Honeypaste Haul - The Return

After the adventurers have successfully retrieved the stash of Honeypaste from the Blackvald. They can make their way back to the Friend's Factory in Morhan. They know that the goods are illegal and that they might be checked at the gate, so they must choose how to enter the city without attracting the attention of the Department of Preservation and Security.

Devising a Strategy

If the players are unable to think of a solution to this problem, have them roll a wisdom check. Depending on the outcome, they might think of one or multiple options to smuggle the goods into the city.
  Ways of Entry into Morhan

DC	Solution
5	Deception at the Gates
10	Bribe a Friend
15	Understreets of Northan

Deception at the Gates

The easiest route is straight through the Northan Gate with a boldfaced lie that the Honeypaste is just regular honey. The jars are disguised as this product and honey is commonly traded and sold within Morhan, so it is not irregular to bring these goods into the city. When attempting this, a character has to make a successful Deception check (DC 15). As the honeypaste appears more like regular honey in the light of a torch, the DC of this check is decreased by 3 after sundown. On a success the guards let the party through. On a failed check they will investigate the honey, upon discovering the honey is actually honeypaste, they will arrest the partymembers and bring them to the holding cells within the Northan Gate. The punishment for their crime is imprisonment for 3 days and a fine of 20 gold coins each.

Bribe a Friend

A character that is from Morhan or a member of the Grey Cartel might know a specific guard that is posted at the Northan Gate that day. A perceptive character might have noticed a very nervous guard when they exited the city. They might be able to bribe this guard with (the promise of) some honeypaste. When they do so they have to make an Insight check (DC 10) to attempt to find a receptive guard at the gate. On a success, they can strike up a casual conversation in which they persuade the guard to try some of the honeypaste in return of allowing them into the city without any questions asked. A character can do so by making a Persuasion check (DC 15). If they were successful on the Insight check, they make this check with advantage. This strategy can be combined with deceiving the guard and making them believe the honeypaste is just a special calming honey instead of a narcotic. If this strategy fails the guard(s) may investigate the honey, upon discovering the honey is actually honeypaste, they will arrest the partymembers and bring them to the holding cells within the Northan Gate. The punishment for their crime is imprisonment for 3 days and a fine of 20 gold coins each.

Understreets of Northan

A character who is familiar in Morhan or a member of the Grey Cartel may remember an entrance into the Understreets in Morhan and the tunnel leading back into the walled city. After the adventurers have entered the Understreets, have the character leading the party make a Survival check (DC 15). On a successful check they find their way through the network and straight to the Friend's Factory. On a failed check they end up walking through the labyrinth of the understreets for a while and surface in a random location within the city.

Final Part

After the adventurers have entered the city, they can make their way through the Circle Ward, find the entrance into the Understreets and head back to the Friend's Factory for the delivery.