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The Iron-Barred Crypt
The silent dead wait for a heartbeat to hunt.
A sprawling network of cold stone chambers and narrow tunnels built deep beneath a ruined hillside chapel. Frost clings to the walls and the scent of ozone lingers in the stagnant air.
The air is freezing and tastes of dry rot. Rhythmic dripping water echoes from distant pipes, and the only light comes from flickering patches of pale, phosphorescent fungi.
☠ Threat
A corrupted spirit known as the Pale Interred, an ex-knight of the guild who has risen as a Wraith. His presence animates the skeletons of those buried with him, turning the crypt into a factory for the undead that occasionally raid the surface for fresh souls.
History
Constructed centuries ago by the Silver Hand guild to inter their most disgraced members. Instead of proper burial rites, the dead were sealed behind iron gates and warded with minor curses to prevent their return to the surface. Over time, the wards have decayed, allowing a foul corruption to seep into the marrow of those buried within.
Encounter Table
CRSevered hands that scuttle across the floor like spiders.
An ethereal soldier of the Silver Hand patrolling for intruders.
Rumours & Whispers
The Silver Hand guild hid their cursed treasure in the deepest rooms, but forgot to disable the traps.
A pale light has been seen rising from the old hillside chapel at midnight.
No one who enters the Iron-Barred Crypt ever returns without gray hair and a hollow gaze.
The doors inside are enchanted to lead travelers in circles if they don't carry a piece of silver.
Quest Hooks
Quest giver: Father Thorne
A local priest asks the party to recover the holy symbols of the knights buried in the crypt to give them a proper blessing.
3 Potions of Healing and 100 gp.
Quest giver: Lord Elwin
A collector of rare blades wants the legendary sword 'The Silver Brand', rumored to be held by a monster in the crypt's depths.
An invitation to the royal court and 500 gp.
Corridor Notes
Frost-covered chains that rattle when the wind blows from the entrance.
A series of wall niches filled with the skulls of executed traitors.
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