Poison for the High Sentinel
Hook
Black Lily offered the party fifty gold pieces to poison High Sentinel Ablander during Neblus’s midnight mass.
Resources supplied
- An unidentified poison.
- A key said to open Ablander’s room.
- Knowledge that Ablander is occupied leading midnight mass each night.
Resolution
- The party used Black Lily’s key to enter Ablander’s quarters but did not use the poison.
- Ablander discovered the ambush and was killed by Rage during the ensuing battle.
- The unused poison remains in communal party inventory.
- The party fled Neblus with Black Lily before learning why Ablander had been selected or what his death would accomplish.
- At Richten House, Black Lily accepted the result and paid the promised 50 gp despite the poison never being used.
Consequences to watch
- Determine how the Shrine and Kargatane respond to Ablander’s death.
- Learn whether Black Lily receives the promotion he expected.
- Identify the unused poison.