take X. Your players sound about as bright as Aaron Hernandez - take advantage of it. In the words of the Shadow, &quot;the weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay&quot; (if I read you right, they did not technically break their contract as X is out of scope, but its close enough)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="amerigoV, post: 6162227"] Its time to bring on some full frontal Eberron: Sounds like the patron needs to hire House Tharashk to find the PCs and force them to give up the item. Another option is that finding X now triggers the next step in the Prophecy. There are now other pieces of the board in motion. There may be other forces in play that have no qualms about a scorched earth policy ("when your quarry goes to ground, do not leave them any ground to go to). Start subtle - associates of the party start to go missing. Then circle in closer - other contacts, friends, extended family, and suddenly even the patron has disappeared and is not responding to the [B]extortion [/B](in that case, he/she is on the run for plot purposes). Make the Players very paranoid. If they still hold out - then the other forces slaughter the PC's families and eventually take X. Your players sound about as bright as Aaron Hernandez - take advantage of it. In the words of the Shadow, "the weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay" (if I read you right, they did not technically break their contract as X is out of scope, but its close enough) [/QUOTE]

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