Plot Hooks

A hulking monster has been sent to hunt down members of a military squad which fought in the last great war.

Alexandra Cragfur and their partner Brenda Clarke were both in the squad, and are looking to pay bodyguards to keep them safe.

A travelling acting troupe has come to town. They are doing a mystery play, which seems to come true the very night the perform it.

Teresa Davis thinks the lead actor, an elf named Garson, may be killing people.

A man in town can kill anyone by looking into their eyes.

Anto Pierce has taken to wearing a blindfold.

An old woman has died, and townsfolk are cleaning out her home when they find a strange and grotesque painting of a thin man covered in a black veil. The veil was removed, but the painting is stuck on the wall. That same night, someone was murdered.

Lariat Vonner saw a thin man fleeing the scene of the crime.

Every year on the night before your birthday, you dream that you are murdered by a man in black armour. You find yourself in an inn, the innkeeper is an old man. On the mantle is a wicked looking sword and familiar black armour...

Jody Hogan says the innkeeper used to be an infamous adventurer many decades before. Olivier Molyneaux says the innkeeper's exploits are mostly unknown, as is where he got his armour.

While perusing a local shop, you are drawn to an old, rusty sword. It feels familiar in your hand and when you turn it over you find your name engraved on the blade.

Jessica Harber, the elderly shopkeeper, says the sword has been in this shop for as long as he can remember. Ruby Erwin recognizes you, but cannot quite place where from.

You reach into your bag of holding and draw out an unfamiliar relic. It is a small doll-like figure, carved from bone. "Help me..." it cries, and small beads of water begin to drip from its carved eyes.

Mace Kensley that bag of holding is ancient, must be one of the earliest of its kind,

The village is quick to welcome you to their food and fire. In the evening, a dense fog rolls in and surrounds the village. The villagers begin to don armour and weapons, and you hear the unearthly shriek echoes out of the fog.

Alexis Black believes the fog creatures to be the dead, having risen from the barrow lands to the east. Lara Pierce apologizes for tricking you, but explains that they desperately need your help.

The party is flagged down by a boy who is soaking wet. He leads the party to a nearby pond and dives under with them, leading everyone to an underground cave. The boy says his friend was taken while they were exploring.

The cave wall has three names carved into it. Ceri Abbey, Felicity Kastrix, and Charlie Ashbringer.