The Blood Hand's Purpose

major Active Sessions 13–13

Moral compromise, hunting the hunter, using evil against evil, supernatural threat

story arc

Description

The Heroes race to capture or kill Azriel the Blood Hand before the serial killer reaches his singular target: Lady Ruben. Driven by voices from Zeth the Messenger, the Blood Hand transforms into shadow and vanishes, making him nearly impossible to track. The party debates whether to let him eliminate their nemesis or save her life for leverage, ultimately planning to use Ruben herself as bait to draw out the supernatural assassin.

Timeline

Session 13 "When the hunter becomes the hunted, even council meetings become traps."

The Dragon Sigh Debrief

Vixia reveals she tracked the Blood Hand after the prison break and learned his singular purpose: to kill Lady Ruben, driven by whispers from Zeth the Messenger. The party grapples with a moral quandary—let the serial killer eliminate their nemesis, or save her life and potentially gain leverage.

The Night Dancer's Price

Echoe provides crucial intelligence: the Blood Hand murdered many of her workers during his previous reign of terror, killing indiscriminately. She offers mercenary assistance in exchange for his corpse and suggests following the whispers and dreams of Zeth's followers to track him.

Gold and Stratagems

The party finalizes their strategy: create a fake ransom scenario claiming Ruben's son is alive and held by revolutionaries, drawing her from the Castle's protections. Vixia proposes using Lady Ruben's grief and vindictiveness as the bait that will expose her to the Blood Hand's attack—and allow them to capture the serial killer.