Pandeli Raid Hints

Over the course of the three days leading up to the Remembrance Festival, the player party will encounter a number of clues that hint towards New Kepia launching a raid on Pandeli during the festival.

## Hackett Square

**Over the course of the players' stay, Hackett Square will gradually become more tense as its residents slowly start to rise up in revolt against the government.**

The citizens are upset at the tendency for Pandeli to focus on developing Hackett Square's tourism sector while ignoring the needs of its poverty stricken residents. Many individuals have been kicked out of there homes, which have been subsequently demolished to make room for the expanding market and shops. Should the players investigate, they will find that the protests have been suspiciously well organized, much more than what would have been possible if they were being led by a local.

## Seaside Promenade

**At the end of the Promenade near the exit gates for the city, the party encounters a nobleman complaining to the guards:**

The nobleman is angry because Pandeli has apparently shut down its foreign entrance applications until the end of the Remembrance Festival, meaning that no foreigners can enter into the Kepian mainland until after the festival is over. The nobleman is frustrated but understanding, explaining that it's probably because the current Kepia Fikiri conflict has forced the Kepian government to strictly monitor movement of people to lock down potential spies and whatnot.

**In Totems of Tor, the party can learn the following:**

1. A large number of obelisk totems have been ordered to be set up by the Kepian government around the Pandeli docks.
2. Filianor Tor has recently returned to manage the shop. As she holds one of the highest ranks in the Kepian Navy, this is extremely uncommon.

**In The Gurder Distillery, the party will come across a mercenary working under the Colios Trading Company, captain Eymen.**

Should the party make friends with him, he will invite them to come by the Pandeli Mercenary Corps later on and show them around. He will at one point recommend the party leave Kepia, and will even offer them a ride aboard a mercenary ship at discount (160 gold per month vs 250). He will hint at something big happening during the Remembrance Festival is pressed, but will not reveal anything else.

**In the Pandeli Museum, the party can learn of Juliana Vicrice, a leading member of the Kepian Archaeological Society who has always been rather outspoken in criticizing Kepia's actions against the nation of Fikiri.**

The party will encounter Juliana standing near a makeshift stall in the museum. A number of posters and leaflets are scattered over a large table in front of her depicting Kepian tyranny against Fikiri. She has apparently just finished making a speech, and the audience is interacting with her and the various items on the table. Helping her is Avidan Azoulas. Standing off to the side, Lysian Grier and Romi Estefania are talking, with Lysian occasionally shooting dark looks at the table. Interacting with either group will reveal more about the Kepia Fikiri conflict.

After the meeting, the party will see Juliana calling over a Colios mercenary Savel Eymen. Should the party have talked with Lysian or Romi, they will mention it, as it is very unusual for a Kepian archaeologist to do business with Colios mercenaries. They exclusively serve the Colios Trading Company and are a naval force ill-suited for accompanying one into the Kepian interior. In addition, if a Pandeli historian wished for armed guards to accompany them to a site, they would normally contact Sohail Castle directly for relatively high quality guards free of charge.

**At the Pandeli Dueling Club, the party can come into contact with Janson Cabette, the top ranking fighter of the Club.**

**At Cristoban Theater, the party encounters the refugee KUI members who are using it as a temporary lecture hall.**

## Riptide's Galley

**At Pavle's Wares, the party will observe an argument between Pavle and Servin regarding Pavle being too slow on the orders for ship parts meant to repair Colios Family ships.**

Servin accuses Pavle of purposely holding up the orders, where as Pavle deflects the accusation by questioning why the Colios Family suddenly needs such a large increase in military grade parts. Servin ends up storming off. Interacting with Pavle will reveal that the Colios Family ships have started a massive recruitment drive to build more warships.

**At the Pickled Coast, should the party decide to eat there, the ship will be attacked by an Aboleth.**

After struggling in a battle while taking advantage of the various weapons aboard the restaurant, the party is eventually helped by Sinwrig, who comments that it's strange for a creature like an Aboleth to be found so close to the coast, as they traditionally leave in the deep sea. The Aboleth also has a brand on it, suggesting that it's a tamed animal.