VISIONS IN ÆMBER

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
WRITING, EDITING, AND LAYOUT
Writing, Editing, and Layout by Micah-Shalom “FatCrab” Kesselman

ART
Cover art includes “Plattegrond van Béthune” (1710), original from The Rijksmuseum. Character art for Commander
Riviek, Hive Tyrant, Jisuak, and Quisp is by RhoArt, who can be found on Fiverr at https://www.fiverr.com/rhoart and
Instagram as Rho_ATLAS at https://www.instagram.com/rho_atlas/. Demetrene character art is “Drummer” (1587) by
Jacques de Gheyn II after Hendrik Goltzius. All other art used in this product is from the Genesys Foundry Keyforge
Art Collection and/or Genesys Foundry Art Collection. Adversary Cards included in the Supplements file are based on
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 CONTENTS
Acknowledgments.................................................. I The Gravitic Calm ....................................10
Contents .................................................................II Phasewood .................................................10
Introduction............................................................1 Rotwood .....................................................11
Eyeland, and its place within the Crucible .........1 Dis Æmberstair..........................................11
What is the party doing here? ..............................2 Dis Hiveland ..............................................11
Maps.........................................................................2 The Untouched Æmberstair....................12
Region of Eyeland ........................................... 2 Faerie Plains ...............................................12
Isle of Eyeland ................................................. 3 Eyelandtown ..............................................13
Locations .................................................................3 Temple of Seeing ......................................13
Eyeland Region................................................. 3 Notable Orgs ....................................................... 14
Eyeland River...............................................3 Temple of Seeing (Org) ................................ 14
Withering Foothills .....................................4 Eyeland Dis Hive ........................................... 14
Spireward Sifters..........................................4 Flyers’ Union .................................................. 14
Dis Seam.......................................................5 Eyeland Advance............................................ 14
Fatbranches ..................................................5 Notable Adversaries, Allies, and Agents.......... 15
Tip of the Wastes........................................5 Jisuak (nemesis) .............................................. 15
Smugglers’ Runs ..........................................6 Lequin (Rival).................................................. 15
Fringewood ..................................................6 Hive Tyrant (Nemesis) .................................. 16
Eyeland Isle....................................................... 7 Hive Scuttler (Minion)................................... 17
Antispire Æmberstair .................................7 Commander Riviek (Rival) ........................... 17
Antispire Sifts ..............................................7 Quisp (Nemesis)............................................. 18
Whistlewood ................................................8 Flyers’ Union Member (Minion).................. 19
Æmbersmugglers Caves .............................8 Demetrene (Nemesis).................................... 19
Flyerstrips .....................................................8 Metaplot................................................................ 20
The Old Æmberstair...................................9 Org Turn 0 ........................................................... 21
Sanctum Encampment...............................9 Recommended First Act .................................... 22

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 INTRODUCTION
T his first GOLEMS Adventure Seed Packet (GASP) is intended to be one of many of these that will eventually be
released across multiple settings. GASPs provide a strong starting point from which GMs can build out adventures
spanning multiple sessions or simply providing an easy way station of excitement for your PCs along their journey. Each
GASP includes some basic region description and content, a handful of NPCs and the factions with which those NPCs
are associated, and a general regional metaplot.

This content can be used with GOLEMS, a faction management and plot hook generation system that is available on
DriveThruRPG on the Foundry at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/316882/GOLEMS-Genesys-Organizations-
Legions-and-Enterprises-Management-System. With that said, this content does not necessarily need to be used with
GOLEMS and is fully usable as just more ammunition for a GM to have on hand as their players almost assuredly take
whatever path for which the GM is least prepared.

Eyeland Adventures - Visions in Æmber is intended to be used with the Secrets of the Crucible campaign setting for
Genesys. As a result, much of the content found here will refer to Secrets of the Crucible as SotC.

EYELAND, AND ITS PLACE lens that naturally occurred on the floating isle and which

WITHIN THE CRUCIBLE
Eyeland Adventures focuses on a particular region of the
Crucible, which may be placed wherever you wish but I
think is most suited as a quasi-region at the confluence of
many different regions. Eyeland, the region, is named for
Eyeland, the floating isle that hovers above Underlake, a
large æmber-tainted lake that makes up the bulk of the
region.
Eyeland itself is very small, only about 20 to 25 kilometers
on a side and floats about 300 meters above Underlake.
Waterfalls, that occasionally and randomly reverse
direction to become waterrises, stream between Eyeland’s
surface and Underlake below. The floating island is
accessible by a series of æmber stair-like structures,
appropriately called æmberstairs, that erupt from just
beneath the flanged outer edge of Eyeland and descend
into Underlake below.
Local inhabitants have constructed elevators, stairs, and
various other means to complete the trek from the top of
the æmberstairs onto the surface of Eyeland, as well as
various docks located where the æmberstairs meet
Underlake below. There are also a handful of clearings for
landing various flying vehicles dotted across Eyeland's
surface.
Of particular note, Eyeland is partially named for a
legendary piece of pure æmber at the summit of one of its
central peaks. The æmber is said to be a perfectly smooth
was only discovered and settled mere decades ago by a
wandering Inspired named Jisuak.
Jisuak built a temple, the Temple of Seeing, around the lens
to guard it and welcome any Inspired devotees who may
visit to contemplate and perhaps even find Completion.
Jisuak's temple came to be known as the Temple of Seeing
because the lens purportedly allows a meditating viewer an
incredible clairvoyance.
Through the lens, one can witness any event transpiring
anywhere on the Crucible and, even more noteworthy,
may peer into the thoughts and hearts of any beings of
whom the meditating viewer is aware and is able to focus
their mind upon.
The lens itself appears to be growing and is wreathed by a
spreading jagged growth of æmber so much so that the
inner chambers of the Temple of Seeing have been totally
overtaken by the crystalline æmber. The inner chambers
have been transformed into a small and eerie cave system
that is continuously warmed by the hushed umber tones of
the pure æmber of the lens' relentless expansion.
The caretakers of the Temple of Seeing continuously repair
and expand the temple as needed to ensure a proper buffer
can be maintained between the lens' holy æmber and those
whose unbridled emotions could taint it. They often rely
upon the Flyers’ Union, a local group of Skyborn, to both
ferry materials to Eyeland for repair and expansion as well
as to provide the actual labor for repairing the temple.

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Underlake itself is home to æmbersifters who sift its waters
for trace amounts of the pure æmber that cascades off
Eyeland (presumably due to the lens' growth). A Dis hive
WHAT IS THE PARTY DOING
has taken root in a mountainous area near the shores of
Underlake, although the Dis often appear able to make
HERE?
PCs may have many reasons to visit Eyeland, both the
excursions onto the isle of Eyeland without requiring
region and the isle. An æmberrush has begun due to the
traversal of the æmberstairs. The Church of the Opened
unique waters of Underlake, with prospectors from all over
Eye (Sanctum) has sent a vanguard force, the Eyeland
the Crucible hoping to hit it big with a lucky sift. The
Advance, to drive out the Dis and, they hope, one day gain
Æmberlens is also a powerful artifact that many entities
control of, or at least access to, the lens. For the time being,
would hire skilled adventurers to investigate. Finally,
the Temple of Seeing welcomes the Eyeland Advance’s
Eyeland is at the confluence of so many different regions
assistance against a common foe.
that arbitrary wandering could very well bring adventurers
to the location without any specific intent whatsoever.

