Scales of War: Throne of the Stone-Skinned King
The emperor responds to Vlaakith’s escape by closing off the city. Those floating fortress commanders
who failed to stop the adventurers and didn’t have the
good sense to flee are summarily executed, and he
installs new commanders loyal to himself and Tiamat
in their place, many of which are not even githyanki.
Military societies loyal to his throne mobilize and
lay siege to those of uncertain reliability, while a full
legion with red dragon support sweeps through the
Merchant District searching for Vlaakith and her
liberators.
As casualties mount, confidence in the emperor
falters. Division and unrest spread across the city. Yet
for all the dissatisfaction, none seem willing to rise
up against Zetch’r’r as long as he has Tiamat’s support. If they could remove Zetch’r’r and break his pact
with the red dragons, the people would rise up and
wrest the city free from Tiamat’s grip.
The adventurers have proved their courage, their
competence, and their ambition. In Vlaakith’s eyes,
they are the ones the movement needs to spark the
revolution.
"It will take some time to assemble the leaders," Vlaakith explains, "You will have time to rest."
Mits comments, "I would like to hear your side of Dispater's story."
"Everything except for his paranoid assumptions about my intentions was accurate enough. But it would be best if you did not mention about my identity to the leaders. I'm not interested in being worshiped as a goddess. I have always wanted only the freedom of my people."