By Leslie Charteris
The Saint is on vacation in Austria and promising to act himself, but if he sees a guy being attacked through thugs, he feels obliged to intrude. The stranger turns out remarkably ungrateful, and shortly it’s transparent why, for he's a thief with a prize that males will kill for. quickly the Saint is in a race opposed to time, the police, and his previous enemy Prince Rudolf to maintain carry of the loot.
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AZVERNATHI RAUL CR 3 XP 800 Male human cleric of Asmodeus 4 LE Medium humanoid (human) Init +6; Senses Perception +3 DEFENSE AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +2 Dex) hp 21 (4d8) Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +7 OFFENSE Speed 30 ft. (20 ft.
Vendalfek is merely looking for entertainment, and the PCs seem so much more interesting than anyone else he’s seen in the tavern. The faerie dragon’s lived in secret in Kintargo for years, and thinks of the place as his home, though he doesn’t really understand human politics. Still, he’s smart, and any attempt to explain to the dragon what’s happened should suffice to educate him. Vendalfek begins an encounter friendly to the PCs unless they attacked him, in which case he’s indifferent. Convincing him to stop teasing the patrons of Clenchjaw’s counts as complicated aid for the prankster dragon (Diplomacy DC 18 if friendly, or DC 23 if indifferent).
The types of excruciations vary wildly, but most are relatively simple affairs such as pillorying or public caging. In extreme situations, lethal sentences such as impaling or crucifixion are carried out. Barzillai Thrune is something of an artist when it comes to his preferred methods for all matters of discipline, and this extends to his taste in excruciations. ” When a prisoner is doghoused, he is put inside of a small wooden dog house, the walls of which have had dozens of nails driven through.