MAPS
T he following maps do not cover all possible locations that your players may visit in their adventures in Eyeland, but
they will give you and your players a high level idea of the overall region and some important locations that are likely
to host multiple scenes. Critically, the maps should help everyone stay on the same page when imagining the scenes and
relative positions of locations to one another.

REGION OF EYELAND

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LOCATIONS
T he following locations are keyed to the maps above. Each location includes a name, description, random encounter
list, ambient sound track recommendation, and a narrative paragraph intended to be read aloud or paraphrased to
your players as they enter the area. Keep in mind that not all of the information in the description, or even the name, of
the location may be known to your PCs at first.

EYELAND REGION
EYELAND RIVER
The Eyeland River drains off Underlake into various
regions beyond. If not for the fact that it is a tumultuous,
rapids-filled river gorge carved into sheer rock faces, its
banks would surely be as valuable as those of Underlake.
The æmber particulates in Underlake that æmbersifters
spend their lives searching for are also very much present
in the Eyeland River. The æmber also exerts as much
influence on the wildlife in the rocky river gorge as it does
on the creatures of its lake source, and all manner of
mutated creatures call the Eyeland River home.
Moreover, long stretches of the rocky walls and cliffs
bordering the river are riddled with cave systems
seemingly carved out by some confluence of the currents
and the æmber carried within them—perhaps also with a
bit of help from the monstrosities that inevitably end up
residing within.

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RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Territorial Scout (Rival)
(SotC 239), Pilgrim (x4-7) (Minion) (SotC 231),
Darkwater Tree (Rival) (SotC 221)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Sea Cave, by
Michael Ghelfi, at
watch?v=onmRPro40GI.
https://www.youtube.com/
Waves gently lap against the stone walls of sheer cliff faces that
stretch into the sky on either bank of the river. You can see
caves dotting the banks, both above and below the waterline.
The waters are calm for now, but you know that can change
at a moment’s notice. Not to mention what might be lurking
beneath the amber hued waters....
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A slightly submerged cave has accumulated incredible
amounts of easily dislodged æmber if you can get to it;
however, the cave is inhabited and another party has
already begun delving it.
WITHERING FOOTHILLS
Erosion has brought to heel some of the craggy mountains
that border the Eyeland River to form the strange rolling
hills dubbed the Withering Foothills. These hills wend and
weave in an almost serpentine fashion, but rarely crest
more than a few dozen meters above the level of
Underlake’s surface. Burrows dot the landscape and, even
though certain vicious types of plant life do grow in the
Withering Foothills, the area is otherwise inhospitable to
cultivation or agriculture.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Bloodstalker Vine (Rival)
(SotC 220), Darkwater Tree (Rival) (SotC 221)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Haunted
Forest, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=GJ_V2t-YHKQ.
A warm, æmber scented breeze almost carries you into an
eerily quiet landscape, dotted with small outcroppings of trees
nestled between serpentine hills. The scent is tangy and bites
at you, as if every particle of air were grinding away, without
result, a tiny piece of you. Only the stray sound of avian
creatures can be occasionally heard here--otherwise the
foothills are deathly silent. When you look closely at the
clusters of foliage, however, you swear you can see something
writhe in the shadows....
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• An abandoned homestead sits alone atop a hill in the
distance; it is haunted by spirits bound to the location
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by a powerful artifact. At least one spirit begs the PCs
to help him at last find final rest.
SPIREWARD SIFTERS
Just beyond the Withering Foothills and nestled where the
Tip of the Wastes meets the shores of Underlake, is the
main encampment of the Spireward Sifters--”Spireward”
indicating orientation towards the Spire, one of the few
near-universally visible navigation landmarks on the
Crucible.
The Spireward Sifters have a major encampment that is
little more than a large collection of temporary housing
and tents. Although, a few permanent structures exist as
needed, such as the docks, banking service, a Flyers’ Union
station, and a single tavern and inn where violent
assistance can be hired when the demand arises.
Most people in the Spireward Sifters encampment are
either passing through or are only there for a brief respite
before returning to their trek along the shores of Underlake
or cruising its waters as they continue their search for
æmber particulate.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Territorial Scout (Rival)
(SotC 239), Pilgrim (Minion) (SotC 231), Æmber
Prospector (Rival) (SotC 236), Bartender (Rival) (SotC
233), Bureaucrat (Minion) (SotC 233), Tolas (Minion)
(SotC 225), Bounty Hunter (Rival) (SotC 229)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Medieval
Harbour, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0AmfPQMs4k.
You can hear the raucous crowd of a tavern before you see the
encampment of tents and other temporary structures
surrounding a small outcropping of barely maintained
wooden buildings. The noise appears to be coming from the
one tavern in the encampment, a large wooden building that
could be mistaken for a warehouse if not for the handful of
stone chimneys extending above its rooftop along a single
side--clearly a kitchen of some sort. The scent of æmbrew and
æmbread immediately assaults your nostrils (or your
equivalent) as you near the encampment. You can feel your
stomach grumble in response.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A group of Inspired pilgrims on their way to
Eyelandtown has been waylaid with the Spireward
Sifters. They are seeking guides and escorts.

