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The Great Father Tree ................................................4

Nestwing Catacomb ..................................................10

Kakruk’s Haunted Park ...........................................14

Tomb of the Three Brothers ....................................24

The Golden Assembly of States ..............................28

Brochure #1 Cult of the Hive ...................................33

One-Page #17 Heart of Solitude ..............................35

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 Our father and guardian now dies a slow
and terrible death. We need your help!
-Ossianthe, the centaur.

The Great Father Tree

the world was young and the two planes of exis-
Background Lore tence were closer to each other, the primordial spir-
it of the tree walked across the veil and entered the
ery few know the true origin of the

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Material Plane. Back then it was a trivial thing to
Great Father Tree. Popular stories
do. The different properties of the plane forced the
and gossip describe it in such a way
spirit to anchor itself into a physical representation
that it appears that the tree has
of itself. That is when the spirit became a grandiose
always been in our world. A perma-
tree in the middle of a valley. It fueled the land and
nent fixture that has accompanied the humanoid
the wildlife around it with only its presence. After
races since the beginnings of time. But that is not
only a few decades, a great forest surrounded the
true at all. The written memory of humans and oth-
Father Tree and its purpose to take care of such
er races covers only a sliver of time in the Material
repository of life became the only reason for its exis-
Plane. Yes, the Father Tree is old, but it too came
tence. The strong spiritual presence in the area also
from a faraway realm. The true story is known
became the focal point for other foreign Fey crea-
because the Father Tree itself told it to an elvish ex-
tures to converge. Centaurs, satyrs, and all kinds
plorer and student of history. The tree was younger
of fairies and pixies became part of the permanent
and healthier back then.
population within the forest.
The Father Tree has a long name that can never
However, the usual state of affairs in the forest is
be pronounced by bodily organs such as tongues
about to change drastically. The Father Tree is sick.
and throats. It is in the ancient form of the Sylvan
A ravenous, morbid aberration eats the tree from
language. Its long words and sentences can only
the inside. It all started almost a hundred years ago.
be expressed by the sounds of the wind, the move-
For a few decades, the tree knew its fate but it was
ment of the trees, and the unconscious interactions
strong enough to fight it. But the tree is running out
of mindless critters. And the name of the Father
of strength and the will to fight little by little. Over
Tree takes a full month to “pronounce” in its en-
the past thirty years, the Father Tree has grown
tirety. Thus, the mortal creatures from the Material
weaker and old. Now its foliage looks pale and sick.
Plane named it the Great Father Tree. The tree did
The trunk’s bark looks dry and cracked. It seldom
not mind such title as it understood that the locals
speaks anymore, even in the Sylvan tongue which
were limited in their understanding of nature and
used to fill its corner of the forest most days.
their physical bodies.
The other sentient Fey creatures are well aware
The Father Tree is a primordial entity from the
of the tree’s bad health but are unable to help. They
Feywild. It embodies the force of life and the ver-
found out when a team of satyrs and one centaur
dant strength of the forests and plants. Back when

