The Lantern Below

• A long oaken table covered in city maps and coded tokens
• Disguised alcoves for private negotiations
• A brass bell connected to lookout posts above

• The guild factor, an impartial half-elf called Veyra Quill
• Thieves, smugglers, informants, and occasional legitimate clients

• A false wine rack conceals a tunnel leading to the canal district
• The guild’s code is magically bound; anyone who breaks it is marked with a visible black sigil
• One guild member secretly reports to the city watch, but their identity is known only to Veyra

• A locked coffer containing 250 gp in mixed coinage
• Forged travel papers bearing several noble seals
• A ledger of debts, favors, and secret routes

The Lantern Below serves as a neutral exchange for the city’s criminal factions, enforcing a strict code against bloodshed, betrayal, and theft within its walls.

Veyra offers the characters safe passage and a valuable secret if they recover a stolen guild ledger before rival thieves decode it.

A narrow stair descends beneath a shuttered cobbler’s shop into a warm chamber lit by blue-glass lanterns. Hooded figures trade whispers over maps, lockpicks, and steaming cups of spiced wine.