The Severed Pit
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