Overview

When the village of Dawnspring vanishes overnight, only an abandoned bell and a whispering well remain. Nearby farms wither, horses stamp the empty streets, and a creeping fog drains arcane power from the region. The adventurers are drawn to Eldermire by a magistrate’s plea, a dying courier’s ledger, or a child’s nightmare. A planar rift grows nightly, threatening to pull more towns into a shadowy echo realm.

Setting & Key Locations

• Loomwood Forest: twisted trees, a corrupted druidic circle, and lost travelers’ echoes.


• Mistmere Swamp: treacherous bogs where a Lodestone Key lies guarded by a living fog.


• Moonwell Ruins: an ancient temple with a Gate Seal that must be touched to reverse the ritual.


• Echo Vale: a pocket realm where the missing villagers linger as memories, time flowing irregularly.

The Main Quest

Root out the Night Choir cult, recover three artifacts (Pendant of Echoes, Lodestone Key, Voice of the Well), perform a counter-ritual at the Moonwell during the celestial alignment, and seal the rift to restore Dawnspring.

Side Quest

Investigate a founder’s secret buried in the village archive and free a trapped guardian in Loomwood who can guide the party through Echo Vale. A rescued storyteller remembers Dawnspring’s truth and can reveal a hidden map.

Hooks

A missing child visits dreams with a recurring clue; a courier’s letter hints at a circle of standing stones nearby; villagers report voices echoing from empty houses; the village bell tolls by itself at twilight.

Challenges & Encounters

Planar travel is unstable and time-limited—the longer the party delays, the more the valley decays. They face cultists, fey wardens, shifting Echo Vale mazes, and memory-based puzzles tied to the villagers’ lives. Moral choices arise: restore bodies for now or preserve memories to break the link to the other side.

Objectives & Rewards

Main: locate Dawnspring, rescue villagers, close the rift, and seal the portal. Side: uncover the founder’s secret and recruit a forest ally. Rewards include the Pendant of Echoes (memory-storing amulet), temporary fey aid, unique magic items, gold, and renown in Eldermire.