Private Dealings with Thjazi
Bolaire says that his dealings with Thjazi were private and were often conducted through an intermediary.
Overview
Introduction
Bolaire Lathalia wears fine black leather and suede over deep crimson clothing, with long dark-red curls surrounding a living grey-clay mask. Although not a noble, he is welcomed within noble spaces and deals in matters of nobility. Bolaire attended Thjazi Fang’s execution to observe who possessed the power to save him and who chose not to use it. He later arrives at the Farramh, where the Fang family treats both him and his unusual mask with familiarity.
Revealed history
Known History
Observed the Execution
Bolaire watched Thjazi’s execution from the nobles’ gallery to learn who possessed the power to intervene and who would choose to exercise it.
Museum Research
Bolaire has access to museum resources and believes they may help identify obscure folkloric magic.
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Acquaintance with Vaelus
Bolaire and Vaelus already know one another, and Vaelus states that Bolaire allowed her into Dol-Makjar.
The Execution at the Guardian Wall
Power, spectacle and the fall of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi Fang is hanged beneath monuments to the heroes of an older revolution. The crowd, the failed rescue and the Photarch’s decision leave more questions than the public ceremony answers.
Story progression
Character Journey
Major events shaping Bolaire Lathalia.
The Awakening of Thaisha’s Silver Box
When Thimble’s name was spoken downstairs, Thaisha’s silver box flew open and shattered black clay began assembling into a mask resembling Bolaire’s.
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- Thaisha had travelled with the silver box and nearly forgotten it during the Farramh.
- She believed retrieving the box was the final task Thjazi asked her to perform.
- Thaisha and Halandil retrieved it in Halandil’s study.
- The box opened at the exact moment Thimble’s name was spoken downstairs.
- Shattered ceramic, black clay and black velvet moved without visible contact.
- The material assembled into the shape of a mask.
- The forming mask resembled Bolaire’s living clay mask.
- The contents, purpose and connection to Thimble remain unknown.
The Desecration of Thjazi’s Farramh
Julien secretly spat upon Thjazi’s body, crossing the Old Path protection around the Farramh and drawing an unknown shadow after him.
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- Julien waited until attention was directed elsewhere.
- Hala briefly watched him but left to find Hero before the act.
- Julien approached Thjazi’s body and spat upon it.
- No named mourner directly witnessed the desecration.
- The Old Path offerings and adornments around Thjazi formed a protective boundary.
- As Julien crossed the doorway to leave, the Lloy cold-iron nail glowed.
- Bolaire perceived that the protection had been crossed.
- A small shadow-like presence followed Julien away from the Fang home.
- Bolaire considered researching the phenomenon at the Museum.
The Execution of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi Fang was publicly condemned and hanged beneath the Guardian Wall under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
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- The execution took place at the gallows beneath the Guardian Wall.
- Thjazi arrived in an iron-barred prison wagon under a multi-house military escort.
- House Tachonis soldiers removed him from the wagon in manacles.
- Azune performed the official magical inspection.
- Several parts of the crowd cheered when Thjazi appeared.
- The Sundered Houses used trumpets to silence or overpower the crowd’s response.
- A House Tachonis herald proclaimed the sentence.
- Thjazi was accused of arcanism, theft, skulduggery, murder and sedition.
- The Chamber of Lords-Advisory authorised the sentence to the Revolutionary Council.
- The Photarch spoke on behalf of the Candescent Creed and House Halovar’s changing religious order.
- Wicander expected the Photarch to commute the sentence to life imprisonment.
- The Photarch privately told Wicander that Thjazi had to die.
- Thjazi and Halandil shared final words across the crowd.
- Thjazi saw something in the sky and became visibly panicked.
- Thjazi asked Halandil to help Murray and the Penteveral and said paint waited with Bolaire.
- Thjazi asked Halandil to tell Thimble not to be scared.
- Thjazi declared that the authority condemning him would fall and that he could still hear the falcon’s cry.
- The executioner pulled the lever before Thjazi completed his final mental message.
- The escape intervention did not remove Thjazi.
