I've got one group that got captured in the Fane, broke out (and lost a member), got captured again (after killing the second-in-command whose name escapes me), and then brought before Ras Nsi himself. They were shocked as all hell when he just let them go. They were polite and said they were working against the Death Curse. It flat out says if they do so, he gives them their gear, and says "I'll know if you're successful. Fail me and I'll kill you."