The Ekbirrian Job/ La Mission ekbirienne - Le Monde de Greyhawk

Elohir looks puzzled for a moment. “Yes, princess…Would you like to come with me in my rooms, wehave much to discuss. Your escorts will be wellcared for.” Ishmal goes to protest but he is reducedto silence by the Princess. She and Elohir leave theroom by a side door. The entire room is stunned fora moment.The princess and Elohir talk together until the nextmorning. No one can interrupt them. The PCs areoffered quarters in some hastily-built hut on a distantbranch. Despite their protests about being split fromthe princess, Ishmal and Moussef are escorted with thePCs. PCs in shackles remain so.Speaking to the ElvesSee the above section for all the information that canbe learned. The same penalties apply here.However, on a Gather Information check [DC 21], theelves confide that they are most surprised by Elohir’sbehavior with the princess. They hope it is a good sign,because he remains unmarried and refuses to take awife. To any elf or half-elf PC, they make insinuationthat perhaps Elohir has fallen in love with the princess.Looking aroundWhile the PCs are not allowed free reign around thecity, (except Udgru elves, priests of an elven religion orthose wearing the Lasse ten’Sha’Quessi), they can visitthe town. There is little to see in town they cannot seefrom their house. Call for Spot checks.DC 12 Occasionally groups of forest giants and groupsof wood elves meet on the surface. (The Forest Giantsand the elves are allied thanks to Elohir.DC 15 No elves walk on the swampy forest floor.DC 18 All the elves seem to engage in practicing withswords and bows.DC 20 On occasion, a flash of light gleams in thedistance. It seems to always be from the same location.DC 25 Giant eagle riders come and go about the forest,but rarely land in Zaneren.DC 40 The trees the city is built on closely resemblesgigantic Treants.Speaking to the TreantsIt is not possible to speak with the treants during thisadventure.Speaking with the QadiIshmal al-Qadi takes a seat in the house and waitsimpatiently. He does not wish to talk and looks verynervous, as if foreseeing something going wrong, verywrong. No one can get him to up up.Moussef on the other hand pulls out a piece ofparchment and begins drawing and documentingeverything he sees. The PCs can get him to speak.However, it requires a Diplomacy or Bluff check [DC15+APL]. PCs with ranks in any knowledge skillreceive +5 circumstance bonus to the roll (Moussefenjoys intellectual conversations).• He comes from a poor family from the Dezbat onthe coast of the Dramidj Ocean. The Dezbat is apoor region of Ekbir with a poor reputation.• He doesn’t like the new lord of Dezbat, UrikAshir. Moussef is very knowledgeable and canrelate the entire story of the fall of the First Houseof Ashir (refer to Adventure Background underEkbir). Moussef believes the Faris Rautha wereaccused falsely. He was approached by Gebril AlMofiss to help restore the honor of the FarisRautha by proving their innocence. Gebril askedMoussef to join the Rautha Brotherhood. Moussefis strongly thinking about joining. However, he isunsure of whether he would have to leave Ishmal.• Ishmal has been his mentor since he became apriest. The two men are very good friends andwould give their life for the other.• Moussef is highly excited about this mission.While he has come to Tusmit a few times in thelast few years, this is his first real adventure intoTusmit.• He believes that the mission will ultimatelytransform Tusmit, making it a better nation.• He thinks he’ll be ennobled when they reachDwur’Ayhand.• No, he doesn’t want to marry the princess. (If theidea is suggested to him or if one of the PCssuggests they would like to marry, Moussef willnot be able to stop giggling.)• The Princess has much Tusman blood. He refusesto state her name (any PC making Knowledge(Nobility) or (Local/VTF) or Bardic Knowledgecan make a check [DC 20] to know there is noprincess in the current family tree of the Pasha.The natural deduction is that Moussef is hidingsomething (which, of course, he is).EKB5-06/TUS5-07 The Ekbirrian Job Page 19