tsr09497 - AD&D - Ra.. - Property Is Theft!

When they arrive seeking employment, Matton tells the heroes nothing of this true motives, although they may be able to
guess given the stories told by the Zarovan. By now, the heroes should also realize that the Dukkar can probably be found in
the vicinity of his mother; Gabrielle would obviously be a good source of information about her son. The heroes may also
hope to question Matton's source of information at the Dog Fights.
Getting There
As the heroes move through the streets of West Karina, they feel as through they are being watched. The street lamps are
placed further apart, casting flickering shadows that seem to move.
Crossing Tower Street, you notice a tall, slender figure standing on a street corner a block away, leaning up against a
building near a street lamp. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a billowing cloak of some dark fabric that seems to drink up
the night, making him hard to see. A dark scarf covers the lower half of his face. The man abruptly steps out of the lamplight
and is swallowed silently by darkness. Where he was standing, a crumpled piece of parchment lies on the cobblestone
sidewalk by the street lamp.
The cloaked figure is the Midnight Slasher, an element of random violence in the adventure, whose sole aim is to break up
the Dog Fights. His first goal is to discomfit the guests, either by threats (in the case of a well-armed party) or by murder (in
the case of a single person wandering alone). The Dungeon Master should review the Slasher's history and background in
"Dramatis Personae."
If one of the characters picks up the crumpled paper, they find it contains a severed human finger, still wearing an iron
signet finger carved with the Falkovnian hawk (recently harvested from one of Regess' soldiers). The paper is scrawled in
blood (undoubtedly using the finger as a writing implement):
The darkness is mine.
The anger is mine.
The vengeance is mine.
The last verse is still moist. The heroes' patron blanches visibly at the sight, although he does nothing except urge the party
to hurry. If asked about the Slasher, the patron tells them to shut up and walk faster. They reach 123 Bog Street, the location
of the Dog Fights, without further incident.
123 Bog Street
The Dog Fights begin after midnight at 123 Bog Street. A map of the warehouse and environs is included on the inside of
the cover for the adventure. The entire area is guarded by ten Falkovnian soldiers (designated by S on the map) and three
vicious war dogs (D). Equipped with silvered blades as a precaution against lycanthropes, the soldiers remain at their posts
unless called away by Commander Regess. The large mastiffs are chained in a specific locations, mainly to sniff out
concealed or invisible intruders. Important areas and defenses in the warehouse are detailed below.