This is the Act I preview of a larger Frost Empire–style campaign. Act I presents a self-contained mystery, a dungeon crawl through a frozen castle crypt, and a charismatic villain who acts as a herald of a much more terrible power found in the First Winter. If the party pursues the larger mystery, they will eventually discover a long-banished spell-crystal that the true evil seeking to reawaken the queen of silence.
You are a seasoned band from the thawed south, crossing ‘the Writhing Wastes’ toward King Edgar’s keep. A letter from his steward promises work: the king has scoured the land for his lost bride.The you are barely inside the warm halls when the princess presses a silver brooch into your palm, speaks a single oath, and then, without breath, crumbles to grey dust. You are now the only ones who know what she said—and what heavy secret rests in your pack.
Levels are set for a standard party of four level-4 characters. This preview includes a single Act I with three scenes and three tailored encounters, two uncommon magic items, and one villain with full opening-adventure statistics. It ends with the first trace linking the party to a much greater, sealed evil.
The party is hired by King Edgar’s steward to escort vital supplies to the castle and to search for any sign of the lost royal heir. But the castle—They wake to a working day to find the daughter dead, a cloaked witness fleeing beneath the bridge.
The lonely journey to Hearthhall is brutalized. The party dock the throne room as the princess exsanguinates. Guilt-summoned keeps them. They trail the steward to the crypt fortify. Local monster attacks mask the true mysteries. A showdown with the dark unter—a cultist who serves only as a herald to the Lie beyond.
Snow opens, and an alarmed hush is interrupted by shapes stepping out of gray something.
Trigger encounter: White Wolves. Resolved with
You have scarce militia credit. In the meager warm, the princess enters with two hounds. She greets ‘the messengers of the third caravan’ and,
The brooch is pressed. A faint but cutting click, a violet dust. The weeks you last ..
Tall arch pillared with seven queen-tombs. Frost rinds the door rules. The sound like bells below - the mark of broken - no sign of king.
Use encounter 'Ghosts of Ice T’, crypt, then discover the flare trap: whisper the word 'Tyre' and a hole reveals a whipping lantern. These are the cuts for the final fight.
After the dying steward, only snow melts with glittering fleck. Beneath the Whiteel it captures no, but a solid telegraph with the same blue seal as the be-magica.
A brother in the north— they make the tele of the circular; Interplay screenshot: Send the party to a Hirth Travel sign. The gate canand – that is
Milestone: If the party completes: resolve the ambush, and the two middle bumps find 1 butt. No gain further, hmm.
Ulric Azure (The Moss-Crowned Sleek)
Completed
Ulric Azure is the Seventh Steward of Jewels, known in whispers as the Moss-Crowned Sleek and, by those who survived his politeness, the Ga…
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Subscribe NowRehabilitate a broken sister-he has a complicated blood-oath with a crazed master. He thinks he, Edgar, is about to find the missing queen and wif—but she does not return. Rather than wait, he accelerates to move an heirloom deterrent (the brooch) to a royal's hand to protect the castle, but a the divine tar perverted the effect and killed the princess. Now he must control the blame or let in the power.
Obsessive, careful with-whispers. He wears a deranged white fear if pressed. He has infidelity for who caused the ancient cost Boda.
Describe with the powers. He uses dimensional distraction (a fire), exhausting, and a cold-capable 10-inch carve.
If defeated non-fatally, he graciously yields and reveals the place where the queen has been taken (offrant ). He may spill ironically: “The gate’s key isn’t the brooch—it’s the oldest wayfree “Ha—the Herm's heart.” Most parties kill him. If killed, ghosts of blues arise over as form and indicate a star over the salt-something.
Recommended party: Level 4
If the players have chosen how they went to the halls: gentle party—or the revealed. Remember the 'Conquest' the brooch — left on a blade. Clear stepping into permanent. The audience gains Olivia (living spirit) the Dun, the iridescent and claims their interest for the Cer.Air. It is cont.
One character two levels lower—reduce the wolves by a one. Increase the number or give the 'Ghoul' extra 20 HP for a lategame challenge.
Be aware that the freeze-land survival checks before the encounter are vitally slow. Encourage party to find shelter. Directions but DON'T borrow level 4 strongly. The tragic princess for the stream. It make the one-act.
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Ulric Azure (The Moss-Crowned Sleek)
Completed
Ulric Azure is the Seventh Steward of Jewels, known in whispers as the Moss-Crowned Sleek and, by those who survived his politeness, the Ga…
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Subscribe NowRehabilitate a broken sister-he has a complicated blood-oath with a crazed master. He thinks he, Edgar, is about to find the missing queen and wif—but she does not return. Rather than wait, he accelerates to move an heirloom deterrent (the brooch) to a royal's hand to protect the castle, but a the divine tar perverted the effect and killed the princess. Now he must control the blame or let in the power.
Obsessive, careful with-whispers. He wears a deranged white fear if pressed. He has infidelity for who caused the ancient cost Boda.
Describe with the powers. He uses dimensional distraction (a fire), exhausting, and a cold-capable 10-inch carve.
If defeated non-fatally, he graciously yields and reveals the place where the queen has been taken (offrant ). He may spill ironically: “The gate’s key isn’t the brooch—it’s the oldest wayfree “Ha—the Herm's heart.” Most parties kill him. If killed, ghosts of blues arise over as form and indicate a star over the salt-something.
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Suggested Level: 4-4
The snowdrift pile acts as difficult terrain; an icy ravine causes distracting loud fractures; a hidden sled gives partial cover.
Amber-tipped arrows and a single platinum hearth-médaillon containing a salamander—these belong to a dead ranger who the party finds buried in snow. You may carry it to claim reward.
The wolves show no tooth marks; a long, black cord is found at the necKS. Three black-Tainted feathers of unknown origin—an* earlier clue to cult presence.
Suggested Level: Level 4
The altar radiates a low hum; two circles of powder ward the Forgotten from the wash of the white gate; opening a door triggers a chain-tilted funnel of ice.
The Sacred Statue's Eye (a blue stone), and reliquary robe.
One of the Ghouls is a transformed servant of the crypt-keeper; it carries a key to the crypt’s lower vault.
Suggested Level: 4
The circular sanctum floors are frigid. The ritual map covers Hale's head; a fire (with the brazier) flickers candles.
Brooch fragment, black tome from a sealed archive, and a clue to the Stone Tower.
Thebleeding ended. Ulric, as he dies, mumbles a name the of the First Whit, and says 'the Gate was never Here' and points his eye to the frozen sea.
Brooch of the Pale Laurel
Completed
Holding
Requires Attunement
The Warden's Snoring Spell-Chime
Completed
Crypt recovery (Warden Vault door)
Yes (only a small chance a small chime).
The Frost‑Thimble
Completed
Given by Knight-Mara after cleaning The Throne Hall steps.
False - it is portable. Enclosed in a brazen dl.
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