The Gullet of Hunger

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The Gullet of Hunger

Lvl 53-5 players1-2 sessions· hard

“To find the first coin, you must board the beast that never sleeps.”

— Hook · retrieve

QuestgiverOld Marrow

Retrieve

D&D 5E

Hard

Lvl 5

3-5 players

1-2 sessions

3 NPCs

2 encounters

The Opening

“A tattered man named Old Marrow slides a leaden coin across your table and whispers of a ship made of meat and timber. He claims the map you seek is inside the beast's belly, etched into its very ribs. To catch it, you will need a lure that smells of a thousand deaths.”
— Hook · retrieve

Set the Scene

The party meets in a salt-crusted tavern called The Barnacle's Regret, where a man with no shadow claims to know the location of the Pauper's Map.

Patron

Questgiver

Old Marrow

He is desperate and frantic, constantly checking his own pulse as if making sure he is still alive.

On the Streets · In the Books

Rumours

d3 · table

01
The ship known as Leviathan's Gristle does not sail for gold but for the smell of fresh fear.
02
The map isn't written on parchment but etched into something that still beats.
03
The first coin ever minted was melted by a curse of eternal starvation.

Stakes

If the ship is not subdued, it will continue to terrorize the coast, and the location of the Hunger Gold will be lost as the ship's consciousness begins to rot.

Ticking Clock·The Leviathan's Gristle is migrating to deep waters in 48 hours, where no mortal vessel can follow it.

Background Lore

Centuries ago, the first treasury was founded on greed. A beggar, dying of hunger at the gates, cursed the first gold coin ever struck. It melted under the heat of his resentment. The map to this 'Hunger Gold' was hidden aboard the Leviathan's Gristle, a living ship bound by necromancy.

What the World Knows

The Leviathan's Gristle carries a legendary map to the first melted coin of the ancient empire. The ship is a predatory vessel that must be baited into an ambush so the party can board and steal the map.