Alternative narrative following on from the battle with Urzel, just to play out the endgame
After Urzel falls you and Throm head towards the main gate of Fang. Suddenly you are waylaid by 2 swordsmen, an axeman and a woman in a red cloak. The woman is concentrating hard, clearly trying to murder you telepathically. However your headband absorbs it leaving her open for Throm to easily strike her down. One of the swordsmen fires a crossbow but misses. You and Throm make short work of the 3 remaining weedily-statted assassins. You add 4 silver necklaces to your haul and then follow the same path as in the prime narrative.
------------------------------------------------Azzur rubs his hands together, enjoying the moment. The Guards become restless and inch forward, desperate to be told to drag you away in chains. The Baron raises his hand and the Guards immediately stand upright, rigid as statues. Azzur walks slowly to the front of the podium and looks you in the eye. “Now tell me, cockroach, how many pendants do you have exactly?” he asks with a snarl. Will you reply:
Seven
Nine
Eleven
Thirteen
Fifteen
--------------------------------------------------Azzur looks at you closely, nodding his head several times deep in thought. “That’s an impressive number,” he says coldly.
“Congratulations,” Lord Azzur says begrudgingly. “I thought it would be impossible to defeat all my assassins. You are truly a champion warrior. If circumstances were different we might have been able to work together. I thought that would be impossible since you killed my master, Zanbar Bone. But on reflection, maybe it was meant to be. Maybe I will rule Allansia one day without needing the help of the Demon Prince. And maybe you deserve the chance of freedom. Your fighting skills have certainly earned you the right to represent me in the Trial of Champions. So that’s what you will do. Should you survive, the 10,000 Gold Piece prize will be mine, of course, but I will grant you a full pardon for your crimes and give you your freedom.” Inside you are raging with anger but realize that attempting to slay Azzur now would inevitably result in certain death. Do you want to accept your fate and enter Deathrap Dungeon or do you want to refuse to enter Deathtrap Dungeon?