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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8267167" data-attributes="member: 2012">I think that's everything.There was also the major fight against the members of the Rising Swords and some of them are imprisoned in the guard post of the Gate of Scales.Initially, the PCs were going to go right into the secret passage, but Tim didn't want to leave Mani locked up in the gate's cells, so he and Vinny rushed the doppelganger to the barracks. I'd had Tim, Tuck, and Breva down into the secret passage but reversed that decision when [USER=6790669]@Tellerian Hawke[/USER] decided to have Tim run Mani to Riftwatch. Of course, [USER=24380]@Neurotic[/USER] didn't want Akos to do more running. Heh. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh    :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" />There are Mani's accusations about a shop called The Cross Candles near the Gardens being a front for a thieves' guild. As well, he told the PCs that there are other doppelgangers in Bluffside and, at least, two of them are working for Phelix Del Cannitha.And while the PCs caught Mani, there is still a killer on the loose. Mani didn't take responsibility for killing the Lord Mayor, Horatio Hollingsworth, and no one is sure if the man's wife killed him or if he was killed by someone else.There is also the mysterious creature hidden somewhere in the untamed depths of the Eastern Gardens as well. Plus, Tuck will want to try to find a cure for Sylemis.  Tuck's situation with the 'dire rats' in the bakery still has to be resolvedThere is the Jade Thicket back near Spindle's Apothecary that Akos wants to explore at some point. Could the legend of the thicket help the PCs prepare against Phelix? Could the power that might be lost in its tangles be a cure for the curse inflicting the dragori-fehr monk?Newcomer, Falen, has his own concerns about a group of assassins known as The Dusk who might be on his trail and their connection to Phelix and the death of the ambassador of Ticinum. Of course, only [USER=6804768]@Aust Thale[/USER]'s PC knows about those details, so far. Although, he might be revealing them to Oakfirst soon. Falen also has to go see the ambassador's relative in the Temple District at some point.Breva is in the middle of a mess that seems to point to corruption in Bluffside. That would be a hard fact for a paladin to ignore. He has to answer to Sir Silvon as much as Custodio does, although he has more free reign.Of course, there is the ultimate goal of going back to near the Gardens and going through the portal to confront Phelix on his home turf. The PCs know his enclave is in an adjacent plane that they already have the portal key for and Akos is 99% certain he can get the group through the portal without any problems. He's just not sure he can get them back as easily.Is the Renegade some sort of mastermind who is distracting the PCs with ambushes and unrelated mysteries or is it all connected beyond the scope of Phelix's machinations?</blockquote>

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