With acknowledgement that this Lore Quest coincidentally works alongside the Operation Kowloon crew, here's what's in store for Yuri, Byleth and Gavial!
Aigneuse reaches out to Yuri halfway through the month, without explanation or reason as to why it took her so long. It might be safe to say that with the shifting opinions of Springstar and Highstorm ( and Kowloon ) toward the more hostile of their Factional enemies, she's been a little busy. The fledgling vampire sends Yuri a note indicating that she will meet him and his chosen companions in the Last Dance, a sprawling environment of artistic alleyways full of unique businesses, arts and theaters, that is affiliated with Kowloon. Once he and the others arrive, she pulls them into a booth at one of the small dens and draws the curtains around them.
While clearly unhappy with the change of individuals, she accepts the presence of Byleth moreso than Gavial, whom she treats with vague suspicion. Strange, considering Aigneuse herself is an admitted Zenite Shard-bearer. Regardless, she gets right to business with the trio: they're going to be visiting The Crown, a Kowloonite gambling den run by a demon called Coalbrand. She's concluded that this is the place that Scholar Sain-Breq left the documents pertaining to their research, and that she suspects the documents are held by Coalbrand himself, either as collateral or as part of a deal made with him.
The four of them will be entering the Crown, and their goal is obtaining the documents from Coalbrand. The way they do this is up to them, and all decisions will have pros and cons.
To this end, she has the following information to give them, to assist them with their planning and implementation:
• Kowloon, currently hostile toward Meridian-aligned Shard-bearers, is not simply going to accept Yuri and Byleth strolling up, even with Gavial. Gavial might be a known Zenite, but she's not a known affiliation of Kowloon itself, and just being a Zenite isn't going to move the city's society too much. They all might want to be cautious and thoughtful about their presence in the Crown.
• Coalbrand is one of the oldest individuals in Kenos, and was known to have helped establish Kowloon in the first place. Not to be trifled with, in terms of power and intellect, he is a demon who draws his power from the pacts people make with the parlor. And he's had years and years to amass it.
• The Crown has a dress requirement. Formal attire is mandatory, although all of those who attend the gambling halls and know what's-what have unique embellishments to their attire. Showmanship goes a long way.
• Aigneuse has agreed to serve as their support team, but refuses to be seen publically with them as an ally. They may use her in the shadows and secrets, but she reminds them that any threat to her or her patrona's well-being will result in her choosing her own safety and longevity over them.
The trio have three options to choose from, in order to acquire Sain-Breq's documents, recommended by Aigneuse. In order of difficulty from least to greatest, and also degree of reward on top of acquiring the documents, they can do the following: strike a deal with Coalbrand, take to the games and challenge the house, or engage in an Ocean's Eleven style heist.
Decide among yourselves what option you want to take, comment here, and receive the rest of the information pertaining to that route! Each route comes with its own pros/cons, as well as consequences for success OR failure. The only guarantee, barring an extreme blunder or poorly-prepared approach, is that they will obtain Sain-Breq's documents at the end.
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Aigneuse reaches out to Yuri halfway through the month, without explanation or reason as to why it took her so long. It might be safe to say that with the shifting opinions of Springstar and Highstorm ( and Kowloon ) toward the more hostile of their Factional enemies, she's been a little busy. The fledgling vampire sends Yuri a note indicating that she will meet him and his chosen companions in the Last Dance, a sprawling environment of artistic alleyways full of unique businesses, arts and theaters, that is affiliated with Kowloon. Once he and the others arrive, she pulls them into a booth at one of the small dens and draws the curtains around them.
While clearly unhappy with the change of individuals, she accepts the presence of Byleth moreso than Gavial, whom she treats with vague suspicion. Strange, considering Aigneuse herself is an admitted Zenite Shard-bearer. Regardless, she gets right to business with the trio: they're going to be visiting The Crown, a Kowloonite gambling den run by a demon called Coalbrand. She's concluded that this is the place that Scholar Sain-Breq left the documents pertaining to their research, and that she suspects the documents are held by Coalbrand himself, either as collateral or as part of a deal made with him.
The four of them will be entering the Crown, and their goal is obtaining the documents from Coalbrand. The way they do this is up to them, and all decisions will have pros and cons.
To this end, she has the following information to give them, to assist them with their planning and implementation:The trio have three options to choose from, in order to acquire Sain-Breq's documents, recommended by Aigneuse. In order of difficulty from least to greatest, and also degree of reward on top of acquiring the documents, they can do the following: strike a deal with Coalbrand, take to the games and challenge the house, or engage in an Ocean's Eleven style heist.
Decide among yourselves what option you want to take, comment here, and receive the rest of the information pertaining to that route! Each route comes with its own pros/cons, as well as consequences for success OR failure. The only guarantee, barring an extreme blunder or poorly-prepared approach, is that they will obtain Sain-Breq's documents at the end.