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entered the tree to cleanse it from whatever threat
they could find. The strange disease manifests
itself in the shape of dark plant-life abominations
that twist and whip anyone who dares enter their
domain. The Fey invaders did not flinch and con-
tinued until they found the Heart of the Forest, the
source of the verdant energy that keeps the great
forest growing. The heart was poisoned and con-
sumed by the same disease. Not only was it infest-
ed, it appeared as if the very nature of the heart had
been perverted by some evil magic. It was the heart
that produced the dark plant creatures and a cloud
of poisonous gas that killed any Fey creature who
breathed it.
Only two satyrs came back alive. The others suc-
cumbed to the nature of the poisonous cloud. They
explained to their communities that the tree had
lost its heart, and with it, the Heart of the Forest.
General Features
These are the general features of the Great Father
Tree. It is located in the deepest part of a large
forest. Its roots grow up to ten miles away from the
trunk and connect all plant life-forms in the forest.
Terrain. The Father Tree is located in a semi
cleared area in the middle of the forest. The im-
mediate area around it features only small plants,
bushes, flowers, and moss. The clearing is sur-
rounded by deep forests that soon become dark
places as almost no sunlight reaches the surface.
Light. All areas within the Father Tree are in
complete darkness. The polyp nests throughout the
internal areas produce a 5-foot radius of dim blue
light. Destroying the nests also extinguishes this
light. The Heart of the Forest in the basement also
produces a similar effect but the light is white.
Smells and Sounds. The natural smell of the pine
forest and greenery combines with a smell of rot-
ten weeds and a faint smell of dead animals. This
repulsive smell comes from the polyp nests that
cause parts of the tree to rot and then feed on the
rotting biomass.
Sleeping Gas. The underground chamber with
the Heart of the Forest features a dense layer of
pink-hued gas. All creatures are affected upon
descending on the chamber unless they do not
need to breathe. The heart produces this gas as a
self-defense mechanism. The effect of this gas is
described in Area 9.
It would not die immediately, but the process had
begun and there was nothing any of them could do
about it. The tree was doomed to die a slow death
that might last up to a decade until it finally kills it.
The centaurs are now looking for help from hu-
mans but they have had mixed results. Due to their
reclusive nature towards mortals in the Material
Plane, most of their claims have fallen to deaf ears.
The few that tried to help backed away when they
saw the Father Tree and the extent of the damage.
The elves in the forest and even far away settle-
ments are sympathetic but are also unable to help.
Though their Fey blood has thinned after many
generations in the Material Plane, the elves are still
vulnerable to the poison cloud that surrounds the
Heart of the Forest.
Meeting the Father Tree
The adventurers are first approached by a centaur
emissary that explains their bleak situation. Should
the adventurers decide to help, a group of six
centaurs come to escort them to the deepest parts
of the forest. No forest creature dares attack them
with such escort. The centaurs explain what they
believe happened and that the Father Tree is dying
slowly.
If an adventurer requests a reward or something
in return. The centaurs explain that they cannot
promise anything on behalf of the Father Tree. But
they also explain that if the Father Tree recovers to
its former glory, the primordial spirit that inhabits
the tree and the forest can reward them a spiritual
boon or blessing. A different centaur mentions, in
passing, that some parts of the Father Tree’s bark
are harder than most metals and some legendary
blades have been fashioned from them. Perhaps the
tree can reward such a weapon.
When reaching the clearing with the Father Tree,
the centaurs explain that they must first communi-
cate with it in the ancient Sylvan tongue. They then
kneel and appear to meditate. A successful DC 16
Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the centaurs
are communicating with the tree with their breath-
ing patterns. Their supernatural nature also allows
them to manipulate the wind currents and the slow
dance of close trees. This is the only way to truly
“speak” the Sylvan tongue. After two hours of slow
exchange, the Great Father Tree reacts and opens
its barky eyes. Through great effort, it manages to
gather the strength necessary to address the adven-
turers in the Common tongue.
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“Valiant warriors... it humbles me and my forest to
address you in such a state of disarray. I thank you
for your presence and regret that our hospitality
is bleak. A terrible disease kills me and brings
me closer to my death with each passing day. It is
inside me. It runs through me. I fear it will poison
the forest once I am gone. I cannot speak much
longer. Please! If you will try to help me, come
closer and I will let you in.”
With a shudder and a thunderous sound, the bark
of the Father Tree cracks and opens its mouth,
revealing an opening inside. A dark tunnel into the
tree.
Area Descriptions
1. State of Corruption
The insides of the Father Tree reveal a terrible
situation. Chambers and tunnels in the inside of
the trunk appear to be the consequence of acidic
erosion inside the tree. The floor is uneven with
shallow holes where acid dug deeper. The darkness
is broken by small sources of light on the floor and
walls. The blight creatures create polyp nests that
radiate blue-hued light. A successful DC 14 Intel-
ligence (Arcana) check reveals that these polyp
growths are the eggs of some kind of malignant
plant life-form. The polyp nests appear to exude
acid that burns and rots the tree surface and then
feeds on it. The nests are fragile and have 2 HP
each.
2. New Tunnels
Narrow tunnels branch from the main tunnel.
These tunnels are narrow enough that only small
creature can move through them. There are more
polyp nests at the end of each narrow tunnel. The
tree bark in this section of the tree was damaged
recently. A testament to the growing disease that
kills the Father Tree.
3. A Grim Welcome
The tunnel opens to a large chamber with three
polyp nests. The walls of this chamber are covered
with dark pale vines that go from floor to ceiling.
A passive Perception score of 18 or higher or a
successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check
reveals that the vines are not immobile. The move
and twitch from time to time but it is so faint that
it is hard to notice. When the adventurers reach
the middle section of the room, the vines on the
walls move. They materialize into faintly humanoid
shapes and attack. They are 2 vine blights, 2 twig
blights, and 4 needle blights.
4. Climbing Upwards
This chamber has one polyp nest and a set of crude-
ly made steps that spiral upwards. A successful
DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals some
strange marks on some of the steps. The person
discovers that the Father Tree used druidic magic
when it allowed them in to sculpt the steps in some
tunnels to allow them to continue.
5. Vine Ambush
The chamber features two polyp nests. A group of
blight creatures in the middle of the room awaits
the visitors. They attack as soon as the adventurers
enter the room. If the adventurers do not enter the
room but move towards Area 6, the blights exit the
room and attack them in the tunnel. There are 4
vine blights. If the adventurers try to flee back the
stairs or to Area 6, the blights use their entangling
plants ability to restrain them.
6. Polyp Nests
This section of the tunnel features several al-
cove-shaped openings that burst with polyp nests
from floor to ceiling. This appears to be the largest
concentration of polyps so far. A small group of
4 needle blights emerge from the shadows and
do what they can to protect the nests. A circling
staircase after the nests leads the adventurers to a
higher level.
7. Gas Trap!
The room is similar to other chambers in the tree.
There are three polyp nests on the floor. A success-
ful DC 17 Intelligence (Investigation) check when
inspecting the nests reveals that the eggs in this
chamber are different. They are a little larger and
seem to be empty. Only a faint pink mist appears to
be inside them.
If any of the nests are destroyed, all of them crack
open and release a smoke of pink smoke into the
room. This is similar to the gas in the basement
but primarily designed to kill. Any creature inside
the room when the nests crack open must make
a successful DC 16 Constitution saving throw,
taking 12 (4d6) poison damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one. Any elf or
creature with fey ancestry takes an additional 2d6
poison damage on a failed save.
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 8. Larvae Room
Alien structures by the walls and in the center of
the room dominate the chamber. They appear to
be made of some kind of wax or hardened slime.
The structures almost reach the ceiling. They have
hundreds of shallow recesses. Some of the holes
are empty but others feature strange larva-like
creatures inside them. A successful DC 14 Intel-
ligence (Arcana) check reveals that this is a kind
of nursery where larvae are kept before they reach
maturity. A group of grim-looking blight creatures
stands in between the nursery structure in a last-
ditch effort to deter any advance. There are 2 vine
blights, 2 twig blights, and 6 needle blights.
A short tunnel leads to the very center of the
Father Tree’s trunk. The center section is hollowed
out into a shaft that descends into the darkness.
Flying magic or clever use of climbing gear is need-
ed to go down three levels into the basement of the
structure. During the descent, it is clear that the
tunnels slant northwards almost thirty feet from
the center when it reaches the bottom.
9. The Heart of the Forest
This chamber is directly below the tree. The Heart
of the Forest is in the center. It appears to be a
large flower but it is a mix of different flower kinds.
The flower sits on a bush that grows on thick vine-
like structures that move outwards and bury into
the walls. Other smaller flowers grow from these
vines/roots too. The walls and ceiling of this cham-
ber are not or natural rock. They look pale, barky,
and root-like. The roots of the father tree surround
this chamber and form a kind of cocoon that
shields the Heart of the Forest.
The poisonous cloud that surrounds the Heart of
the Forest reaches most of the chamber but hug-
ging the walls may still prevent any intruders from
breathing it. Any non-Fey creature within 20 feet
of the Heart of the Forest must make a suc­cessful
DC 17 Constitution saving throw to avoid falling
asleep for 1d4 hours. Creatures with the fey ances-
try property do not fall asleep but take 2d6 poison
damage each round they are within the cloud. Crea-
tures of full fey blood die instantly if they breathe
the poison.
If an adventurer approaches within 5 feet of the
heart, they can see that polyp growths on the heart
produce the poison and feed from the heart itself.
Removing these growths is not a simple task to do,
however. They appear to bury within the heart and
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removing them is risky if they want to preserve the
heart/flower intact. A successful DC 16 Wisdom
(Nature) check reveals that this procedure cannot
succeed. Removing the polyps damages the heart to
some degree and there is no way to know if it will
survive. If the adventurers attempt to remove the
polyp growths they kill the Heart of the Forest. The
heart is in such a state that no physical attempt can
achieve this goal.
The Deep Dream
The centaurs and other Fey creatures in the forest
do not understand what is happening. Not even the
Father Tree knows; for its conscience and the Heart
of the Forest’s are not the same. Each have their
own knowledge and sense of self. The Fey think that
a malignant disease is killing the tree because that
is what they see. But the blight that affects the tree
is a force from the Feywild too, and it is a symbol
for change. When a plant dies and rots nothing is
lost. Its components return to the earth and become
the building blocks for the next generations. In a
way, this is what happens.
If one or more non-Fey adventurers fall asleep
from breathing the poisonous cloud in Area 9, they
enter a deep sleep state from which they cannot be
awakened by normal means for 1d4 hours. Only a
remove curse spell or similar healing magic wakes
a sleeping character. Staying in the room and
breathing more gas does not affect any sleeping
character further. Upon waking up, the character(s)
is immune to the poisonous cloud for 24 hours.
During this period of deep sleep, the affected
adventurers enter a state of communion with the
life forces around them. This is similar to the way
all Fey creatures are connected to the natural
world. The adventurers can communicate with the
Heart of the Forest during this moment of transcen-
dence. In this oneiric plane, the Heart of the Forest
appears before the adventurers in the shape of a
humanoid elven-like form, the body appears gas-
eous and ephemeral and it has a slightly feminine
shape. Its voice is neither masculine nor feminine.
Nor does it speak any audible language: the heart
speaks the ancient Sylvan tongue only, but any
adventurers in this place can understand it and
reply likewise. Behind the figure that represents the
heart, a dark figure looms over. It is a representa-
tion of death; the impending doom that awaits the
Heart of the Forest.
“Mortals, it is not for you to be in this place. I see
that your common blood makes you immune to my
poison. But there is no place for your actions and
intentions here. What you see is nothing but the
natural course of things. This dark figure is nothing
but the other side of my coin. Where there is life
there must be death too.”
If the adventurers try to get rid of the shadow
figure, the heart says:
“Mortals! do not meddle in the Feywild affairs.
Know that you are too lowly and common to
understand the intricacies of life. I must die by the
shadow and then give my life force to the forest.”
If the adventurers insist on attacking, the dark fig-
ure comes forward and divides into two shadows.
Use the statblock of the wraith for these ethereal
apparitions.
Development
1. The Blight Prevails
If the adventurers decide to do nothing with the
corruption in the Heart of the Forest, the Father
Tree gets worse and loses all communication
abilities in a month. After that, it withers and dies
after seven years. The blight creatures inside of
it, gorged with the Fey essence of the great tree
come out looking for more but die in the clearing
after finding nothing. Their bodies decay and the
magical essence of the Father Tree fuses with the
immediate area and creates a zone of magical
properties. Within a radius of 1 mile, the forest
becomes an extension of the Feywild and a sacred
zone for creatures with Fey Ancestry. Additionally,
several creatures become sentient in the area and
a community of treants emerges to protect the
sacred forest.
While the centaurs in the forest resent the adven-
turers for doing nothing. Both them and the charac-
ters have a dream of the better distant future a few
weeks after the incident.
2. The Blight is Removed
As explained above, physically removing the polyp
growths from the Heart of the Forest is impossible.
They grow so deep that doing this kills the heart.
After the failed procedure, the heart dies imme-
diately. After this, the blight creatures all die in a
matter of days, and the Father Tree withers and dies
two weeks after. The death of the father tree also
causes the death of all plant life-forms within 1000
feet of it. Their withered bodies decay and eventu-
ally become the building blocks for a new section
of the forest. The withered Father Tree becomes a
shunned part of the forest, a symbol of death to all
Fey creatures.
The centaurs become hostile to the adventurers
unless they can explain that they had nothing but
good intentions. With a shade of tragic foreboding,
both the centaurs and the characters have a dream
of the bleak and sad future of the forest a few weeks
after the incident.
3. The Darkness Dies
If the adventurers fight the corruption within the
deep dream and succeed. They find the Heart of the
Forest withered and dead when they wake up. A
successful DC 18 Wisdom (Nature) check reveals
that while both the heart and the tree are dead
now, it is because their magical essence abandoned
their physical bodies to inhabit the forest beyond.
What the heart explained in the dream is true, both
life and death are the same. Destroying death also
meant destroying life. But the tree’s life force did
not die, it only changed forms. It abandoned the
tree to live in the forest.
After this, the forest within a 1-mile radius grows
with an unstoppable force during a month. It be-
comes so dense and deep that only Fey creatures
dare traverse it now. The Father Tree, while dead,
becomes the soil for new plants and trees. The cen-
taurs become confused at first but after communing
with the forest in the ancient Sylvan language, they
discover that the Great Father Tree is still with
them. It changed forms. The Father Tree is now in
the soil, in the flowers, in the trees, and in them.
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 If we cannot find a solution to the angry
ghosts, we will have to give up our town.
-Town Speaker Fallard.
Nestwing Catacomb
Background Lore
he Nestwing Family was an import-
T
ant group in the area a few hundred
years ago. The head of the family
held a position equivalent to a duke
and they were rich, for their time’s
standards. The family name disappeared over the
years after a few unfruitful marriages and the un-
fortunate deaths of the last remaining male mem-
bers of the family. The bloodline continued and
they still have descendants to this day but the fami-
ly name was lost to time. Over the years, the power
they once had vanished and nothing remains to this
day. A long-forgotten catacomb is the last remain-
ing piece of evidence of the once-powerful family.
The catacomb was located under their large estate
but nothing remains of it, only the underground
chambers of the catacomb. The area is overgrown
with plants as nature slowly reclaims the area.
The catacomb would have remained lost and
undiscovered if it were not for an unfortunate
development. A few weeks ago, a giant ant colony
found its way into the Nestwing catacomb. It was
nothing but a coincidence; the ants expand out-
wards in many directions as part of their natural
behavior. Their tunnels found the catacombs in
two locations. The ants used their acidic saliva to
weaken the stone walls until the crumbled to piec-
es. The ants then desecrated the place by remov-
ing some of the bodily remains from their resting
places. They broke into Alice Nestwing’s coffin and
dragged what remained of her body back to the tun-
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nels. The ants did this without malice. Their only
intention is to use the remains as fertilizer for their
fungal plantations.
Alice Nestwing was the last matriarch of the
family and the last to hold the family name before it
disappeared from the family trees. After the untime-
ly exhumation, the spirit of Emil Nestwing returned
to a state of quasi-life in his coffin. Emil’s spirit
was overcome by rage and feelings of vengeance.
He was the last great patriarch of the family. Upon
returning to the Material World and regarding
the current ruin of his family he became an em-
bodiment of hatred and rage. His powerful spirit
empowered nearby ones and propelled them into
the same state of insanity. Emil Nestwing saw the
desecration of Alice’s tomb as a terrible crime. How-
ever, the anger and his poor state of mind blinded
him and he failed to see the ant colony next to the
catacombs. Emil looked for someone to blame. His
undead state let him see through rock and ground
and into the territories around the catacombs. He
saw the nearby settlement of Valai Town and decid-
ed to attack them in response to the exhumation.
Emil’s spirit cannot be reasoned with, his insanity
is beyond comprehension. Emil cannot abandon
the mausoleum but his strength can create shadow
spirits that can exit the place and attack the town.
The shadows of Emil’s anger have already taken
the lives of ten people. The morale in town and
other nearby settlements is slowly driving them
all to more extreme methods. Unfortunately, most
towns are agricultural and lack the means to resist
General Features
These are the general features of the Nestwing
Catacomb. It is located well outside of a small town
in an overgrown area near a forest.
Terrain. The stone tiles that cover most of the
catacomb are old and dusty but in good condition.
Some sections appear to have chipped off due to
seismic activity a long time ago. Signs of cracks on
the walls are visible on close inspection too. Areas
6 and 10 feature rough uneven stone floors. All
squares with a rock or object in them or hallways
narrower than 5 ft. are considered difficult terrain
for tactical movement.
Doors. The catacomb features sturdy stone doors
with inlaid silver decorations and adornments. The
doors are magical and slide sideways when a living
creature approaches within 10 feet of them. Only
the door to the mausoleum (Area 5) does not open
automatically. A dispel magic spell or equivalent
disables the door for 5 minutes. During this time,
a person can push it sideways manually with a suc-
cessful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check.
Light. Some areas (see map) feature magical torch-
es or braziers that provide bright light. All of them
are magical and equivalent to the continual flame
spell. All other areas are in complete darkness.
Smells and Sounds. The north half of the cata-
comb smells of humidity and dust. Upon access-
ing the south half of the catacomb a pungent acid
smell overcomes the senses. It is the formic acid of
the ant colony. A slow pulsating hum comes from
Area 5.
or overcome this situation. If they are unable to find
someone to fix the problem, the remaining towns-
folk may well have to pack and leave their homes
for good.
Adventure Hook
Valai Town is the closest settlement to the Nest-
wing Catacomb. The catacomb is so ancient that
the townsfolk did not even know it was there before
the attacks began. Town Speaker Fallard sent four
guards and one hunter to track down the location
and solve the problem. Only two of them returned
with no results. Fallard does not have much to offer
but all in the area have chipped in to collect 120 gp
to hire mercenaries to do the job. The Town Speak-
er also mentions that the mercenaries may keep
any valuables found in the catacomb as an addition-
al reward.
Area Locations
1. The Serpent Trap
Four pillars support this chamber and a large rattle-
snake statue guards the entrance to the catacombs.
The rattlesnake is in the Nestwing’s crest. The crest
is carved onto some walls of the underground com-
plex. Stains of recent blood in front of the serpent
remind the adventurers of the recent failed excur-
sion from Valai Town.
The snake statue is a trap. Upon entering the
chamber it shoots a volley of thunder from its eyes.
Any creature directly in front of it must make a suc-
cessful DC 15 Dexter­ity saving throw, taking 10
(3d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one. The trap resets
itself after 10 minutes.
2. First Niche Chamber
The chamber holds four niche towers that span the
walls from floor to ceiling. Each niche has draw-
er-like compartments and should be large enough
to hold the ashes of twenty people. The dark energy
from Emil’s coffin reaches this area and materializ-
es 3 shadows which attack any visitor.
3. Second Niche Chamber
This chamber is similar to Area 2 except that it is
circular in shape. No undead spirits appear in this
chamber.
4. Grand Catacomb
This luxurious catacomb holds the remains of im-
portant patriarchs and other members of the family.
Four wide pillars with niche compartments flank
the walls. Each compartment has a carved inscrip-
tion with the name of the person whose remains
are inside. Erosion and humidity have made some
inscriptions illegible. The center of the chamber
features what appears to be an inner chamber, a
mausoleum of sorts. The stone door does not open
automatically (see sidebar). The door’s bas-relief
depicts a strange pointed crown. 2 shadows and 2
ghosts of ancient patriarchs come out of the pillars
and attack any visitor who approaches the mausole-
um’s door.
5. The Source of Hate
Emil’s spirit is trapped with ancient magic to the
chamber. Opening the door releases the dangerous
spirit. Emil (wraith) attacks immediately and con-
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 demns the visitors as he attacks. The name of Alice
and the crime of her tomb’s desecration are often
part of his admonishments. Unfortunately, the spir-
it cannot be reasoned with and it never hesitates
in its attacks. Destroying Emil’s evil manifestation
is only a temporary measure, the wraith reforms
in 24 hours in the same state. Reclosing the door
does not trap the spirit again. Once it is opened
Emil is free to roam the catacombs and the nearby
lands.
Only by retrieving Alice’s remains from the ant
tunnels and returning them to her coffin does Emil
regains his mind. If the adventurers visit this area
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after returning her remains, the ghostly apparition
of the former family leader thanks them for their
kindness and offers them the material rewards
in his coffin as a token of gratitude. This treasure
is not described in this module and it is up to the
DM’s discretion.
After understanding that it was only the ants, Emil
uses his power to exile the ants from the area. The
ants move away over a period of two weeks and
abandon the area forever.
6. Unplanned Expansion
The south section of the catacombs can only be
accessed through two different secret entrances.
A successful DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation)
check reveals the presence of the fake walls and
the switches to open them. This spiral catacomb
holds the remains of some of the newest members
of the family. The Nestwings had a fast collapse
into oblivion and with empty coffers, there were not
many options to remodel the catacomb or enlarge it
in the same style. At the end of the tunnel, there are
three niche towers were two shadows attack from
behind to prevent anyone from leaving the area.
to be some kind of fungal farm that the ants tend
too. The acrid smell is so strong in the tunnels that
any creature must make a suc­cessful DC 12 Consti-
tution saving throw to avoid becoming poisoned.
Any creature who makes the save is immune to this
effect for 24 hours.
The place is crawling with giant ants, though most
of them run away or ignore the visitors. It is only the
soldier ants that retaliate against the adventurers.
The remains of Alice Nestwing are in one of the
farms (not specified). To reach the place, the adven-
turers must fight off 1d4 swarms of insects in two
different encounters.

