A one-page adventure for heroes level 5-6
scott malthouse
A foul fog creeps over Beyonne,
Benwick. As the fog rolls over grave
and tomb the dead return with a
hunger that can be only sated with
human flesh. This can only be the
work of scheming Red Magisters who
seek to deal as much harm to King
Ban’s realm as possible.
Getting the PC’s involved
Inga, the court cunning woman, speaks
of a legendary golden horn in the
ancient tunnels beneath Greychester. A
Regular Magic Knowledge or History
roll reveals the horn belonged to a long
dead band of warriors whose spirits
are said to haunt the tunnels. Blowing
the horn will cause the fog to dissipate
and the revenants to return to the
earth. Begin the scenario in medias res,
with the heroes facing one revenant
per PC in the fog, panic erupting
around the city streets.
The road to Greychester
The town lies half a day’s ride from
Beyonne. The outlaw group The
Oaken Guard prowl the road (two per
PC, use brigand stats), looking
specifically for magical artefacts. Their
leader, Gregoria, is known as the she-
wolf of the northern road (Tough
History check). She’s proud but should
her men be slain there’s a good chance
she may offer to help the heroes. She
carries a sapphire ring that increases
her AP by 2.
Entering Greychester
Greychester is a small walled town
whose banner depicts a roaring bear’s
head. Sir Benedict, the local landowner,
has ordered a full lockdown after
hearing news of the mayhem in
Beyonne. The three guards can be dealt
with diplomatically (Tough Persuasion)
or intimidated (Regular Intimidate).
Crossing their palms with 10gp
reduces the check difficulty by one
step. Failure to gan entry may mean
having to scale the walls (Regular
Athletics) or don disguises. As night
falls three new guards take up their
station.
Chapel of Gofannon
Local lore states that the tunnel is
found beneath the western chapel
(Regular Magic Knowledge or History
check, or a local might let them know
without a check). The chapel is
devoted to Gofannon, featuring a large
statue of the muscle-bound god
working at his divine anvil. Robed
priests are carrying out daily prayers,
but upon seeing the heroes they reveal
themselves as Red Magisters (one per
two PC’s). Knowing of the horn’s
legend (but not how to access the
tunnels) they have infiltrated
Greychester.
Finding the tunnels
The statue is missing one element: a
blade to forge. It appears Gofannon is
striking at nothing (a Simple Religion
check reveals this to be very odd). The
stained glass window shows the same
image but with a sword on the anvil.
Placing any sword on the stone god’s
anvil will cause the statue to move
backwards, revealing stairs to the pitch
black tunnels.
Navigating the Tunnels
The air down here feels thicker, owing
to the concentration of magic from the
otherwordly beings here. The tunnels
are long and twisted, making it easy to
get lost. Finding the room of the
Golden Horn requires three
consecutive successful Survival checks,
Simple, Regular and Tough. Only one
leading PC can make this roll. A failure
results in 2 hours exploration an a d4
roll on the events table below. If all
events have taken place the PC’s
stumble on the final room.
1. Bubbling fountain: Two trooping
fairies per PC dance around a stone
fountain imploring the PC’s to drink
for great wisdom. The water ages the
drinker to 80 years-old for a day,
increasing Mind by 2 and reducing
Might by 2.
2. Burial chamber: One leaneshe
per PC awaits in the shadows to strike.
3. Collapsing floor: The ground
crumbles. Regular Acrobatics to avoid
falling 20ft into a watery pit filled with
10 adders.
4. Sleeping ogre: Must not be
disturbed, requiring Stealth checks.
Angry if woken.
the Golden Horn
The horn hangs from an ancient statue
of Morrigan A group of ghostly
Slaugh warriors guard the horn (one
per PC). The leader has +4AP and +1
damage.