The lich is a member of the Harmonium, one of the Great Factions of the Planes, and those are not difficult to find. In Ux-Verthicha, all of the approved factions operate out of one district of the city. Each has a volcanic pillar as a dedicated headquarter, elaborately carved and decorated as homage to their philosophies and political might. They range from the dark, plain, and shroud-covered tower of the Bleak Cabal, to the library and dagger motifs of the Fraternity of Order, to wide-pitched tents belonging to the Free League filled with lesser devils and dragons, to the Prison-like and iron festooned building of the Mercykillers.<br/><br/>There are no signs of the Athar, the Xaositects, or the Revolutionary League.<br/><br/>Red steel covers the majority of the tower belonging to the Harmonium, although it is frequently broken by the Faction's heraldry, a blue sword on a light blue background. All of the faction members wear a very characteristic red armour that bristles with blades and spikes.<br/><br/>(http://uo-planescape.wdfiles.com/local--files/harmonium/Harmonium_Patrol_by_Tony_Diterlizzi-2611_(1995)_TSR_Planescape_-_The_Factol's_Manifesto.jpg)<br/><br/>Seeking out Bao is fairly easy. Speaking with one of the Harmonium members who looks like a scribe, armoured of course, she says that you are expected and grabs one of the nearest junior members of the faction, know as namers in most factions, although the Harmonium gives them the ranks of Notaries. The young half-elf has a sunken face and dark eyes that are constantly observing the world around him as he leads you through the hallways.<br/><br/>Throughout the halls, two themes are immediately clear. Huge amounts of artwork and poetry written in dozens of languages extoll the virtues of peace, and the desirability of harmony amongst all peoples. At the same time, the clanging of swords and combat drills ring through the hallways. You get the feeling that this is less of a political office than a military barracks. While every corner of this building seems dedicated to peace, somehow almost as much art seems dedicated to those who will fight for what they must, and make war on those who might threaten peace.<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e7/Screen_Shot_2014-10-18_at_2.15.15_PM.png)</div>Many of the books in Bao's meditation chamber are bound in red leather, although the lich itself is currently robed in blue. Many green crystals are embedding in its skull, which is devoid of flesh, although the rest of its body still has greying skin and muscle tissue.<br/><br/>"Ah, good, you have arrived!" Says the lich, when it sees you at the door. While it is unsurprising that the lich as a discomforting aura, Bao has a tinny, wholly unnatural voice (http://wmids&text=Ah,%20good,%20you%20have%20arrived!%20I%20was%20most%20pleased%20with%20your%20battle%20in%20the%20arena.%20It%20is%20rare%20that%20we%20see%20combatants%20who%20are%20neither%20aligned%20closely%20with%20the%20forces%20and%20ideology%20of%20Baator%20or%20with%20those%20of%20the%20other%20factions,%20if%20I%20may%20not%20be%20too%20presumptive%20in%20my%20assumptions.). "I was most pleased with your battle in the arena. It is rare that we see combatants who are neither aligned closely with the forces and ideology of Baator or with those of the other factions, if I may not be too presumptive in my assumptions."<br/><br/>"As a token of my appreciation. I have taken the liberty of collecting a reward of 500 gold pieces each, as well as a magic item that I felt would be appropriate for you. If you have any unidetified magic items, I would also be happy to help you determine what their powers are."<br/><br/>Bao is able to quickly identify most of the items in your possession, but one of them, the crow's skeleton, gives the lich trouble.<br/><br/>"This is most odd. There is certainly powerful magic hidden within it, but it is only active when claimed as part of the possession of someone who is either ethically or morally neutral. That makes is wholly useless to the majority of the residents of this plane of existence, myself included. Most odd."<br/><br/>He hands back the skeleton to whomever will accept it.<br/><br/>"Now, as you have likely already deduced, I have taken an interest in you after having seen your company in battle, and I suspect that we can each be of benefit to one another in this case. We have lost contact with one of our expeditionary parties on the plane of Pandemonium, which is disconcerting to say the least, especially since we had a number of non-Harmonium allies within the group and there is no hope of bringing about universal peace if we cannot protect our allies from harm. We need to locate the missing, but the higher Movers are unwilling to send additional trained troops to Pandemonium, given its chaotic bend. Likewise, we can't risk sending out anyone who is already there. We can provide you with transport to our base in Pandemonium, then transport back to Sigil once you have found the team."<br/><br/>"Further, if any of you are of a Lawful disposition, we would appreciate and like to extend the offer for you to aligning yourselves with the Harmonium. This is not necessary for you to take the job, but it would help to settle the minds of our lost members when you finally reach them. Should you successfully complete this mission, we would be able to waive most of the formal induction requirements, most notably the training on Arcadia."<br/><br/>"I must point out though that this offer is a time sensitive task, and that the offer ends once you walk out of this room. I do not wish to put undue pressure upon you, but people's lives are risk, and we must active even more decisively than our faction is stereotyped as being. I cannot waiver, nor can I accept waivering on your behalves in this matter either. It was a stroke of luck that I found exactly the type of adventures I needed when I scryed on the arena and that they allowed me to place my reward for you without physically being in a attendance. I ask you for one more peace of luck on this day and confirm my hypothesis that you seek a way off of this plane and are willing to help us in order to do so."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OCC</div><div class="spoiler_body">You may each choose one minor magic item Bao's personalized reward.  I will update the treasure list with the other item's he's IDed for you. </div></div>