7. Broken-in Niches
Nothing remains of the niches in this area. The
ants brought down all niches and repurposed all
they could find. The entrance tunnel to the tunnels
reeks of their characteristic formic acid saliva.

8. Explosive Entrance
The door to Alice Nestwing’s Tomb opens automat-
ically upon approaching but it also activates a set
of explosive runes on the floor directly in front of it.
A successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check
reveals the presence of the runes on the floor be-
fore the person steps on them and triggers the trap.
A DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana) check or a detect
magic reveals the dangerous nature of the runes. If
a creature steps on the runes they trigger an explo-
sion in a 10-foot-radius from the door. All creatures
in the area must make a successful DC 16 Dexter­
ity saving throw, taking 12 (4d6) fire damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
one. The trap resets after an hour. A dispel magic
spell disables the runes for 1d4 hours.

9. Alice Nestwing’s Tomb

A large chamber with an ornate coffin by the south
wall. The coffin shows signs of acidic erosion and
it has crumbled in several parts. There is nothing
inside the coffin. A successful DC 10 Wisdom
(Perception) check reveals acid stains and insect
tracks to and from the crumbled wall section on
the east side of the chamber. The tunnel is similar
in nature to the one in Area 7. Approaching the
tunnel causes a large group of giant ants (swarm of
insects) to attack. Each ant is half a feet long.

