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{{Quest objective|Destroy the scrying eye.| | {{Quest objective|Destroy the scrying eye.| | ||
* We agreed to help Brithvar and his group double-cross Nere. First, we need to take out the scrying eye - discreetly. | * We agreed to help Brithvar and his group double-cross Nere. First, we need to take out the scrying eye - discreetly. | ||
Brithvar is defeated. It's probably still worth destroying the scrying eye. | * Brithvar is defeated. It's probably still worth destroying the scrying eye. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Quest Complete| | {{Quest objective|Quest Complete| | ||
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Speak to Brithvar and he is instantly suspicious of the party. He can smell the True Soul 'stink' on them. If the party says they are a True Soul, the pair become hostile. If the party says they aren't a True Soul, there is a chance to work with the duergar mutineers: | Speak to Brithvar and he is instantly suspicious of the party. He can smell the True Soul 'stink' on them. If the party says they are a True Soul, the pair become hostile. If the party says they aren't a True Soul, there is a chance to work with the duergar mutineers: | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|You're imagining things. I would never bow to the Absolute|roll=Deception|dc=10}} | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|I ''was'' a True Soul. That cult lied to me - now I want revenge.|roll=Deception|dc=10}} | ||
* Cast Detect Thoughts. | * {{Dialogue option|Use your head - can you imagine a deep gnome being picked as a True Soul?|tags=Deep Gnome|roll=Deception|dc=10|advantage=y}} | ||
* That's not me you smell. You must still be catching Nere's scent. | * {{Dialogue option|That 'stench' is just psionic resonance - a remnant of our ancestors' enslavement by illithids.|tags=Githyanki, Duergar}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|What I am matters not. You seek retribution - I want to help.|tags=Oath of Vengeance|roll=Persuasion|dc=10}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Cast Detect Thoughts.''|roll=Wisdom|dc=11}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|That's not me you smell. You must still be catching Nere's scent.}} (if mind read) | |||
If successfully convincing Brithvar that the party are not cultists, he offers them an opportunity for gold | If successfully convincing Brithvar that the party are not cultists, he offers them an opportunity for gold: freeing {{CharLink|Nere}}, then taking him down and stealing his gold. The party would get a cut of the spoils. A successful Persuasion check with "Sounds good. I expect half the spoils." (DC 10) gains an extra payout. Brithvar says that the party needs to deal with the {{CharLink|Scrying Eye}} first, lest more True Souls would come running when they realise what is happening. The party can also ask him for leads on getting Nere out, to which he refers them to the gnomes. | ||
The party can wait for the scrying eye to patrol a more remote area to take it down.{{note|The Scrying Eye has a particular patrol it follows, moving from inside the cave-in room, down the stairs, and to the dock area. It can begin following the party if they act suspiciously (i.e. hiding in front of the eye), but it quickly returns to its route.}} There is a somewhat secluded spot near the stairs down from Brithvar that can work with a sneak attack. If the party is caught killing the scrying eye, a guard confronts the killer.{{note|Despite having given the party the task of killing the Scrying Eye, if killing it within sight range of Elder Brithwar and Stone Guard Kur, they will also accost the party for "murdering someone", forcing the party to make a dialogue skill check to avoid the entire area becoming hostile.}} At this point, the guard can still be persuaded or deceived into standing down, otherwise the duergar will become hostile. | The party can wait for the scrying eye to patrol a more remote area to take it down.{{note|The Scrying Eye has a particular patrol it follows, moving from inside the cave-in room, down the stairs, and to the dock area. It can begin following the party if they act suspiciously (i.e. hiding in front of the eye), but it quickly returns to its route.}} There is a somewhat secluded spot near the stairs down from Brithvar that can work with a sneak attack. If the party is caught killing the scrying eye, a guard confronts the killer.{{note|Despite having given the party the task of killing the Scrying Eye, if killing it within sight range of Elder Brithwar and Stone Guard Kur, they will also accost the party for "murdering someone", forcing the party to make a dialogue skill check to avoid the entire area becoming hostile.}} At this point, the guard can still be persuaded or deceived into standing down, otherwise the duergar will become hostile. | ||
Failing to destroy the Scrying Eye has an | Failing to destroy the Scrying Eye has an effect on Nere's confrontation. If the eye was not destroyed, Nere has some idea of the duergar mutinists. In some instances, he orders the party to defeat the duergars to prove their loyalty, rather than killing the deep gnomes. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||