Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

The Ruins of Achelos
Moreover, when they learn of the
Stoyanov Library, they absolutely want to
salvage any valuable tome that might have
survived since the times of the invasion.
They offer good pay (50 royals plus a full
share of any treasure for each character),
and their mission is available from the
beginning, but they insist on bringing
along their “guides” and even their maids
(unless there are several female PCs).
Bishop Sokolov: retrieve the Bell of
Chardastes from the Cathedral. The
mission is offered immediately: Bishop
Sokolov believes that the Bell of
Chardastes might be still preserved within
the vaults of the Cathedral. Thus, he his
willing to pay up to 1000 royals for the
retrieval of the holy artifact. He also sends
his assistant, Marina Kolarovic, with the
party.
If the PCs are successful, and the Slums
have been secured, Bishop Sokolov will
ask the PCs to secure the Cathedral area
as well, to allow him to restore the
Cathedral to its function. He offers 100
royals to each character for this job.
Lord Kaerin Penhaligon: the main civil
authority in Nova Achelos, Lord Kaerin
offers several quests. First of them is to
clean the Riverside Slums from the
monsters that dwell there. He offers a
bounty of 20 royals for each monster of
medium size, and 50 royals for a monster
of large size. Monsters of small size fetch
only a bounty of 15 cronas. This quest is
offered publicly on the Townhall board,
and is already available when the PCs
arrive in Nova Achelos.
Once the Slums have been cleared and the
undead threat has been discovered, Lord
Kaerin summons any party that
cooperated to that operation (having
earned a bounty of 100 royals is sufficient
for this purpose), and proposes a clean-up
operation at the Achelos River Fort. He
offers 50 royals to each involved PC or
NPC, plus the same bounty as for the
Slums for individual monsters.
If the PCs obtain information about the
Hidden Market and the sale of a
mysterious, but powerful, item, Lord
Kaerin asks them to find the Hidden
Market, infiltrate it during the next
meeting, and discover, if possible, the
identity of the leader of the Achelos
Outlaws. He offers 60 royals to each PC to
undertake the mission, and a bounty of
500 royals for the identity of the
mysterious bandit lord. Other information
items, such as the identity of lesser bandit
chiefs or Dark Triad cultists, will be
rewarded -- in a range from 20 to 120
royals.
At the same time, there is also the need to
produce better maps of the Cruth
Lowlands. The Karameikan authorities will
offer contracts to map specific areas. In
general, a reward of 10 royals per map
hex explored will be offered. Priority will
be given to the area between the Gustos
and Achelos rivers. The same type of
mission can be offered by other parties,
especially Lord Alexius Korrigan in
Specularum, and even Townmistress
Sascia, though the Near Achelos Woods
and the Blight Swamp are more likely
target in those cases.
Finally, there are many monsters roaming
the countryside around Achelos. Lord
Kaerin will periodically set new bounties.
He starts offering bounties of this kind only
after the River Fort is taken -- he cannot
afford it until the city itself is more or less
under Karameikan control. Every week
thereafter, update the bounty list using the
following table. Each monster or group has
an initial bounty equal to the total XP
value.
Bounty list variation (1d4):
1. Add one new bounty, selecting it on
the next table. Roll 2d4-1. If the
Iron Ring is chased from the
Enclave in the merchant district or
the PCs have botched the Hidden
Market mission, roll 2d4 instead.
2. Increase the bounty for one
monster by 1d6x10%, as it scores
a hit against the Karameikan
settlers.
3. No changes for this week.
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