TIP OF THE WASTES
A vast desert waste runs right up to the Spireward shore of
Underlake. Nothing grows here and the ground is parched
and cracked. Few creatures can be found in the Tip of the
Wastes and those that are to be found on its scorched
expanse are assuredly either mad or frighteningly powerful
to survive such a wasteland.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Lava Giant (Nemesis) (SotC
229), Logos Field Researcher (Rival) (SotC 230)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Windy Desert,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=4E-_Xpj0Mgo.
The wind howls over dead, blasted sands and myriad suns
glare down upon you like a wrathful audience to the extreme
discomfort you feel in this dreadful place. It is unbearably hot
and every gust of wind carries sand--coarse and rough and
irritating sand that gets everywhere. You just wish you were
somewhere where everything was soft and smooth.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• Two Logos field researchers are running competing
experiments and are each seeking saboteurs to halt the
progress of the other so they can be first to
publication!
DIS SEAM
The Dis have ever been as present in Underlake as they are
anywhere else on the Crucible. A seam of yawning, abyssal
pits, crumbling ruins, and smoldering chasms crawls along
an edge of the Tip of the Wastes right up to, and perhaps
beneath, Underlake.
On the other side of the Dis Seam from the Tip of the
Wastes, a vast grassland extends to regions beyond
between the Dis Seam and the giant Fatbranches forest.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Guardian Demon (Rival)
(SotC 227), Black Shard Renderer (Minion) (SotC 226)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Plane Of
Chaos, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=yerMsIWWNs8.
Sulfur. Lots of it. It’s everywhere and overwhelmingly
pungent. The ground beneath you, where it isn’t crumbling
into an infernal abyss, is nothing more than charred earth. A
constant roar, as if an unseen volcano were slowly and
unceasingly erupting somewhere nearby, backdrops the
crunch of the cracking ground beneath you and your
companions’ feet (or slithering bodies, or tendrils, or
otherwise).
This is Dis land and, if you know nothing else about the Dis,
you know you are absolutely not safe here.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• Ancient power calls out to any who will hear it. A
sentient weapon wishes to be free of its Dis master--
because it is bored and its wielder refuses to entertain
it. Granted, its preferred delights are of the violent
variety, and usually with violent ends for everyone else
involved.
FATBRANCHES
Fatbranches gets its name from the odd structure of its
unique flora. The majority of trees, and many of the lower
foliage in the forest, are characterized by relatively normal
sized, if on the smaller side, trunks accented by utterly
gigantic branches and leaves.
A handful of Untamed dwell within Fatbranches and it is
rumored entire communities dwell in the upper canopy
where the large branches have grown so enormous and
become so intertwined that kilometers-long solid
platforms naturally occur.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Troubadour (x3-5) (Small
Woodland Creature/spirit) (Minion) (SotC 232), Kindrith
Ranger (Minion) (SotC 238), Zealous Hermit (Rival)
(SotC 240), Piranha Monkey (pack) (Minion) (SotC 224)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Forested Cliff,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=VE2ki2ChYw0.
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The first thing that strikes you, as you enter the forest, is how
incredibly shadowed it is even though the trunks of the trees
you can see are all fairly narrow. The discrepancy is off-
putting enough by itself, but then you notice the branches.
They are all exceptionally thick--far thicker than the trunks of
the trees from which they protrude. As you crane your head
and bring your gaze upwards, you are taken aback at how the
branches form an almost solid canopy “floor” far up above.
Perhaps, floor enough for something to live up there....
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• An Untamed encampment on one of the upper
platforms is in trouble. Their platform seems to
suddenly be rotting and they cannot figure out why as
the contributing trees have gone silent. Do the trees
need æmber or is something more sinister afoot?
SMUGGLERS’ RUNS
On the Spireport and Antispire banks of Underlake are
Smugglers’ Runs. These small, largely camouflaged
communities provide transport and logistics support to
those smuggling pure æmber off of Eyeland isle and
moving other goods, either banned or just benefiting from
being kept hidden, onto the isle.
The Flyers’ Union maintains a large presence in the
Smugglers’ Runs, as does Shadows—the latter being the
primary maintainers and governance, if there can be said
to be such a thing in these locations, of the hidden and
secretive encampments.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Halyards Mate (Minion)
(SotC 234), Æmber Prospector (Rival) (SotC 236),
Syndicate Insider (Rival) (SotC 235)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Forest Hamlet,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=mWTJ7DhCSjI.
You suddenly realize that you’ve managed to stumble into
some sort of village--or something. There is a hushed, but
frenetic, energy all about you as various beings pop in and out
of caves, hatches camouflaged by bushes, and angled lean-tos
that blend seamlessly into the surrounding environment. You
appear to have wandered into a Smugglers’ Run.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A smuggler is seeking crew to assist in a shipment up
to the isle, but the shipment is likely to draw unwanted
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attention. Moreover, she is not entirely sure it even
wants to be shipped!
• The local fuel depot needs æmber to produce fuel for
the various smugglers’ crafts. While the fuel can be
sifted, a one-time infusion of bulk æmber would be
appreciated and greatly rewarded. Perhaps some of the
regional fauna can be harvested.
• Shadows is putting together a crew for a heist on an
aristocrat’s home up in Eyelandtown. All they want is
a family journal he keeps in a safe--anything else is up
for grabs. They will also pay--well, probably.
FRINGEWOOD
A great forest, largely populated by Untamed, just barely
extends into the Eyeland region, stopping just short of the
banks of Underlake. A strip of grassland a few kilometers
wide holds the gap between the Spireward tip of the
Fringewood and Underlake.
Fringewood is a wild place, teeming with ruins and failed
settlements. Incredible beasts, powerful and ghostly spirits,
and even a number of Primals are said to call the forest
home and hunters frequently make excursions into the
area, often never to return.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Greenwalker (Nemesis)
(SotC 237), Mushroom Person (Minion) (SotC 238),
Questing Giant (Rival) (SotC 239), Witch of the Wilds
(Nemesis) (SotC 240)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Beastlands, by
Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=VuotDCR8xq4.
A guttural howl from deep within the tangled wood ahead
gives you a startle. You can barely make out what looks to be
a collapsed cottage of some sort. Even this close to the edge of
the wood, it was apparently still doomed to failure and
abandonment. The musky scent that wafts out of the wood is
intense and, somehow, you can tell this is an ancient forest.
Perhaps older than the region in which it is currently found.
What could be making that howling sound? And how could
they survive such a place?
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A Primal deep in the wood is in pain and lashing out.
The cause of its pain is a grievous wound inflicted
upon it by a mad Untamed hunter. The hunter has
been dealt with, but not the after effects.

ANTISPIRE SIFTS
Where the waters of Underlake drain into the Eyeland
River, a cluster of small islands and rocky terrain naturally
till the waters and make for lucrative æmbersifting. A small
forest provides lumber for construction and other projects
building up the Antispire Sifts.
Unlike the sifters on the shores Spireward, the community
of the Antispire Sifts is tightly knit and most everyone
believes in working for the greater good. Internally, they
rarely use currency and a sort of gifting process fuels their
internal economy. That is not to say that they do not save
and spend Æmbits like everyone else does on the Crucible,
but they typically export for payment in Æmbits which
inevitably go into a communal cache. The communal cache
is then drawn from for payments in Æmbits for necessary
or desired imports.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Territorial Scout (Rival)
(SotC 239), Pilgrim (Minion) (SotC 231), City Enforcer
(Minion) (SotC 234), Saurian Merchant (Rival) (SotC
235), Bartender (Rival) (SotC 233), Bureaucrat (Minion)
(SotC 233), Tolas (Minion) (SotC 225)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Medieval
Village, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Wd3kd0zY2bQ.
The village ahead is mostly of wooden construction, with the
odd stone wall here and there mixed in for good measure. A
single dirt road wends its way through the middle of the
village and you can see children frolicking about while their
parents go about their daily chores and tasks. It appears to be
a bustling, if fairly small, village. And a happy village, too.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• Two families live on two different small islands, each
claiming their entire respective island as homestead.
The families have been feuding for generations and it
is becoming more violent than ever before. Something
needs to be done.
EYELAND ISLE
ANTISPIRE ÆMBERSTAIR
The Antispire Æmberstair is the primary Æmberstair used
by Eyelandtown. A small guarded outpost keeps watch
where the island connects to the Æmberstair. A paved and
well-maintained road cuts through the Whistlewood,
leading directly from the outpost to Eyelandtown. The road
is fairly safe and regularly patrolled, though creatures (and
occasional bandits) do sometimes emerge from the
Whistlewood onto the main road in an often futile attempt
to prey on unprotected travelers.
Notably, because the road also acts as a wind corridor
cutting straight through Whistlewood, it is characterized
by near constant soft whistling that sometimes sounds
disconcertingly close to composed or intentional tunes.
The GM should utilize this feature to apply appropriate
difficulty upgrades and setback dice to checks utilizing
aural perception.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Caravan Guard (Minion)
(SotC 229), Inspired Adept (Rival) (SotC 229), Pilgrim
(Minion) (SotC 231), Sanctum Knight (Rival) (SotC 231)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: (nearby the
Æmberstair) Ice Temple, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=569cwo9GX-w.
The soft glow of the unique æmber comprising the
Æmberstair permeates not just the attached docks at
Underlake below, but even the very short stone tunnels that
connect the passage to the surface of the floating isle. Even in
the dark of the tunnel, there is sufficient light due to the glow.
The slow cracking of the crystalline æmber makes journeying
along the stair a slightly unnerving endeavor.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A cave in within the tunnel linking the top of the
æmberstair to the isle surface has halted most foot
traffic up to the surface. It seems to have been caused
by some burrowing thing making its way down to the
æmberstair itself.
• A caravan is stuck at the outpost. They are in need of
repair and escort, but the local guards seem unwilling
to help. They will pay quite well to anyone who can
lend a hand in getting them through Whistlewood
and into Eyelandtown.
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WHISTLEWOOD
Whistlewood is a forest on Eyeland characterized by the
constantly whistling sound its trees emit as the wind passes
across their branches.
Some bandits and fairly standard forest creatures dwell
within, but residents of Eyeland typically consider it a
pleasant area to hike in. The GM should utilize the
whistling feature to apply appropriate difficulty
upgrades and setback dice to checks utilizing aural
perception.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Martian Scout (Rival) (SotC
230), Bounty Hunter (Rival) (SotC 229), Rogue Ogre
(Rival) (SotC 231), Troll (Nemesis) (SotC 232)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: None.
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Excavation
Site, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=u2DS-_qoFkA.
The faint clang of mining picks greets you before you find
yourself in a fairly large clearing. The source of the sound can
be easily traced to various stone caves that erupt from the
grassy ground. Long dirt strips, obviously for landing aircraft,
are also scattered about the clearing. The landing strips host a
bustle of activity as crafts land and take off, and numerous
beings load, unload, and perform maintenance on the the
vehicles.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A mine collapse has trapped a number of illegal
miners! They cannot ask the authorities for help, but
the miners are doomed without immediate assistance!

