Catching Annibaldi and Stopping Oriens

There are several ways to detect that Annibaldi is a diabolist. Like the other cardinals, he has Magic Resistance and a Commanding Aura, both stemming from his position as a cardinal. Unlike the other cardinals, his mind cannot be controlled by magic. He has never changed his mind or his vote during the conclave. The other cardinals remember this if asked. Tommaso originally voted for Bonaventura and Castiglione originally voted for the young Giovanni Colonna, until Colonna and the other Ghibelline cardinals convinced Castiglione to place himself as the leading Ghibelline candidate. Player characters who attempt to mentally control Annibaldi, just for a moment, fail because of the diabolist's Greater Immunity. This might indicate that he is different than the other cardinals.

It is also fairly easy to follow Annibaldi as he seeks to speak with his patron, Oriens. It might be just as easy to see the marks of his self-sacrifice or the weight gain if he is denied cutting himself. The longer the player char-

acters delay the conclave the easier it becomes to discover that something is wrong with Annibaldi.

If Annibaldi is ever caught in any of his actions, he yells for Oriens to protect him. The summoned demon will burst into the Septizodium with any remaining Warrior Demons at hand, their sole intent to slay everyone inside and turn the former shrine to the heavenly bodies into a slaughter house. When Orsini's guards hear the cardinals' screams they rush to their aid, most likely to join the clerics as corpses on the marbled floor.