Red Wizards of Thay

And in that last session, the party discussed the next steps for a long time after escaping in catacombs of Omu.

And while that discussion was ongoing, the Red Wizards had suggested that they should try to capture any puzzle cubes that were not in the possession of the Red Wizards Red Wizards or themselves.

In so doing, that they should try to infiltrate the palace and also revealed by strange message sent by Zagmira that the palace of Yuan-Ti or some sort of Yuan-Ti enclave had within it a spy that was in communication with the Red Wizards.

And that they could potentially enter the palace in a Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo style, escorting the non-U.N.T. members of the party in a nefarious way to gain entry.

Eventually, the party made their way all the way to the west and discovered in that crack another sort of gated, walled compound in which they ended up discovering another puzzle cube.

our surfer, the surfer with this guy, was that, uh, we could sneak people in as slaves, so it's almost a thing that we want to.

However, The only people they accept as potential yuan-ti are human beings.

Essentially, outside of the Red Wizards, I'd be the only one here that wouldn't be walking, rocking up there in chains.

you know, if they die, they die.

They're serving the greater good of the red wizards of they,

you know? Yeah.

But they might have vital information about where these other cubes are or where their people might have dispersed to.

Then this last one was the shrine with the snail.

Yes.

So you've been to those four shrines, conquered those four shrines, and given one of those back to the red wizards.

They have independently also captured a second one.

Say what? Who's the enemy of Chult?

Keyleth, you are working with liches and the red wizards of Thane.

They are evil, Keyleth.

You must not trust them.

related individuals are asleep.

Okay, alright.

So how many cubes we have versus how many cubes the red wizards believe have been found and that they have access to.

Right.

Now let us travel east, where the color red carries a different institutional memory.

The Red Wizards of Thay are not simply a wandering association of unpleasant spellcasters.

They emerge from a state, a ruling magical class, and a long struggle over who commands that state.

Their power abroad grows from this history, even when the individual abroad is an exile, a dissident, a merchant, or an agent serving an interest that would very much like another red wizard dead.

A shaved head and a crimson robe can tell you something.

They cannot tell you everything you need to know before signing the contract.

Neither produces a useful history.

The change matters to anyone dealing with Thayan power.

In fact, I believe I can count them all on one hand.

And the overall plot, which, again, is back-of-the-book stuff, so I don't think it's a spoiler, is it's described as a magical spy thriller, which stars Zaztam, the powerful lich red wizard of Thay, as he tries to gain control of the country.

My overall thoughts is that it's totally fine.

I wasn't blown away impressed, but I also wasn't disappointed.