The Moldering Bazaar
Abandoned Market
Location Type Abandoned Market
- Threat
- Hidden pit; Agility DR12 or d4 damage and sprained ankle.
Exits
- Narrow alley leading deeper into the decayed city
Hooks
- A trembling cry for help echoes from a shadowed corner, hinting at a trapped survivor
Interactables
- Cracked vendor stall: Search for supplies (Presence DR+2), chance to find a rusted dagger
- Old weighing scale: Test Strength DR+1 to lift; may reveal hidden stash underneath
Inhabitants
- Swarm of scavenging rats with hollow eyes
- A lonely merchant corpse draped in tattered rags
Loot
- Old coin pouch worth 3 silver
- Rusty but functional lockpicks, +1 to lock-related actions
Impression
Rotting fruit rot mingles with burnt leather, a chorus of distant echoes and the scrape of rusted metal.
GM Notes
- The market is partly collapsed, requiring careful navigation
- Nearby, a mysterious figure watches silently, possibly connected to the threat
- The hidden stash may contain something dangerous—or valuable