Module 1A – Darkness in Eastbrook Dungeons & Dragons v4.

Darkness in Eastbrook
Module 1A
Note: This is written as an adventure for 1 to 4 players of anything unusual when they have time away from their
the first level; much has been left open to the DM’s hunting.
imagination/discretion. A couple of the older teens in the village have
decided to find out what is going on, without informing the
Background - This adventure elders. These older teens are
takes place in the Village of thought of as “heroes” by the
Eastbrook, a small village in the younger ones due to some
forests away from civilization. special abilities they have
The village has lived in peace shown. The oldest, named
ever since it was first settled Braune Gromfire, is a heavily
about twenty-five years ago. The built young man of eighteen
families came here to leave the years (See NPC Sheet for his
troubles of city life behind them, stats). He is the son of the
hoping to raise their children in blacksmith in town and has built
peace. The community is very up good strength apprenticing
close, everyone knows one with his father. His ability to
another by name, and most wield a hammer is unusually
people are close friends. The good for one his age.
Village Elder, Tomas Macfury, The next teen is a
led the people out here after seventeen-year-old female
scouting the area and seeing no named Stefa Sands whom is
dangers. Tomas had been an adored by all the villagers. She
adventurer in his younger years has the ability to hold peoples
and had great experience in the attention with her charming
area; he knew this was a safe personality, more so than many
place to settle. After all these of the adults in the village. She
years the village is starting to also has an ability to use magic,
become fairly self sufficient with to the delight of all children in
the villagers ability to grow good the village. She comes by this
farm crops and their small ability naturally, however, her
logging operation in the forest. parents tried to dissuade her
Recently things have been from using it as much as
starting to change in the forest, possible for fear of hurting
however, only a few of the herself.
children have noticed this. One The last friend with special
of the villagers’ pets, a dog abilities is the one named
named Randy, has been missing for over a week. The Samuel Cover, a sixteen-year-old known for his sleight of
adults believe the dog wandered away and died due to old hand tricks and unusually quick reflexes. He was adopted
age. The owners’ son, Samuel Cover, has other beliefs in by the family that runs the Bower/Fletcher building. His
what has happened to the dog. use with the Short bow is known throughout the village as
The children of the village have seen strange shapes being equal and even excelling beyond many of the
moving in the forest, shadows that just don’t seem right, or adults. His adopted father has taught him much while the
glimpses of something out of the corner of their eyes. The boy helps in the making of bows.
children are starting to get scared now when they get near
the forest to play, but the parents haven’t done anything Beginning the Adventure – This adventure will start the
as they feel it’s more of over active imaginations, whatever player character(s) as older teens/young adults. The
is haunting the woods is clearly avoiding adults. The players’ character(s) is/are new to the village, as they
children have, however, been instructed to stay clear of have just arrived within the past week. The player
the forest in case there is some wild animal prowling character(s) also have abilities, however, they are still new
about. It will be the job of the local huntsmen to search for to the village so no one yet knows this. The player
character(s) meets the other NPC’s on the day before the
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planned outing. Once learning about the PC’s abilities they
ask the character(s) to join them on their task updating
them on the situation that has been developing.
Adventure Outline – The forests around the village have
recently attracted the attention of a few new settlers,
unknowingly to the village. A few years earlier a Nixie
decided to make a home in the nearby swamp. The
villagers have never seen the Nixie, and it has never had
any intentions of meeting the villagers until another being
decided to make a home near them as well. Only about a
month ago a Wolf decided to make the area it’s new
home, enjoying the newfound prey in the woods, and
enjoying the lack of competition from other predators. The
Wolf has just started showing interest in the village
recently, the first victim being the dog Randy. The Nixie
knows about the Wolf but has done nothing as it has not
come close to the swamp yet. She has a suspicion that
someone or something sent it this way from the old
graveyard to the north of the forest some time ago. She
also suspects that the wolf has somehow changed since
arriving near the village as it appears to be unusually
intelligent.
It will be the task of the adventurers to find out what
is haunting the woods and to find a solution to the
problem. If they succeed in this the Nixie will approach
them with the information that she knows. The group will
have to prepare for the adventure, getting whatever
supplies they can come up with. One of the main goals will
be for them to do all of this without the village elders
having any clue as to what is transpiring.
A) The Village of Eastbrook – The village is laid out
around the main road so as to let travelers see everything
the village has to offer. During the day the villagers are
busy with work, in the evening the villagers stay in the
village and visit with one another. Travelers are welcome
and are given nice accommodation at the Inn. The pub is
usually the first place a traveler heads and that is where
most of the villagers are so that they may meet any new
comers.
At night there are at least two militia patrolling the
village so as to keep predators away.
Militia: 6hp each, 1d6 damage (Short Swords) and 1d6
damage (Short Bows), AC1 (Padding). Each militia carries
a lamp with enough oil to keep lit 6 hours.
1) Temple – This large building is the temple for the
village. If anyone should need healing it can be done, light
heals are done for free for the villagers. The person who
oversees the temple is a Cleric by the name of Johan.
Note: If a party member needs to be raised, it is done for
no cost, however, a service will have to be done for Johan.
Johan: Level 3 Cleric, 26hp
Abilities: Str11 / Dex9 / Con13 / Int12 / Wis17 / Cha15,
Spells: Lvl 0 –/ Lvl 1 –/ Lvl 2 – (Add spells as seen fit)
Trained Skills: Religion, Heal(Wis), Insight (Wis)
2) Town Hall – This is where the town Elders meet to
make important decisions.
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3) Town Square – This is where the vendors set up their
booths during the day, also this is the busiest area of the
village during the day.
4) Constable’s Station – The local Constable is stationed
here, along with the one and only holding cell within the
village. The only real job for the Constable is to take care
of drunks at the end of the night, although he is capable of
handling much more.
5) Inn of Four Winds – Travelers passing through town
will stop here over night. The quality of the inn is fairly
basic, it is kept in reasonable shape and does not cost a
fortune to stay at (prices are DM’s discretion).
6) Winter Wolf Tavern – This tavern is the meeting place
of most of the villages’ residents at the end of the day.
Songs can be heard throughout the night here, there’s
always food and ale, and everyone is usually in a cheerful
mood.
7) Tailor – Living in this building is the woman whose sole
dedications are tailoring and her books. Along with her
usual tailoring for the village, Jenna has been placed as
the village Scribe, making any official documents that are
required. She has dedicated herself to studying books as
that’s what her real profession demands. As a Wizard, her
life is bent on studying words and symbols. Jenna is older
than people realize, at 117 years she is the oldest Human
in the village (and surprisingly hasn’t lost any of her sense
in old age).
Jenna: Level 6 Mage, 18hp
Abilities: Str7 / Dex9 / Con10 / Int19 / Wis15 / Cha12,
Spells: Lvl 0 –/ Lvl 1 –/ Lvl 2 –/Lvl 3 – (Add spells as seen
fit)
Trained Skills: Arcana (Int), History (Int), Insight (Wis)
*Jenna will help the adventurers if they show their
competence. She has the ability to identify most items
with the help of magic. Upon reaching the second module
she will be a great source of information regarding the
surrounding area in term of history.
8) General Store – In this house resides the family of the
girl Stefa Sands. Her father is a Lumberjack that works in
the southern woods all day, cutting the necessary lumber
required to allow the village trade and make money for
their survival. Stefas mother stays at home to watch the
Store. Stefa can be found here during the day helping her
mother if she is not with her friends.
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B) The Wolfs Den – The den is a small hidden cave to the

