```col-mdflexGrow=2.5===# Outline## Players Information A group of traveling thespians and musicians are seeking a well-armed escort to accompany them on their tour to the distant city of Mandalai. They plan to take their new acts to many of the towns and villages along the road and are willing to pay the standard rates plus a small percentage of the gross take from their performances. The trip will take approximately two months, depending on how many stops are made. [[person/fenris-redbeard|Fenris Redbeard]], the leader, can be found at the [[landmark/sign-of-the-jester|Sign of the Jester]].## GM's Notes [[person/fenris-redbeard|Fenris Redbeard]] is indeed hiring extra muscle for his annual trek, for the road to Mandalai is rumored to be plagued with orcs this year, driven from their usual haunts in the mountains to raid in the valley. His daughter [[person/clairone|Clairone]] is accompanying him, as a bard. She is very pretty and the apple of her father's eye. Unknown to either Fenris or [[person/clairone|Clairone]], the chest used to store [[person/clairone|Clairone]]'s costumes in has a false bottom, in which the [[organization/thieves-guild|Thieves' Guild]] has secreted valuable papers and jewelry to smuggle out of Haven to their contact in Mandalai.[[person/toric-habadash|Toric Habadash]], one of the troupe's thespians, is the [[organization/thieves-guild|Thieves' Guild]] agent assigned to make sure the chest reaches its destination. He is only a first level thief, and this is his first assignment. He is enamoured of [[person/clairone|Clairone]], however, and about a week into the trip will make one pass too many, and Fenris will thrash him and throw him out of the troupe (if one of the player characters is skilled in acting, he might fill thespace).Toric will not leave the area, but will skulk around, and will try to steal the chest after a day or so. If the opportunity presents itself, he may try to recruit highwaymen to make a raid on the party, attempting to impress them with his Guild status. If the party of player characters have shown a thievish bent, he may try to enlist their aid. Nor is he above leading a wandering monster or a patrol of orcs to the troupe, if it will serve his ends.The player characters have a chance of (WIS + 2% per show) of noticing that there is a particular man who always seems to be in the audience wherever they play. A dark fellow in ordinary wilderness garb. This is [[person/yohan|Yohan]], the other [[organization/thieves-guild|Thieves' Guild]] agent (not even the Guild trusts Toric!) who has been trailing the troupe, unbeknownst to even Toric. A ranger among the party has a 5% chance per level of noticing that they are being trailed. Otherwise, no one will see him. [[person/yohan|Yohan]] will simply trail the troupe until Mandalai, where he will make contact with another Guild agent who will steal the chest. [[person/yohan|Yohan]] will defend the troupe with arrows, secretly, if it looks like the chest might fall into the wrong hands, but he will not reveal himself, and will avoid contact (see NPC's, Street of Harps).Other members of the troupe include [[person/simba-the-strong|Simba the Strong]] (beast master), Rafael Swiftrider (horse trainer), halfling brothers [[person/bing|Bing]] and [[person/bob|Bob]], 5 other acrobats/thespians, 3 musicians, two roustabouts, and a cook. Two of the thespians are intermediate level archers, the roustabouts are green fighters (with blunt weapons), and Simba and Rafael are veterans. The troupe will only fight if unavoidable, that's why they hired guards.The troupe travels in five gypsy-style caravan wagons, with three heavy cage wagons, and two supply wagons. The caravan wagons are drawn by heavy horses and the others by mules. Rafael owns a riding horse. All others ride wagons or walk. Player character guards will be expected to travel point and rear guard, as well as shotgun, and must have their own horses if they expect to be mounted and must also provide their own gear.``````col-md**Locations/Start** - Circus Park- [[settlement/street-of-harps]] **Key Participants** - [[person/fenris-redbeard|Fenris Redbeard]]- [[person/clairone|Clairone]]- [[person/toric-habadash|Toric Habadash]]- [[person/yohan|Yohan]]- [[person/simba-the-strong|Simba the Strong]]- [[person/bing|Bing]] and [[person/bob|Bob]]------**Completion Date:** <br>**Parent Plot:** **Related Characters:****Related Organizations:****Related Locations:**---### World Anvil Metadata**Id:** e0f8f5f6-a15e-49f6-9b1b-6850b24bbc11<br>**Entity Type:** Article / plot<br>**Category:** Haven Encounters and Scenarios<br>**Tags:** FCoH-plot```