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 === Act Two ===
-Rolan can be found drowning his sorrows in alcohol in [[Last Light Inn]] due to his siblings Lia and Cal being taken to the [[Moonrise Towers]] as prisoners while he was busy defending the children of the tiefling refugees during an attack of The Cult of the [[Absolute]]. He will be angry with the party because of his perception that they are the reason his siblings were in danger and insist on going to find them himself; he must be saved during his attempt or he will fall to the shadow curse. One long rest after he leaves the safety of the inn is enough to condemn his fate. He can be found in the [[Ruined Battlefield]], on the eastern shore of the river, south of the bridge that leads to the {{Coords|-54|-111|Reithwin Tollhouse}}.
+If Rolan was persuaded into staying at the grove and has survived Act One, he can be found drowning his sorrows in alcohol in [[Last Light Inn]].  He angrily tells the party that his siblings Lia and Cal being taken to the [[Moonrise Towers]] as prisoners while he was busy defending the children of the tiefling refugees during an attack of The Cult of the [[Absolute]]. He will be angry with the party because of his perception that they are the reason his siblings were in danger and insist on going to find them himself; he must be saved during his attempt or he will fall to the shadow curse. One long rest after he leaves the safety of the inn is enough to condemn his fate. He can be found in the [[Ruined Battlefield]], on the eastern shore of the river, south of the bridge that leads to the {{Coords|-54|-111|Reithwin Tollhouse}}.
 Saving Lia and Cal before finding Rolan at Last Light Inn will result in him already being gone by the time the Party arrives at the Inn. If searched for at the Ruined Battlefield, he will be about to be attacked by [[Shadow]]s. Speaking to Rolan at the Inn, then saving Lia and Cal before running into him at the Battlefield, might cause Rolan to die and to be afflicted by the [[Shadow curse]].
+If Rolan was not persuaded into staying at the grove, he and his siblings will not appear in Act Two. His absence also causes many of the tiefling refugees to perish during the Absolutist attack, most notably Bex and Mirkon.
 === Act Three ===
-If he survived Act Two, Rolan can be found manning the front desk at [[Sorcerous Sundries]] in place of {{CharLink|Lorroakan's Projection}}, although his behavior is stiff and the narration will note that something seems wrong.
+If he survived Act Two or left the grove during Act One, Rolan can be found manning the front desk at [[Sorcerous Sundries]] in place of {{CharLink|Lorroakan's Projection}}, although his behavior is stiff and the narration will note that something seems wrong.
+During the conclusion of [[Find the Nightsong]], wether Rolan will side with or against his master upon hearing his plans for {{CharLink|Aylin|Dame Aylin}} depend on several factors:
-During the conclusion of [[Find the Nightsong]], Rolan will side against his master upon hearing his plans for {{CharLink|Aylin|Dame Aylin}} if both his siblings were saved — or require either a {{SkillCheck|Intimidation|20}}, {{SkillCheck|Persuasion|18}}, or {{SkillCheck|Arcana|15}} if only one of his siblings survived the journey. If they were not saved, he will side with Lorroakan; though he can also side with Lorroakan if his siblings were saved before the party first visits Last Light Inn.
+* If both his siblings survived Act Two, he will side automatically against Lorroakan.
+* If only one of them survived Act Two, Rolan will require either a {{SkillCheck|Intimidation|20}}, {{SkillCheck|Persuasion|18}}, or {{SkillCheck|Arcana|15}}.
+* If neither of them were saved, he will side with Lorroakan; though he can also side with Lorroakan if his siblings were saved before the party first visits Last Light Inn. This outcome also automatically happens whenever Rolan wasn't persuaded into staying at the grove during Act One, implying they did not survive the journey.
 After the battle, if Rolan sided against Lorroakan he resolves to master the tower's secrets on his own and pledge its resources to aid in the final battle, cursing Lorroakan as a bastard and confessing to suffering daily abuse from the man. Rolan then becomes an ally for [[Gather Your Allies]].