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-The criminal nature of the Saputo Clan is an open secret, and in some districts the Saputos are seen as hometown heroes. They are immigrants who've made good, common people who've risen to rival the barons and kings. They give the people what they want, whether it's untaxed gambling, cheap spirits, or dreamlily. The clan operates with a degree of impunity because its operatives adhere to an unspoken rule: whenever possible, criminal acts against individuals should target tourists and travelers. Saputo pickpockets don't prey on the people they see every day. Instead, they seek out the many strangers who move around the city all the time. The Watch officer who turns a blind eye to a pickpocket thus feels justified, since it's not the citizens of Sham that are victimized.+The criminal nature of the Saputo Clan is an open secret, and in some districts the Saputos are seen as hometown heroes. They are immigrants who've made good, common people who've risen to rival the barons and kings. They give the people what they want, whether it's untaxed gambling, cheap spirits, or dreamlily. The clan operates with a degree of impunity because its operatives adhere to an unspoken rule: whenever possible, criminal acts against individuals should target tourists and travelers. Saputo pickpockets don't prey on the people they see every day. Instead, they seek out the many strangers who move around the city all the time. The Watch officer who turns a blind eye to a pickpocket thus feels justified, since it's not the citizens of Sharn that are victimized.
  
 Saputo's longstanding status at the head of Sham's criminal enterprises has recently come under challenge. After nearly a decade of slow growth, the Droaamish mob known as Daask has recently started targeting Saputo holdings. The halfling clan hasn't faced such a serious threat before, and it's scrambling to figure out how to deal with Daask's guerrilla tactics. Saputo's longstanding status at the head of Sham's criminal enterprises has recently come under challenge. After nearly a decade of slow growth, the Droaamish mob known as Daask has recently started targeting Saputo holdings. The halfling clan hasn't faced such a serious threat before, and it's scrambling to figure out how to deal with Daask's guerrilla tactics.
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 Saputo VILLAINS Saputo VILLAINS
 With few exceptions, Saputo villains shun violence and would prefer to bribe, deceive, or manipulate the characters rather than send a squad of goons to attack them. That said, any of these villains and their minions will respond in kind if they are attacked or threatened. Examples of Saputo Clan villains appear on the Saputo Clan Villains table. With few exceptions, Saputo villains shun violence and would prefer to bribe, deceive, or manipulate the characters rather than send a squad of goons to attack them. That said, any of these villains and their minions will respond in kind if they are attacked or threatened. Examples of Saputo Clan villains appear on the Saputo Clan Villains table.
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 B O R O M A R VI L L A I N S B O R O M A R VI L L A I N S
 d6 Villain d6 Villain
-A halfl i ng d ream l i l y dealer (an excoriate of House +A halfl i ng d ream l i l y dealer (an excoriate of House Ghallanda) smooth-talks new customers into sampling her wares. I f pressed, she can call i n favors from a number of dangerous clients. 
-G h a l landa) smooth-talks new customers i nto sampling +2 A judge known as "the Turnkey" always rules in favor of Saputo Clan m e m bers. 
-her wares. I f pressed, she can call i n favors from +3 A halfling pickpocket using alter self to pose as a child of another race plants contraband on people the Saputos are tryi ng to frame. 
-a number of dangerous clients. +4 A Saputo rogue has kid napped the child of a strongly anti- Saputo city cou ncilor. 
-2 A j udge known as "the Turnkey" always rules in favor +5 A kalashtar psychic serves the clan by detecting thoughts that suggest possibil ities for blackmail. What stray thought m ight they pick u p from an adventurer? 
-of Saputo Clan m e m bers. +6 A Saputo s m uggler is bringing u nstable explosives or an especia lly addictive form of d ream l i ly i nto Sharn, and innocents are being h u rt.
-3 A halfling pickpocket using alter self to pose as a +
-child of another race plants contraband on people the +
-Saputos are tryi ng to frame. +
-4 A Saputo rogue has kid napped the child of a +
-strongly anti- Saputo city cou ncilor. +
-5 A kalashtar psychic serves the clan by detecting +
-thoughts that suggest possibil ities for blackmail. +
-What stray thought m ight they pick u p from an +
-adventurer? +
-6 A Saputo s m uggler is bringing u nstable explosives +
-or an especia lly addictive form of d ream l i ly i nto +
-Sharn, and innocents are being h u rt.+
  
