Bleak-Tooth Cavern
The silence is only broken by the slow rhythm of dripping blood.
A natural cave system that narrows into a jagged, claustrophobic lair. The limestone walls are stained with dark, oxidized patches and the floor is slick with stagnant pools.
The air smells of wet fur and metallic iron. Low-light conditions prevail, and the only sound is a distant, rhythmic thumping that sounds like a slow-beating heart.
☠ Threat
The Fledgling Silas, a vampire spawn driven mad by a botched transformation and extreme hunger. He is erratic, stalking the shadows and picking off intruders one by one rather than facing a group head-on.
History
Originally a hideout for smugglers, the cavern was overtaken by a weakened vampire looking for a remote place to recover. Recently, a party of five veteran hunters and their tracking wolf entered to slay the beast but were never seen again.
Encounter Table
CROne of the adventurers has already begun to turn, its flesh grey and its eyes glowing with hunger.
A chaotic mass of screeching bats that disrupts vision and concentration.
Rumours & Whispers
A local woodsman claims he saw a man with glowing red eyes drinking from a deer near the cave.
The five adventurers who disappeared were carrying a fortune in stolen gems that they intended to use to start a new life.
They say the mother wolf of the dead pup still waits near the entrance, though she is now more ghost than beast.
Quest Hooks
Quest giver: Elara the Weaver
A widow asks the party to recover her husband's silver whistle from the cave so she can have a memento to bury.
15 gp and free lodging for a month.
Quest giver: Father Thomas
The local priest suspects the monster is a transformed local and asks the party to either cure him or bring back his remains for a proper burial.
Two potions of healing.
Corridor Notes
Narrow passages with walls that seem to weep a thick, dark liquid that isn't quite water.
A collection of small shrines made of mud and teeth, presumably built by Silas in his madness.
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