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TISSTNA KHYRET
Madame Khyret is the personal attendant to Ammalia
Cassalanter and is the family's chief housemaid.
Madame Khyret dresses in a long black gown and
wears a headdress with black tassels. She is an aging
tiefling cult fanatic, and she spends most of her time in
the master sitting room (area C19).

LAIBA "NANA" Ross.E

Laiba Rosse, better known as "Nana," is the caretaker

and private tutor for Terenzio and Elzerina, and she

does her best to keep track of their every move. Even so,

the two often sneak away from her watchful eye.

Nana dresses in flowing red robes. She is a female

tiefling cult fanatic who relaxes in the twins' playroom

(area C17) when she's not with the children.

jANDA R C HERGOBA
As the head chef of Cassalanter Villa,Jandar determines
each day's menu and oversees all activity in the kitchen.
jandar is a male tiefiing cult fanatic. He is often in the
kitchen (area ClO).

Facing the Cassalanters

Lord and Lady Cassalanter a re formidable spellcast-

ers and devoted to one another. ff one is assailed

within Cassalanter Villa. the other arrives as quickly

as possible.

A direct confrontation with the Cassalanters will likely

result in defeat for the characters, or- if the characters

and the Cassalanters both escape with their lives- their

arrest for assaulting nobility. The Cassalanters have no

desire to kill the characters, even in self-defense. They

take great pains to divide and s ubdue the party w ith

their magic while not inflicting grievous harm.

If the characters reduce Ammalia to 30 hit points or

fewer and Victoro is with her. he banishes her to safety

for a few brief moments while he continues fighting. lf

either Victoro or Ammalia is reduced to 30 hit points or

fewer and the other Cassalanter isn't present, they try to

negotiate with or bribe their assailants.

The Cassalanters don't fear being arrested, since they

have faith that their wealth, reputations, and contacts

will keep them out of prison. They do fear the ticking

clock of Founders' Day. They plead for the characters to

allow them to carry out their plan, if only to save Teren-

zio's and Elzerina's lives.

DISRUPTING THE

CASSALANT ERS' OPERATION

Killing or injuring the Cassalanters carries grave le-

gal consequences, but the characters can hinder the

Cassalanters by destroying or stealing Ammalia's stash

of midnight tears poison (area C22), destroying the

statue of Asmodeus in the temple (area A7), or keeping

Lord Neverember's gold out of their clutches.

GATHERING I NFORMATION

If the Cassalanters are the main villains, the characters

might come to their viila if their search for the Stone of

Golorr or the Vault of Dragons hits a dead end. Victoro

Cassalanter keeps information related to his own search

for the stone and the Vault of Dragons in his office

(area C6).

Cassalanter Villa

When the characters first come near the gates of Cas-

salanter Villa, read or paraphrase the following:

Cassalanter Villa's stark white walls and gleaming crim-

son roof and turrets stand out even among the other

opulent estates of the Sea Ward. A three-story mansion

lies in the midst of picturesque green gardens dappled

with hedges and water features. The estate is surrounded

by a tall white brick wall, with a single wrought-iron gate

as an entrance. The Cassalanter family crest-a green Y

overlapping a stylized goose being fed-is emblazoned

on the gate, and armored guards stand at attention on

either side.

Cassalanter Villa is an extravagant manse with dozens

of lavish chambers for the masters of the house and

their guests-but its splendor belies the terrible secret

it holds. The temple of Siamorphe that once Jay beneath

the estate has been desecrated by Victoro and Amma-

lia's devil-worship. Now, this great chapel is dedicated to

the Lord of the Nine Hells.

APPROACHING CASSALANTER VILLA

The grounds of the Cassalanters' estate are patrolled

by hired guards. Two of them stand outside the gate of

the estate, two more stand outside the front door of the

house, and a total of six patrol the grounds at any time.

These guards are humans and are outfitted in livery that

bears the crest of House Cassalanter.

The house is surrounded by a well-manicured lawn.

A cobblestone path leads from the estate's exterior gate

to both the front entrance (area Cl) and the entrance

to the coach house (area CHl). The villa's grounds

feature numerous deciduous trees and meticulously

tended gardens.

S POTTED BY THE GUARDS

Characters who try to infiltrate Cassalanter Villa are

more likely to be arrested than to be killed. The security

detail around Cassalanter Villa is meant to raise an

a larm and deter petty thieves, not to stop determined

adventurers. If the guards spot an intruder, they do the

sensible thing: call the authorities.

The City Watch has small, single-person "watch

boxes" set up on nearly every street corner in the Sea

Ward, including the intersection just outside the gates

of Cassalanter Villa. If a guard sounds the alarm, the

Watch member on duty fetches a force of forty City

Watch ve terans to cordon off the property.

REINFORCEMENTS

If the City Watch gets involved, Lord and Lady Cas-

salanter become worried that someone has caught onto

their plot. The number of guards patrolling the grounds

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