-The true power of the Saputo Clan lies i n its institutions: +The true power of the Saputo Clan lies in its institutions: 
-watch officers who have been allied to the clan +watch officers who have been allied to the clan for generations, judges who are blackmailed into compliance, and officials who receive lucrative bribes in exchange for their cooperation. Adventurers who oppose the Saputos might discover that people they think of as friends and allies are in the pocket of the clan. The Saputos are villains in the noir tradition, and adventurers determined to tangle with them will be drawn down into the mud. 
-for generations, judges who are blackmailed into compliance, + 
-and officials who receive lucrative bribes in exchange +The Saputo Clan could serve as a group patron for a party of adventurers, as described in chapter 1 . The Saputo Clan Assignments table provides goals for adventurers who are working with the clan, and the "Crime Syndicate" section of chapter 1 includes additional ideas. 
-for their cooperation. Adventurers who oppose + 
-the Saputos might discover that people they think of +Saputo CLAN ASSIGNMENTS
-as friends and allies are in the pocket of the clan. The +
-Saputos are villains in the noir tradition, and adventurers +
-determined to tangle with them will be drawn +
-down into the mud. +
-The Saputo Clan could serve as a group patron for +
-a party of adventurers, as described in chapter 1 . The +
-Saputo Clan Assignments table provides goals for +
-adventurers who are working with the clan, and the +
-"Crime Syndicate" section of chapter 1 includes additional +
-ideas. +
-B O R O M A R C L A N AS S I G N M E N TS+
 d6 Assignment d6 Assignment
-Find evidence of an affa i r between two mem bers of +Find evidence of an affair between two members of different dragon marked houses.
-different d ragon ma rked houses.+
 2 Collect from a fence who is late with a payment. 2 Collect from a fence who is late with a payment.
 3 Steal the bank records of a city councilor. 3 Steal the bank records of a city councilor.
-4 Convince a Sharn Watch captai n to aggressively root +4 Convince a Sharn Watch captain to aggressively root out Daask operatives.
-out Daask operatives.+
 5 Retrieve a package of d reamlily that has gone astray. 5 Retrieve a package of d reamlily that has gone astray.
 6 D iscover the location of a Daask safe house. 6 D iscover the location of a Daask safe house.
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 Saputo CLAN ADVENTURE HOOKS Saputo CLAN ADVENTURE HOOKS
 The Saputo Clan Adventure Hooks table presents The Saputo Clan Adventure Hooks table presents
 ideas for additional adventures themed around the ideas for additional adventures themed around the
 Saputo Clan. Saputo Clan.
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 8 0 R O M A R C L A N A DV E N T U R E H O O K S 8 0 R O M A R C L A N A DV E N T U R E H O O K S
 d 4 Adventure Hook d 4 Adventure Hook
-Daask forces capt u re Saputo family m e m bers who +Daask forces capture Saputo family members who are visiting Sharn from the Talenta Plains. The Saputos offer a reward for the safe return of their fa m i ly and a larger reward for the kidnappers' heads, leading to gang violence i n the streets. 
-are visiting Sharn from the Talenta Plains. The Saputos +2 A beloved Sharn Watch captai n who openly spoke out against the Saputo Clan d i s appears. The Saputos claim they had noth i n g to do with it, but some Sharn Watch mem bers use the i ncident as a n excuse to go after the organization. 
-offer a reward for the safe return of their fa m i ly +3 A changelin stole a smuggled artifact of great value from the Saputo Clan. Saputo enforcers shake down people a l l over S harn to fi n d it, and clan leaders consider goi n g to war with the Tyrants. 
-and a larger reward for the kidnappers' heads, leading +4 The Saputos stage a festival in Callestan for Saidan's birthday. All of the family's allies will be there, creating opportunities for espionage and assassination .
-to gang violence i n the streets. +
-2 A beloved Sharn Watch captai n who openly spoke out +
-against the Saputo Clan d i s appears. The Saputos +
-claim they had noth i n g to do with it, but some Sharn +
-Watch mem bers use the i ncident as a n excuse to go +
-after the organization. +
-3 A changelin stole a smuggled artifact of great value +
-from the Saputo Clan. Saputo enforcers shake +
-down people a l l over S harn to fi n d it, and clan leaders +
-consider goi n g to war with the Tyrants. +
-4 The Saputos stage a festival in Cal lestan for +
-Saidan's birthday. A l l of the fam i ly's al lies will be +
-there, creating opportu n ities for espionage and +
-assassi nation .+
  
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