Rictavio

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Bard
Adult Human Man
NPC

§	Interactions
17	Arabelle calmly asked Rictavio to drop his disguise. After a brief pause, he complied, revealing his true identity:
17	Sophia began with casual conversation—asking if he had any more stories to share—but Rictavio politely declined. As the discussion continued, however, his answers became evasive. He carefully sidestepped their questions, offering half-truths and deflections. The party’s suspicion steadily grew.
17	As the party approached the wagon, they saw Rictavio already there, kneeling beside it and adjusting one of the wheels. Sensing the tension, Avery and Sophia stepped forward to speak with him, while Caspian and Kaz lingered a short distance behind.
17	Eventually, after some persistence, Rictavio relented and invited them inside the wagon.
16	Because now, armed with the knowledge of Rictavio’s true identity, the party prepared to go looking for the man who was really Rudolph van Richten.
16	Combined with what he had witnessed the night before—Rictavio magically altering his appearance in the stables—Caspian came to a startling conclusion:
16	Meanwhile, Avery moved to inspect a small stove across the room. Resting on top were two pieces of paper. One appeared to be an advertisement for Rictavio’s Carnival, while the other looked like a page torn from a diary.
16	Rictavio was actually Van Richten in disguise.
11	As they ate together, a commotion stirred on the far side of the tavern. A flamboyant bard named Rictavio was entertaining a crowd with dramatic tales of vampires and monsters. Sophia and Avery joined the listeners, while Caspian and Kaz remained at their table. When the performance ended, Rictavio retired for the night, and Avery followed soon after. Sophia lingered at the counter, waiting for Urwin the innkeeper to return from the kitchen.
11	Suspicion soon turned toward Rictavio. At Kaz’s urging, Caspian followed the bard through the streets. During the pursuit, Caspian witnessed Rictavio magically alter his appearance, revealing that the persona of the colorful bard was a disguise. Though Caspian tried to keep up, he ultimately lost him in the crowd. He later returned to report what he had seen, arriving just as a tense exchange between Sophia and Kaz was ending.