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Synopsis:

We walk in to find Zarys overseeing the torture of an agent that handed over special cargo to us. The agent is currently bound to a chair and badly beaten, and we're due to get the same treatment in her eyes - unless we can talk her out of it.

Volume is likely louder than normal conversation but not shouting - she's standing on a raised platform perhaps ten feet above us and the tortured agent,

35.
Zarys
: You're the one who recruited me, Rugan.^devnote
- 26.
  Zarys
  : You're the one who taught me rule number one, remember?^devnote
  - 37.
    Rugan
    : Bwaah.^devnote
    
    53.
    Zarys
    : No. Olly didn't remember either, did you Olly?^devnoteHUMAN
    
    2. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    57.
    Zarys
    : You're dead the moment you steal from the Zhentarim.^devnote
    
    41.
    Zarys
    : No matter who you are.^devnotePLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = False
    
    56. Player: [PassiveRoll] Roll (Intelligence, History) vs 12 (0)
    
    23. [RollResult] True
    
    45.
    Narrator
    : *You recall an old Zhentarim proverb coined by their founder.*NARRATION
    
    12. Player: 'Steel ends enemies, but gold makes friends.'
    
    25.
    Zarys
    : You've read Manshoon. Seems you know our ways better than poor Rugan here.^devnotePLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = False
    
    17.
    Zarys
    : There's not much money in retribution, true...^devnote
    
    Link to Node 31
    
    38.
    Zarys
    : Well, at least you've read Manshoon. Makes your 'emissary' lie a touch more tasteful. PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost
    
    Link to Node 31
    
    9. [Jump] Jump to Node 15 (2)
    
    15. [RollResult] False
    
    46. Player: Those explosives are sensitive - be a shame if something set them off.53417497-b23e-58b7-dba9-bc64b80dd196_MadeSpotCheck
    
    14.
    Zarys
    : ... you bloody wouldn't! Hah. You've got guts. I respect that.^devnote
    
    31.
    Zarys
    : Tell you what: you've already taken Rugan's cargo, so finish the job and I'll let you live. Deliver it to Baldur's Gate.^devnote
    
    39.
    Zarys
    : Oh, and kill him.^devnote
    
    58. Player: Gladly., CLERIC_EVIL, PALADIN_EVIL['Astarion 1']
    
    58. Player: Obey - kill Rugan.['Astarion 1']
    
    33.
    Rugan
    : Wait! WAIT! It was Olly, I SWEAR IT WAS OLLY!^devnote
    
    10.
    Zarys
    : Show some respect, Rugan. The boy was loyal to you 'til the end.^devnote
    
    13.
    Rugan
    : NonoNONONO PLEASE-^devnote
    
    51.
    Zarys
    : And just like that, everyone profits.^devnotePLA_ZhentDungeon_State_Agent_001_ReadyForExecution
    
    20.
    Zarys
    : All right then, recruit - you can stock up here and be on your way. Bring the cargo to Baldur's Gate. Someone there will make contact.^devnotePLA_ZhentDungeon_State_AllowedSpecialTrade, PLA_ZhentDungeon_State_JoinedZhent
    End
    
    47. Player: Small problem - I don't actually have the cargo.PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ChestUnlocked = False, PLA_ZhentShipment_State_HasShipment = FalsePLA_ZhentShipment_State_SaidChestLost
    
    Link to Node 19
    
    27. Player: The cargo's been opened. Not a problem, I hope?PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ChestUnlocked, PLA_ZhentShipment_State_HasShipmentPLA_ZhentShipment_State_SaidChestUnlocked
    
    19. [Jump] Jump to Node 0 (1)
    
    50. Player: I won't do that.['Gale 1', 'Shadowheart -1', 'Karlach 1']
    
    5. [Jump] Jump to Node 0 (1)
    
    21. Player: Profit's more important than vengeance. Let's make a deal.PLA_ZhentDungeon_Knows_DealPossible, PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 7 (0)
    
    8. [RollResult] True
    
    55.
    Zarys
    : Hah! The silver tongue on you. Usually I'd rip it out, but... well, these aren't normal times.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 31
    
    1. [RollResult] False
    
    0.
    Zarys
    : ... you were so close. So close to walking out of this alive.^devnote
    End
    
    54. Player: I've already shown I've got more wits than Rugan. Let's work together.PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 15 (0)
    
    Link to Node 8
    
    Link to Node 1
    
    18. Player: I'm going to walk out of here alive. Play it right, and so will you.PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = False, BARBARIAN = FalseRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 20 (0)
    
    16. [RollResult] True
    
    59.
    Zarys
    : Hah - the fire in you! Maybe we wouldn't be here if Rugan had a little of that, eh?^devnote
    
    Link to Node 31
    
    52. [RollResult] False
    
    24.
    Zarys
    : Oof. I got a tingle for a second there.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 0
    
    40. Player: THINK YOU CAN BEST ME?, BERSERKERPLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = False, BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 20 (1)
    
    40. Player: Dead of boredom listening to you, pipsqueak.PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost = False, BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 20 (1)
    
    Link to Node 16
    
    Link to Node 52
    
    32. Player: Profit's more important than vengeance. Let's make a deal.PLA_ZhentDungeon_Knows_DealPossible, PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghostRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 7 (2)
    
    Link to Node 22
    
    29. Player: I've already shown I've got more wits than Rugan. Let's work together.PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghostRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 15 (2)
    
    22. [Jump] Jump to Node 21 (2)
    
    48. Player: I'm going to walk out of here alive. Play it right, and so will you.PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghostRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 20 (2)
    
    28. [Jump] Jump to Node 18 (2)
    
    6. Player: Look around for something you can use.ROGUERoll (Wisdom, Perception) vs 10 (0)
    
    34. [RollResult] True
    
    36.
    Narrator
    : *You spot explosives placed around the cavern. The Zhent are ready to bring the place down.*^devnote53417497-b23e-58b7-dba9-bc64b80dd196_MadeSpotCheck
    
    44. [RollResult] False
    
    3.
    Narrator
    : *You see nothing you can use. The mercenaries shift impatiently.*
    
    49.
    Zarys
    : No final plea? Good - reckon I've heard enough of those today. ^devnote
    
    11.
    Zarys
    : Weapons!^devnote
    End
    
    43. Player: Can we just skip to the killing?
    
    4.
    Zarys
    : Hah! Of course - all you had to do was ask.^devnote
    End
    
    42.
    Zarys
    : Which you should've known. That is, if you'd done your research before impersonating one of us. PLA_ZhentShipment_State_ImpersonatedPereghost
    
    Link to Node 56
    
    30.
    Zarys
    : You're dead the moment you steal from the Zhentarim.^devnote
    
    7. [Jump] Jump to Node 57 (2)