A gentle breeze carries a chorus of whistles. For the most part,

the whistling is a gentle cacophony that quickly blends into the
background of ambient sounds. However, every now and
then, the whistles fall into a harmony or a discernible tune,
albeit totally alien to you, manages to wrestle its way out of
the random chaos.

ADVENTURE SEEDS:

• A family is looking for their young child who

wandered into the deep woods alone during a short
hike and picnic. Every time they try shouting the
child’s name, the Whistlewood picks up and
overwhelms their cries with dissonant whistles--
someone will need to go in to find the lost child.

ÆMBERSMUGGLERS CAVES
At the edge of Eyeland and hidden within the Whistlewood
can be found a handful of secret landing strips and deep
caves that snake through the subsurface of Eyeland. A
FLYERSTRIPS
steady flow of æmber is extracted from the winding mines The (legal) landing strips for aircraft are located in
and cave systems to be smuggled off Eyeland via the Flyerstrips, which also includes a sizable encampment of
landing strips—typically in the dead of night. Flyers’ Union members. A slight haze usually hovers over
Flyerstrips as the exhaust from untold number of different
More than a few Flyers’ Union members both work these
flying contraptions using a myriad different technologies
mines and smuggle the æmber from them down to the
settles above the area.
Smugglers’ Runs along Underlake far below.
Most new arrangements with the Flyers’ Union at least start
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Bounty Hunter (Rival) (SotC
solicitation and negotiation in Flyerstrips.
229), Gurgle Pool (Rival) (SotC 229), Æmber Prospector
(Rival) (SotC 236), Syndicate Insider (Rival) (SotC 235) RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Gurgle Pool (Rival) (SotC
229), Tolas (Minion) (SotC 225), Trashcrab (Minion)

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(SotC 225), Bartender (Rival) (SotC 233), Halyards Mate
(Minion) (SotC 234), Shadows Thief (Rival) (SotC 235)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Swamp Village
(busy), by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=l1WCVDPG02c.
A chaotic sight unfolds before you as uncountable species
frantically hustle back and forth among a myriad large,
rectangular, white tents. Each tent is a crew making the ‘strips
berth for at least a moment’s pause. The scent of strange oils
and more fuels than can be counted assaults your sense before
you are distracted by a burly group in Flyers’ Union colors
carrying some being out of a tent, heaving a few times before
they toss him into the oily mud streets that interleave the
tents.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A fight ring is looking for participants, solo or team--
the pay is good, if you survive.
• Union negotiations with the Sanctum Encampment
are going poorly. If they do not resolve soon, the strike
may boil over into violence on both sides.
• A fuel spill has unleashed a mischievous sentient pool
of æmber-infused gasoline! Stop it, before it takes
apart Flyerstrips!
SANCTUM ENCAMPMENT
The Church of the Opened Eye has set up camp nearby the
Old Æmberstair. For the most part, the Sanctum
Encampment is still fairly temporary structures, tents and
quickly constructed frames that can be taken down in the
unlikely event the Eyeland Advance decides to relocate or
pick up and leave altogether.
However, Commander Riviek has set up in a permanent
stone structure that the Eyeland Advance just recently
erected, strongly implying a desire to become permanent
residents of Eyeland.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Pilgrim (Minion) (SotC
231), Sanctum Knight (Rival) (SotC 231), Grey Monk
(Nemesis) (SotC 234), Commander Riviek (Rival)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Swamp Village
(Calm), by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=z9Vtx8TJ5pA.
Calm determination is almost palpable in the air here.
Regimented members of the Church of the Opened Eye march
between reinforced tents. Many of the tents, obviously
intended as temporary structures, have been expanded, or
partially replaced, by more permanent wood constructions. A
larger, albeit equally plain, tent nearly entirely converted to
permanent wooden structure can be seen in the middle of the
encampment.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A lieutenant has been poisoned with a mysterious
malady that has bewildered the Grey Monks. In his
fever dreams, he sees a cackling Dis--this is their only
lead.
THE OLD ÆMBERSTAIR
Before the Antispire Æmberstair was the primary way onto
and off of Eyeland by foot, the Old Æmberstair was the
primary method. A dirt and gravel path still extends from
the Old Æmberstair, by the Sanctum Encampment and
Flyerstrips, and into Eyelandtown as a testament to this
heritage.
For the most part, only the Eyeland Advance uses the Old
Æmberstair in the rare occasions they need to descend or
ascend between Eyeland and Underlake by foot. While it
had already fallen into disuse by the time the Sanctum
Encampment pitched its first tent, now it is almost never
used by the population of Eyelandtown. As it turns out, few
who are unaffiliated with the Church of the Opened Eye
actually like dealing with the Church of the Opened Eye
and its adherents if they can avoid it.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Pilgrim (Minion) (SotC
231), Sanctum Knight (Rival) (SotC 231), Looter Goblin
(Minion) (SotC 230), Troll (Nemesis) (SotC 232)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Endless
Labyrinth, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3jY__ZNw9I.
The clink of tumbling stone and æmber rings through the air
as you near the decrepit interface between the Old
Æmberstair and the isle surface. There is little activity here,
but the nearby caves, once conduits of trade and passage,
would probably make good makeshift homes if one were
pressed. There may even be a few trinkets left behind....
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• The Eyeland Advance needs adventurers to help clear
the æmberstair so they can once again use it.
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 THE GRAVITIC CALM
The Spireward by Spireport area of Eyeland is home to
meadowlands known for their unusually low gravity. The
demarcation seems to ebb and flow, like a moon-
influenced tide, but it is sudden and strong shift in
gravity—about half that of the rest of Eyeland.
Few flora aside from very tall grass is found in this area, but
it is exceptionally easy to get absolutely lost in the relatively
featureless tall grass. Rumors and whispers tell of nefarious
creatures that stalk the tall grass in packs and clandestine
meetings are a common occurrence in this area.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Timehog (Rival) (SotC 225),
Neutron Shark (Nemesis) (SotC 224), Gloomwight
(Minion) (SotC 236)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Windy
Countryside (Very Windy), by Michael Ghelfi, at https:/
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfiDTOst3L4.
Your step feels oddly lighter and, for a moment, you wonder if
maybe you’re just in a very good mood. You are not. You are
literally lighter, as a brief shuffle backwards and then
forwards confirms. Standing still for a moment, you feel
yourself continue to lighten and the tall grass in front of you,
perhaps two meters tall, gently straightens as the pull of
gravity eases and then stabilizes. You hear some rapid
movements ahead, obfuscated by the tall grass. It almost
sounds like a wild animal ambushing some prey.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
Additionally, because of its proximity to the Dis Hiveland,
it is not uncommon to stumble upon various Dis. There is
rumor of an observation tower mounted in one of the taller
trees of the Phasewood; however, this has never been
confirmed as it likely moves along with its host tree when
directly observed. What treasures and secrets lie in wait in
the Phasewood observation tower is anyone’s guess.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Timehog (Rival) (SotC 225),
Neutron Shark (Nemesis) (SotC 224), Gloomwight
(Minion) (SotC 236), Escaped Experiment (Rival) (SotC
236)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Underground
Mushroom Forest, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzV3o8zr5Hw.
As you approach a treeline, something about it bugs you that
you cannot quite place your finger on at first. It makes you
uncomfortable enough to check your own being and
possessions only to find everything present and accounted for.
Returning your gaze to the treeline, it suddenly dawns on you
that the trees keep changing. The entrance through the treeline
you were eyeing before is now nowhere to be seen. Looking
away and back again, you confirm that the treeline has again
shifted. A breeze carries away a flurry of leaves as if trying to
erase the last vestige of the moment that had just vanished.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• There is something in the observation tower which the
party desperately needs--a treasure and a weapon that
is critical to saving the isle.

