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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8056938" data-attributes="member: 6879661"><p>The rough plot goes like this...</p><p></p><p><strong>TIER ONE </strong></p><p><strong>Burnt Offerings </strong></p><p>The party are present at the consecration of a new cathedrals in the town of First Tower, just north of Sharn. An old settlement built around the ruin of an ancient ruined tower. They defeat a raid by goblin mercenaries and solve problems in town before discovering treachery from a disaffected Sarlonan and a secret catacomb beneath the town. The catacomb is hidden laboratory owned by a long dead noble wizard and explorer of Xen’drik called Vorel Foxglove... part of the original Cannith Expedition south. Vorel was a worshipper of Lah Mashtu - the Rakshasa Overlord and mother of monsters. But more importantly the laboratory held a relic brought back from Xen’drik reminiscent of warforged and early Cannith technology. A Lesser Runewell. The party take details and explore but are interrupted by the rising gobin threat. Travelling to the Goblins lair they find a bitter daughter of the town affected by the power of the runewell and turned to worship the lords of dust is using the goblins to get revenge on the town by corrupting their leader with the aid of a Barghest servant of Lah Mashtu and several disaffected adventurers.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skin Saw Murders</strong></p><p>While recovering from their fight and preparing to relocate the Runewell to Sharn for study, First Tower is hit by a spread of murders linked to the PCs. They follow the murderer to Foxglove Manor where a young noble they saved during the goblin attack has been corrupted into a ghoul by a foul presence in the house. The ancient spirit of Vorel Foxglove bound to the manor by a failed attempt at Lichhood (inspired by his research with the runewell). The younger Foxglove is beholden to a Shady group in Sharn. Supplied with wealth by the Skinsaw cult but asked to do increasingly shady activities in worship of the Dark Six. Including selling necromantic magic recovered from Vorels Mansion to the Emerald Claw. The leader of the cult, Justice Ironbrior is a member of the Aurum, and uses the lure of membership in this organization to encourage dark acts amongst aspirants. Unknown to the rest of the cult Ironbriar is being manipulated in turn by a Lamia Matriarch sent from Xen’drik to encourage the death of greedy souls to empower Karzougs runewell and see him rise.</p><p></p><p><strong>Shards of Sin.</strong></p><p>Armed with a description of the Sihedron Rune and the Runewell from First Tower, the party travel to Sharn, to seek information at Morgrave University. The resident expert Sheila Heidmarsh wants to organize an expedition to Xen’drik (or she approaches them). However she needs to track down a missing agent in the underbelly of Sharn... the party find The missing agent and recover an artifact that corrupts the mind in a way similar to the runewell - a shard of the Sihedron. Sheila deciphers from Vorels notes the details of entry to a ruin in the city of Storm Reach on Xen’drik, that may hold more information. The party travels to Xen’drik with Sheila defeating an agent of the Emerald Claw on the way. At Stormreach the party explore the ruined pile and long lost laboratory of the followers of the runelord Azlanist, where Vorel found his lesser Runewell. The find the second shard and also an Eldritch engine that can recombine them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8056938, member: 6879661"] The rough plot goes like this... [B]TIER ONE Burnt Offerings [/B] The party are present at the consecration of a new cathedrals in the town of First Tower, just north of Sharn. An old settlement built around the ruin of an ancient ruined tower. They defeat a raid by goblin mercenaries and solve problems in town before discovering treachery from a disaffected Sarlonan and a secret catacomb beneath the town. The catacomb is hidden laboratory owned by a long dead noble wizard and explorer of Xen’drik called Vorel Foxglove... part of the original Cannith Expedition south. Vorel was a worshipper of Lah Mashtu - the Rakshasa Overlord and mother of monsters. But more importantly the laboratory held a relic brought back from Xen’drik reminiscent of warforged and early Cannith technology. A Lesser Runewell. The party take details and explore but are interrupted by the rising gobin threat. Travelling to the Goblins lair they find a bitter daughter of the town affected by the power of the runewell and turned to worship the lords of dust is using the goblins to get revenge on the town by corrupting their leader with the aid of a Barghest servant of Lah Mashtu and several disaffected adventurers. [B]Skin Saw Murders[/B] While recovering from their fight and preparing to relocate the Runewell to Sharn for study, First Tower is hit by a spread of murders linked to the PCs. They follow the murderer to Foxglove Manor where a young noble they saved during the goblin attack has been corrupted into a ghoul by a foul presence in the house. The ancient spirit of Vorel Foxglove bound to the manor by a failed attempt at Lichhood (inspired by his research with the runewell). The younger Foxglove is beholden to a Shady group in Sharn. Supplied with wealth by the Skinsaw cult but asked to do increasingly shady activities in worship of the Dark Six. Including selling necromantic magic recovered from Vorels Mansion to the Emerald Claw. The leader of the cult, Justice Ironbrior is a member of the Aurum, and uses the lure of membership in this organization to encourage dark acts amongst aspirants. Unknown to the rest of the cult Ironbriar is being manipulated in turn by a Lamia Matriarch sent from Xen’drik to encourage the death of greedy souls to empower Karzougs runewell and see him rise. [B]Shards of Sin.[/B] Armed with a description of the Sihedron Rune and the Runewell from First Tower, the party travel to Sharn, to seek information at Morgrave University. The resident expert Sheila Heidmarsh wants to organize an expedition to Xen’drik (or she approaches them). However she needs to track down a missing agent in the underbelly of Sharn... the party find The missing agent and recover an artifact that corrupts the mind in a way similar to the runewell - a shard of the Sihedron. Sheila deciphers from Vorels notes the details of entry to a ruin in the city of Storm Reach on Xen’drik, that may hold more information. The party travels to Xen’drik with Sheila defeating an agent of the Emerald Claw on the way. At Stormreach the party explore the ruined pile and long lost laboratory of the followers of the runelord Azlanist, where Vorel found his lesser Runewell. The find the second shard and also an Eldritch engine that can recombine them. [/QUOTE]
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