Questlines: Parole Arc

They start on road from Salamanca, on the way to Toledo, the Capital. They've been told that someone there can help them out - but to bring a few hundred gold. T

When they get there the parole officer reads their letter and complains of being sent another of Andreas' runaways. She asks to see their papers and her eyes go wide. She says for the type of parole they're on it's almost impossible to get out early.

'Wait.' She pauses, 'There might be a way, but it's a long shot.'

'Give me time to think.' She paces the room for a few seconds, then stops and looks at you. She says she thinks she can help them, but she's not a rich woman and they're going to need money.

The quest she sends them on involves al-Andalus. The why and how of it can remain a mystery for now. Maybe there are some pardon letters hidden down there from an old job she ran... but it's risky. Two of her guys were on the job and one of them died, so the partner ran away. The pardon letters would be buried in a cave nearby the big city. The partner lives in the city near the cave.

FIND A WAY TO GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT THIS CITY AND INTERESTED...

'Escape? Look... the Inquisition, when they're after people... they don't fail. That's why no one ever tries, why our crime rate is so low. I sign off people on parole from this office - and when someone tries to make a break for it the Inquisition... they bring them through all the parole offices. Every guy who tries to flee, I see their heads pass by my window on a spike. No one ever makes it out.

They have to get a form filled out in Valencia, it takes a few days so they have some downtime. Then they can head to Tarragona to get their possessions back, but they've had a request to go back to Toledo. A summons from the King's advisor.

OLD IDEA STILL GOOD:

Recommends they make some coin in al-Andalus then head to Valencia. They can make connections there and with some coin they might find a route out, or if they don't want to risk their necks they could see if the parole officer could help out.

He says the parole officer there is really sympathetic, and hates the whole parole system. He hands them letters of recommendation that they be sent on to Valencia for processing reasons...

The players have personal items which are in possession of the guards!! Under lock and key in Tarragona - no one can get in and guards have been given their descriptions.

Settlements to be visited: Valencia, Toledo and Tarragona. I do genuinely think Toledo is the best place to have them start, then maybe to Valencia or a border town next to Al-Andalus - which could have a foray to Al-Andalus then to Valencia, with Tarragona as the final destination... this provides them with a couple of opportunities to escape bail in Tarragona should they wish, or to get their items back.

In the border town we could have a guy who tells them many runaways pass through here - and this is one of the places the Inquisitions make damn sure to patrol. They bring the heads on pikes of those who were on parole.

Guard outside the building sees them help someone so is really sympathetic - he recommends they make some coin in Al-Andalus then head to Valencia. They can make connections there and with some coin they might find a route out, or if they don't want to risk their necks they could see if the parole officer could help out.