Suggested level: 5th-6th.
The PCs enter a small Principality- one ruled by a powerful family. Although the land is mostly peaceful, the Principality is rocked by a series of brutal murders- planned, methodical, and horrific. Prince Killian, newly ascended to the throne after his parents were killed, hires the PCs to investigate the murders, no matter how far they go. He seems earnest, if a little uncomfortable, and slightly shady if someone's Sense Motive scores are high enough. He grants them a month to investigate, and then invites them to the castle for a private audience, to uncover their evidence and accuse the murderer. During the course of this month, they will have the chance to travel the Principality, and their food and rooms will be paid for by the Crown. The people are kind and pleasant, but shaken to their cores by the brutal murders, which also claimed the lives of the Prince’s parents. The murders stopped a month after he ascended the throne, but for two very recent ones which occur while the PCs are investigating. The murderer is fast, skilled, and able to escape quickly, leaving them baffled and frustrated. Over time, evidence will accumulate, and the PCs will have no choice but to attend a private audience with Prince Killian himself, and accuse him of the very crimes he has hired them to investigate! Then, a twist! The Prince is a doppelgänger, a con-man hired three Kingdoms away and Polymorphed into the Prince’s form. He’s desperate for aid, and knows that the true Prince Killian will come for him shortly. He cares for the people of Serril Vale, and is willing to endanger himself to expose the true killer. The real Killian indeed strikes that evening, hoping to silence all of the PCs and terrify his puppet into silence forever, allowing him the freedom to continue his spree to honour the God of Murder. Statistics: ‘Prince Killian’ is a 5th-level Neutral Good Bard. Killian is a 10th-level Chaotic Evil Rogue (Assassin). (Originally posted on 23 July 2018) Comments are closed.
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