Blackthorn Deep Mine
Mine
Atmosphere An oppressive silence echoes through twisting tunnels, distorting reality and fraying the mind.
Location Type Mine
Investigators find evidence that the mine’s silence masks a sleeping horror that must be contained or awakened.
Clues
- Old excavation maps annotated with strange symbols
- A rusted, bloodstained pickaxe with an unnatural heft
- Fragmented journal pages describing a terrible awakening
Dangers
- Hemorrhagic phantasms manifesting from the dark
- Crushing collapses triggered by unseen forces
- A lurking mythos entity that warps space and time
Secrets
- The mine’s sealed entrance suppresses an ancient subterranean entity trying to emerge
- A cult, long vanished, attempted to awaken the entity for cosmic knowledge
- The strange symbols encode a ritual imprisoning an eldritch horror beneath the earth
Description
Once a bustling coal mine, sealing was enforced after inexplicable disappearances; now, its entrances are bricked, yet faint whispers and strange lights hint at something lingering beyond perception.
Hook
Investigators find evidence that the mine’s silence masks a sleeping horror that must be contained or awakened.
GM Notes
- Use lighting and sound to create an unsettling atmosphere
- The environment is unstable; collapses and illusions are possible
- Emphasize the cursed history and the danger of unearthing forbidden secrets