The Moss-Grown Hold
Loyalty is a thin veil over a sharp blade.
A crumbling border watchtower reclaimed by nature and iron-fisted outlaws. The damp stone walls echo with the hushed whispers of men who no longer trust their own shadows.
The air is heavy with the scent of wet earth and stale ale. Flickering torches cast long, jerky shadows across cracked masonry, and the constant drip of groundwater provides a rhythmic backdrop to the distant sound of sharpening steel.
☠ Threat
Silas 'The Vane' is the primary antagonist, a man driven to madness by greed. Having embezzled thousands of gold pieces from the Green Leaf syndicate, he has lured his own traders and couriers to this remote hold to execute them, ensuring no witnesses remain to testify against him to the guild masters.
History
Originally constructed as a strategic lookout during the Border Wars, this small fortress was abandoned to the forest centuries ago. Recently, a rogue splinter cell of the Green Leaf syndicate, led by a paranoid lieutenant named Silas, occupied the ruins to conduct a bloody internal purge away from prying eyes.
Encounter Table
CRA lone scout checking the perimeter with a dim lantern.
A squealing mass of hungry rodents drawn by the scent of blood.
Rumours & Whispers
Green Leaf traders have been disappearing along the North Road lately.
Silas was seen buying a large amount of quicklime in the last village.
The ruins of the old watchtower have been showing strange torchlight at night.
Someone in the Green Leaf guild is paying gold for the return of a missing signet ring.
Quest Hooks
Quest giver: Elias the Clothier
A wealthy merchant's daughter hasn't returned from a routine Green Leaf trade meet.
50 gp and a favor from the merchant's guild.
Quest giver: Captain Harlen
The local militia wants the bandits cleared out of the ruins before they grow too bold.
15 gp per bandit head and rights to any non-stolen loot.
Corridor Notes
A series of deep scratches on the wall, as if someone was dragged away by force.
A discarded, blood-stained green cloak stuffed into a crack in the masonry.
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