1 Fallen Lightbringer Monastery of Ablocris (group acclimation)

Overview

The Fallen Lightbringer Monastery of Ablocris adventure is a low challenge exploration the allows the group to explore an ancient monastery and the surrounding lands that were sacked over a hundred years ago. Those who lay claim on the lands currently would like a definitive explanation of the strange things associated with it, and to make sure there are no squatters or unknown dangers before sending out a full force of re-settlement activities.

Albocris Monastery of Rhyl

The PCs asked for a dungeoneering type adventure wherein the Foundling characters are pretty much just focused on a Adventure crawl where there is nothing except the exploration and combat in front of them, no larger repercussions. This allows them to find combat and group dynamic footing before being put into a cohesive campaign with larger area impacts.

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Rule Set: Compatible with the D20 System? / iD20 Variant?
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Troubles at the Monastery of Ablocris

In the last ten years, there has been talk of rebuilding the settlements around the Monastery of Ablocris. Because of the destruction in the War of Rundlemans Revenge over a hundred years ago, the title for the land was kept without taxes being required in the hopes of encouraging resettlement, the family interests and original title copy can be found in the Umbakian enclave town of Clallums Cross. Surveyors were sent out 2 summers ago. Since then, strange things have been happening.

Known Factors/Events of Interest

  • Strange lights and mists have been seen in the distance at the monastery at night.
  • The area is known to attract mists from the forest of Rhyl 5 miles away.

There are subsistence farmers and a logging camp nearby – though they stay far away from the monastery lands.

Known Factors/Events of Interest

  • Strange lights and mists have been seen in the distance at the monastery at night.
  • The area is known to attract mists from the forest of Rhyl 5 miles away.
  • Loggers have lost their way if they stray too far; they are found a week or more later, emaciated but with no memory of where they have been

Canvassing Locals

Unknown: If the PCs take 3 days to search for travelers and subsistence farmers in the area, they can find out a more worrisome details.

  1. There are sightings of a half-naked green-skinned woman prowling the roads at night and the edges of settlements.
  2. Just days ago a young girl from a farm, sent together wood for a fire, vanished and has not been seen since.

The party will be equipped by the locals if they do spend at least 3 days reaching out to subsistence farmers nearby as well as the logging camp.

Each party member will get one weapon.
Persuaded can get a second
Each party member will get one light shield
Persuade can get heavy
Each party member will get leather armor
Persuade could get one suit Studded

Feywyld Power Unchecked

Unknown: The Faerie Smallfolk gravitate to the frost meld and Faerie Ring nearby – it made it easier to produce a Faerie Vexation. The The Dreamhunt of Rhyl has been repeatedly drawn to the faerie ring because of the prolonged open feywyld power conduit. The Dreamhunt picked up slightly more power after the hundred+ years exposure to it, allowing it to move beyond the strict confines of the Great Forest of Rhyl. Just as things were truly escalating, the war of Rundlemans Revenge came through and things were left in a ‘hung’ state – time meant nothing to the Faerie Smallfolk.

@ Night: The Dreamhunt of Rhyl vexed the Monastery of Ablocris because of this, but it had already fallen and the anchor point persists. Because of this, there is a chance at night to encounter them anywhere in the monastery lands.
> Possible: Peripheral Brush of the Dreamhunt of Rhyl

Monastery Support Area

There are a few outlying farms that should preview what the party’s going to face.

Ranch Farm Steading Ruins

Ablocris Ranch Farm Steading

ITEM = LOG BOOK: This is where the Albocris Settlements Log Book is.

@ Night: The Dreamhunt of Rhyl vexed the Monastery of Ablocris because of this, but it had already fallen and the anchor point persists. Because of this, there is a chance at night to encounter them anywhere in the monastery lands.
> Possible: Peripheral Brush of the Dreamhunt of Rhyl

Orchard Farm Steading Ruins

Ablocris Orchard Farm Steading

@ Night: The Dreamhunt of Rhyl vexed the Monastery of Ablocris because of this, but it had already fallen and the anchor point persists. Because of this, there is a chance at night to encounter them anywhere in the monastery lands.
> Possible: Peripheral Brush of the Dreamhunt of Rhyl

Grain Farm Steading Ruins

Ablocris Grain Farm Steading

@ Night: The Dreamhunt of Rhyl vexed the Monastery of Ablocris because of this, but it had already fallen and the anchor point persists. Because of this, there is a chance at night to encounter them anywhere in the monastery lands.
> Possible: Peripheral Brush of the Dreamhunt of Rhyl

Monastery Proper

Monastery of Ablocris

ITEM = FOUNTAIN: The Fountain of Albocris has vexed magical properties.

@ Night: The Dreamhunt of Rhyl vexed the Monastery of Ablocris because of this, but it had already fallen and the anchor point persists. Because of this, there is a chance at night to encounter them anywhere in the monastery lands.
> Possible: Peripheral Brush of the Dreamhunt of Rhyl

The Faerie Ring in the Forest of Rhyl

Faerie ring was attacked. Burn marks in a circular pattern. But not affected – the Divine Light was led astray and never found its target. There are memory impressions of singing (faerie) and chanting (humans) competing against each other.
> Vexation Negation if a PC takes it in, it can be ended.

Wisps of fog. Malevolent memories keeps folk at bay. Psychic damage, vs. sanity.

@ Night: The Dreamhunt of Rhyl vexed the Monastery of Ablocris because of this, but it had already fallen and the anchor point persists. Because of this, there is a chance at night to encounter them anywhere in the monastery lands.
> Possible: Peripheral Brush of the Dreamhunt of Rhyl

Preserving the Feywyld Power

Hag Protection

The smallfolk have ignored the Hag, and she avoids them. The power of the vexation drew her, and she has fed upon the several groups of adventurers that have sought ouut the area over the years. An easy, steady, though not plentiful supply of meat.

The Hag wears a skin and armor of a fallen knight.
Every time a weapon strikes it does one damage to the weapon so it does one damage less.
> takes 20 hits to drop the armored flesh bag
When the flesh suit is sundered, she bursts forth.

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