The Ishtarian Job

**Tomato** as Klernt

**KingBendrick** as Mottle

> *One last job...*
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**The Ishtarian Job** is a Dungeons and Dragons 5e homebrew one shot set in the World of Io, taking place on the continent of Ishtar. These events of the oneshot take place shortly after the finale of Goblins of Io.

The one shot stars JoeFudge, Tomato and KingBendrick as players and BrettUlitmus as the Dungeon Master. It was streamed on the BrettUltimus Twitch channel on January 13th, 2022, and premiered on the *World of Io* YouTube channel on January 20th, 2022.

## Summary

Sterling Smiles honors his promise to the goblin Klernt in exchange for his help against Asmodeus. A grand reward is in order and Sterling plans to deliver. To do so, teaming up with fellow goblin Mottle the trio arrange an elaborate heist in which all of them might walk away with riches worthy of their efforts. Their target is the vault of the former Archmagister of Brisbane, located within the depths of the Dwarven Hoard Banks. However, as with every heist that has ever been conceived, nothing is guaranteed to go according to plan...

# Goblin Rogue/Monk**Sterling Smiles**

### Non-Player Characters

* Thenderon
* Clayman Constructs Golem

## Episodes

 A few weeks after the peace treaty, Klernt and Mottle made their way to an island off the coast of Brisbane, home of the Dwarven Horde Bank. There they met with Sterling Smiles, who had promised Klernt riches in exchange for his help against Asmodeus. The three had recently learned that Asura, having been stripped of all his privileges by the Kingdom of Brisbane, had had his personal treasury within the bank confiscated. Under normal circumstances, their assets would become the property of the bank itself. However, Sterling and the goblins decided that the wealth of the former Archmagister would be much better suited in their hands instead. To this end, with the assistance of Sterling's new simulacrum, Smerling Styles, they orchestrated a heist.
Under the guise of wealthy adventurers, the four of them entered the bank to survey its layout and defenses. They met with the manager Thenderon, and requested access to the most secure vaults in order to store some very dangerous and valuable treasures. Buying their story, Thenderon gave them a brief tour, detailing elements of the bank's security systems and guardians. The four then managed to convince Thenderon that the goods they needed to lodge were best done in secret. Thenderon revealed that there was a hidden tunnel to the private vaults and gave them directions, offering to meet them after nightfall. A few hours later, the four heisters went to the location only to discover the corpse of Thenderon's bodyguard and a rampaging stone golem.
Destroying the golem, they found a frightened Thenderon in hiding. Using his magic, Klent placed Therderon under a charm and convinced him to lead them to the Archmagister's vault, with Sterling claiming he was her husband. Confused and disoriented, Therndon did so, navigating the tunnel to the vault. With no key to enter, Sterling teleported the two goblins and his simulacrum inside, triggering the alarm system. As they ransacked the vault, the iron golems outside killed Thenderon and broke through the reinforced doors, very nearly cutting Klernt in two. With all the riches in hand, Sterling teleported his fellow thieves back to the Altered City of Atlas, safe from harm. The group distributed the loot amongst themselves, with Klernt tricking Mottle into getting a meager share. Feeling guilty about the death of Thenderon, Sterling sent a sizable sum of his cut to his family as an anonymous apology. The rest of his cut went to his young friend Alice, intended to be used to build the sorcerer's new school, Beardthrone Academia.

## Etymology

The title of this one shot is a reference to "The Italian Job", a 1969 comedy caper film in which a group of British gangsters attempt to seize an armored truck full of gold bullion in Turin, Italy.

## Trivia

* This one shot aired as part of the Io Phase 3 Fundraiser Week, which took place from January 10th to January 15th, 2022.