10. Ant Colony Tunnels

Moving through the narrow tunnels is a challenge
in itself. Some of the slightly wider sections appear

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 My grandson disappeared after that fraudster sold
him a sock puppet. But no one believes me...
-Old
Kakruk’s Haunted Park
Adventure Primer
This adventure features a Rakshasa named Kakrut.
He arrives at Graney village in human form and
lures townsfolk to buy magic trinkets from him.
These trinkets manipulate people into going to
a clearing in the outskirts of town at night. Once
there, Kakrut kidnaps these poor souls and adds
them to his Haunted Park’s collection.
Once the adventurers find out about Kakrut’s evil
plans they must go through the portal to access Ka-
krut’s Haunted Park. Once inside, they have to find
information on how to destroy the generators that
create the pocket dimension, defeat the Rakshasa,
and save the townsfolk.
Background Lore
tories and legends are part of the
S
life of big and small cities alike.
Such tales of wondrous exploits or
abominable horrors are what help
common folk dream of great things
and fear the unknown. Other stories help house-
wives control unruly children; they threaten them
by describing a monster that might take them away
at night if they misbehave. These stories pass down
for generations by word of mouth. But some of
them are more popular than others, and the story
of “The Haunted Park” had started to get lost in
time... until now.
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Berthy.
Graney is a town like any other. Its main source
of income is farming; people raise cattle or horses,
and the townsfolk like having a quiet, peaceful life.
It had been like this for generations. No one could
have imagined what was going to happen.
One day, a man arrived at Graney. He was wearing
fancy clothes and a pair of sophisticated spectacles.
He had an elegant, well-trimmed beard. He was
tall and although he was kind and well-mannered,
his presence was somewhat intimidating. He had
brought with him a huge covered cart with lively
decorations and colorful signs. “Spectacular, spec-
tacular” one of the signs read. Another hand-carved
sign on top said: “Kakrut’s Haunted Park”. A small
reading below said: “It’ll steal your breath away”.
Kakrut was his name. He introduced himself as
a merchant. A seller of antiquities, foreign delica-
cies, and other strange objects. He left his wagon
stationed in the outskirts of the village, near a big
leafless tree. This tree is called “The Leech Tree”
by the locals. Old people from the village named it
such because it has no leaves, and all the attempts
to water it and help it grow green again have failed.
They told him staying by the Leech Tree was a bad
omen, thus, it was a horrible idea to do his business
there. But Kakrut ignored their warnings, believ-
ing it was all just old men’s rattle. He did not wait
for clients to come to him anyway. His way to do
business was to take some of his merchandise and
carry it in a small basket strapped to his shoulders.
He would walk around town offering everyone his
weird, yet attractive, trinkets.
 Kakrut had a way to talk to people. Somehow, he
managed to convince anyone to buy his antiquities.
Whether it was his voice, his persuasive manners,
or the mere charm of his presence, he always went
back to his wagon empty-handed. His trinkets were
not ugly, nor were they expensive. He charged a few
copper or silver pieces for his old stuff. A few peo-
ple started to wonder how he could make a living
selling them or dress the way he did only by selling
baubles.
Kakrut announced he was going to be around for
a couple of weeks. After that, he would leave for
another town or village in the countryside. He also
used this as a means to convince people. He was
charismatic and eloquent when speaking, leaving
his potential clients with no other option but to get
whatever he was offering them at
the time.
old-timers, a couple of stable boys, and some farm-
ers that lived a little far from the village itself were
his ideal victims.
But the absence of so many villagers started to
be noticeable after a week. The town major, Mr.
Poole, organized a search party with a couple of
town guards. They made some extra rounds at
night to see if they could find something suspicious.
But the guards were missing as well the morning
after. Mr. Poole realized he had to find another way
to approach this problem. A good tracker in town
noticed some footprints but they all ended abruptly
near The Leech Tree. A few villagers suspected of
the newcomer Kakrut, but they had no evidence to
point fingers at him since he had sold his stuff to
many more people than the ones that were missing.

However, poor Graney peo-

ple were unaware of what was
happening right in front of their
noses. Some of the trinkets
Kakrut sold were charmed. They
are infused with a suggestion
spell. Those who fall for it, are
compelled to approach The Leech
Tree by midnight and go through a
magical door. Once there, Kakrut
performs illusion spells to make
his victims see surreal land-
scapes. This magic only works
with those carrying a charmed
trinket. Such illusion causes the
viewers to see candy canes and
balloons floating all around the
field. It also creates a river of car-
amel. Crossing this river is neces-
sary to reach the magical portal,
which then leads to Kakrut’s
Haunted Park. The suggestion
spell convinces the people to go
through the portal. They feel this
is as a great idea and comply with
a smile.