- Thjazi died by hanging.
- This was the first execution in Dol-Makjar carried out exclusively under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
The Farramh of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi’s family and community gathered at the Fang home for an orcish Farramh beginning on the day of his death.
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- A Farramh begins on the day of death or as soon afterwards as possible.
- The deceased is placed for viewing so family and community can gather.
- Shadia prepared the Fang home before the body arrived.
- Azune carried Thjazi inside and placed him for viewing.
- The body was covered with a white Candescent funerary sheet before the family arranged their own rites and offerings.
- Loza performed an Old Path farewell beside the body.
- Guests brought food, flowers, liquor, coins, jewellery and personal treasures.
- The gathering included family, veterans, arcanists, occultists, nobles and criminal associates.
- Thjazi’s scimitar was returned to Halandil during the ceremony.
- Representatives of House Halovar and the Candescent Creed entered despite hostility from the household and neighbourhood.
- Aranessa mourned her estranged husband and confronted House Halovar’s claims.
- Vaelus arrived seeking the Stone of Nightsong and was persuaded to respect the grieving family.
- The ceremony remained underway when Episode 1 ended.
The Shapers’ War
An ancient revolutionary conflict remembered through the Guardian Wall and the destruction of Sylandri’s immortal nightingale guardian.
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- The Guardian Wall memorialises heroes of the Shapers’ War in statues approximately eighty feet tall.
- The memorial depicts orcs, dwarves, elves, humans, halflings, gnomes and beastfolk fighting together.
- The conflict is described as a revolution whose memory is fading.
- The heroes are carved with determination, strength and hope.
- The Chamber-aligned noble houses describe themselves as having become aligned since the war.
- Occtis remembers the Stone of Nightsong as an elven relic connected to the war.
- Sylandri’s original celestial guardian, an immortal nightingale, was destroyed during the war.
- The Stone of Nightsong was created after that destruction to guide elven souls safely through the afterlife.
- The war’s cause, exact locations, named participants and final outcome remain unknown in Episode 1.
The Taking of the Stone of Nightsong
Thjazi and Thimble took the Stone of Nightsong during their last major adventure; Thimble calls it a recovery, while Vaelus calls it theft.
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- Thimble travelled with Thjazi during the event.
- The journey took them to the Mournvale.
- Thimble was present when the Stone was taken.
- Thimble describes the Stone as something she and Thjazi recovered on their last adventure.
- Vaelus describes Thjazi as a thief who stole the Stone from her.
- The event occurred a few months before Thjazi’s execution.
- The Stone was later stored in a glass case inside Thimble’s hideout.
- The transcript does not establish whether Thjazi knew the Stone’s full funerary purpose.
Personal connections
Relationships
Bonds, loyalties and conflicts as they develop across the campaign.
Private Associates
ProfessionalYour role: Private AssociateDeceased Counterpart
Bolaire and Thjazi maintained private dealings, often through an intermediary.
Latest development · Episode 1Bolaire Comes to the Farramh
View full relationship evidence →After observing Thjazi’s execution, Bolaire comes to the Fang home and offers assistance to Halandil’s family.
An Unexplained Acquaintance
PersonalYour role: Unexplained Acquaintance And GatekeeperHistory Unknown
Bolaire and Vaelus already know one another, and Bolaire apparently helped Vaelus enter Dol-Makjar.
Latest development · Episode 1Vaelus Recognises Bolaire
View full relationship evidence →Vaelus recognises Bolaire at the Farramh and later reminds them that they allowed her into the city.
Established Friends
PersonalYour role: FriendActive
Bolaire identifies Halandil as a friend, and the Fang family is familiar with Bolaire and their living mask.
Latest development · Episode 1Bolaire Enters a Friend’s Home
View full relationship evidence →Bolaire comes to Halandil’s home for the Farramh and is welcomed with established familiarity.
Unanswered questions
Mysteries
Open and resolved questions connected to Bolaire Lathalia.
Who Took the Stone of Nightsong—and Why?
Who stole the Stone from Thimble’s hideout, where is it now and why was this funerary relic targeted?
