Adventure 1

The Party was tasked with escorting a shipment from Corrine Wade, located in Farthorne, to Leo Avanaki, owner and operator of the general store of Ravengro. Some items important to Leo Avanaki were not included in the shipment and he unjustly accused the PCs of theft. As a matter of convenience, the local constabulary threw the PCs into Harrowstone prison. The PCs were told that they would be held here while an investigation was completed and a trial could be arranged. However, Harrowstone is where the region’s worst of the worst are locked away and often forgotten.

The PCs incarceration proved to be short. For some unknown reason, the entire prison was engulfed in an enormous fire. The PCs escaped their cells and killed two guards on their way to freedom. In town, they covertly met Professor Jovan Stillmark. He told the party that he knew they were innocent, but the only way to prove it was to get the original manifest of the shipment from Corrine Wade. Additionally, he was concerned something had happened to his friend Corrine because she was supposed to send a rare book to him, but did not do so, nor did she send any message explaining her missed delivery. He outfitted the PCs with basic traveling gear and ask them to check on Corrine.

On the way, they looted a wagon that was attacked by a giant spider. The wagon was carrying some weapons etched with a curious symbol. As chance would have it, Braennora (I think this was B’s discovery, correct me if I’m wrong) saw this symbol while perusing one of the many open tomes strewn about Professor Sillmark’s chaotic basement. This “hush” symbol was the hallmark of a cult called the Whispering Court that was previously thought to be defunct.

On arrival to Farthorne, the PCs find the town ransacked and the people kidnapped to a nearby, ancient elven tomb. In the tomb they found several cult members, many undead creatures, and a witch trying to cast some sort of spell on the tomb’s occupant. Though the witch and the cult leader escaped the battle, the townspeople were rescued, including Corrine Wade. The tomb itself was covered in many murals and ancient elven script. The walls told the story of a mage that ruled this land in ancient times known only as the Quiet King and how the people rose up and deposed him.

The PCs returned triumphantly to Ravengro to clear their good(ish) names and to report to Professor Stillmark that his friend Corrine was safe.