Welcome to TEAM HEEL, which consists of Astarion, Edgard, and Abby.
Team Heel will find themselves traveling into the Weyrs of Antiva where the estate of Benat Berroeta is located. Nephew to the staunchly neutral Merchant Prince Andreuola Accottanto and a passionate (armchair) zoologist, Berroeta has amassed an impressive collection of Fade-Touched animals which currently reside in an elegant menagerie on the property. The menagerie, a vast hall of pale stone and fabulously tall stained glass windows which depict a wide array of flora and fauna, sits directly across the equally elaborate gardens from the estate's main house. Presumably this is so that Borroeta can fondly gaze out at it whenever he wants to.
Disguised as Tevinter soldiers, Team Heel will discover that armed guards are trawling throughout the property and that there are two guards within the menagerie itself. It's highly recommended that Team Heel arrange for a few witnesses to provide testimony that the theft was definitely the work of the Venatori. Any evidence that can be planted to emphasize this assessment is encouraged, and Flint has instructed the group to kill at least one of the animals in an effort to incite the sort of grief and/or rage in Berroeta that primes a man to jump to easy conclusions.
The animals themselves are housed in a series of (large-ish, albeit not terribly humane from a modern perspective) cages which have been, if necessary, warded with various enchantments to keep its inhabitant locked in. Luckily, these wards are clearly designed to be disabled from the outside and should cause only a temporary slow down to those looking to bust out the menagerie's occupants.
Beyond these points, the exact security pitfalls and challenges are up to you to decide on as a group. Berroeta has a virtually bottomless supply of money at his disposal, so feel free to go ham. If you want to say he has a self-propelling magic monorail that you can load all the animals on to escape to the edge of the estate, then go for it. If you want to have to pretend to be hay delivery drivers to take a bunch of wagons in and then load cages directly into the wagons, that's fine too. The big points are: steal Berroeta's animal friends (try not to lose any), make him think the Venatori did it, and absolutely do not get caught.
If you want ideas for Fade-Touched Animals, a optional Animal Generator is available for your use HERE. (With thanks to cass and mj for the coding which I definitely stole). But if you really have your heart set on something specific, feel free to make up your own Lisa Frank creation.
As a reminder, please make sure to file your report on the rookery comm by no later than April 30th.
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Team Heel will find themselves traveling into the Weyrs of Antiva where the estate of Benat Berroeta is located. Nephew to the staunchly neutral Merchant Prince Andreuola Accottanto and a passionate (armchair) zoologist, Berroeta has amassed an impressive collection of Fade-Touched animals which currently reside in an elegant menagerie on the property. The menagerie, a vast hall of pale stone and fabulously tall stained glass windows which depict a wide array of flora and fauna, sits directly across the equally elaborate gardens from the estate's main house. Presumably this is so that Borroeta can fondly gaze out at it whenever he wants to.
Disguised as Tevinter soldiers, Team Heel will discover that armed guards are trawling throughout the property and that there are two guards within the menagerie itself. It's highly recommended that Team Heel arrange for a few witnesses to provide testimony that the theft was definitely the work of the Venatori. Any evidence that can be planted to emphasize this assessment is encouraged, and Flint has instructed the group to kill at least one of the animals in an effort to incite the sort of grief and/or rage in Berroeta that primes a man to jump to easy conclusions.
The animals themselves are housed in a series of (large-ish, albeit not terribly humane from a modern perspective) cages which have been, if necessary, warded with various enchantments to keep its inhabitant locked in. Luckily, these wards are clearly designed to be disabled from the outside and should cause only a temporary slow down to those looking to bust out the menagerie's occupants.
Beyond these points, the exact security pitfalls and challenges are up to you to decide on as a group. Berroeta has a virtually bottomless supply of money at his disposal, so feel free to go ham. If you want to say he has a self-propelling magic monorail that you can load all the animals on to escape to the edge of the estate, then go for it. If you want to have to pretend to be hay delivery drivers to take a bunch of wagons in and then load cages directly into the wagons, that's fine too. The big points are: steal Berroeta's animal friends (try not to lose any), make him think the Venatori did it, and absolutely do not get caught.
If you want ideas for Fade-Touched Animals, a optional Animal Generator is available for your use HERE. (With thanks to cass and mj for the coding which I definitely stole). But if you really have your heart set on something specific, feel free to make up your own Lisa Frank creation.
As a reminder, please make sure to file your report on the rookery comm by no later than April 30th.