Prison Break

The Mayor of Haywind is reluctant to take action against the bandit problems in the region, but having read the shady letter I brought him, the warrior Zathe wants to begin an investigation of his own behind the Mayor’s back.

The first order of business is to establish who Lord Blackshield from the letter is, and where he may be hiding. Zathe suggest employing Sly Jonne – a known quantity from the underworld, who happens to be locked up in Haywind Fort prisons for petty offences.

Zathe has a plan for breaking Sly Jonne out, and he gave me a note with instructions on the supplies I would need to carry out the endeavor. Before I can do anything, though, I must acquire a prison guard’s uniform to enter the dungeons.

To that end, I should visit a sick guard’s house, which is nestled between the Haywind cemetery and a gate leading to the northern parts of the city.

I’ve managed to steal the sick guard’s uniform! Let’s hope wearing it will be enough for the guards to let me down to the dungeons at Haywind Fortress, located beside the harbor area on the north side of city.

I shouldn’t neglect to bring the supplies Zathe detailed on his note:

6x beers, with which to ply the other guards.
1x a pickaxe, with which to break through a weak point on the wall.
1x a torch, which is no doubt required in the dark sewage tunnel running underneath the fort.

I’m free to move down into the dungeons at Haywind Fortress while wearing the guard’s uniform. While I’m down there, I should attempt to ply the guards with beers to help with getting them distracted.

Hopefully then I’ll be able to break Sly Jonne out without interruptions.

Inspired by the beers I brought them, the guards are getting merry. While they’re busy enjoying themselves, I may grab the keys to open Jonne’s cell.

The cell-door is open! Alas, I cannot simply escort Jonne out of the front door. I must use a pickaxe to break through the weak floor to open the way to a sewage tunnel, as Zathe instructed.

I need to escort Jonne through the dark sewer tunnel running beneath Haywind Fortress...

We're out! I should have a chat with Jonne.

I’ve successfully broken Jonne out of prison, and convinced him to hear us out at the Haywind Town Hall. I should return there to meet with the whole gang.

It's thrilling, working behind the Mayor's back.