Strife:More than Business (Dark Brotherhood)

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Overview
''We are the same. We are betrayed. We are decieved...''
 * Quest Giver: Movis Darys.
 * Location(s): N/A.
 * Prerequisite Quest:  Demented Revenge.
 * Next Quest: Ritualistic Risk.
 * Reward: None.
 * Optional Bonus: None.

Quest start
After leaving the general area of Ald Sotha, the front door to Ald Sotha is now locked entirely, and cannot be unlocked by any means.

Movis has told the party there is no work and to enjoy their time away, and that they will be contacted. Little does the party know Dandras and Movis' plan is in full swing, and Lucien Lachance has been misdirected to kill the party through purposeful miscommunication of information by Dandras in a different location. Lucien thought the party will be joining them in a new location, only to be told the party has broken Tenets and he will now have to deal with them, supervising another assassin in collecting a tithe for breaking tenets, being the only one able to take the party. But as it turns out the assassin collecting the tithe is actually the aggressor, framing the party to the still skeptical Lucien...

Finishing the quest
After one party member levels up and the party rests, they are visited by a Dark Brotherhood Assassin, which is levelled to the players with their health being:

$$HP = 100 + 4 \times (Highest\ player\ character\ level)$$

The assassin attacks them interrupting their rest, and as the fight is ending, ''Lucien bursts into the room and without even being hit, the assassin dies in-front of the party and Lucien. Recovering from shock as to what he has just seen, Lucien starts to shout: "What have you done! I had respect for you, when I was told you broke tenets I didn't believe them, but to think you'd betray in-front of my own eyes is..." He trails off. "Do you have anything to say... Traitors?"''

The party has now a time to explain; Lucien's responses are improvised by the GM. After some calming down, Lucien reaches the conclusion that ''"We need to start using dead drops as nothing is certain right now; I do not know who I can trust. While I figure out this situation, I need you to protect my... assets." Lowering his tone to a whisper: "Varla Stone, go there for the first dead drop." He starts walking out the room. "If I cannot trust you, I WILL kill you."''

The party now has completed this quest and has now moved onto quest Ritualistic Risk.