9) Bower/Fletcher – This is the shop in which the Cover
family makes its living, The bows that come out of this
shop are highly prized by passing merchants as the
families skills in these trades is beyond that of regular
people. The adults have been doing this type work for
years. Samuel Cover can be found here when he is not
out with his friends. Items allowed from this shop will be at
the DM’s discretion.
10) Blacksmith Shop – This is the shop run by the old
adventurer named Malor Gromfury. His shop is
responsible for the metalworking in the village, everything
from horseshoes to swords. Malors son can usually be
found here working during the day if he’s not out with his
friends.
Malor Gromfury: Level 3 Fighter, 32hp
Abilities: Str17 / Dex11/ Con15 / Int9 / Wis10 / Cha9
Trained Skills: Athletics(Str), Endurance(Con), Heal(Wis)
north of the village, a search roll will need to be done
every couple minutes to find it (DC20). Once found the
group will see some small bones outside the cave, the last
meal that was eaten. The Wolf sleeps inside of the den
during the day and ventures out in the night. If the cave is
searched, there will be an old Ivory Comb♦ lying in the dirt.
Wolf of Eastbrook - Level 2 - Elite
Medium Charmed Beast XP 250
Initiative +5
Senses Perception +7; Low Light Vision
HP 64; Bloodied 32
AC 16
Fortitude 14, Reflex 14, Will 13
Immune disease, poison
Resist 10 necrotic; Vulnerable 5 radiant
Speed 5
۩ Bite (standard; at-will)

11) Tanner – The local tanning shop supplies the skins

+7 vs. AC; 2d4 + 2 damage, or 2d8 + 2 damage
necessary for the village. The tanner and his family live in against a prone target.
this building on the top floor. Alignment: Unaligned Languages: —
Str 15 (+4) Dex 15 (+4) Wis 14 (+3)
12) Butcher – The village butcher has his shop and home Con 19 (+6) Int 5 (-1) Cha 10 (+1)
set up at this point, the store is open every day of the year. .

Note: When the
wolf dies a vapor
The Forest of Eastbrook escapes its mouth
and heads north
through the woods
at a very fast speed.
If followed it will lead
to the graveyard and
then disappear. It is
at this time that the
Nixie will first appear
to the characters.

C) The Nixie’s
Swamp – To the south
of the village sits a
small but deep swamp
that is the home of the
Nixie named Ariia. She
lives on the bottom of
the swamp in a secret
cave and is unknown
to everyone in the
area. She does keep a
very close watch to
what happens, as she
doesn’t want anyone
knowing about her
home. Her interest in
the characters has
The Wolf of Eastbrook Forest increase as she has
watched their powers

♦
The Ivory Comb belongs to the Tailor, Jenna. Returning
it to her will earn the party an extra reward (very minor
magic item or xp), at the DM’s discretion.
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improve over time. She knows what kind of future is in

store for them as time goes by.
There is no way for anyone to access the Nixies
home, and if they should try she will put them to sleep and
lay them outside the pond. If the person is persistent or is
hostile, she will put them under a spell and make the
person her personal servant for a year.
The Nixie will eventually meet the party once they
prove their competence at dealing with unusual and
hostile situations.. As the party advances in time they will
come to see her as an advisor of a sort, and she will see
them as pupils. The Nixie will not approach the characters
until after they kill the wolf, proving their worth.

Note: The First meeting between the Nixie and the

characters will also introduce the second module. If the
characters tell her about the vapor that headed to the
graveyard she will inform them of her belief that the wolf
was somehow possessed and that they should go and
investigate. The Nixie will then grant each character +1
enchantment for each of their primary weapons so that
they may have some sort of advantage when meeting any
new enemies.

End – This is the end of the first module, more

adventure continues in Module 1B. After this first
nd
adventure the characters will be granted 2 level (1000xp)
if they haven’t earned
enough experience points
yet.

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