Kakrut is perspicacious and

smart. He sells his stuff to many
villagers, but only a couple of
the things he sells are magical.
He knew he should not draw
too much attention so he sold
the charmed trinkets to people
who would not be missed. A few
Magic Portal Entrance
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General Features
Electrical Storms. When any creature comes into
physical contact with an electrical storm, they must
make a successful DC 14 Constitution saving
throw, receiving 10 (3d6) lightning damage on a
failed save, and half that much on a successful one.
Additionally, failing the save by five or more, causes
the target to be paralyzed for 1d4 rounds.
Furniture. Everything is battered and old. Spider
webs are common as the dust covering every cor-
ner of the Haunted Park. The wooden tiles crack
and squeak with every step.
Smells. A smell of rot, putrefaction, and foul gas
pervades the complex. The undead are the source
of the stench.
Door. Unless stated differently, all doors are simple
wooden doors with no locks. They are weak and a
good kick or tackle is enough to bust open any of
them.
There is only one woman who expressed her
disapproval since the merchant arrived, she said
no one should buy anything from that man, and
that everyone should just wait for him to leave. Her
name is Berthy, she is the oldest person in Gar-
ney, and the only living relative she had left is her
grandson Brawn, one of the stable boys who went
missing. Nobody listened to her due to two reasons.
The first was her horrible personality and temper,
and the second was because Kakrut was so charm-
ing and persuasive that no one could avoid buying
things from him.
The old story of The Haunted Park describes
an evil demon who steals the body and soul of
his victims. But no one in town, except for Berthy,
seems to have heard this story before. The people
of Graney cannot do much about their situation
now that Kakrut is set to leave in a couple more
days. Mr. Poole wishes the letters he sent to nearby
towns asking for help work, but he is losing hope.
Portal
The suggestion spell affects all those who buy a
dark magic bauble from Kakrut. They feel com-
pelled to come near the Leech Tree at night. Once
here, Kakrut’s illusion magic makes them see
otherworldly things. Huge candy canes and sweets
float around while producing lights of different
colors. A caramel river flows with joy below the
floating candies, looking appealing and tasty.
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A light blue passageway illuminates all the clearing.
Upon arrival, victims become delighted with every-
thing in view and walk towards the magical en-
trance. They walk through the 5-feet deep caramel
river and do not hesitate to go inside the portal.
Adventurers can either buy a trinket or wait for one
of Kakrut’s victims to come to the clearing at night
and snatch the magical trinket from them. Since
adventurers want to enter the portal willingly, and
not because of the suggestion spell, the Haunted
Park releases its security guards. Three barlgura
step out of the portal ready to stop any threat to the
Park.
Area Descriptions
1. Haunted Park Lobby
Crossing the portal leads to the Haunted Park’s
lobby. All characters who go through the portal
experience a temporary loss of consciousness. After
the blackout, they realize they are riding a drag-
on-themed trolley. This is a two-wagon amusement
park trolley cart, which carries all those who cross
the portal at the same time. The cart evaporates
after the last person gets out. Subsequent visitors
arrive in different carts that also evaporate.
Following the entrance tunnel back is useless. Af-
ter walking half a mile, the person suffers a tempo-
rary loss of consciousness and arrives in a different
cart to Area 1 again.
Upon arrival, a large box with colored polka dots
sitting in the middle dominates the room. Red vel-
vet stanchions divide the room into several sections.
The room has a couple of wooden desks on the
right, one on each side of a door. There are two
trapdoors in both north corners. The one on the left
leads to the tiny corridors in Area 30. The one on
the right leads to the hallway west of Area 34.
The large box in the middle of the room produces
a high-pitched hissing sound. Creatures who ap-
proach it, start hearing gibberish in their heads, the
insane voices suggest them to open the box. There
are two gibbering mouthers inside.
The box casts a suggestion spell once per minute
and targets a different creature each time. Any tar-
get creature must make a successful DC 13 Wis-
dom saving throw to avoid a mental compulsion to
open the box.
2. Park’s Entrance
This secondary lobby is divided by wooden planks
forming fences. There is a hole in the second fence
(from south to north) and pieces of wood scattered
around. A passive Perception score of 15 or high-
er reveals the presence of a track on the floor and a
prop wall by the north of the room.
Any character approaching the threshold to Area
5 triggers the trap and must succeed on a DC 14
Dexterity save. The right wall bursts open and a
hacksaw attached to a metal base pounces forward.
It causes 9 (2d8) slashing damage on a failed save,
or half that much on a successful one. Spotting the
trap allows for a DC 15 Thieves Tools check to
disarm it.
3. Small Storage Room
Torture tools and accessories fill this room. A small
booth hides a trapdoor that leads down to one of
the middle tunnels in Area 30. Objects are covered
with dust and there is a 50% probability that any
item the characters take does not work.
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 4. Small Storage Room
Wooden boxes and a broken cabinet dominate the
room. There is a trapdoor that leads down to one of
the middle tunnels in Area 30. The contents of the
boxes are old, ragged linens and clothes.
5. Trap Hallway
This two-corridor hallway has a trap on each side.
Any character crossing it must succeed on a DC 15
Wisdom (Perception) check to identify the loose
spot on the wooden floor. Failing to see the trap
causes the character to fall through a hole and suf-
fer 7 (2d6) piercing and bludgeoning damage from
the fall and the splinters. Getting out of the holes
requires a DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check.
Both hallways take to a square room with a 10-
foot long, 5-foot wide compartment in the middle.
Such a compartment does not have a door. Instead,
a white and blue curtain covers the entrance. In-
side, there is a large skull lying on the ground. The
flame skull hovers and lights its green sapphire
eyes, chasing those who disturbed it.
6. Rotating Tunnels
The areas with red and white stripes are tunnels.
They start rotating at a high pace the moment
someone steps on them. A successful DC 12 Dex-
terity save allows anyone to maintain their bal-
ance, otherwise, they fall and start rotating with the
tunnel. Falling inside the tunnel deals 3 (1d6) blud-
geoning damage. Standing up requires a successful
DC 13 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. The middle
section of both tunnel-sections has 3-feet-wide
holes in them to access the other hallways (north
and south). If a character falls into one of these
holes while they are crossing, they take another 3
(1d6) bludgeoning damage from the fall and are
prone. A DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check.
allows a character to safely jump out sideways to
access these areas.
Jumping through the hole in the first tunnel to
the north leads to a trapdoor that leads down to
Area 26. Jumping south leads to a curved corridor
leading to Area 10. Jumping through the hole in
the second tunnel in either direction leads to a trap.
The floor in both alcoves features a pressure-sen-
sitive panel that triggers with at least 50 pounds of
weight. When triggered, a hidden panel on the ceil-
ing opens and releases hundreds of stone pebbles.
Any creature in the alcove must succeed on a DC
15 Dexterity save to avoid being buried in pebbles.
Prone characters have disadvantage.
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7. Tunnel
These tunnels are identical to the ones on Area 6
but they have broken down and do not rotate. The
do not feature any holes either.
8. Darts Room
This room has a corkboard panel on the west wall.
Dozens of different color balloons are glued to the
board. The desk near the entrance has some darts.
Throwing a dart to hit one of the balloons requires
a successful DC 12 Dexterity check. Failing the
check means there is a probability of hitting the
wrong balloon color. The balloons pop when mak-
ing contact with the darts. There are four different
colors, red, blue, green, and yellow. There are 40
balloons, 10 of each color. A message on the wall
reads “Pop balloons! Look for the truffles!”, “Big-
foot truffles and Babyfoot truffles available”. There
is a villager from Graney handling the darts. When
there are no more darts on the desk, he rushes and
picks the ones on the cork board and brings them
back to users. Interaction with him is useless as his
only responses are “Come play some darts!” “Bal-
loons pop and pop aye!”. He is pop-eyed.
When red balloons pop, blood bursts in a 5-feet ra-
dius. This stains all balloons on the corkboard and
makes them look red. If balloons are stained with
blood, there is a 25% of popping either color bal-
loons. Yellow balloons redirect thrown darts to their
users. any creatures that pop a yellow balloon must
make a successful DC 14 Dexterity saving throw
to avoid the returning dart, taking 2 (1d4) piercing
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Blue and green balloons drop brown and gray truf-
fles respectively. A detect magic spell reveals that
the truffles are infused with transmutation magic.
Eating the truffle alters one’s size. Brown truffles
make medium creatures tiny for ten minutes, while
the gray ones bring its user back to normal. Eating
gray truffles does not alter one’s size unless being
under the brown truffle’s effects.
The corkboard regenerates all forty balloons in a
matter of minutes. This means truffles from blue
and green balloons are an infinite resource. If a
character brings any truffles out of the Haunted
Park after ending this quest, they remain magical
for 2d6 weeks.
9. Small Room
Only tiny creatures can access this 10-foot square
room. There is a decayed rotting human corpse
in this room. The room stinks of death. The walls
have scratch marks, some have the remains of
fingernails. A DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check
allows a character to discern the word “truffle”
written with scratches on the wall.
Bringing a brown truffle inside this tunnel causes
the corpse to wake up and attack in a fit of anger
and violence. It is a ghast.
10. Trap Room
This room is empty. There are no pictures or dec-
orations on the walls. A passive Perception score
of 16 or higher or a successful DC 16 Wisdom
(Perception) check reveals that the floor of the
room looks suspicious. The room is boobytrapped.
When the floor of the room holds more than 200
pounds it triggers the trap. A sliding door blocks
the 5-foot entrance of the room, locking creatures
inside. Four spider swarms come out of small
cracks on the walls and ceiling. A successful DC 16
Strength (Athletics) check allows a character to
destroy the door blocking the exit.
11. Hallway
This 55-feet long corridor has eight small storage
rooms in total. When characters open the door
from Area 1 to enter here, all eight doors in the
hallway open at the same time and eight enemies
step out. There are two ghasts, three ghouls, and
three zombies.
The door at the end of the hall opens to a dead
end. A passive Perception score of 14 or high-
er or a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception)
check reveals that there is something behind
the wall. A DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check is
enough to break the wooden wall and the mirror
behind it. This gives access to the Mirror Maze
(Area 14).
12. Pit
A huge hole on the floor dominates the room. A
passive Perception score of 14 or higher or a
successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check
reveals that the remains of the floor face down-
ward, suggesting that something heavy made the
floor collapse. A DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check
allows a character to climb down to Area 35.
13. Large Storage Room
Two long wooden tables north and south of the
room display various tools. Hammers, bolts, twee-
zers, and mallets are scattered. A few large planks
are sitting on the floor next to one of the tables.
14. Mirror Maze
This huge mirror maze features 5-feet wide cor-
ridors. There are mirrors installed in every wall
section of this place. Each mirror is 5-feet wide and
15-feet tall, leaving no space on the walls uncov-
ered. The surfaces of the mirrors are stained and
dirty.
There is a room north of the Mirror Maze with no
doors. Characters walking around it can hear des-
perate screams. Cries of suffering innocent souls.
Characters can try to destroy the mirrors and wood-
en panels surrounding the area with a successful
DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check, releasing Mr.
Poole’s undead search party in the process. Three
ghosts fly out of their prison. All three use their
possession ability at the first opportunity.
For every minute that characters spend inside the
Mirror Maze, hallucinations manipulate the char-
acters’ reflections in the mirrors to come alive and
attack whoever is creating them. Characters must
make a successful DC 15 Wisdom saving throw,
taking 7 (2d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
15. Hidden Stairs
There is a hidden door behind one of the mirrors
of the maze. A passive Perception score of 16 or
