Master of Doppleganger Report

Master of doppelgangers

 

23rd of Irami’el 1245 AE

  As the group sneaked up closer to the robed elves and attempted to surprise them they quickly discovered that they had walked into a trap. Suddenly there was an exact copy of Alessa among them which they quickly grappled. However their victory was shortlived since the other enemies let the roof in the chamber collapse. Already weakened by the debris they quickly found themselves attacked by the indentical elves. Both the group and the Azure defenders had to fight for their lives but Finrod Ingoldo was contributing a little less this fight.    One elf in particular was causing a lot damage to the group and even managed to kill Alessa Santoris with a mighty blow. Luckily Osric Balder was able to revive her. In the end the last remaining Elf surrendered and it became clear that they were Dopplegangers. After being threatend he revealed what his role was in all the events in the region.   He was a member of the Avaronian Spectres, a group that wanted to return Elvenkind to the glory of the Avaronian Empire. They wanted to destabilize the more remote regions of Terios hoping this would lead to the Vanguard being spread too thin. He did not know much as since he was not high in rank but did know that the head of the Pegasus Guard in Golandon was a target and that the diamonds were send to a warehouse in the capital as well.  

Internal Strife

  The rest however was shortlived because Alessa was angry with Emilio for almost killing them during the fight. The fight ended with Alessa storming off and Umeko trying to stab Emilio in the eye. Feeling responsible for the situation Emilio decided to leave as well saying that he would return to his old home. With two members of the Azure Defenders gone Osric decided that the group was beter off joining the Vanguard. Nimble Shadow however did not want to be controlled by an organisation and decided to stay with the adventurers. Ielenia also decided to return to the Vanguard and accompanied Osric and Darlahne.   The remaining adventurers decided to check in on the castle to see if they could get any reward for their work. It appeared they were correct since they were well rewarded. The current regent asked if they would like to indentify any further doppelgangers in the city for a reward but the adventurers refused.   Along the way they saw a group of farmers draging along a dead white dragon on several carts. They noticed that the dragon had a large smoldering wound in it’s chest. When they asked the farmers how this came to be they said that they found it after a misty day near their farms. The only thing they saw was that an airship was flying nearby when the dragon flew over the area. After secretly taking several scales from the body the group left the farmers behind. Their next course of action would be to find out what the diamonds were used for and why the head of the Pegasus Guard was a target.