The Stone was removed from the hideout during the attack. Its purpose is now known, but its current holder and the motive for taking it are not.
Latest developmentThe Stone Replaced an Immortal Nightingale
The Stone was created after Sylandri’s original nightingale guardian was destroyed during the Shapers’ War.
What Is Following Julien?
What is the shadow following Julien, and what consequence does it represent?
After Julien violates the Farramh’s Old Path protection, Bolaire sees a small shadow-like presence follow him away.
Latest developmentThe Museum May Hold an Answer
Bolaire believes that the museum’s resources may contain information about the old folkloric magic responsible for the shadow.
What Is the Mask in the Silver Box?
What is the forming mask, why does Thimble’s name activate it and how is it connected to Bolaire?
A box retrieved at Thjazi’s request opens when Thimble’s name is spoken and forms a black-clay mask resembling Bolaire’s living mask.
Latest developmentThe Box Was Thjazi’s Final Task
Thaisha believes that retrieving the box was the final thing Thjazi asked her to do.
What Is the Paint Waiting with Bolaire?
Is the paint literal, magical, coded or a prepared resource, and what does Bolaire know about it?
Thjazi’s final private instructions say that paint is waiting for Halandil with Bolaire, but Episode 1 never explains the phrase.
Latest developmentThjazi Names Paint and Bolaire
Thjazi tells Halandil that paint is waiting for him with Bolaire, but dies before explaining further.
How Did Sylandri Die?
Who or what killed Sylandri, where did it happen and what followed the death of Aramán’s final god?
Vaelus witnessed the death of Sylandri, described as the final god of Aramán, seventy years before Episode 1.
Latest developmentVaelus Witnessed the Last God Die
Vaelus remembers watching the final god of Aramán die seventy years earlier, but the place, cause and killer are not revealed.
Transcript-backed claims
22Evidence Ledger
Transcript-backed statements concerning Bolaire Lathalia, with testimony and uncertain claims kept distinct from direct depiction.
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Bolaire approaches the Fang home wearing fine black leather and suede over deep crimson clothing. Long, dark-red curls frame a grey clay mask whose black eyes contain tiny reflected blue lights and whose features move like a living face.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · Bolaire Lathalia
Bolaire says that they did not know Thjazi particularly well. Their dealings were private and often conducted through an intermediary.
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Bolaire attended the execution expecting someone to help the clever Thjazi escape. They wanted to witness personally who possessed the power to save him and who chose to exercise—or withhold—that power.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · Bolaire Watches to See Who Holds Power
Thjazi’s death is identified as the first execution in Dol-Makjar’s history carried out exclusively under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory, marking an important expansion of power for the Sundered Houses.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · A New Exercise of Noble Power
Thaisha summons her wild companion Hala, a deer-like spirit who continues performing the Farramh rites while Thaisha turns away to greet Bolaire.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · Hala Continues the Rites
Bolaire recognises Tyranny from a museum gala six months earlier. Tyranny avoided security for nearly fifteen minutes before vomiting into one of the only three remaining Eyes of Kelaun urns.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · Tyranny and the Eyes of Kelaun
Elodie greets Bolaire as Master Lathalia and says that she saw them elsewhere in the nobles’ viewing gallery. Bolaire responds that they remain at her service.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · Master Lathalia
Halandil welcomes Bolaire and thanks them for attending. Neither Halandil nor his family reacts with surprise to Bolaire’s living mask, suggesting that they are already familiar with both Bolaire and their unusual appearance.
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Bolaire Lathalia Arrives · Bolaire Is Familiar to the Fang Family
Bolaire recognises that the candles, coins and treasures placed around Thjazi form an Old Path protection created by his loved ones.
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Violation of the Farramh · Thjazi Was under Old Path Protection
Bolaire perceives that someone has crossed the Old Path protection surrounding Thjazi’s body.
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Violation of the Farramh · The Protection Has Been Crossed
Bolaire sees a small shadow-like presence born into existence and follow Julien as he walks out of the Fang home.
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Violation of the Farramh · A Shadow Follows Julien
Bolaire believes that museum resources may help identify the obscure folkloric magic responsible for the shadow.
