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Nonesnot hex enrelin Shadow of te Denew Lord adventure fora group of expert charac, ‘Tearsin the oid open beneath silent bags and sill warps distorting and corrupting al the fora an fauna they exFEM feed. This corruption creates myried ‘of vok-touched larvae and insects that have spawned unique stan of undead, These abominations Poet he epi ppl aca fales the alsa Jnerred bodies hat ein waterlogged graves Among these recesses of Rl where The Shadows influence [permeates he very solitself is where «death cult’ Ealing themselves Servants ofthe Swarm has sen. SETUP “he adver oer + Insect infested undead hays begun to plage ‘heres leaving small owns reatdens gripped wih eae eae * A group ofcutsiders have been een wandering ‘he wampnd bet seme leas ear ey ae ceases ants have b ilurithin the region hey eek of otng flesh and cause nightaarih vio, They havea blank hex-based map ofthe aa. ~CREDITS~ WRITING AND DESIGN: TERRY LENEAVE PROOFREADING: BLACK CANDLE TEAM (CARTOGRAPHY: CECTL HOWE lag lesan reo meee ion marci should know te flowing HIVEMOTHERS ‘ivemothers are the desiccated husk of people tveraken by demonic hymenopters that eel om Hesh ea of sngingo iin Alter her prey ies, they over the corpse ad build shiv within te Dod As the hive grows blossoms outwar rom the chest ‘is spaying the ib cage open ad pushing the ares Ibackward The wight ofthe corpse sagging head pls fn wshatsiftof spine causing the reanimated boy {© ahambiewithan imbalanced gyri Sn sonarie senses ofthe hive to gue tel slong srih the withering eesighv of whatever diecion hs Tplimered spine happens tobe pointing is head Among the many basing and clicking abominations ‘ade by these poisoned sloughs, hvemothers are one tthe most unterling because of ther oherworaly Scream: They emit haunting moans and sick while Searching forvictims and when fund they release ‘loud of deadly inmect that erupt from their bodies Sind uncelentingly swarm their sicdm. Hivemothers seem to he drawn to subterranean areas ‘where they fase oper, forming geomet patterns With thetradjoined spires of festting chin is Known what purpose his bchavio ndists a they rata new treat and nt mary scholars hve Studied them, Solaris eleved these dens ae formed {nonlrt aet ay conduits forthe void futher spl {no the material word SERVANTS OF THE SWARM “The Servant ofthe Sar are aul dedicated tothe ‘Demon Lan anda byproduc of comupdon cpled withthe sick scnaton and worship of hiemothers Trayngtothem ike gods athe wie lng and fond unsuopectingmanocents no thir ness For Servants of the Swarm, allowing oneselfto be ‘onatmed bya vemothes, thus becoeag One thecies he mate ries ars achive sof cultists roam the bayou an swamps seeking fur thee dens, desiring nohing more than afering themselves as acrice, JACKDAW BAY Characters aversing swarmpland will happen upon the rater own of ackdaw and hear of tet roubles vate interacting with some ofthe locas Be Eurony, coin oc sel preservation something should frie them toward investigating and attempting a take Out the hvemoshers ness that forming Here area st ‘sthappenings in town that also double a impetss for HooKs «The local press ofring goo coin for those Pee el cre eeeae eeetet Tnlocqucstoning + Ail scholar ad forges wishes stay “neo the hemother bt Sos have the mes OF a ea alagiegear ete «Several locals have gone missing oun dhe thayou, and thelr loved ones are wrtied sick They ‘oer far payment and lodging a ear While vislng or tetvering the a {ached by dass animated corpses eich festering with insects and covered in larvae sacs hoc bstcemetatet cipher ad eee? the cating the lava catch have boon geting sek Supposedly some folk have ded alread and some ‘ttc graves ate now emp vow Howsrs Curious orifices hae opened up hroughout the rego {nthe form of putrid fowerng plants Beneath the Hay remmants of vei decaying centers glimpses int the ‘old: Gazing nt the centers ofthese plants bestows Foret vista ss the vod daws thers nny characte doing so moat succeeds Willchallenge rll with 2 banes tr gain insanity Each ime this sone however: the meat movement along the hex map isan automatic $icess athe Nowe uresits ext