higher or a successful DC 16 Wisdom (Percep-
tion) check reveals that one of the mirrors has a
hollow end. Breaking the mirror requires a DC 12
Strength (Athletics) check. Inside this secret room
there is a ladder that leads down to Area 34.
16. The Puppet
The corpse of a person is lying here. It is Brawn,
old Berthy’s grandson. There is a small sign on the
walls that says: “The Puppet Boy”. His body looks
thin, pale, and beaten. His skin has a blue, purplish
look, and it seems as if there was too much of it.
Some fine threads come out of his four limbs and
head and disappear in the ceiling. A closer look at
the corpse reveals Brawn is not dead. Under closer
inspection, the adventurers notice his body is miss-
ing many different bones. Brawn wakes up and tries
to talk when approached. The words “kill me” and
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 “puppet” are discernible by those who hear his in-
sane speech. His voice is weak and harsh. After he
speaks, the threads tense up and pull the body up,
lifting it from the floor. He screams in pain as an
invisible puppeteer makes him dance. Characters
can release Brawn by cutting the threads holding
his body.
17. Closet
This long closet is locked. The words “Do not open,
too many corpses inside” are legible on the wooden
door. Opening the door requires a DC 15 Strength
(Athletics) check or a DC 15 Dexterity (Thieves
Tools) check. There is a flesh golem stored in
here. It steps out of the closet and charges forward,
destroying the ghosts’ prison in the process (if the
adventurers have not done that yet). The golem is
hostile to any creature it sees.
18. Glass Floor
A successful DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check
reveals that there is a hidden room behind these
mirrors. Destroying the mirrors and the wood-
en panels requires a successful DC 14 Strength
(Athletics) check. The floor of the room is a large
mirror panel. A weight of 150 pounds causes the
glass to break, taking any creature on it down to
Area 33. Falling creatures must make a successful
DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) blud-
geoning damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
19. Small Bedroom
An old stinking bed fills the room with a putrid
stench. A bucket beside it oozes a disgusting white
thick liquid. Human limbs float in the bucket. Any
creature that interacts with the contents of the
bucket must make a successful DC 15 Constitu-
tion saving throw to avoid becoming poisoned for
1 hour.
20. Circular Dome
This circular room has a 25-feet radius. In the
center, a 20-feet-tall wooden and metal cylinder
dominates the room. Above the cylinder, an angry
mob throws rocks and bottles of alchemist fire at
all those who enter. They yell at all living creatures
and insult them. Characters can recognize these
people as the townsfolk of Graney from the de-
scriptions of other townsfolk. The angry group are
deluded and cannot be reasoned with. Characters
can get out of this room from either entrance. The
angry mob holds their ground in the room.
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21. Ball Pit
The large pool in the room is filled with small
colored balls. Four children play in the pit, jumping
and laughing within it. They are stable boys from
Graney. A closer look reveals that the children
have dozens of needles pinned to their bodies like
pincushions. It does not seem to bother them as
they continue skipping with joy amongst the balls.
Whenever at least four creatures stand at the edges
of the pool at the same time, the four children
attack. Their arms mutate and grow long, turning
into tentacles. They try to grab creatures around the
ball pit to pull them to its center. They function as
chokers.
All the balls in the pit have scores of needles in
them. Falling into the pit causes 9 (4d4) piercing
damage. Creatures who move inside the pit receive
3 (1d4) piercing damage for every 5 feet of move-
ment.
When any of the chokers succeeds in pulling a
target into the pit, one of them hurries to the cen-
ter to take off the plug at the bottom of the pool.
This causes all balls in the pit to be sucked into the
piping below. It takes four rounds for the ball pit to
empty. Any creature inside the pit while this hap-
pens takes 7 (3d4) piercing damage for every round
spent in it. A successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics)
check is needed to be able to move while the suc-
tion occurs. The plug hole is not wide enough for
creatures to be sucked in.
22. Game Room
Three steel frames connect their correspondent
wooden seat to the wall. Each seat is 5 feet above
the ground, and a small pool sits below each of
them. A wooden counter with small wooden balls
on it surrounds the three seats. Graney townsfolk
sit on each of the seats. They beg for mercy, yelling
at passers-by, asking them to grab a ball and free
them from their torture.
Characters who throw balls at the targets above
each seat activate the mechanism of the frames
and make the occupant of such a chair fall into the
water. There is a contester here. Another villager
from Graney who cannot escape this never-ending
nightmare throws the balls to make the people fall.
Contact with the water causes the people to scream
in pain. The water dissolves their skin and bone
in a matter of seconds. Once the victim’s body has
disappeared, it reappears at its original spot again,
sitting in place. The three people trapped in this
nightmare start begging for mercy again when they
come back to their seats. They ask the characters
to hit the targets. They appear to have no memory
of what just happened. The villager throwing the
balls cries in frustration as he is trying to help them
be free but always fails.
23. Hallway
This corridor features five different small rooms.
The leftmost room on the north side has the cos-
tume of a clown. Interacting with the clown causes
it to explode. Any creature within 10 feet of the
clown must make a successful DC 16 Dexterity
saving throw to avoid receiving 16 (3d10) fire dam-
age from the explosion.
The north middle room has a hidden trapdoor.
A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check
reveals the hidden pathway underneath a wooden
barrel. The ladder leads down to Area 31.
The rest of the rooms, have dirty boxes with torn
clothes and old looking theater props.
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 24.- Rainbow Slide
A 15-feet-wide colorful slide makes a U-turn and
disappears. It has three lanes to choose from, each
a different color. Any creatures who throw them-
selves to the slide surf on it and can get to Area 25,
Area 26, or Area 27. Creatures who travel on the
green and yellow lanes are subjects to the electri-
cal storms (see General Features) twice. Sliding
through the red lane allows a character to rest in
Area 25. Creatures in the green lane have access
to Area 26. All three lanes end in Area 27. A suc-
cessful DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check allows
a character to change lanes during the descent.
Each character can only change lanes twice during
the trip.
25. Rainbow Rest
This small side of the slide has a few wooden
crates. There is nothing of value in any of them.
Sliding through the rainbow allows a character to
see the frame of the metal piping coming from the
bottom of the ball pit (Area 21). The end of the pipe
features a small teleporting machine that brings all
the balls back to the pit in 1d3 minutes.
26. Trapdoor
A hand ladder leads up to Area 6.
27. Engine Rooms
Two magic crystals power each engine. Concrete
walls protect both engines. The magic engineered
carburetors make Kakrut’s Haunted Park work.
The engines are responsible for all the illusions
and psychic torture inside the Haunted Park. A suc-
cessful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check allows a
character to make a crack on the wall to try to get
to the engines.
Dealing elemental damage to the engines de-
stroys them. This disrupts the magical fabrics of
Kakrut’s phony world. Characters shift through
time and space, teleporting to four different rooms
in the Haunted Park (Area 20, 21, 28 and 29).
This is when Kakrut, the rakshasa, shows his real
shape and fights.
28. Salon
There is a large electrical storm in the middle of
the room. It hums and buzzes. The room is other-
wise empty.
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29. Tiny People Room
All entrances to this room are tiny tunnels. Eight
undersized people are trapped in here. They look
famished and weak. Their bodies are too small
to look normal, but they’re too big to fit in the tiny
tunnels again. Two devilish wings grow from their
backs, allowing them to fly around. These are
people from Garney as well, they are experiencing a
living nightmare.
When someone approaches, the quasits become
invisible. They all attack the same target at the
same time when possible.
30. Tiny Tunnels
A network of small tunnels connects some of the
rooms on this floor. Only tiny creatures can go
through these tunnels. Adventurers can use the
magic truffles from Area 8 to cross these tunnels.
31. Hidden Trapdoor Ladder
The hidden trapdoor in Area 23 leads to this part
of the dungeon. An electrical storm blocks the way.
Crossing to the other side of the hallway requires
characters to assume the damage from the electri-
cal storm.
32. Flooded Room
Water pours and leaks through the ceiling flooding
this place. The room has an old, humid smell. The
hallway to the south features an irregular shaped
electrical storm which has three different contact
points.
33. Storage Room
Wooden planks and boxes fill this room with a dry
wood scent.
34. Small Studio
A brown leather rocking chair sits on one side of
the room. A simple wooden chair with a desk com-
prehends the rest of the furniture in here. A ladder
leads up to Area 15.
On the desk, there is a journal written in Abyssal
language. Upon closer inspection (only if the adven-
turers have a way to read it), the journal reveals that
it belongs to the Haunted Park demon. In the book,
the demon describes his journeys; years and years
of traveling from place to place kidnapping people
for fun. Reading the journal also informs the reader
of the importance of the engines and their function.
 East of the room, a long corridor crosses an elec-
trical storm twice and then turns north to a ladder.
This ladder leads up to Area 1.
35. Materials Room
Balls of yarn and threads of all colors lie scattered
around the whole place. Interacting in any way
with the materials in here causes them to become
hostile. Stuffed animal parts, thread of yarn, and
more materials come together and shapes mon-
sters. There are always two monsters at a time, a
hell hound, and a giant scorpion. These beasts
have the regular monsters’ stats, the only difference
being they are made of yarn.
When defeated, it takes 1d10 rounds for the
sewed animals to come back to life again. The
beasts do not pursue any creature outside this area.
They work as a security measure to prevent guests
from going to Area 36.
36. Workshop
Five wooden tables hug the walls of the room.
There is an electrical storm on the right south cor-
ner. There are tools and pieces of wood scattered
all over the floor.
History
A character who wishes to know or remember ad-
ditional information about The Haunted Park must
make an Intelligence (History) check. The charac-
ter remembers facts according to the next table. He
remembers all the facts for which DC he meets and
exceeds. The character rolls with advantage if he
has spoken with Berthy and heard her stories.
●● Everybody Knows – The Haunted Park is one
of the oldest legends.
●● DC 14 – The Haunted Park legend is about a
demon who visits towns and cities every once in
a while.
●● DC 16 – This demon steals people’s bodies and
souls. He traps them in his evil, twisted dimen-
sion. Defeating the demon requires facing him
in his real shape, and being able to destroy his
fake world. The tale says the souls of those who
still have a body might return home.
Kakrut Fight
Disruption teleports Kakrut and his enemies to
four different areas of the dungeon each round. The
battle starts when the engines blow in a great ex-
plosion. Characters appear in Area 28 first. Kakrut
tries to lure his enemies into the electrical storms
to hinder them.
During the second round, on initiative count 20,
everyone teleports to Area 20. If the adventurers
did not visit or ignored the mob, Kakrut takes ad-
vantage of them to make his foes hesitate.
During the third round, on initiative count 20
everyone teleports to Area 29 and then to Area 21
in the next turn. The quasits and chokers assist
Kakrut if they are still alive.
When Kakrut is defeated, all people inside the
Haunted Park are teleported to the area around the
Leech Tree clearing. Nobody remembers anything
except for the adventurers.
Saving People from the Park
Kakrut’s victims are experiencing a living night-
mare. They are all going crazy inside the park. They
do not know who they are, nor do they recognize
their name or kin. To save them, characters must
not kill any of them inside Kakrut’s world. If Garney
folk are murdered inside the Haunted Park, they
lose the opportunity to come back to reality and
their lifeless bodies return to the clearing when Ka-
krut is beaten. In the case of the three town guards
from the search party, their bodies are concealed in
the flesh golem. Destroying the golem prevents the
three town guards from coming back alive.
If the adventurers succeed in saving some or most
of the townsfolk, Mr. Poole looks for a worthy re-
ward for the heroes’ efforts.
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 Listen to your mother! You rascals... or else
you’ll end up like one of the three brothers!
-Heard near the town square...

