Scioni

"They're a nasty lot, you're probably better off if you never ran into them. They're a mysterious group of criminals that somehow manages to operate in every corner of the world. They've got their hands in every kind of illegal activity you can imagine: human trafficking, robbery, murder, extortion, you name it. Whats makes them so dangerous, however, is how well they manage to hide themselves. Many haven't even heard of them, and those who have can't even be sure they exist."


 * - Ronald

The Scioni are a secretive criminal organization. Thier presence on Celedon's Mountain was the instigation of the Battle of the Summit.

"Scioni" loosely translates to "The Snake" in an old, dead language.

The Party is interested in finding the Scioni in hopes it will lead to the recovery of thier memory. Some of the members even have the suspicion that the loss of thier memory may be the result of Scioni magic.

The Scioni are being tracked by the private investigator, She'k Helmes.

Atarack revealed to the party that a member of the Scioni produced a statuette of a dragon during the Battle of the Summit, which caused an aura to burst furth from the cave in Celedon's Mountain that killed everything it touched. How the members of the party survived it is a mystery.

In recovered memories, Marcus Hildebrand recalled that he had been approached by a representitive of the Scioni who wished to recruit him. He claimed that "all is not as it seems" in regards to the Scioni's reputation as criminals. He gifted Marcus a powerful sword, The Bastard Sword of Fiery Justice, which has the power to cut down evil. He claimed that if the Scioni were truely evil, they would fear such a weapon and would not gift it to a paladin such as Marcus. He then left Marcus to try to weapon out on his own, saying he would contact him later. Such contact came in the form of a letter, requesting Marcus come to Auria in regards to a matter concerning Hector, the Black. Marcus never reached Auria, getting caught up in the Battle of the Summit shortly after leaving Pacil.

Paris revealed that the Scioni are actually one of the organizations working to fight the impending invasion of the Demon Lords. They work to undermine the rule of the Dragon Martyrs, hoping to collapse thier riegn so that the mortal races might unite to fight the impending demon invasion. To this end, they pretend to be a criminal organization so that they are largely ignored by the forces of the dragons.