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The Severed Pit

Abandoned Mine
Atmosphere Cold, stale air with faint echoes of dripping water and distant ghostly whispers illuminated by flickering lanterns Location Type Abandoned Mine

A local artisan hires the crew to retrieve a lost artifact rumored to be buried deep within the sealed tunnels.

District
Charhollow
Factions
  • Haunted Diggers Guild
  • Ghostly Cult
Features
  • Collapsed tunnels with rusted, jagged supports
  • A sealed gate with arcane wards
  • Residual electroplasmic shimmer in the air
  • Ghostly apparitions flickering near the portal
  • Ruined mining equipment and bones
Score Opportunities
  • Loot rare electroplasmic ore hidden behind ghostly wards
  • Rescue trapped explorers or spirits
  • Discover the cursed secret behind the mine's sealing
Description

Once a thriving vein of electroplasmic ore, this deep mine was sealed after a series of disappearances and supernatural disturbances, now haunted with lingering echoes of the past and unstable, ghostly echoes beneath the sealed entrance.

Hook

A local artisan hires the crew to retrieve a lost artifact rumored to be buried deep within the sealed tunnels.

GM Notes

- The ghostly whispers can deceive or lead characters astray
- The arcane wards require specific relics to bypass
- Mechanics of ghost interactions can be leveraged or avoided

Created with Town Scryer for Blades in the Dark

by bananatron