Celine the Dominatrix

Celine is an Elven woman with fire red hair. She used to hang out at Madam Ambrosia's and had wanted us to embarrass Lord Aralast during the heist. We found her bound, gagged, and blindfolded in the cave near Linu's Repose, and brought her to Helm's Hold at her request where she hopes to find sanctuary in the abbey of Helm.

Celine had been "placed" with Lord Aralast by the Zhentarim (or Zhents) to spy on him. They suspected that Aralast was supporting the Sons of Alagondar

Celine told us about how she was hooded and taken by several men two weeks after the Heist. She was taken through Blacklack and then out the city (not through the main gates though, she heard money changing hands). She was brought to this cave, tortured and questioned.

She does not want to return to Neverwinter, says that "He's there and will come find me". She doesn't seem worried about Aurelien though.

The party brought Celine to the Abbey at Helm's Hold and left her with Martin the Abbot. Once the party left, the assassin from Linu's Repose kills Martin and disappears with Celine. Martin rises from the dead, but the party kills him and tracks Celine and the assassin through the catacombs to a large work room with a summoning circle. Celine hands the assassin a scroll and the Calamshani assassin disappears. "The Arkan will be pleased."

Celine tells us that we were pawns. "The ritual will be done, Bane will return, elves will rule, and Asmodeus will rise. The Ashvedei were here before you and will be here after."

The party then kills Celine and some summoned Tannarooks.

Aurelien tells us that Celine was suspected of working with the Zhentarim, dealing in antiquities, was working on a kidnapping of the Priestess of Chauntlier.