Three bandits of the Shadow Spiders accost a street vendor named Orrick Tallbrow, a wide-eyed human who claims to have paid already.
Scenes
Facing the three bandits of the Shadow Spiders
Finding the wanted posters for The Half-Orc Deserter Bareli and the “Bandit Queen” Firean Maiethil.
Exploring Dulwich.
Quests!
Investigate the rise of the undead.
Travel to the Shadowed Keep
Secret and Clues
The Shadow Spiders: The most powerful (and violent) of Dulwich’s gangs is the Shadow Spiders. Most of the other smaller gangs pay a proportion of their take to the Shadow Spiders to avoid bloodshed. Led by Voitto Markku (LE male human spy) the Shadow Spiders lair at the Golden Skull tavern (location 7).
The Black Cats: Popular with the peasantfolk, as the gang is generous with their ill-gotten gains. Very secretive. Not a lot of vendors. Tends to prey on rich folk.
Skeletons have been rising in the area. Strange black obelisks have been found outside the city. Skeletons have even been rising from the cemetery itself!
Another skeleton has been seen shuffling about the 1 cemetery. What is causing the dead to rise from their graves to stalk the town?
Vuokko Laiten was the lover of the former high priest and murdered him when he was at his most vulnerable.
Ossi Karppanen meets regularly with the heads of the other trade and merchant guilds.
Valentin Ironwolf’s lost treasures yet lie hidden in his ruined castle—the so-called Shadowed Keep!
The Black Cats gang seeks an alliance with the Shadow 5F Spiders. If the two gangs merge, a thieves’ guild could emerge to terrorise the town.
6F Something strange is going on at the poorhouse. Badger’s is the place to go, if you want to buy or sell 7 wondrous items. It’s heavily guarded; no one has ever stolen anything from its vaults.
The town of Dulwich has been here a long time. There are signs of civilizations even far older living on the site.
Caves and tunnels worm their way through the hills of Dulwich. Some say there’s an underground river below. Some even say they’ve seen signs of worked stone structures buried deep under the city.
Noble Intrigues: Wido Gall seeks more agents to investigate and spy on his enemies at Longbridge. As a rich and noble lord, he has deep coffers to fund such activities.
Grave Matters: The odd happenings at Dulwich Cemetery (location 10) concern Vuokko Laiten and she wishes she knew trustworthy folk to investigate the matter.
If Nurlon takes a shine to someone, he tells stories of his adventures in the southern forests. In this way, the characters could learn of the Shunned Valley of the Three Tombs, Elle’s Mere or the Valley of Bones.
Sometime, Nalthra crafts particularly fine pieces of jewellery for those wishing to have them enchanted. Such customers include adventurers and members of the Sagacious Masters of the Eldritch Nexus dwelling in the Black Tower to the north. Nalthra could hire the characters to transport a finished piece to a customer at the Black Tower.
1683cp, 1584sp, 72gp (247gp); Eye agate (translucent circles of blue, 10gp), Malachite (opaque striated light and dark green, 10gp), Moss agate (translucent pink with mossy green markings, 10gp), Moss agate (translucent yellow-white with mossy gray markings, 10gp), Moss agate (translucent yellow-white with mossy gray markings, 10gp), Moss agate (translucent yellow-white with mossy gray markings, 10gp), Rhodochrosite (opaque light pink, 10gp), Turquoise (opaque light blue-green, 10gp) 80gp; Dust of sneezing and choking (uncommon wondrous item), Potion of fire breath (uncommon potion), Potion of fire breath (uncommon potion), Potion of water breathing (uncommon potion)
Hat of Disguise (uncommon). While wearing this hat, you can use an action to cast the disguise self spell from it at will. The spell ends if the hat is removed.
Session Notes
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