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The Black Reed Hunt

The Black Reed Hunt
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The Black Reed Hunt

Lvl 3-53-5 PCsOne session, about 3 to 5 hours· Medium

“A drowned toll road, a false monster, and a buried crime that refuses to stay dead.”

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QuestgiverEdda Fenwright
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D&D 5E
Medium
Lvl 3-5
3-5 PCs
One session, about 3 to 5 hours
4 NPCs
2 encounters
The Opening

“Brackenfen’s trade road has gone silent, and every patrol that enters the marsh comes back short one person, if it comes back at all. The village elder begs for brave hands to end the killings before the next supply caravan disappears. Somewhere in the reeds, something is hunting on the old causeway, and tonight it will hunt again.”

— Hook · kill

Set the Scene

At dusk in Brackenfen, Edda Fenwright gathers the party beside a cold lantern and a map stained by marsh water. She points to the old causeway and says the last patrol heard something dragging chains beneath the reeds before the screams began.

Patron
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Questgiver

Edda Fenwright

Direct and urgent, with a personal plea and a promise of local support.

On the Streets · In the Books

Rumours

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  1. 01
    The reeds are moving against the wind.
  2. 02
    A toll-house bell rang underwater at midnight.
  3. 03
    Someone has been paying locals to look the other way.
  4. 04
    The monster only attacks after the lanterns go dark.
Stakes

If the party fails, the road collapses into fear and isolation, the killings continue, and the buried dead beneath the marsh may spread beyond Brackenfen.

Ticking Clock·By the next nightfall, another caravan is scheduled to use the causeway, and Kerrik plans to strip the toll-house cache before the rising dead take the whole site.

Background Lore

The marsh village of Brackenfen has lived for generations beside the old causeway and the black reeds, kept safe by watchfires and old toll-stones. In recent nights, livestock have vanished, lanterns have gone out on their own, and travelers report something moving beneath the surface of the flooded road. The villagers blame a swamp beast, but the signs point to someone using the marsh as cover for a much older crime.

What the World Knows

A marsh road near Brackenfen has been plagued by deaths, missing travelers, and attacks blamed on a swamp monster. The villagers hire the party to go into the reeds, find what is killing people, and make the road safe again.

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