The Obsidian Repository

The Obsidian Repository

Location Type Ancient Library

An eerie whisper promises access to forbidden magic, but at what cost?

Features
  • Collapsed arches
  • Floating, tattered scrolls in spectral haze
  • A central pedestal with an ominous glowing tome
Inhabitants
Spectral Custodian. An ethereal figure draped in torn librarian robes, eyes glowing with arcane hunger.
Forbidden Echoes. Lingering whispers and fleeting shadows that attack intruders with arcane fury.
Secrets
  • A hidden door behind a shattered bookshelf leading to a secret alcove
  • A cursed tome that grants knowledge at a terrible cost
  • Spectral custodian's true form is a trapped ancient mage
Treasure
  • Cloak of the Shadow Librarian
  • Scroll of Endless Secrets
  • Obsidian Inkwell (contains a runic ink capable of rewriting spells)
Details

Once a grand library of arcane secrets, now decayed and haunted by echoes of forbidden spellcraft and restless spirits.

Hook

An eerie whisper promises access to forbidden magic, but at what cost?

Read Aloud

A shattered edifice of blackened stone and twisted iron, shelves crumbling with accumulated darkness and forbidden knowledge.

GM Notes

- The spectral guardian checks for trespassers with perception (DC 15).
- The cursed tome can be used to grant powerful spells but risks corruption.
- Scrolls may contain clues to the lost city beneath the library.

Created with Town Scryer for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

by bananatron