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Ruins · Massive · Level 1 · Easy

The Seln Archive

A curtain of roots parts over a stone hand offering a scroll, and cold blue light glimmers below.
Rooms
36
Foes
6, CR 1/8 to 1/2
Traps
7
Treasure
161 gp
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The party is in

1. Rootfall Porch

Seen

Something wanders by

At a glance

The threat

Odran's stone custodian remains in , obeying an order to keep the archive safe from intruders.

Wandering monsters (1d3)

  1. 1

    Stone-slick lizardCR 1/8

    When: It is drawn by food smells or dropped scraps near damp passages; it flees if threatened twice.A harmless but persistent cave lizard with stone-gray scales.
  2. 2

    2d4× Blue-lamp mothsCR 1/8

    When: A bright light is carried through a corridor; they circle it and briefly obscure sight but do not attack.A fluttering cluster of moths with pale blue wing spots, attracted to lanterns.
  3. 3

    Rootbound huskCR 1/8

    When: A loud crash or forced lock awakens it in a nearby corridor; it withdraws if shown the archive token.A small animated bundle of roots and dust, a remnant of the archive wards.

Rooms

36
1

Rootfall Porch

treasuresecret

What they see

Read aloud

A root-split stone porch opens beneath the forest floor. Three doors lead onward, and fresh air still reaches this threshold.

Features

  • Mossy relief of a hand holding a scroll
  • Daylight shaft through a collapsed roof

What the GM knows

Treasure

Archive tinderbox2 sp

A dry tinderbox in a niche, still usable.
Room secrets · GM only

Notes

The west and north doors are locked; simple tools or a Dexterity check with thieves' tools opens either. The archway leads to .

3 doors: E (archway), W (locked), N (locked)

The place

What it is

The ruins lie beneath an immense forest, their upper stones swallowed by roots and moss.

Atmosphere

Wet leaf-mold, cold stone, and the faint mineral smell of old rain fill the halls.

The threat

Odran's stone custodian remains in , obeying an order to keep the archive safe from intruders.

History

Centuries ago, the forest scholars of the Seln Archive built these halls around a spring that kept parchment cool and dry.

Rumors

1d5
Roll a rumor

  1. 1Hunters swear that blue lamps shine beneath the forest after heavy rain.
  2. 2A reeve's old map marks a spring where no spring can be found.
  3. 3Someone heard a bell underground, though no one has entered the forest ruins in living memory.
  4. 4A traveling copyist claims the vanished scholars recorded the forest's first settlement.
  5. 5Old folk say the stones do not like anyone who carries books away.

Plot hooks

3
RecoveryThe Boundary RecordA village elder wants a scroll that documents the old forest boundary, since a timber dispute threatens to turn violent.From: Hedd, a village reeve whose name comes from the plain speech of a working life.Reward: A modest purse, a guide through the forest, and the village's gratitude.
ExplorationInk Beneath the RootsA scholar seeks proof that the archive exists and asks the party to bring back one intact scroll without damaging its seal.From: Veska, an itinerant copyist known by a consonant-heavy name remembered from distant lands.Reward: Payment for the scroll's safe return and a healing draught for each adventurer.
InvestigationThe Blue LampsStrange blue lights have begun appearing among the trees. Find their source and learn whether the old wards are waking.From: Avelio, a forest herb-gatherer with a name that carries the sound of a long-ago spring.Reward: A silvered dagger or equivalent useful equipment, plus a safe camp site.

Corridors

4

  • Between and

    A ceiling split by roots lets down a thin curtain of water; the slick floor is difficult terrain but hides no hazard.

  • Near

    A row of shallow niches holds cracked clay lamps. Lighting one makes a low humming tone that carries through nearby halls.

  • Between and

    Thin silver threads of fungus cross the floor. They glow softly when disturbed and harmlessly mark recent passage.

  • Outside

    A fallen lintel bears faded carvings of a hand offering a scroll to a seated figure.

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