Tomb of the three Brothers

dren would inherit his kingdom, instead of only the
Background Lore eldest. This came as a shock to the nobles but his
desires were upheld. Papers were signed and peo-
nlike most legends and myths about

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old heroes and forgotten treasure
piles, there is one tale that remains
in the minds of most people as it
became a staple for nighttime chil-
dren’s stories. The tale of the three brothers found
its way to the oral tradition of most cultures and
became a disciplinary tool for unruly children. Per-
haps the message, or better, the moral of the story
resonated with people in a way that kept the story
alive.
Researchers from different cultures find this short
tale fascinating for one particular reason: the tale
of the three brothers remains largely unchanged
despite the passage of time. Its earliest record goes
back two thousand years, at least. But the content
of the message appears to be the same, with a
few changes to adjust to today’s mannerisms and
culture. But it is also the same in foreign cultures.
According to said researchers, this behavior is
common when a legend is rooted in reality, even if
it is just a sliver of truth in the distant past. How-
ever, other scholars disagree with this conclusion
and there seems to be no end to the squabbles of
intellectuals over what the populace calls “useless
bits from the past”. As it stands in most forms, the
tale of the three brothers goes like this:
“Once upon a time, there was a dying king. In his
deathbed of roses, he asked for one last thing. The
last royal command was that his three male chil-
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ple got angry, but the three brothers were crowned
as “sibling kings”. The eldest assumed all power
immediately because his two younger siblings were
underage at the time. They were only children, after
all. And despite the royal title, the eldest was acting
king for a few years.
Later, when the younger siblings became adults,
rivalry arose and things became complicated. The
two older siblings could not cope with sharing
the position of king. Additionally, the nobles did
not know whom to support. The houses parted as
some sided with one or the other and the kingdom
bled from their division. During this conflict, the
youngest of them left the kingdom with the intent to
discover foreign lands and learn of other cultures.
He rejected his position and left his siblings to fight
over the throne. After all, being the third son, he
had never expected to become king.
Time passed and the two kings continued to
plot against each other. Each time with increasing
strength and rhetoric. The peasantry suffered in un-
rest as the nobles cut each other’s throats over their
allegiances to one king or the other. One day, the
middle sibling found himself drowned with anger
and frustration and asked his brother to solve this
situation, once and for all, in a sword duel. Accord-
ing to law, only a king or equivalent can ask another
king to duel. Well, they both had the same title and
a formal duel was arranged the next morning. The
eldest king died that day by his sibling’s sword
and only the middle one remained. However, it did
not take long for the kingslayer to understand the
terrible weight he had brought upon himself. Guilt
became an unbearable burden that accompanied
him everywhere. There was only one way to truly
escape the guilt of his actions. He flirted with the
idea for a few moons and then took his own life.
The servants found the king hanging from the bed-
post in the evening.
Then the young brother returned to the kingdom
after some years abroad. The untimely demise of
his siblings saddened him. But, on the other hand,
he did not feel surprised. It was expected from such
spoiled children as the three of them were. The
youngest assumed power and the kingdom im-
proved over the course of his reign.”
The tale of the three brothers carries a message
or brotherly camaraderie, admission of guilt, re-
spect among siblings, and the importance to let
envy and ambition go.
The tale is rooted in reality. The kingdom the
three brothers ruled disappeared eons ago and
there is not even a single recorded instance of its
name. Or the name of the three kings. After their
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 deaths, the three kings were buried together in
an ancient tomb. The passage of time has almost
destroyed their resting place. Particularly because
the semi-active volcanic activity has ravaged the
place. The tomb is located in the depths of the
Vaseris Mountain Range, near the Vaser Volcano.
This volcano has been active on and off for the past
thousand years. At least the records go back that
far. It is said that part of the three king’s treasure
vault was carried to their tombs after the youngest
brother died of old age. Among treasure hunters,
the tale of the three brothers remains the source of
one of those fabulous gold piles that tomb robbers
dream of finding.
Area Descriptions
1. Entrance
A long winding tunnel leads down into the crust of
the earth itself. The tunnel features a set of crudely
carved stone steps that lead the way down to the
lava pool. This tunnel is one mile long, though it
only descends half that distance. As minutes pass,
the temperature rises to an almost unbearable
level.
2. Lava Pool
The floor of this chamber broke off and melted a
long time ago. The floor appears to have been iden-
tical to the one near the sarcophagi and it should
have covered the entirety of the chamber. There
appears to be the illegible remains of writings
and frescoes on the walls but they have long been
erased
3. Tomb of the Youngest Brother
A large and heavy stone sarcophagus sits on the
south platform of the chamber. The box is identi-
cal to the others except for the facial features. The
painting and scripts on the sarcophagus must have
been coated with a resistant substance as they have
withstood the passage of time reasonably well.
Despite it appearing genuine, this sarcophagus is a
decoy with nothing inside. The real tomb is in the
secret room (Area 6).
4. Tomb of the Middle Brother
A large and heavy stone sarcophagus sits on the
east platform of the chamber. The box is identical
to the others except for the facial features. Under
closer inspection, large cracks on the back of the
sarcophagus reveal that it is slowly crumbling. The
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General Features
These are the general features of the forgotten
tomb of the three brothers. It is located in the
depths of the Vaseris Mountain Range, in what
appears to be a dormant volcano.
Terrain. The area within the tomb consists of
stone platforms and fluid hot lava. The platforms
are solid enough to stand. Any square not covered
with stone in its entirety is considered difficult ter-
rain for the purposes of tactical movement.
Lava. The hot gases and temperature from the
chamber deal 4 (1d6) fire damage for every ten
minutes within. While the lava is in a fluid state, it
is viscous enough that falling on it does not cause a
medium-sized creature to sink immediately. Touch-
ing the lava deals 10 (3d6) fire damage. A creature
that remains in the lava sinks gradually over the
course of three turns, taking 13 (4d6) extra dam-
age each round.
Light. Hot lava produces reddish dim light in the
large chamber. The secret tomb features two mag-
ical braziers that never go out and keep the cham-
ber in bright light.
Smells and Sounds. The flow of lava produces
a low humming sound in the background. The
intense smell of sulfur and molten rock causes a
strong bodily reaction in most vertebrates. Any
creature in the area must succeed on a DC 14
Constitution saving throw to avoid becoming poi-
soned for 1 hour. A creature who succeeds on this
save is immune to the effect for 24 hours.
marks on the cracks make it appear as if something
had come out of it. A successful DC 14 Strength
(Athletics) check allows a character to push the
lid to the side to access the interior of the box. The
weathered bodily remains of a long-dead king are
inside.
5. Tomb of the Eldest Brother
A large and heavy stone sarcophagus sits on the
east platform of the chamber. The box is identical
to the others except for the facial features. The
sarcophagus has similar cracks to the one in Area
4. A successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check
allows a character to push the lid to the side to
access the interior of the box. The weathered bodily
remains of a long-dead king are inside.
 After inspecting either sarcophagus (Areas 4, and
5) the dim shadows in the chamber move erratical-
ly as a small group of vaguely discernible humanoid
creatures emerge from the walls and lava below.
The creatures appear to be made of either mist or
volcanic smoke. The two failed kings (2 ghosts)
arise with an army of undead (2d6 shadows)servi-
tors to defend their resting places. Even in death,
the two brothers remain vengeful cruel people who
attack any visitor on sight.

6. Secret Tomb
The final resting place of the youngest sibling is
in a secret chamber behind a fake wall. A passive
Perception score of 16 or higher or a successful
DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check when walking
close to the secret door reveals the fake nature of
a portion of the wall. The panel of fake rock can be
moved easily once identified. a sarcophagus like
the ones outside is in the center of the room. It is
significantly better conserved due to its relative
isolation. Two braziers shine bright inside. A mag-
ical spell keeps them burning eternally. The bodily
remains of the youngest sibling are inside the box.
Around the sarcophagus, there are several vases
and containers full of diamonds, rubies, emeralds,
and a few other precious stones of less value. The
collective value of such collection of stones, if sold
to the correct merchant, ascends to 3000 gp.

