![[LudoVancePathfinder-v1.png]] # Ludo Vance _Human Guild Cutout | [[Guild]] | [[Elfsong Tavern]]_ ## Summary [[The Guild]]'s discreet contact, found winning at cards upstairs at the [[Elfsong Tavern]]. Duke [[Dillard Portyr]] pointed the party to him. Not an ally exactly — but a city under [[Thalamra Vanthampur]]'s authoritarian grip is bad for criminal business, so his self-interest aligned with the party's, and he confirmed what the Paltara files suggested about the Duchess's power grab and her son [[Amrik Vanthampur]]. %% ## Now Playing cards at the [[Elfsong Tavern]], holding a working understanding — not an alliance — with the party against [[Thalamra Vanthampur]]. He'll share what serves [[The Guild]]'s interest. ## Appearance A card sharp's face — practiced, unreadable, calculating. The look of a man weighing what you want and what it will cost him to be seen talking to you. ## Personality Measured, transactional, never enthusiastic. Weighs every exchange for [[Guild|Guild]] advantage and moves only when self-interest and opportunity line up. Gives the nod of a man whose calculus has just agreed with someone else's idealism — not because he shares it. ## Connections **[[Dillard Portyr]]** — the Duke's discreet contact with [[The Guild]]; sent the party to him. **[[Nine-Fingers Keene]]** — his ultimate boss; her people hold the city's secrets. ## Background **The Understanding:** He confirmed [[Thalamra Vanthampur]] was exploiting the [[Elturel]] crisis to seize the leaderless [[Flaming Fist]] and consolidate power, and that her favorite son [[Amrik Vanthampur]] ran a moneylending racket out of the [[Low Lantern]] and haunted the [[Frolicking Nymph]]. The party and [[The Guild]] reached a shared interest in seeing the Duchess checked. ## Key Info - Confirmed [[Amrik Vanthampur]]'s moneylending operation at the [[Low Lantern]] and his frequenting of the [[Frolicking Nymph]]. - Confirmed [[Thalamra Vanthampur]]'s bid to seize the [[Flaming Fist]] and consolidate power during the crisis. %%