Quests#
Active and completed objectives.
Contact the Queen#
- Status: Completed
- Given by: Blackjack Mel
- Location: Buckledown Row (inside Drakkenheim)
- Objective: Drop 100gp into the well at Buckledown Row with a note stating intentions
- For: Cory
Background: After Cory proved she could survive in the city, Blackjack Mel offered her a way to contact the Queen’s Men leadership. Theobroma and Margareta have expressed concern about this connection.
Outcome: Cory dropped 100 gold and a note into the well behind Smee’s Palace during Session 5. This fulfilled the initial dues and established Cory as a contact of the Queen’s Men. The party is now free to operate in Buckledown Row and may receive work from the crews.
Log
- Session 2
- Blackjack Mel told the party about the well at Buckledown Row
- Session 5
- Cory visited Buckledown Row, located the well behind Smee’s Palace, and dropped 100 gold and a note — quest complete
Find Donovan#
- Status: Active
- Given by: Eren Marlowe (implicit)
- Location: Drakkenheim (last seen at Bark and Buzzard ~1 week ago)
- Objective: Find out what happened to Eren’s nephew Donovan Marlowe
Background: Donovan left the family provisioning business seeking fortune in Drakkenheim. He was seen at the Bark and Buzzard in Emberwood Village until about a week ago, then disappeared.
Log
- Session 1
- Eren Marlowe mentioned his missing nephew during the journey
- Emma Crowe confirmed Donovan was at the Bark and Buzzard until about a week ago
Meet River#
- Status: Completed
- Given by: River
- Location: Eckerman Mill (NW of Drakkenheim)
- Objective: Meet at sunrise for Amethyst Academy business
- For: Theobroma
Background: River needs mages for work in Drakkenheim. Previous respondents to the summons haven’t returned from the city.
Log
- Session 1
- River asked Theobroma to meet at Eckerman Mill at sunrise
- Session 2
- Met River at the mill. She tasked the party with proving themselves in the city. Led to the delerium node retrieval quest.
Rescue Petra Lang#
- Status: Completed
- Given by: Ansom Lang
- Location: Rat’s Nest Tavern (NW of Drakkenheim)
- Objective: Rescue Petra Lang and any other captured Hooded Lanterns from the ratlings
- Reward: Ansom Lang’s gratitude and favor
Background: Petra was leading an expedition when ratlings captured her team. Ansom tracked them to the Rat’s Nest Tavern but was wounded and driven off. Ratlings keep prisoners alive (for food), so she may still be alive.
Log
- Session 1
- Quest given by Ansom Lang at the Watchtower
- Session 3
- Party reached the Rat’s Nest Tavern on Scrag Lane. Cleared the outer barricade room and inner sanctum (ratling warlock killed). No sign of Petra in the explored sections. Warren extends further; party retreated for a short rest.
- Session 4
- Party returns and defeats the ratling commander and remaining forces. Petra is found alive in the inner chamber, held by the ratling prince. Party negotiates her release for 100gp. Petra is escorted to Shepherd’s Gate Garrison and reunited with the Hooded Lanterns. Quest completed.
Restore the Throne#
- Status: Active
- Given by: Self (Margareta)
- Location: Drakkenheim
- Objective: Help restore the rightful monarch to Drakkenheim’s throne
Background: Margareta carries a letter from the Giantfrost Ordning regarding restoring the throne. The Hooded Lanterns share this goal.
Log
- Session 1
- Margareta’s personal quest; Eren Marlowe directed the party to the Hooded Lanterns for this goal
Retrieve Delerium Node#
- Status: Completed
- Given by: River
- Location: Rat’s Nest Tavern
- Objective: Retrieve a large delerium deposit from beneath the tavern
- Reward: 1,250gp
Background: River has heard that a large delerium node exists under the remains of the Rat’s Nest Tavern. The Amethyst Academy needs delerium to power arcane devices in the Inscrutable Tower. River asked the party to bring it back to her before selling to other buyers.
Log
- Session 2
- Quest given by River at the Red Lion Hotel. Overlaps with the Rescue Petra Lang quest at the same location.
- Session 3
- Node located in the inner sanctum of the Rat’s Nest Tavern warren — used as a Rat God idol (~2 lbs, largest delerium piece seen so far). Extraction begun (~15 of 30 minutes) then interrupted by returning ratlings. Node remains in place.
- Session 4
- Party returns to the warren and successfully extracts the delerium crystal (~2 lbs). Delivered to River at Eckerman Mill for payment of 1,250gp. Quest completed.
Retrieve Scepter of Saint Vitruvio#
- Status: Active
- Given by: High Flamekeeper Ophelia Reed
- Location: Unknown (within Drakkenheim)
- Objective: Retrieve the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio, a Sacred Flame artifact
- Reward: Favor of the Silver Order; return to Camp Dawn for reward
- For: Heda
Background: The Silver Order has a lead on the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio and cannot allow it to fall into the hands of thieves or cultists. Ophelia Reed purged Heda’s contamination in exchange for his help retrieving it.
Log
- Session 2
- Quest given by Ophelia Reed at the Chapel of St. Ardenna
- Session 5
- Cory overheard in Buckledown Row that an artifact has been found at the Chapel of Saint Brenna; delivering it to the Queen would earn significant favor
- Nathaniel Flint of the Falling Fire asked the party to retrieve the Scepter as part of reassembling Saint Vitruvio’s vestments
- Scepter is now wanted by three factions: Silver Order, Queen’s Men, and Followers of the Falling Fire