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Originally posted by Magness: It would be nice to have a truly "good" path for getting to Spellhold. I just played a NG Swashbuckler thru SoA and ToB. So going the path of the Shadow Thieves was just fine for my PC. But it would be nice to have a Good path for a more goody-two-shoes sort of PC. I agree that it might be a bit of a conflict for the Order of the Radiant Heart to fill this role. Perhaps, the Clerics of Lathander could help out here?

I agree that there should be a truly "good" path for the PC to choose. I agree that it presents a bit of a conflict for the Order of the Radiant Heart - after all, the Cowled Wizards are the "lawful" authorities when it comes to regulating magic - but it is also easily apparant that the Cowled Wizards are corrupt. The "fee" for the "magic license" is nothing but a flat-out bribe and the C.W.'s do very little to disguise that fact. So that is one way the Order could agree to help.

The suggestion about involving the clerics of Lathandar is also good, though you would need to come up with an explanation of how it would benefit the church. The Order would benefit because the PC is either a future member of their ranks (paladin or kit) OR they are attempting to fight the corrupt Cowled Wizards. The second reasoning is less solid, but is at least feasible.

Of course, the clerics could realize just HOW corrupt the Wizards are and also realize that Imoen was wrongfully imprisoned. It's also possible they would be concerned about their divination spells being unable to penetrate the defenses around Spellhold. Since it is concievable that even their own brethren could end up being sent there, it is reasonable to assume they would want to be able to "monitor" the events at Spellhold to see just how the prisoners are treated there.

I like the idea of using the clerics for something OTHER than being sent to kill beholders and have a statue built. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]