Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

Guild WarsINVOLVING THE PARTYThere are several ways for the Player Characters to beinvolved in the investigation.● One or more PCs are members of the PhorsisGuard 1 or a unit of the Second Division. In thelatter case, the Phorsis Guards are exoneratedfrom the investigation due to the accusation ofbeing involved in the murder, and the PCs' unitis assigned the case instead.● The party is already known to Specularumgovernment agents (Zogref Yarol, LucasTormandros, captain Mikel, Aloysius Vandevicor a member of the ruling family).● One or more PCs are members of the Magicians'Guild or the Apothecaries' Guild, or anotherparty involved in the matter (this may changedepending on the setting).● One or more PCs are friends of the twoTraladaran suspects, Daniel and Mihail. Theirfriends ask the PCs to save them from a certaindeath at the hands of Karameikos' judiciarysystem.Tracking theTorenescuThe adventure, as written,assumes that the Torenescuinfiltrator who cannot be trackeddown or otherwise detected bythe PCs. However, skilled,inventive, or well-connected PCsmay try to follow this route -- mostlikely after the main part of theadventure is completed. TheinfiItrator, Malora Cooper (femaleForest Elf 5, N), is a member of theMinrothaddan Thieves’ Guild,contracted by the Torenescuthrough their contacts with theEbonov family. She will leaveSpecularum on the first shipbound to Minrothad, and this maybe a good opportunity to lead theparty to the Minrothad Guilds, andinvolve them in a deadlier type ofTHE INVESTIGATIONThe investigation itself is rather free-form, and takesthe better part of the adventure. Its actual playdepends heavily on player choices -- it is up to themwho to question and which actions to undertake.This section provides information useful to run theinvestigation, but the DM will need to present it in away that fits the events triggered by the PCs.Murder scene: The killing bolt was shot from abuilding near the Magicians' Guildhall, apparentlyone occupied by Traladaran insurgents DanielDodrescu and Mihail Hagi. However, neighter of thetwo is an especially good shot with a crossbow, and1 See The Specularum City Guard at The Vaults of Pandius168THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1