Intermission (Abadius (I) 18th-Rova (IX) 9th, 4708 AR)

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The heroes did not find any clues of the Mistress' whereabouts in the ensuing months. They were suddenly summoned in front of Drandle Dreng and Ambrus Valsin, as well as Major Colson Madlris. They were informed that Junia was attacked by a rakshasa they assume to be the Mistress. The Mistress had taken the form of another Pathfinder apprentice, a friend of Junia's, luring her into a false sense of security. Luckily, Junia escaped, but the apprentice the Mistress impersonated was missing, presumed eaten. The venture captains and Andoran faction leader suspect several other apprentices who have gone missing the past 8 months have suffered the same fate.

The Pathfinder leadership plan is to whisk the heroes away from Absalom for a time, until they ensure the safety of their apprentices and agents, since according to Junia, the Mistress was primarily interested in the heroes' lives and habits. They placed the heroes on the next ship to Andoran, which the heroes grudgingly agreed to, after first broadcasting their destination with an extravagant farewell party. The heroes also asked Junia to accompany them.

On their first night on board the ship to Andoran, Guaril Karela woke them up and whisked them off to a different ship that would take them to the city of Korvosa in Varisia. The real Pathfinder plan, according to Guaril, is for the heroes to hide away in Varisia, where the Pathfinders have no presence, while everyone else thinks they are on their way to Andoran. And while they are there, it wouldn't hurt if they picked up false identities and built up a good name for the Society...

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