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 Do you think the new name will attract more
customers? I think it’s real good!
-Local
The Golden Assembly of States
Background Lore
he Golden Assembly of States is
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often ridiculed and mocked by out-
siders and foreign folks. They refer
to this deconstruction of a city as a
bunch of bureaucrats, leeches, and
clowns trying to coexist in the same area. While the
comments are ill-intended, there is a rational basis
for their misguided beliefs.
The Golden Assembly of States is, in essence, an
exercise in political migration and the struggle of
a large community with newfound freedoms un-
bound. That is how a respectful local would say it.
A more honest person would say that the shift from
nobility to achievable oligarchy also came with a
large number of flaws. The one they quote the most
is the unending search for greatness. Looking for
greatness appears to be a noble pursuit, but the
Golden Assembly of States changed this quest
into something different. People, stores, business-
es, and bureaucrats want to stand out from those
around them. The way they try this is so aggressive
that people sell stuff on the streets, they jump cus-
tomers from behind, politicians self-congratulate in
ever-larger parties, people name and rename their
businesses large evocative names to attract more
clientele. The behavior is particularly competitive
in business. People compete so fiercely that the city
has a nasty population with travelers. The locals
con handle the ongoing barrage of salesmen and
businesses on the streets but visitors often find
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Shoemaker
themselves overwhelmed with the amount of pres-
sure they get when outside.
This behavior is less intense in certain areas of
the city. The Merchant District is the worst offender
in this category. Despite that, the grandiose names
are a common thing in any district. Names tend to
change all the time, some places change their name
once a year to keep up with the increasing addition
of adjectives and descriptions from their competi-
tors. This is how a place like an apothecary shop,
which used to only have a small wooden sign that
read “Apothecary”, had several name changes until
they opted for the current one “Joshua’s Healthy
Apothecary”. Is it an exaggeration, is it too much?
Some locals agree that this type of competitive
language should not be encouraged, especially
when people open shop. But others care not for the
method and only care about the gold coins behind.
The Golden Assembly of States is unique be-
cause it is the natural evolution of governments
after a large period of kingdoms and empires. It all
changed when the last king, King Nami, abdicated
almost 30 years ago and decided to shift the coun-
try towards a different system. He helped set up a
senate and a way that allowed the people to elect
their ruler. Democracy is not a tried method but it
seemed like an idea good enough to try out. Other
benefits were fewer tithes (no more royal family),
standardization of taxes, and more opportunities
for the townsfolk to rise from poverty and become
statesmen. The large kingdom was divided into
five states where the locals would elect their repre-
sentatives for the senate. The largest city, formerly
known as Catunna, became the Golden Assembly
of States. A place where the senate and represen-
tatives from all states would gather to vote on the
future of the country. This system has been in place
for a little less than 30 years and has functioned
somewhat correctly. The Golden Assembly of
States is a cosmopolitan city where all humanoid
races and a minority of sentient races are repre-
sented. Humans remain a majority group with
45% of the population while the rest is split among
many smaller groups.
Area Descriptions
1. The Grand Assembly
Formerly known as the Catunna Palace, the Grand
Assembly is a beautiful building where the senate
and the state’s representatives gather to vote on dif-
ferent matters. The building remains a small castle
but many places and chambers have been remod-
eled to better reflect the welcoming intention of the
senate and the freedom of democracy.
The Head of Senate is a seventy-year-old man
named Apojo. He is an advocate of peace and has
supported having cordial relationships with neigh-
boring kingdoms. However, he is old and frail. As
his vitality vanishes, other representatives gain
more power. The new school of thought is to attack
close neighbors to “bring them democracy and
freedom”. Other people say that this is the same as
having an empire and not much of an improvement.
2. Golden Office of Records
As instructed by King Nami, written records of all
senate meetings, official events, and foreign inter-
actions had to be as precise as possible, as well as
the proper handling of such deluge of documents.
Scribes ran out of space at the Grand Assembly six
years ago and opened the Golden Office of Records
a few blocks away. All documents from the past
six years are here. The catalog’s organizing is not
perfect and it may take a while to find a particular
document or transcript but it is to be found there.
3. Deanna’s Faithful Mounts
Deanna is a sixty years old woman whose vitality
refuses to leave her. The old woman works all day
with her horses and the stables. She is an interest-
ing woman who likes the current state of affairs in
the Golden Assembly of States. She is obsessed
with finding the most alluring name for her stables.
The current iteration which empathizes how faith-
ful they are is working a little better than the last
one. However, it is not simple to prove or test the
loyalty of a mount and this is nagging Deanna. She
is looking for a new name already.
4. Golden Fleet’s Grand Tower
The east side of the city is bordered by a large lake.
The body of water is so large that it reaches the
horizon. The northern end of the city coast is walled
and features a military port. Two sections of the city
wall go into the water and isolate this section of the
bay. The city had a bloody history and there were
a few attempts to storm the coasts in the past. The
city never fell to outside forces thanks to the coast
wall and the king’s fleet. Next to the coast wall, a
large squat tower fortress overlooks the bay. This is
the largest fortified building in the city that is still in
control of the military.
General Features
These are the general features of the Golden
Assembly of States. It is located on the shores of
a large lake. The city is the capital of an emerg-
ing proto-republic. Representation of six different
states is common throughout the town.
Terrain. The general area around the city consists
of rolling hills and farmed land. The closest forest-
ed area is 3 miles from the city walls.
Gates. While the city has outgrown its walls for de-
cades now, the schedules and control of the gates
remain strict. All gates open at dawn and close
at sunset. Most people are let in or out of the city
without much questioning. The only exception is
merchants. All merchant parcels, carts, crates, and
similar are registered and inspection at the gates.
The main purpose is to ensure that the correct
amount of taxes and tithes is paid for any incoming
products.
Light. The city does not lack for open space ar-
eas and decorative vegetation. A system of public
lighting with oil lamps is maintained by a group
of laborers called the fireholders. Other than that,
lighting conditions are dependent on the time of
the day and weather conditions.
Smells and Sounds. The sounds of fast-pace life,
ongoing carts, horses, businessmen, and salesmen
are the staples of the Golden Assembly of States.
Every day is packed with energy, barter, sales, and
angry folks. The city smells bad like most dense
settlements, but the sewers system works well
enough to keep things in check.
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5. The Spice Coast
East of the Merchant District, where the city meets
the lake shores, the docks are a large source of
work and foreign merchandise. City officials screen
every boat as it docks to inspect the cargo and
register the contents for tithing. Fishing boats, plea-
sure barges, and merchant cargo ships crowd the
bay. The city needs a larger dock area and the sit-
uation is critical already. However, the only way to
do that is to demolish a section of the coastal wall.
The Senate has not come to a decision about this
after years of pondering the issue. The area owes
its name to the number of spice merchants that
dock her throughout the year. The exquisite smells
of foreign spices pervade the area most days.
6. The King’s Sewers
The city sewers work well enough to keep the city
clean and with a stench somewhat better than
similarly-sized settlements. The sewer system
directs its contents to this area where everything is
dumped into the lake. The area’s stench is strong
enough that property values around this area have
crumbled over the years. The place did not have
a name until recently. The current state of giving
things impressive names reached its peak when
the senate had a hearing on what to name the end
of the sewers and this is what they came up with.
7. The North Gate
This gate is one of the most transited entrances of
the city. The road north eventually connects with
three of the states allied with the republic.
8. The Gate of Mud
The majority of farmed land is found south of
the city. Every day, scores of farmers come to the
city with their horse carts from their farms. The
amount of dirt they bring with them, along with
horse manure hat collects by the gate as each cart
is inspected by city officials are what gives the gate
its derogative name.
9. Farmer’s Market
Many farmers and traveler merchants do not like
the city bureaucracy and inspections at the gates.
On crowded days, a person may take a few hours
just to enter the city with a cart. In response, local
farmers and barterers opened shop in an open
square south of the city wall. This part of town is
still considered to be inside the Golden Assembly
of States though it is still outside the walls. Most
mundane items and supplies are available in this
market.
10. Gray Griffon in Prance Inn
Formerly named “Grey Inn”, this place of business
is also a victim of the current trends. The Grey
Griffon in Prance Inn is a large three-story building
with 20 rooms available for travelers and mer-
chants. The owner is a bronze-skinned man named
Arcturus Grey. The inn brings in a large sum of gold
every month for Grey and with it, a large tax note
from the Grand Assembly. Since the Grey Inn is the
largest tax contributor outside the city walls, Mr.
Grey has been pushing for the Senate to approve
the construction of a new section of the city wall
that would protect his place of work.
11. Joshua’s Healthy Apothecary
Joshua Green is a person many deem too young
to run an apothecary shop. They are correct as he
is only twenty-two years old. The old Apothecary,
Gushom, had an accident last year and had an
untimely death a few weeks after. Gushom had no
relatives and Joshua was his only employee. The
young lad appears to be a gifted individual that un-
derstands his trade as well as the old Gushom did.
City officials have threatened to close the shop if it
is demonstrated that he cannot handle the apothe-
cary.
12. Perfume Shop
A small house near the outskirts of the city and
outside the city walls. The old man who owns the
place is named Karja. He is immune to current
trends and refuses to rename the shop. Though he
has received a recommendation from many sourc-
es to rename the place “Master Perfumer Karja’s
Incredible Essences”, he remains immutable in his
position. Karja often looks for exotic ingredients for
his shop and pays a fair amount for the appropriate
samples from certain plants and animals.
13. Sundown Gate
The gatehouse of this entrance features a large
brass blowhorn over the entrance. Every morning
and evening a soldier blows the horn three times to
announce the other gates when to open or close.
14. Tithe Collector’s Office
The Collector’s Office is a hell of paperwork, bu-
reaucracy, and unending document cabinets. It is
just as full, if not more, as the Office of Records.
Careful documentation of all places of businesses
and the records from all the gates for the past thirty
years are in this building. The name of the place
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 adds salt to insult because the office does not em-
ploy any collectors as citizens are expected to show
up and pay their tithes and taxes every month. The
unending queue of grim-faced individuals waiting
for their turn to pay is enough to discourage the
most optimistic person.
15. Rushan’s General Store
A popular corner in the Merchant district, bustling
with people and itinerant salesmen, is the location
of Rushan’s General Store. Rushan is a retired
adventurer who claims to have lost a leg fighting
an “evil demonic minotaur”. His shop sells all kinds
of mundane traveling gear, herbal potions, hunting
gear, and a few weapons and shields. From time to
time, he claims, a magical item is on sale too.
16. The Exclusive Dawn Saloon
This tavern is the most exclusive leisure location
in the Golden Assembly of States. It is located in
Harold’s Reach. The district owes its name to the
next to the last king. The Exclusive Dawn Saloon
is large enough to accommodate 50-60 patrons.
However, the dress code and prices prevent most
cityfolk from attending. They sell the same bever-
ages as in other parts of town except for a few rare
brew wines they make locally. Other than that, the
only interesting feature is that the often hire great
artists and entertainers.
rant’s office controls the entrance and exit of all
vessels in both docking areas. This is a slow and
boring job but the almirant only needs to sign a
bunch of parchments every day as the clerks handle
the bulk of the paperwork.
20. Gordran’s Amazing Weaponry
Gordran is a dwarven forgemaster that found a
niche in the Golden Assembly of States. His master-
work pieces in weaponry and armory are the best
in the city. They are so good that no one even comes
close. As it is now, Gordran works on commission
but the queue is so large that he is not interested
in new orders. He still has a good catalog of exqui-
site weapons in his shop that will draw the eyes of
anyone familiar with blade weaponry. Armors are
a different story, he mostly only does armor work
for the last renowned knights in the city and the
guards of the most powerful in the senate. Gordran
is looking for an ancient dwarven forge mask. Such
legendary artifacts are said to be lost but he would
be able to forge magical items with such a mask. Or
at least he claims that.

17. Valiant Conscription Office

The Golden Assembly of States still employs a
large army to protect the city and the neighboring
states. Anyone, local or foreign can come to the
conscription office and sign up for the army. For-
eign individuals become citizens after two years of
soldier work.

18. Spice Market

The spice market is a medium-sized building with
twenty tiny booths where merchants sell their
wares. The only requisite to rent a booth here is to
sell spice. Spices are valuable and a large amount
of its equivalent in gold can fit in a little box. A large
body of city watch guards is in the area most of the
day to prevent robberies.

19 Grand Almirant’s Office

The Grand Almirant works from here. Almirant
Triesle is a serious man who takes great responsi-
bility in his position. He is in charge of the Golden
Fleet and answers to the senate only. The Almi-

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