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.