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Violation of the Farramh · The Museum May Hold an Answer
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Vaelus identifies the stolen object as the Stone of Nightsong, and Bolaire immediately recognises the name.
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Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · The Stone of Nightsong
Vaelus recognises Bolaire as someone she already knows, although the history of their acquaintance remains unexplained.
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Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Vaelus Knows Bolaire
Bolaire demands to know why Vaelus is damaging her chances of recovering the Stone. Vaelus responds that Bolaire allowed her into Dol-Makjar.
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Bolaire recalls that the Stone was created so elves killed through accident or injury could reach Sylandri’s Garden of the Spirit without suffering during the journey.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · The Purpose of the Stone of Nightsong
The Stone allowed elven spirits to be ferried swiftly through the Tenebral Reaches by a spirit of song and night without touching its hardship or pain.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · Safe Passage through the Tenebral Reaches
The Stone was created after Sylandri’s original guardian spirit, an immortal nightingale, was destroyed during the Shapers’ War.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · The Immortal Nightingale
Bolaire asks what it would take for Vaelus to leave the grieving family alone and argues that the Fangs do not knowingly possess the Stone.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · Leave These People Alone
Vaelus asks where the little fairy companion who travelled with Thjazi can be found. Murray and Bolaire realise that she means Thimble.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · Vaelus Asks for Thimble
When Thimble’s name is spoken downstairs, the silver box upstairs flies open and the black clay and velvet hidden within begin moving together.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · Thimble’s Name Opens the Box
The shaking black clay and velvet rapidly assemble into the shape of a mask resembling the living clay mask worn by Bolaire.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · A Mask like Bolaire’s
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Campaign 4, Episode 1
7 scenesEpisode 1
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Execution
The Execution of Thjazi Fang
11:40–18:467 min 6 sec
Thjazi Fang is publicly condemned beneath the Guardian Wall. After sharing a final connection with Halandil and issuing several urgent instructions, he delivers a defiant final statement and is hanged.
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Character Arrival
Bolaire Lathalia Arrives
3:00:37–3:14:0413 min 27 sec
The masked Bolaire Lathalia arrives at Thjazi’s Farramh after observing his execution from the nobles’ gallery. Bolaire reunites with Thaisha and Tyranny as Halandil’s daughter Hero arrives with her mother, Elodie.
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Character Arrival And Flashback
Julien and Aranessa
3:14:04–3:26:5812 min 54 sec
Wicander returns Thjazi’s scimitar to Halandil as Sir Julien Davinos escorts Thjazi’s grieving estranged wife, Aranessa, to the Farramh. Their journey reveals Julien’s role in Thjazi’s earlier capture and Aranessa’s enduring love for her former husband.
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Funeral Confrontation
Noble Tensions at the Farramh
3:26:58–3:44:0117 min 3 sec
Loza asks Wicander to help Teor find work after her retirement. Aranessa then confronts House Halovar’s claims that it tried to save Thjazi before mourning her estranged husband and warning Halandil that Faerie’s influence is fading.
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Funeral Violation
Violation of the Farramh
3:50:39–4:00:5410 min 15 sec
Julien secretly spits upon Thjazi’s body while the mourners are distracted. As he later leaves the Fang home, Bolaire perceives that the Old Path protection surrounding Thjazi has been crossed and that a small shadow-like presence is following Julien.
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Ominous Arrival
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri
4:05:31–4:19:2513 min 54 sec
An unnatural cold falls across the Rookery as Vaelus, an elven Sister of the fallen goddess Sylandri, arrives from the Mournvale. She accuses Thjazi of stealing the Stone of Nightsong and demands that Halandil return it.
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Lore Revelation And Cliffhanger
The Stone and the Silver Box
4:19:25–4:27:027 min 37 sec
Bolaire recalls the funerary purpose of the Stone of Nightsong while Thaisha retrieves a silver box connected to Thjazi. When Vaelus speaks Thimble’s name, the box opens and shattered black clay begins forming a mask resembling Bolaire’s.