The Death of Tecmessa
March 1231 - Adventure 34
Passara Verditistes asks Hyperides Hylas to help her, because her apprentice Tecmessa has been murdered. He accepts, and enrols Charis, Eric d'Ancelin and Thubayta Al-Shafiyya. The investigation reveals the young Emperor Badouin II's undercover escapades and his relationship with a boy from the underworld. They also learn of Wilrich Flambonistes' interest in the Three Symbols of Divine Authority of Constantinople, that has led him to travel to Bulgaria to look for and restore those wards. They eventually discover that Formossos Guernicuistes is the culprit, and suspect Celaenea Bonisagistes from Hedyosmos was also involved. Unable to prove anything, Theoclymenus murders Formossos while he was escaping by boat, on Eric's orders. They later discover that Formossos had murdered Tecmessa because she had in turn killed his apprentice.
Participants:
- Charis
- Hyperides Hylas
- Eric d'Ancelin
- Thubayta Al-Shafiyya
- Theoclymenus
Note: My intention was for Formosos to flee, and reappear some years down the line, but alas this could not happen as they were too effective in tracking him down. So I'll have to think of other, different consequences. Also, this short adventure was very useful in foreshadowing Wilrich's quest for the Three Symbols of Divine Authority (see The Sundered Eagle page 135), and bringing young Emperor Badouin II to the spotlight a little.