The Sharn Watch shows up, a bit late, and demands to know what’s going on. This encounter isn’t meant to lead to battle. The officers of the Sharn Watch may give the adventurers a hard time, but it becomes even harder if the PCs decide to fight the law. Neither their character levels nor their reputations can help them if they wind up on the wrong side of the Watch, but if they cooperate, the PCs might earn a friend or two in high places.   When the Watch arrives on the scene, read:     “Olladra’s bloody nose!” the dwarf curses. “By order of the Watch, drop your weapons and explain yourselves!”   Sergeant Dolom demands that the adventurers comply with his orders. If they refuse or try to flee, Dolom and his companions attack, calling for additional members of the Watch to hurry to their side. In such cases, 1d3+1 City Watch Guard show up every 3 rounds until Dolom calls them off or the PCs surrender or are defeated.   Persuasion or Intimidation check: If the PCs cooperate and politely answer Dolom’s questions, they have a good chance of gaining the sergeant’s trust. When the dwarf asks the PCs to explain themselves, have the PC that speaks for the party make a Persuasion check (-1) or an Intimidation check at (-3). As long as the PCs behave civilly, witnesses from nearby shops and homes come forward to corroborate their story (the PC making the check will then receive a +1 bonus to the check instead). Sergeant Dolom will start as Uncooperative on the Reaction Table.   Success: Dolom accepts that the PCs were trying to help, although he encourages them to leave such matters to the Watch   Success with a raise: Dolom is impressed with the heroism and bravery displayed by the PCs. He rewards them 2 gp each for assisting the Watch and becomes a friendly contact within the Watch.   At the end of this encounter, provided the PCs convince Sergeant Dolom that they were trying to help and weren’t involved in the attack on the university provost, Dolom tells the party to go about its business.  

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After the encounter on the skybridge, the Watch either sends the PCs on their way, or they wind up in a Watch holding cell in Warden Towers in Middle Menthis Plateau. If they were arrested (because they refused to stand down when Sergeant Dolom ordered them to), they spend about an hour in a locked cell before Dolom opens the gate and lets them out. “You must have friends in high places,” Dolom tells them as he returns their equipment and turns them out.

Sergeant Dolom, 2 Sharn Watch Guards, by-standards watching the action

The party being belligerent with Sergeant Dolom and having the full wait of the Sharn Watch brought down on them.

Negotiation, Combat / Engagement, Meeting / Introduction with cast (NPC)