Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

The Ruins of Achelos
value. His and his tribe’s most valuable
possessions are their livestock -- cows and
sheeps -- and an old, tarnished amulet,
which is actually the Holy Pendant of
Chardastes. Gohkal is unaware of its true
value, but he understands the amulet is
made of precious metals and gems, and
will not part from it for less than 100
royals.
Quests in Achelos
There are many quests available for the
adventurers in Nova Achelos. Here is a
listing of them, sorted by offering party.
Merchants’ Guild: locate Artho mansion in
the Noble Estates area; explore it and
retrieve any surviving document and
treasure. A representative of the
Merchants’ Guild should be present, and
must be protected.
This quest is assigned by the Merchants’
Guild either directly to the PCs, if they
inquire for work, or by affixing a notice to
a board near the Guildhall entrance. The
notice explains only the general aspects of
the mission, not the details. Emil Radu
offers the PCs 10 royals each per day, plus
10% of all the valuables found in the Artho
mansion. He is willing to raise the offer if
the PCs have proven themselves
competent -- either by completing another
quest or because of their earlier
reputation.
Goldsmiths’ Guild: escort the two
prospectors, Torbin Hilltopper and Hurdir
Stronghollow, to Kosti Kopec, then further
north to the Black Peaks. The two
prospector spend at least three days on
Kosti Kopec, then two weeks on the Black
Peaks.
This quest can be assigned directly upon
request by the PCs, or by affixing a notice
to the Goldsmiths’ Guild door and in the
Townhall. The guildsmen offer 5 royals per
day, and the PCs can keep any treasure or
loot. However, mining rights for any mine
discovered go to the guild (with a 10%
royalty divided among the prospectors).
This quest is only given once the town
itself is secure enough, which means that
the PCs or other adventurers must have
completed the River Fort and the Slums
missions.
House Hallonica: explore the Black Peaks
and find a mountain pass to Darokin. This
mission is offered in the same way as the
other guild missions, and is only offered at
the same time as the Goldsmiths’ mission.
House Hallonica offers 200 royals to each
character, but only if they locate a
mountain pass to Darokin. Expenses up to
25 royals per character are covered in
advance.
Natalia Ivanovich: explore Ivanovich
Castle, the River Fort and the Tomb of
Achelos II Ivanovich and retrieve the
regalia of Achelos.
This mission is offered by Natalia, a
member of the last generation of the
Ivanoviches, the former ruling family of
Achelos, who claim to be direct
descendants of Achelos Chardastes. The
family wishes to retrieve the regalia of
Achelos, which, beside their monetary
value, have great symbolic significance for
the natives of the Cruth Lowlands. Natalia
is inexperienced but willful, and potentially
a capable adventurer. She is being used as
a pawn by her grandmother Anastasia,
who plans for one of her male grandsons
to inherit the regalia and reclaim Achelos
as the Ivanovich domain. Natalia,
however, is just as strong-willed as her
grandmother, and has her own plans to
take the leadership of the family. Thus,
she insists on going with the characters,
both because she does not trust them
entirely and because she wants to be
personally involved in the recovery of the
regalia.
Natalia offers the PCs little in terms of
advance payment (she only has her
Shearing money, minus the cost of her
equipment), but agrees to let the PCs keep
all treasure, except the regalia
themselves.
Malika Alharbia: explore Ivanovich Castle
and the Stoyanov Library, find documents
about Mahmud Alharbius and the Thyatian
campaign. Malika and her party of wouldbe
archaeologists mean to explore
Ivanovich Castle and find traces of Malika’s
ancestor, legate Mahmud Alharbius.
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