The followers ofBane rub salt into the wounds ofthe prisoners they torture

here. Yignath the iron consul (see area D12) carries the keys to both sets
ofshackles, which have AC 19, 10 hit points, and immunity to poison and
psychic damage. A character with thieves' tools can unlock a set ofshackles
with a successful DC 15 Dex- terity check.

The male human is dead. He was Effinax Zalbor, a caravan coordinator

employed by thejhasso patriar family, which is part-owner of a trading
coster that oper- ates throughout the Western Heartlands (see area D12).

The female tiefiing has 0 hit points, and is uncon- scious but stable. She is
Vendetta Kress, a neutral commoner who speaks Common and Infernal.
Shehas resistance to fire damage and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
Vendetta distributes wine and spirits for the Oathoon patriar family of
Baldur's Gate, and was attacked in the Lower City, knocked unconscious,
and brought here to be tortured. Under interrogation, she gave her captors
information regarding the Oathoons and their security arrangements. She
also witnessed the interrogation and death of Effinax, who was questioned at
length about thejhasso family.

If set free, Vendetta stays with the characters untilan opportunity to escape
presents itself. Before that, though, she shares the following piece of
information with her liberators. During her incarceration, she heard what
sounded like a heavy stone door scraping open and closed from time to
time, accompanied by the sound ofsplashing footsteps. The noise came
from the north. This information might lead characters to search for a secret
door in that direction (see area D23).

If Vendetta survives her ordeal in the dungeon, she spreads tales of her
harrowing escape through her web of contacts in Baldur's Gate, which
includes just about every tavern proprietor in the city.