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The Talon's Mark | 3rd-level 5E Adventure
🕑 Added 2023-08-12 21:50:17 +0000 UTC
This Adventure Pack includes:
- 21-Page Adventure PDF
- 1 New Magic Item
- 5 Full-Color VTT Maps
- 9 VTT Tokens
Strings of Power
The Strings of Power is a three-part adventure series that plunges players deep into the intricate criminal underbelly of Haven, the city of crossroads. Throughout the series, the party uncovers complex schemes, navigates dangerous alliances, and confronts the city's darkest secrets as they find themselves inexorably drawn into a clandestine shadow war for control of the city.
In this first adventure, the characters unravel a string of mysterious murders, initiating their pursuit of justice that entangles brings them face to face with the Talons, a local gang of smugglers and thugs. The following adventures further plunge the party into a world of intrigue and treachery as they take on the underworld of Haven and its ruthless puppet masters.
Each adventure is designed as a stand-alone module that can be played independently of the full series. Parties can choose to tackle a single adventure for a shorter campaign or embark on the full series for a grand, city-spanning epic. Each installment builds upon the last, yet it also offers a unique and complete story arc. This design provides you the opportunity to tailor the adventure series to your campaign needs.
Background
Lenny Thistledown's hands were once strong and steady, skilled in the hard labor of the Waterfront docks in Haven. A cheerful grin always adorned his weathered face, and his laughter was a common sound in the bustling market. His sister, Juliette, adored her big brother, who was both her protector and a best friend to her sickly daughter. Life was simple but good.
However, as debts piled up and his family's needs grew, Lenny was drawn to the allure of the Widow's Web, where he would fight for gold and glory against both beast and man. His victories were celebrated, but his losses were devastating.
It was during one of these low moments that he encountered Daltos, the charismatic leader of the Talons, a local gang made up of disgruntled dockworkers and underpaid guards. Daltos saw potential in Lenny and introduced him to the more hidden aspects of Haven's underworld, where violence and money were intertwined.
However, nestled like a viper amongst the gang was Varik, a mage and former student of the Great College of Magic who had found solace in the dark arts of necromancy. A servant to the secretive Shadow Hand, Varik was tasked with ensuring certain influential bards in Haven were silenced. The Shadow Hand's plans were under threat by the members of the Gilded Jesters, a secretive guild of assassins whose members consisted of bards and other performers.
Lenny, along with other unsuspecting members of the Talons, became Varik's instruments in this sinister plot. His tasks grew darker and more violent, and the once joyful dockworker found himself trapped in a web of deception and manipulation. Under Varik's orders, Lenny and a select few Talons began a string of murders throughout the Glittering Quarter, becoming oblivious soldiers in a dark and deadly war. The streets of the Glittering Quarter ran crimson with blood as the city guard were unable to solve the murders.
Among the intended victims was the famous bard Mara, known as the Lady of Verses, but something went wrong. As Lenny and the assailants lunged at Mara as she walked home from her latest performance, something in him faltered, and the attack went awry. The slight hesitation was all the bard needed to cut Lenny's life short in a flash. The other assailants fled, leaving Lenny's slowly cooling body on the city streets as the first break in the case.
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Explorer+ Patrons click HERE to get the Adventure PDF
Adventurer+ patrons click HERE to get the VTT Token Pack
Dungeon Master+ Patrons click HERE to download the Digital Map(s)
