Attributes
Featured NPCs141-jack-the-gobo141-olek141-tekclif-sol141-len141-lomtam141-stacy141-banwa-hanigrin141-liam-brightport141-juntok-wright141-sam-the-sailor
Chapter Number3
TitleDark Things in Brightport
Primary Location141-brightport
Detailed NarrativeJack — a goblin, a detail omitted from the party's briefing — eats his meat raw and bloody. 'I will help you, because our goals are aligned and Solomon pays well... The question is not if you are stupid, as you are here, you clearly are. The question is if you are the kind of stupid that will end up with a sword in your belly.'
His briefing: the tribes are tense; stability in the river kingdoms has everyone fearing another attack; the Sparrow tribe has a new leader driving toward war; the Flaming Spear are raiding again; the truces holding Arla together are near collapse. And five people are missing.
Canvassing the Unsavory, the Barding Shop on Merchants Row, the Lucky Fool Inn, the Bright Inn, and the port turns up a pattern: a dwelf, a human/halfling, a mixed-heritage human, a tiefling, and an Udine — every victim had unusual physical characteristics. They were taken by a crew including a half-orc missing an ear and a notably handsome half-orc.
The trail leads to an ancient Hesh prison ruin outside town. Olek — charming, roguish, undeniably evil — admits to capturing people across Arla and shipping them north to the Flaming Spear. He escapes with one prisoner alongside Len, leaving Lomtam to die and flooding the prison behind him. The ruins hold ancient Hesh magic, currently dormant. Two trails lead out: one toward Deepwood, one toward Ravenwing. A coin flip sends the party to Ravenwing and its famous library.
Events141-brightport-disappearances
SummaryThe party lands at Brightport and meets their contact, Jack the Gobo, in the cellars below the Unsavory. Five people with unusual heritage have vanished. The trail runs through the So-So gang to Olek, and into a dormant Hesh prison ruin outside town.
Campaignpath-to-arla-arla-and-craynoth-pavik-shim
Locations141-brightportarla
Player Characters141-finn-gallund141-artemon-tretcord141-trankle141-harfur141-maddie-cassius