Shattered Sigil 4: Draconian Crackdown

Draconian Crackdown   Doctors Against D&D and the Doctors and Dragons Network launch the Mass Healing Words charity drive for Beyond Blue via Tiltify (donate to name an NPC or create an item).    Returning after a six-month gap, the party recaps foiling an attack at an Amnian delegation ball while the Pale Lark escapes and the Black Accord’s terrorism drives harsh authoritarian laws across the Sword Coast. Harold, Malixis, and Ophion reunite at Waterdeep’s southwest gate after separate leads point to the crime lord-slaver Gorzol Kesh.   Trigger warning:  Themes of slavery and human trafficking.   00:00 Charity Drive Promo 00:23 Trigger Warning and Theme Song 01:05 Welcome Back and Ball Recap 03:46 Six Months Later New Regime 05:20 Downtime Character Updates 12:09 New Leads and Gate Meetup 19:23 Percival Briefing and Gifts 25:18 Plan to Hunt Kesh and Lark 33:38 Fast Pass Through the Gate 38:37 Checkpoint Audit and Suspicion 49:26 Mercenaries and the New Cage 53:51 Heading Toward Shanty Town 54:07 Checkpoint Propaganda Boards 55:47 Shantytown Comes Alive 57:11 Finding the Shanty Tavern 58:31 Harold Audits Maeve 01:01:27 Braca the Enforcer 01:04:04 Extortion and Back Taxes 01:10:18 Malixis Meets Pen and Rook 01:13:42 Secret Police in Waterdeep 01:18:54 Maeve Names a Fixer 01:22:49 Red Tent Broker Approach 01:25:31 Nibs Takes the Express Fee 01:29:47 Sylvain Orr Revealed 01:34:43 Gorzel Kesh Arrives 01:37:31 Bounty Talk Pale Lark 01:39:44 Harold Offers a Trade 01:40:31 Orcish Deal Sours 01:42:25 New Bribe Ideas 01:45:06 Knights Ride In 01:48:04 Kesh Vanishes 01:52:14 Nibs Breaks 02:00:58 Warn The Gauntlet 02:03:14 Talk To The Horses 02:08:56 Ambush Averted 02:11:26 Snappy Backstory 02:16:13 Sendings To Percival 02:22:32 Trap Springs Aftermath