vito) close. ‘Any character doing this times or re alo gina ‘corruption on their hid and consecutive gaze as tendelleat The Shadows influence latch onto their mind. Asan additional result ol ade, on an odd result they Know the location tse Hivemothers nest "KEY AREAS IN JACKDAW The following arehey are of interest nfackdaw Bay (0) TOWN SQUARE Aithe centers an rode statue dewid of detail fetond a humanoid gure wielding sword, Rumors Speak ofa secret passage boneath it Teaing to crypt of JRekdaws fonder The town has small tera se, ‘chapel aslo with afew rooms to ret and doses ‘fsmal ramshackle wooden homes. The people here Srehard working seated, hungry and red /ABANDONED WHARF & DOCKS Ever since people started geting sick the fh cs here cant erased fo eat Several obra block and tackle, spook of rope, nets and rusted spears iter hs sea Jala Baya it to langer body of water, the Corruption here could spread to nearby repons Anfeathing plague of set infested undead and bivemothers Theresa single sloop ted of hee CREMATORIUM [Never before have the stacks of his building billowed ‘with spoke so incessantly. On the outset of oven this ‘ugh brick farnace i manned bys sngle person with the grim and thankless job of destroying the remains of thet neighbors, now more than ever out of fea ofthe ‘Acad sifering fates worse than death LOGGING MILL Lumber i Jackdaw’s secondary export aftr Fishy the terby forest and swamp provide an ample source. The pil ssl functional ands operated by alfa dozen ot So workers. The milright here ean odd and seretive ‘man wit hook thats replaced his lost hat NAVIGATING THE SWAMP Provide your players the blank map of the area and ethene dat characters ving mat ake fan Intllet Challenge roll with bane to proper traverse the corrupted marshlands that suru Jgekdaw It sucesstil hey can move in the ditetion desired, otherwise theit next movement israndemly Alstermined via ds they move of te edge a the ‘ap place them randomly backon one of edges. FINDING THE NEST Each day tha pases 3 more dom lal alle ssthervis sca: or wandering offand nt the Fivemothers donor inode atcheno he cl becoming animated corpnes or every local that are Ailedin hist afte comes ¥ounghive fhe hivemorher ot lock hr edace hee Healy i Fecesom ad Strength by 2 and salon ws of Fel fre ta have the random killed locals show up in town oranyashers on the map ou see Be Use any ‘combination ofthe satiate for apprentice witch, ‘cits or mereenary when characiers encounter Servant ofthe Swarm. All residents of ackdaw are ‘commoners or professionals Each time the characters entra new hes, rollad6. IE they succestlly navigated ino the hes, hey oly triggers random encounter on resus of. When Unsccessflly or randomly entering hes, andom encounter istrggered on any odd result Ifthe nest sn found within 3 days time the infection spreads causing Jackass tobecome overrun, and the chnruption spreads to nearby regions, RANDOM ENCOUNTERS a AREAS OF INTEREST Upon entering these hexes, note the following: Coffin Flotsam 2) A doren or s0 coffins bob amid the Spay wate se, acd corps rte wat. ‘Gharscors leaving this ex mu succeed an Agi ‘Sallenge ol wth bane ose 206 damage rom teping over exploding orp. ‘Widows Willow ). Amid this sil clearings « Thassive and ancient willow tendrils eked in Back ‘Soot from the smoke ofthe cematorumy Ks trunks inert n ach nay that resembles the face ofan ‘ld crone: mouth agape. ts olloved unk sled ‘with vermin: but it grants blessing to anyone that ‘ops o uly admit granting them soon oa their next atack or challenge rls Lookout Tower (), Once used for wa this decrepit. tower now servesasrnnersdseling Several alligator hides are setched ana anning racks here, ‘tds collection of cauati chemicals are about in corked las jugs Traversing is crumbling steps othe {op can provide a vantage point that allows revealsall Ky points on dhe map but requltes suceeding'a Agility ‘or nella challenge ol with bane-On a failure, the tower crumbles rubble. Rolla do, on aresultof the harscter climbing ts buried beneath tall and sere Acorn cpealic cee alc cesta st ducted am Agi challenge oll or ake 2d6

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