• An illicit gathering of conspirators has gathered--they

have nefarious plans for either Eyelandtown, Sanctum
Encampment, Flyerstrips, or Æmbersmugglers Caves.

PHASEWOOD
As one approaches the Spireward edge of Eyeland from the
Antispire direction, they will eventually find themselves in
an incredibly strange and unsettling forest. The flora and
fauna are normal for the most part, but it is exceptionally
easy to get lost in the Phasewood as the trees are
“quantumly squiggly.” That is, the trees randomly change
position when not being directly observed. Turn away
from a tree for one moment and at next look a totally
different tree will be in its place, or no tree at all. As a result,
the greatest danger in the Phasewood is getting lost and
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DIS HIVELAND
Across the river from Phasewood lay the Dis Hiveland and
the Rot Wood. The Dis Hiveland appears to be home to the
Dis, but as with most Dis territories, it is littered with
scarred earth, ruins, and general terror.
It certainly appears to host more Dis than should
reasonably be able to fit in the relatively small area, leading
many to theorize that the Dis Hiveland is somehow linked
to the Dis Seam far below.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Ether Spider (Nemesis)
(SotC 222), and any Dis, including: Black Shard Renderer
(Minion) (SotC 226), Eater of the Dead (Rival) (SotC 227),
Guardian Demon (Rival) (SotC 227), and Pit Demon
(Rival) (SotC 228)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Dark Secrets,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KjJQ4uTVvvg.
Sulfur and ash blows across you and a scent that can only be
described as fear snakes its way through your sensory
receptors and into the back of your mind. You swear that, if
you listen closely enough, you can hear screams carried on the
wind. This land is a ruin and nothing about it feels right. For
a moment, you fear that you have tread upon someone’s
nightmare.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• Some Dis mechanism deep in the Dis Hiveland is
generating nightmares all across the region. Its
influence is strongest in Eyelandtown and the
residents will soon go mad if no one stops it.
DIS ÆMBERSTAIR
Because of its proximity to the Dis Hiveland, the Dis
Æmberstair, as it is now called, has fallen into complete
ruin. Occasionally Dis can be seen scrambling up and
down its path, but the reason for these treks is a mystery as
the Dis are never seen utilizing any form of water travel
around the dilapidated docks at the foot of the æmberstair.
At some point, likely around Eyeland’s first emergence
decades ago, the Dis Æmberstair was frequently used and
some ruins can be found on the Eyeland surface around it,
as well as a completed road; however, the Dis established a
hive in the area, and the entire area is almost totally
abandoned by the rest of the isle’s populace.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Ether Spider (Nemesis)
(SotC 222), and any Dis, including: Black Shard Renderer
(Minion) (SotC 226), Eater of the Dead (Rival) (SotC 227),
Guardian Demon (Rival) (SotC 227), and Pit Demon
(Rival) (SotC 228)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Desert Temple,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Zost8sfrQA8.
You hear the scurry of insectoid feet before the wind picks up
for a brief moment. The gust carries the scent of sulfur and, as
if in response, something crumbles in the distance.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• There is a passage in the æmberstair that leads directly
to the Dis Seam. If it can be closed, it will entirely cut
off the Dis Hiveland from reinforcements. But it’s
going to be hell doing that.
ROTWOOD
Rotwood was probably, at one point, part of Phasewood.
However, possibly related to Dis activity, the trees have
become quantumly stable and actually totally dead. This
has caused many Eyelanders to theorize that the trees of
Phasewood are choosing to shift in the way that they do, as
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 the weird wandering seems to stop when the trees die—as cybernetic attachment. Likewise, players may wish to
evidenced by the Rotwood. spend a Story Point to repair, with a low chance of
suffering critical damage.
Dis and various scavenging fauna can be found wandering
throughout the Rotwood. RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Faeries and Pixies (large
swarms) (Minion) (SotC 222)
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Snufflegator (Nemesis)
(SotC 224), Timehog (Rival) (SotC 225), Escaped RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Stormy
Experiment (Rival) (SotC 236) Highlands, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCDGPtDR8Q.
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Dead Marshes,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/ A faint cloud of what appears to be smoke in the distance
watch?v=NQIoLiQ_uNU. erupts out of a rock outcropping on the horizon and moves
with an unnatural speed and intent. You suddenly realize that
Sickly and pungent, the trees here are not just dead but
it is not smoke, but is in fact myriad tiny faeries and pixies. As
actively rotting. Slimy animal groans, occasional gurgles, and
quickly as it appeared, the swarm suddenly disperses and the
myriad other unsettling sounds are a constant refrain in the
grassy plain is again a lonely place accompanied only by the
background. The air is still and thick. If ever a place oozed
occasional howling gust of wind.
death and decay, this would be it.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• The faeries and pixies have gathered into the largest
• A researcher in Eyelandtown wants the core of a dead
glimmer seen yet! And it is slowly making its way
phasewood tree, but upon investigating it turns out
towards Eyelandtown.
that the Dis are removing all such cores--in fact, this
might be what is killing the phasewood trees in the
first place!

FAERIE PLAINS
Faeries and Pixies roam across the Faerie Plains in great
swarms. The Faerie Plains are otherwise fairly featureless
save for the stubby grass and occasional rocky outcropping
that dot the landscape.

