Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

Guild WarsDaniel Dodrescu (male Traladaran, age 22, N, NM,student) and Mihail Hagi (male Traladaran, age 23,N, T1, student). These two students, Traladarannationalists and would-be insurgents are initiallyaccused of killing Iosif Gogean. Both come fromlower-middle class backgrounds, and have used theirShearing time to gather funds for pursuing education(and a position in the guild system, most likely).Both only know the victim by fame, and neither iseven a passable shot with a crossbow.Adding more ActionThe adventure is designed ascombat-free, which makes it agood choice for unusual parties(e.g., those without Fighters), orfor a one-night side-trek whensome players are missing.However, it is possible (or the PCactions can make it necessary) toadd some combat encounters.Four groups are likely to recur toviolence to hinder or stop theinvestigation (or some specificdirection): the Traladaraninsurgents, the Veiled Society, theTorenescu, and members of theOderbry faction in the Church ofKarameikos.These combat encounters arelikely to take the form ofambushes or barroom brawls, ormay be part of larger riots. TheVeiled Society may act to protectLevinik, while the Traladaraninsurgents could target anycharacter perceived as a Thyatiansupporter -- these may be ThyatianPCs or Traladaran “turncoats”. TheTorenescu are less likely to beinvolved in open violence, but thePCs may attack them whileinvestigating the false clues aboutGuildmaster Levinik (see“Tracking the Torenescu”).Finally, the Oderbry faction takesthe same role as the Traladaraninsurgents, on the opposite side --these NPCs are only likely to attackunarmed PCs in barroom brawls.173THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1