Breaking The Siege

Breaking The Siege is one of the quests in The Age of Decadence.

Lore
Commercium Quest for Merchant

Quick Walkthrough

 * 1) Seek help from Dux Paullus of Caer Tor
 * 2) Seek help from Antidas of Teron
 * 3) Seek help from other sources

Detailed Walkthrough

 * 1) Seek help from Dux Paullus of Caer Tor
 * 2) If you ask Paullus to side with Meru,
 * 3) Once convinced (+4 civil SP), Paullus will ask you about the pyramid (Al-Akia).
 * 4) If you convince him Al-Akia is harmless, the siege of Ganezzar will be lifted on better terms for Meru; Al-Akia is not mentioned again.
 * 5) If you fail, he'll insist you follow him to Ganezzar, break the siege, and blow up Al-Akia.
 * 6) If you ask Paullus to side with House Aurelian, he will detail his plan to take over all cities.
 * 7) You can make a deal with him and Ganezzar will fall.
 * 8) You can think about it and seek allies in Teron.
 * 9) Seek help from Antidas of Teron
 * 10) Talk to Antidas
 * 11) Talk to Linos
 * 12) If Linos is convinced (+3 civil SP)), he'll ask you to seek Mercato. If Mercato is dead, he'll point you to Brandir (unconfirmed).
 * 13) Mercato would reject you straight away if you treated him badly. No skill checks.
 * 14) You can speak to Brandir (unconfirmed).
 * 15) Seek help from other sources

Statistics, Skills and Backgrounds checks

 * 1.a. “Why would I do that? Meru's weak. He can't even defend his own town.”
 * Streetwise:[9]
 * Persuasion:[9]
 * "An opportunity for whom?"
 * Persuasion+Streetwise<=[16]
 * "The offer's good", says Pallus, "but Meru's unpredictable. Today he's the First Acolyte and we're warriors of some temple. Tomorrow he might be a lord again, that temple all but forgotten and we with it."
 * Persuasion+Charisma=[15]
 * Streetwise+Lore<=[16]
 * 1.a.1. "Yet Maru's loremasters spoke of the old gods. Of a way to bring them back. Do you claim to know nothing about it?."
 * Persuasion<=[8]
 * "That's all there is to it?" ask Paullus, relaxing visibly."
 * Streetwise:[9]
 * Streetwise:[10]
 * 1.b. “Serenas must be even weaker than I thought,” observes Paullus, “if he lets the likes of Strabos pull his strings. Maybe I will side with Meru after all.”
 * Persuasion:[7]
 * Persuasion+Streetwise=[13]
 * 2.2. "I didn't take you for a backstabber, [player], but I do take your point. Still, why should we risk all?"
 * Persuasion+Trading=[15] "Because Meru's Creed offers us more than the Lords do. Today you have to bow to Antidas because of his lineage. Tomorrow you won't have. It's well worth the risk."
 * 2.2. "Today I rule this town in all but name. Tomorrow I might not if I listen to you and take unnecessary risks"
 * Streetwise+Charisma=[16]
 * 3. Seek help from other sources
 * 3.1. "If the ship was fully operational, you wouldn't have waste your time trying to convince me. You'd have used it already."
 * 3.1.a. Streetwise<=[6]
 * "Do you expect me to believe that you can handle it all by yourself?"
 * Persuasion+Lore<=[17]
 * 3.1.b.Persuasion<=[6]
 * You notice that he no longer doubts your ability to unleash hell.
 * Streetwise+Charisma=[15]

Next Quest in Chain

 * The Temple Of Thor-Agoth