Occasionally, a large glimmer (swarm) of Faeries will

billow out of a rocky outcropping. The glimmers tend to
passively wander, but will descend upon travelers to repair
any damaged manufactured items (including robotic
entities) and retrieve any æmber they may have on them.
Very occasionally, the glimmers may modify whatever they
repair—usually for the better, but these unsolicited repairs
have very rarely been known to be for the worse. GMs may
use this feature to spend a Story Point to randomly
mutate any artificial being or organic being with a
THE UNTOUCHED
ÆMBERSTAIR
Eyeland is a relatively young geological development and
has been populated for even less time. As a result, no one
has begun developing the Spireport æmberstairs known as
the Untouched Æmberstair and its surrounding woodland
area.
The foot of the Untouched Æmberstair does include some
meager docks; however, activity is usually limited to the

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surface of Underlake as not only is the Untouched
Æmberstair undeveloped, no last leg mechanisms have
been built to connect the top of the æmberstairs properly
to the surface of Eyeland. Moreover, no roads extend from
the surface area or provide safe and consistent passage
through the surrounding woodlands.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Rogue Ogre (Rival) (SotC
231), Logos Field Researcher (Rival) (SotC 230), Inspired
Adept (Rival) (SotC 229)
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Jungle Temple,
by Michael Ghelfi, at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=uAAP0iHr26o.
This area is mostly unblemished by settlers or even very much
wildlife. Æmber veins peak out of rocky surroundings, giving
you occasional glimpse at the immense riches and power that
lay just beneath the surface.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A Logos researcher is working with a Martian Elder to
experiment on the Untouched Æmberstair. They want
to learn how to control all of the æmberstairs so they
can simply pick the isle up and move it to a more
suitable area for experimentation.
EYELANDTOWN
Eyelandtown is a mildly bustling town with a larger
population than one might otherwise expect. The town
surrounds the central peak of the isle of Eyeland, atop
which sits the Temple of Seeing. A significant portion of
Eyelandtown’s economy goes to supporting the perpetual
expansion of the Temple of Seeing, though the central peak
itself does afford some interesting minerals and elements
which a small industry has sprung up to exploit.
In addition, a number of research projects call
Eyelandtown home as they explore various properties of
the pure æmber found on Eyeland that the Temple of
Seeing very, very rarely gives samples to researchers to
pursue their work with. Less scrupulous researchers may
engage with æmbersmugglers in the nearby caves to
acquire additional æmber for their studies. There is also
research to be done on flight technologies and the Dis on
Eyeland, to which more than a few laboratories in
Eyelandtown are devoted. It is said that every important
faction has some sort of research project happening in
Eyelandtown.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: As an active town and
primary hub in the region, any and all encounters you
could see in an urban environment are represented here.
RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Medieval
Fantasy City, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJrqwa6tMQY.
The hustle and bustle of the only city on the isle, and the most
important one in the region, can be heard well before you
enter the city itself. Paved streets are crowded with well
dressed citizens, shuffling through their daily routines.
Numerous carts packed to the brim with lab equipment and
supplies are sprinkled throughout the crowds. This is clearly a
productive and, even at a glance, highly educated population.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• A merchant is seeking adventurers to steal a pure
æmber artifact from a competing merchant. The
artifact is being shipped in a caravan as part of a larger
shipment and will be traveling along the main road
from the Antispire Æmberstair. The merchant is
willing to supply the adventurers with whatever they
need for the heist (within reason).
• A major Logos research lab is seeking to partner with
the Temple of Seeing, but needs someone to facilitate
•
the negotiation.
A serial killer is stalking the streets of Eyelandtown!
Little does anyone know, he is actually a mad scientist
attempting to build a Frankenstein’s monster out of
bodyparts of local residents.
TEMPLE OF SEEING
The Temple of Seeing is integrated directly into the central
peak of the isle. Various stone and elegant wood structures
seamlessly blend into the rocky crag and are entry to an
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 elaborate system of æmber caves and tirelessly crafted
internal hallways and rooms. It is a quiet place of
meditation and contemplation, but frequently hosts
visitors, mostly Inspired adepts, in its many rooms.
The Æmberlens, for and around which the Temple was
established, slowly spreads æmber tendrils throughout the
complex and some areas that were originally crafted by
artisans have been taken over, some completely, by growing
æmber crystal structures. As a result, the entire complex is
a marvel and a mystical place simply to be present in.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: The Temple of Seeing is a
highly controlled environment and aside from other
visitors, typically the only others present are Inspired
trainees, Jisuak, or Lequin.
NOTABLE ORGS
TEMPLE OF SEEING (ORG)
The Temple of Seeing is a branch of the Inspired. It was
founded by Jisuak when he discovered the Æmberlens and
has ever since been dedicated to its protection and
ensuring Inspired access to the incredible artifact. As a
result, the Temple of Seeing is involved in, or at least aware
of, most matters throughout the region, as the organization
protects the Æmberlens against all threats no matter where
they come from.
INITIAL AGENTS: Jisuak; Lequin
EYELAND DIS HIVE
The local Dis Hive is lead by a faction of Dis that are
convinced the Æmberlens can be used to provide
practically unlimited supply of the emotional sustenance
the demonic creatures crave. The Hive is ostensibly
controlled by the Hive Tyrant, but the Dis motives and
mind are generally incomprehensible to most other
residents of the Crucible and so they are seen as a force of
sheer chaos in the region.
INITIAL AGENTS: Hive Tyrant; Hive Scuttler
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RECOMMENDED AMBIENT TRACK: Mountain
Monastery, by Michael Ghelfi, at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jCTWTRGaAE.
The air smells sweet and an overwhelming sense of calm
immediately drapes across your psyche. You can see quiet
robed figures occasionally shuffle through the hallways and
an amber glow seems to permeate the rooms and hallways,
whether or not an æmber appears to be immediately present.
ADVENTURE SEEDS:
• Jisuak has seen in the Æmberlens that the Dis are
planning to stage an all out assault on the Temple
soon. He needs as many as he can find to help prepare
and defend the Temple from the assault.
EYELAND ADVANCE
The Church of the Opened Eye has deployed an
expeditionary force to the isle, dubbed the Eyeland
Advance for the time being. The Advance is run by the
newly promoted Commander Riviek and she runs a tight
ship. She has little stomach for internal, or external, politics
and drives the Eyeland Advance tirelessly towards purging
the Dis from the region and ensuring access to the
Æmberlens for the Church of the Opened Eye.
INITIAL AGENTS: Commander Riviek
FLYERS’ UNION
Eyelandtown has unique logistical needs due to the unique
hovering nature of the isle over the larger region below. The
Flyers’ Union serves this need effectively and, most
importantly to the organization, quite lucratively.
Members draw from all walks of life, but their official
contracts are negotiated by the Union, often by Quisp, the
union boss. Additionally, many members engage in more
illicit contracts, off the books and with the silent
understanding--if not official support--of the Union.
INITIAL AGENTS: Quisp; Flyers’ Union Member
 NOTABLE ADVERSARIES, ALLIES, AND AGENTS
T he following NPCs are found throughout Eyeland and are likely to be encountered by your players. Many of them
may be Agents for the various Orgs that are active in Eyeland. All initial Org Agents
are listed here. Adversary Cards are also included for each listed NPC in the
Supplements folder included with this document.
JISUAK (NEMESIS)
Jisuak is incredibly old, albeit his path continues. He has one motivation, and it
colors everything he does—keep the Temple of Seeing, and the lens, safe and
provide safe boarding to any Inspired who ask. He is very often found
meditating in the lens-chamber of the Temple of Seeing, gazing with
lidded eyes into the smooth æmber surface of the lens and simply
receiving all that it offers to him.

c3 p 9 g 6

3 3 3 2 3 3
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD STRAIN THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
3 15 13 1 0

