Ashen Altar — Cultist Cache

The party found a low-ceilinged chamber off the hideout's main hall: an ashen altar, a circle of scorched candles, and racks where robes still smell of incense. No defenders remain — the place appears recently abandoned, with valuables gathered and several ritual materials left behind in haste. The spoils are typical of a small-town cult: coins and a single healing potion, ritual tools and reagents, a few small gems and trinkets bearing the cult's sigil, and documents that might point to other cells. Nothing here appears to be heavy armor or high-grade weapons — mostly ceremonial or easily concealed items appropriate for desperate acolytes rather than a well-equipped militia.