The Abbey That Borrowed Names
The Abbey That Borrowed Names
“A flooded abbey, a village in fear, and a relic that steals what intruders leave behind.”
— Hook · explore
“Three travelers vanished on the road from Greyhaven to the old abbey, and the tavern is full of rumors, fear, and half-forgotten maps. Mara Venn needs a small, capable band to find the missing, learn what stalks the marsh, and bring back proof before the village panics. The road is wet, the ruins are old, and something under the chapel is waking again.”
— Hook · explore
At the Lantern and Leek tavern, the fire is low, the ale is thin, and every table is trading versions of the same rumor. Mara Venn arrives with marsh mud on her boots and fear in her voice, then lays a coin purse and a rough map on your table. She asks for help before the next fog comes in, because by then the road may forget where the missing were taken.
Mara Venn
Mara Venn approaches the party in the tavern after hearing them ask for work, offering coin, supplies, and the village's trust if they investigate the marsh road and old abbey.
Rumours
d5 · table- 01The marsh hounds do not attack pilgrims who carry salt in their left pocket.
- 02Old Tovin swears the abbey bells ring when someone lies inside the walls.
- 03Sella Rook says the quickest path crosses water that was not there yesterday.
- 04Some villagers think the missing are in hiding because they heard chanting beneath the chapel.
- 05A black bird has been seen perched on the same broken arch every dusk, always facing the tavern.
If the party fails, Greyhaven loses more villagers, the abbey's secret spreads, and the marsh gains a new shape to hide behind. If they succeed, the village is saved and the hidden power beneath the ruins is denied to those who would use it.
Background Lore
The hamlet of Greyhaven sits at the edge of the Blackwood Marsh, where old stone roads sink into peat and the bells in the chapel tower ring by themselves on foggy nights. For three weeks, travelers have vanished between the tavern and the ruined abbey on the hill, and in the morning their boots are found neatly lined beside the road. Locals whisper of a beast with many eyes, but the older folk insist the land itself is being tricked into hiding things.
Travelers have gone missing near an old marsh abbey, and the villagers want someone brave enough to investigate the ruins, face the strange monsters that prowl the road, and bring back the lost.