Motivations: Desire (Enlightenment), Fear

(Loss of the Æmberlens), Strength (Insight- Æmber Insight: Can detect any and all lies
•
ful), Flaw (Fanatic) told in vicinity (does not apply to omissions).
May add j to social checks against Jisuak
Skills: Brawl 3 (lll), Cool 2 (llk), and may add j to social checks made by
Leadership 3 (lll), Negotiation 3 (lll), Jisuak.
Medicine 2 (llk), Discipline 3 (lll), • You Thought You Could Defeat Me?!: If
Vigilance 2 (llk) defeated in an encounter, Jisuak may return
in the next session if Temple of Seeing
Talents: expends the relevant Asset.
• Heightened Awareness: Allies at short Equipment:
range add j to their Perception and Vigi- • Æmber Fistwraps: Brawl; Dmg 4; CR 2;
lance checks; allies at engaged range add
jj instead. Range (Engaged); Accurate 1, Extending,
• Ruinous Repartee: Once per encounter,
Knockdown.
may use this make an opposed Charm or
Coercion versus Discipline check targeting
one character within medium range (or LEQUIN (RIVAL)
within earshot). If successful, the target
suffers strain equal to twice your character’s Lequin is a young Inspired who joined after a short stint
Presence, plus one additional strain per �. with the Flyers’ Union. He truly wants to further the
Your character heals strain equal to the Inspired ambition and achieve Completion while assisting
strain inflicted. as many as he can along his path, but he also wants to leave
Abilities: his mark with all the fervor and yearning of his age.
• Silhouette: 1.
He has secretly begun investigating discussions with the
• Calm Center: May remove j from Cool,
Discipline, and Vigilance checks they make. Eyeland Dis Hive. The Dis consume emotions and the
Inspired seek to be free of them, so Lequin is convinced
that he can utilize the Dis’ appetite to further the interests
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 c2 p 2 g 2 Talents:
• Adversary 2: upgrade difficulty of all com-
2 2 3 2 2 1 bat checks against this target twice.
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE Abilities:
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE • Silhouette: 2.
1 10 0 0 • Dark Sight: Can see in the absence of light
Skills: Brawl 1 (l), Knowledge(Eyeland) 1 without penalty.
• Demon
(lkk), Perception 2 (ll) • Feel the Agony: When targeted by a melee
Talents: combat check, may spend �� or � to
• Heightened Awareness: Allies at short cause the attacker to suffer 4 strain.
range add j to their Perception and Vigi- • Give Me Your Agony: Whenever a non-
lance checks; allies at engaged range add demon suffers strain within short range,
jj instead.
may heal wounds for half the amount of
Abilities: strain suffered, rounded up.
• Silhouette: 1. • You Thought You Could Defeat Me?!: If
• Calm Center: May remove j from Cool, defeated in an encounter, Hive Tyrant may
Discipline, and Vigilance checks they make. return in the next session if Eyeland Dis Hive
• Red Tape: (once per encounter, as an action, expends the relevant Asset.
make an opposed Knowledge versus Cool Equipment:
check targeting one character in the • Barbed Claws: Brawl; Dmg 8; CR 2; Range
encounter; if successful, the target increases (Engaged); Linked 1, Vicious 4.
the difficulty of all social skill checks they • Armor of Dust: +2 soak, Reinforced
make by two, to a maximum of Formidable • Æmber Imprint-shards
[⋄⋄⋄⋄⋄], until the end of the
encounter).
Equipment:
• Æmber Fistwraps: Brawl; Dmg 4; CR 2;
Range (Engaged); Accurate 1, Extending,
Knockdown.

HIVE TYRANT (NEMESIS)

The Hive Tyrant is as mysterious as all Dis. Incapable of
normal communications, Lequin may have discerned
some manner of communication. At the very least, the
Hive Tyrant seems capable of manipulating Lequin into
assisting the Eyeland Dis Hive when needed. Whether
that is due to some sort of understanding or a predator
taking advantage of the foolishness of its prey is another
matter.

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5 3 3 3 4 3
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD STRAIN THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
7 24 28 2 1
Motivations: Unfathomable
Skills: Brawl 3 (lllkk), Cool 3 (lll),
Leadership 3 (lll), Vigilance 3 (lllk)

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HIVE SCUTTLER (MINION)
The Dis Hiveland, on Eyeland,
and the Dis Seam, on the shores of
Underlake, seethe with countless
Hive Scuttlers. Their actions are
as unpredictable and chaotic as
communication is hopeless with the Dis. The general
practice is to run when you come upon a Scuttler, as where
there is one of them, there is a veritable tidal wave of them
shortly behind.
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COMMANDER RIVIEK (RIVAL)
Commander Riviek is newly appointed to her command.
She is technically some kind of humanoid but so rarely
takes off her armor that you wouldn’t have any way of
knowing it.
She has seen great success on the battlefield with her Holy
Blade that channels the very essence of her fervor. As a
result, she knows she can bring the Church of the Opened
Eye to these lands, and will not stop until she has not only
rid the area of the Dis but has secured a Sanctum foothold
on Eyeland.
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1 2 3 3 2 1 3 3
2 3 2 3
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
0 0 6 13 1 1
3 4
Skills: Melee 3 (lll), Discipline 2 (llk),
Skills (Group Only): Brawl, Cool, Perception, Perception 1 (l), Knowledge (Culture) 2
Vigilance, Ranged (ll), Vigilance 2 (llk)
Talents: Talents:
• Heightened Awareness: Allies at short • Adversary 2: Upgrade difficulty of all com-
range add j to their Perception and Vigi- bat checks against
lance checks; allies at engaged range add this target twice.
jj instead.
Abilities:
Abilities:
•Silhouette: 1.
• Silhouette: 0.
• Power from
• Corrupt Æmber: May spend ��� or � Faith: After
from any Melee or Brawl making a combat
check targeting this check, may spend
character to corrupt 1 �� to add 3 damage
Æmber the opponent to one hit of the attack;
carries (this essentially after making an opposed
destroys the Æmber, social skill check, may
with other effects as spend �� to inflict 3 strain
determined by the on the target.
GM).
Equipment:
• Dark Sight: Can see in
the absence of light • Riviek’s Holy Blade (Legendary): Melee
without penalty. (Two-handed); Dmg 7; CR 3; Range
(Engaged); Enc 2; Pierce 1, Mono-edged.
• Demon
Equipment: • Knightly Armor: 1 defense, +3
soak.
• Claws and Teeth: Brawl; Dmg
4; CR 3; Range (Engaged);
Vicious 1.
• Dark Æmber Spit: Ranged;
Damage 4; Range (Short);
Disruptive.

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 QUISP (NEMESIS)
Quisp is the boss of the Flyers’ Union. He is fairly self-
interested, but part of furthering his own interests has
ended up resulting in him furthering the interests of the
Flyers’ Union. He has led the Flyers’ Union basically ever
since they have been established in Eyeland. His species is
not a well-known one and many are surprised when they
first meet him. Serpentine and covered in feathers, a
myriad barely visible nubs allow him to ambulate as
fast as most humanoids, though Quisp prefers the
cockpit of his own, or any, flying craft over trudging
across the dirty ground.

