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This hook is intended to belong with the adventure anthology, Tales from the Infinite Staircase. There
are some spoilers within the adventure, so do not read unless you have played or read through the
official adventure anthology, Tales from the Infinite Staircase.
Doctor’s Dilemma:
The Doomguard are the only ones who know that it is some form of psychic infection promoting order
and decay, although they don't know to call it the Iron Shadow. Although part of them enjoys the
existence of Restful Bliss, the slow breakdown of the prison via the Iron Shadow is too much of an
opportunity to pass up. However, since they are infected, they don't know how to pass it along; the
best they can do is keep quiet about it, and prevent the myconids, the Mercykillers, and the prisoners
from discovering the cause. They are doing this by keeping the myconid king from brewing a proper
potion that would cure them. The king, very ill from the Iron Shadow, spends its time meditating for
the cure. The Iron Shadow prevents the myconid king from inventing some means to defeat this new
threat, since it squelches creativity. The Doomguard keeps an eye out for anyone who may have a
suggestion and takes measure to make sure it doesn’t lead anywhere. There are some Doomguard who
don't agree with these methods, and they attempt to find the characters and inform them of the
happenings. They'd rather keep Restful Bliss functioning, and, in a vain attempt to increase the amount
of chaos, they have been helping the prisoners escape.