Bruno (PP 15) – What happened to Mortin Graypaw is what would happen to Bruno if Bruno spent too much time here.
Durrim (PP 20) – The titans of the north held sway in these deep chambers – a connection to the northern underworld – the realm of Hel and Angrboda.
HB (PP 18) – What the fuck happened with Blue and the Southern Mirage. Blue's even more of a fuckup than HB.
Rohalin (PP ) – What did you do to my bar? Can't I just return to the south where the desert made things clean?
Ved Pinion (PP 19) – The animated constructs of the frost giants are what it is like to be an automaton without a soul.
Wynasia (PP 11) – You have no idea the depth of horrors these ghouls will inflict on the world above. Their black souls are endlessly deep.
Strong Start
The characters traverse a great stone shaft burrowing deep beneath Vandekhul similar to the catacomb vault they found beneath Whitemark – the Duke's Estate. How about some ancient flesh-gnawing half-ghoul bats?
Scenes
Traversing the primeval shaft
Chamber of the Gray Kiss
Vault of the Weavebender
Shit happens: Ix is calling, Thortra Beastblood is calling, blue teleports into the city.
Choices: Go to the city streets. Return to their sanctuary (what is it called?). Return to Ix's lair. Visit the Beggar King. Eventually head to the Bone Cathedral to rescue Archduke Avgost
Secrets and Clues
The Mouse has taken over the Blue at the Southern Mirage – now known as Blue at the Southern Mirage – A Mizi I property. He got Blue kicked out of the council of Zobeck due to a technicality about proper reporting of compensation and hired a mercenary company called the Felvipers. Blue and Doghoof are now in Vandekhul where it's safe.
With the Weavebender disrupted, Ix's forces can now walk and communicate freely in Vandekhul.
Vampires, ghouls, Ixian ghouls, beggar ghouls loyal to the Beggar King, and mortals all battle in the streets of Vandekhul. It's chaos.
The emperor's palanquin has arrived outside of the city. The first legion (Crimson Blades) and third legion (Armor of Titans) of Darakon are garrisoned outside.
Marius Mourncloak, spy for the emperor, seeks the characters for a parlay with Nicoforus.
Duke Moretto Lichmark knows time is tight. High priest beginning the ritual.
A thousand ghouls were led into the catacombs beneath the Bone Cathedral. There's a vast pit below the central chamber in which they all fester.
The emperor would rather outsiders took care of Moretto than he or his troops – it's better to avoid appearances of a civil war.
The Beggar King wants independence for he and his band of ghouls in Vandekhul. If it's enough of a shithole, the Emperor won't care.
Tome of Understanding - This magical book contains lessons and practices for enhancing intuition, empathy, and awareness. Spending 48 hours over 6 days (or fewer) reading and memorizing the book’s lessons increases your Wisdom score and your maximum Wisdom score by 2. The tome then becomes a mundane item for a century before it regains its magic.
Figurine of Wondrous Power – Ebony Fly: This ebony has been carved to look like a horsefly in flight. It can turn into a giant fly and be used as a mount for up to 6 hours, after which it cannot be used for 2 days.
Ioun Stone (Strength) – While this bright pink pentagonal trapezohedron orbits your head your Strength score is increased by 2 (to a maximum of 20).
Crystal Ball of Telepathy. While the _scrying is active, you can communicate telepathically with creatures within 30 feet of the spell’s sensor, and you can use an action to cast suggestion (save DC 17) through the sensor on one of them. This effect does not require concentration, but it ends when the scrying does.
