The Stolen Moonwell
The Stolen Moonwell
“A sacred vessel, a dying village, and one cleansing left before dawn.”
— Hook · retrieve
“The village spring has turned black, and the shrine's sacred Moonwell Reliquary has vanished. Sister Maelin offers you coin, supplies, and the village's gratitude if you can recover it before dawn tomorrow. She warns that whoever took it fled toward the drowned tollhouse beyond the marsh.”
— Hook · retrieve
Sister Maelin meets the party beneath the shrine's empty alcove. Black water drips from the dry fountain, and a silver handprint remains on the stone where the reliquary rested. She explains that the village has enough clean water for one more day, then asks the party to follow muddy boot prints toward the marsh road.
Sister Maelin Voss
The questgiver approaches the party at the village shrine shortly after they arrive in Brackenmere. She is visibly exhausted, offers a partial advance, and insists that the reliquary must be handled with care.
Rumours
d4 · table- 01The tollhouse bells ring even though the old road has been abandoned for decades.
- 02Captain Sorn's gang has been seen buying empty glass bottles and silver wire.
- 03The marsh is spreading because the village priest broke an old promise to the water spirits.
- 04A child saw a blue light moving beneath the water on the night of the theft.
If the reliquary is not recovered and used before dawn, Brackenmere loses its clean water and the marsh expands into the village. The party's choice also determines whether a hidden refugee camp survives, whether the shrine keeps its authority, and who becomes an ally or enemy in future adventures.
Background Lore
The village of Brackenmere once prospered beside an old imperial road. Its prosperity came from the Moonwell Reliquary, a silver-and-glass vessel that purified the village spring and kept the surrounding marsh from spreading. Three nights ago, the reliquary was stolen from the shrine, and the marsh water began turning black. The trail leads toward a ruined tollhouse claimed by desperate bandits.
The Moonwell Reliquary, a sacred vessel that purifies Brackenmere's spring, was stolen three nights ago. The village is running out of clean water, and the thief fled toward a ruined tollhouse in the marsh. The party must recover the reliquary before the village spring becomes permanently corrupted.
