This week the party are asked with the impossible quest, to find the Amber Eye. A forbidden, powerful and coveted artefact that was sealed away centuries ago has now resurfaced, or the key to finding it has at least. How far will the party go in their search for the artefact rumoured to grant what they most desire.
So grab a coffee and let’s dive into tonight’s adventure!
The Amber Eye is one of the lesser known lost artefacts of the dwarven wizard Garthunk. Enchanted to give the holder powers beyond any other artefact of its time it was seen as both a tremendous boon and a threat to society. Or so the rumours go. The stories foretell of a ancient lock guarding the resting place of the eye and a ferocious guardian that none have bested. But the key to the lock was lost with time and eventually the Amber Eye became a legend and myth.
That was until a key made of amber appeared in a dwarven crypt in an unmarked grave. An expedition was called and with a flurry of excitement the Amber Eye Expedition was born. But they are not alone in their search as many covet the power of the eye, and power does terrible things to those with good intentions.
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The door was closed, sealed with a bar and then the gnome in front of the party cast a spell around the back room of the Feisty Ferret Inn. “You can never be too cautious when it comes to information for there is nothing more valuable.” he said as he pushed his glasses further up his nose “having said this I trust that you will keep what you are about to see a secret as part of your employment into the Amber Seekers.”
The man, Borfook, gestured to one of the guards in the room who taking this as her queue unceremoniously thwacked a cloth bound object on the table. The sound of a heavy ‘thunk‘ seemed to echo through the room as Borfook rushed forward. “Be more careful girl!” he said as his fingers unwrapped the cloth from the object. Sighing with relief he shot a glance at the guard who shied away into the corner. “Luckily it is enchanted and very difficult to break.
He placed the cloth down on the table and unwrapped the cloth from it one side at a time. “It was in an expedition into a Dwarvern tomb where we hoped to rid ourselves of a particularly hungry ghast that we stumbled upon a unmarked grave that had been exposed during the encounter. Within was the remains of a book, a wand and this. We didn’t know what it was at first until we looked within the book and found a letter stuffed within the crumbling pages that could be salvaged. It was a love letter of sorts and a declaration of betrayal.” he paused.
“I don’t care so much for a love story, but I do care about this line.”
I have locked it away at your request, the Amber Eye shall remain hidden from the world and its power shall reside over you no more. You must see that I am doing this for us, for you and that my love is true. After this I shall write to you one more time to enquire about my proposal before I take the secret of the eye to my grave.
Borfook paused again. “The Amber eye is an ancient artefact that kings, wizards and warlords have sought after for years due to its rumoured ability to fulfil the wishes of who ever holds it. A magical artefact of unmistakeable power and what we have here is the key,” he flipped over the last piece of cloth dramatically to reveal and amber key with runes engraved over every surface, “figuratively and literally, to finding it.”
“The job is to help me in finding the eye. But the eye was hidden from the world in a place no one knows about.”
He said in a lighter voice, imitating someone else asking the question. “Well that is where I come into the picture, I know where it hides, I have the key – I just need a party to guarantee my safety as I have a few rivals who I would bet would do unspeakable evils to reach the eye before me. What say you?”
A dungeon dive, fetch quest and escort mission this week a we find the party going after the Amber Eye! Each day this week I will be back to the normal flow of updating the adventure here after my quieter week marking my 900th consecutive night in a row. So don’t forget to come back daily to stay up to date and as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe
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