Motive Doomside

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Motive Doomside was the tiefling leader of the Stromgarde smugglers, an Asmodean cult that used petty crime to generate funds.

They were attempting to gain a foothold in Stromgarde by selling illegal elven goods when Nikolai von Baer was tasked by Harald Aran to find the smugglers as penance for his crimes against Guilder the jeweler.

Nikolai, as the short-haired, clean-shaven Nicholas, was able to infiltrate the gang by posing as an Asmodean thief. He gained their trust and planned to receive Picklewink's next shipment of contraband. The party laid an ambush but were spotted by Motive, nonetheless managing to defeat him in combat.

He was killed by one of his companions at the end of the fight, presumably to prevent him from being able to speak to the authorities.