Raelis Shai

Raelis Shai is a tiefling bard and the leader of the Sigil actors Troupe. She and the rest of her troupe, Kirinaldo, Lunisia, and Biff the Understudy, perform plays at the Five Flagons Theatre in the Bridge District of Athkatla.
==Gameplay==
The first time the player enters the Five Flagons Theater the party will observe a portion of a play via a cut scene. The play is curtailed early due to poor performance issues stemming from unprepared actors, mainly Biff. Raelis will apologize to the audience and offer a full refund. She also takes the opportunity to ask for assistance, as follows:
:"...and one final... odd... request, good folk. If you or another knows of those who are skilled in the arts of sword and adventure... do send them to speak to me. It is a matter of utmost urgency."
After this message, a Journal Entry display as follows:
:Journal: Raelis Shai asks for aid - It seems the playhouse beneath the Five Flagons is in need of some adventurers. A woman by the name of Raelis Shai has asked for any interested to go backstage and speak to her about the matter.
Visit her at the rear of the theater, and initiate conversation. A number of dialogue options are available. In the end, if you accept the quest to assist the Actor Troupe, and agree to Free Haer'Dalis from Imprisonment by Mekrath, Raelis will wish you well with a promise of a reward.
If you are able to rescue Haer'Dalis, and visit her again (whether if he's a companion now or not), she's going to reward the party and check if the Portal Gem was recovered as well. That gem is needed by Raelis (and Hae'rdalis will attest to that if a companion or not).
If the party is not going to return it, or tries to extort a better reward, then a different dialogue path will present. This could lead to a poor reaction and cutting off the Rescue Raelis and Haer'Dalis from the Planar Prison quest - which is a fun adventure with much loot and potential experience.
If the party is reasonable, and provides the Portal Gem, she will then ask for one more favor after attempting to open a planar tunnel to transport away. She needs help in case something comes through the open portal until the correct tunnel form. The party can refuse to help, ask what kind of payment you'll receive, or just agree to help by saying:
:"We shall hold off these creatures as best as we are able. Tell me when you find the right tunnel."
If the party doesn't wish to help or be involved, then a final statement is said by Raelis, and she'll wait for the party to depart before undertaking their travel to the planes alone (and the whole Troupe will be gone from the game for good and the associated quest is also shuttered). If the protagonist is a bard, then she will also leave the player the Playhouse Deed.
And finally, the party will be able to converse with Raelis a last time if they are rescued from the Planar Prison, along with an experience point award.
==Notes==
Raelis has different dialogue available if Haer'Dalis is dead and his corpse is lost/left behind/chunked. Or if he is dead and still part of the party (not resurrected yet). She will be able to bring him back to life.
There is also a number of angry and disappointed dialogue quips if the party is trying to extort more money or not live up to their bargain.
If at any time the party attacks, or is caught stealing from, anyone in the Playhouse, including the Receptionist, Ushers or theatergoers, Raelis and her Troupe will turn hostile and attack the party. Effectively, this makes the Sigil Troupe the Authority for the playhouse up until they are abducted by bounty hunters through the extra-planar portal that opens up in the archway, stage-right (from the performers' perspective). Therefore, it is also possible to close off access to the Planar Prison and the quest to rescue the Troupe, thereby missing out on much experience, treasure, a valuable Companion Haer'Dalis, and ownership of the Playhouse as a potential Stronghold (assuming the protagonist is a Bard).
==Related Quests==
*Free Haer'Dalis from Imprisonment by Mekrath
*Rescue Raelis and Haer'Dalis from the planar prison
==Gallery==
:Portraits from Portraits Portraits Everywhere
RAELIS.jpg|Raelis Shai - "You must hear our story, then. One of our actors, Haer'Dalis, has been kidnapped by a wizard native to this city... he has made no effort to negotiate with us."
Sigil_Troupe_Five_Flagons_Theatre.png|The Sigil Troupe
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