Being of the Dollairs, a species that does not require sleep,

has certainly helped him achieve a strong position for the
Flyers’ Union. His innately peaceful temperament (which
he claims is a standard among the Dollairs) has also been
quite to his advantage during negotiations. Bejeweled
earrings hang from him all across his body, and Dollairs
are a unique species in that their primary sense organ is
the network of fine feathers that cover their bodies. In
effect, Dollairs feel tremors in the air with great granularity
and are not as easily confused by darkness and the like as
most other species.
incapacitated due to exceeding their
c3 p 6 g 3 wound or strain threshold, spend a Story
Point to delay incapacitation until the end
2 3 3 3 2 5 of their next turn; if this character reduces
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE their strain or wounds to their threshold or
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD STRAIN THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE below before the end of their next turn,
4 12 12 0 0 they are not incapacitated.
• Second Wind (3): Once per encounter as an
Motivations: Desire (Influence), Fear (Pain), incidental, may heal 3 strain.
Strength (Charming), Flaw (Arrogant) Equipment:
Skills: Coercion 3 (llk), Cool 2 (llkkk), • Custom Zapper: Ranged; Dmg 7; CR 2;
Deception 3 (lll), Vigilance 2 (ll), Per- Range (Short); Linked 1, Vicious 4.
ception 2 (llk), Ranged 1 (lkk), Charm 3 • Flyers’ Union Threads: +2 soak
(lllkk), Negotiation 3 (lllkk), Street- • Various Communications Devices
• 275 Æmbits.
wise 2 (ll), Knowledge (Eyeland) 2 (llk).
Talents: Species (Dollairs): Serpentine, Avian, Ambula-
• Adversary 1: upgrade difficulty of all com- tory, Hands, Tremorsense, Tireless, Peaceful,
bat checks against this target twice. Advanced Tech Level, Ornamented
Abilities:
• Silhouette: 1.
• Dangerous Connections: may spend
��� or � from a social skill check they
make targeting a PC to move one Story Point
from the player pool to the GM pool.
• Indomittable: Once per encounter, if this
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 have the time or interest to dawdle on such banalities.
FLYERS’ UNION MEMBER (MINION) Whether Demetrene is in Eyeland for an upcoming vault
battle or for a new project, anyone recruited to assist is in
The Flyers’ Union is for a grand adventure.
integrated into all
businesses and activities
on Eyeland. Even though
c - p 15 g 12
the Æmberstairs offer foot
4 4 5 6 6 5
access from Underlake up
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
to Eyeland, only the air
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD STRAIN THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
vehicles can transport
- - 33 2 2
large items or materials in bulk. An hour’s flight is also
significantly shorter and less stressful than a day or more of Motivations: Desire (Beauty), Fear (Failure),
travel over the waters of Underlake (and hopefully without
Strength (Idealistic), Flaw (Compulsion)
encountering the various creatures that dwell beneath its
surface) and then climb up one of the Æmberstairs. Skills: Knowledge (All) 5 (lllll), Disci-
pline 5 (lllllk), Cool 3 (lllkk),
c3 p 1 g 1 Vigilance 2 (llkkkk).
2 3 2 2 2 1 Talents:
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
• Adversary 3: Upgrade difficulty of all com-
SOAK WOUND THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE bat checks against this target three times.
2 4 0 1 Abilities:
• Archon (SotC 260)
Skills (Group Only): Athletics, Discipline, Pilot-
• Hoverer: May hover, as per Flying sidebar
ing, Mechanics, Ranged.
page 100 of Genesys Core Rule Book.
Talents:
• Æmber Rhythms: Allies may add k to so-
• None cial checks they make against targets that
Abilities: are able to hear Demetrene.
• Pack Fighter : If this adversary makes a • Æmber Syncopation: Allies able to hear
successful combat check, the next ally Demetrene may freely convert Wounds to
making a combat check against the same Strain or Strain to Wounds as an inciden-
target during the same round adds � � tal.
to the results. • Aural Tenacity: Allies within short range
Equipment: count their Willpower as 2 higher, to a
• Union Zapper: Ranged; Dmg 3; CR 3; maximum of 6.
Range (Short); Linked 1.
Equipment:
• Directed Cacophony: Discipline; Damage
10; Critical -; Range (Medium); Pierce 3;
DEMETRENE (NEMESIS) Stun Damage; Knockdown.
Demetrene, a wandering Archon, is consumed with • Reverberating Energy Field: 2 defense, Re-
exploring the aesthetic arts. They are often found pursuing inforced.
vast and elaborate artistic projects combining multiple
senses, some uncommon among sentients.

They are generally unaffiliated with the goings on between

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 A breakdown of plot hooks resulting from Org Turn 0 follows. How these plot hooks were derived (i.e., the GOLEMS
adventure hook generation process) is further below, but these can be used as plot hooks by a GM using this Adventure
Seed Packet without using GOLEMS at all. However, if you choose to use GOLEMS going forward, you should read the
detailed Org Turn 0 information as it will have a significant impact on Org Turn 1.

Org adventure seeds

The Flyers’ Union is hiring people (thus the acquisition of another Mercenary Asset). Depending on how the PCs get
to Eyeland, the Flyers’ Union may approach the PCs directly offering them a job opportunity or the like.

Once the PCs make it to the isle of Eyeland, however that happens, they are likely to encounter Lequin, of the Temple
of Seeing, who does not recognize them and immediately attempts to interrogate them for information on Flyers’
Union smuggling operations because he is under the impression the Flyers’ Union did hire them, whether or not that
is actually the case. As a consequence of Lequin’s less than inconspicuous investigations, the Flyers’ Union decides to
lay low for at least a little while.

At some point, the Eyeland Dis Hive attacks Eyelandtown. The Eyeland Hive Tyrant, with a small retinue of Eyeland
Hive Scuttlers, make their way into town in search of æmber. If the PCs engage in combat with the Eyeland Hive
Tyrant, it leaves behind enough pieces of æmber for each PC that each one can create something powerful or perhaps
an æmber blade ready for use with some minor crafting or the like. If the PCs do not end up fighting the Hive Tyrant
for some reason, somehow they still should find the valuable things left behind.

The PCs may want to independently investigate at this point; however, they should either be lead to, or approached by,
Commander Riviek. She is leading a search to track the Hive Tyrant to its location in the Dis Hiveland and she wants,
in fact demands, the PCs assist her investigation (and only her investigation—she makes it clear she does not view this
as a partnership). Riviek suffers a j or the PCs gain a j because of Org Turn 0, so do not forget this and be sure to
weave it in appropriately—this could be tied to Riviek being new to her position and off to a shaky start or something
similarly flavorful. This investigation is likely to lead through the Gravitic Calm, the Phasewood, and perhaps even a
portion of Rotwood, all of which may include random encounters as listed.

Remember that Quisp can reroll 1 blank per roll because of Flyers’ Union’s Organizational Momentum Asset.

METAPLOT
This very first Adventure Seed Packet only has a very loose
metaplot. The æmber lens is an incredibly powerful thing
and various entrepreneurial enterprises believe that they
can wield it to gain a profit or advantage.
Logos has strong suspicion that it may be able to pierce the
mysterious barrier that shackles everyone to the Crucible
and let them spy upon the Architects. As a result, a number
of exploratory field research labs (really, just Logos mad
scientists living in the woods) have been set up to begin
initial experiments and analysis of the region.
potential gain in knowledge. Such a pact would be
foolhardy and doomed to failure, however, as the Martians
almost never honor such bargains.
Certain Dis believe that the lens will allow them to not just
peer into the heart and mind of anyone anywhere on the
Crucible but, in fact, feed on their emotions without
having to go to them. Meanwhile, as can be seen from the
Org Blocks included with this Adventure Seed Packet in
the Supplemental folder, the various factions substantially
represented on Eyeland have their own agendas to push.

Rumor has it that some Logos researchers have entered

into a rare pact with Martian imperial forces to share in the

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 ORG TURN 0
E yeland Advance rolled a 10, resulting in an Asset
Action on the RAT; however, no Eyeland Advance has
not Assets that provide an action and so on the reroll a 4 is
• Eyeland Dis Hive:
espiedBy(Eyeland Advance)
+1 Resources, gains

rolled, which means an Assault. Again, though, an Assault • The Temple of Seeing: -1 Resource
by Eyeland Advance only makes sense against the Eyeland
• Flyers’ Union: cannot perform Espionage in Org Turn 1
Dis Hive, who have a lair, so I elect to go with Espionage
instead and intend for an Assault next Org Turn.

Eyeland Advance spends 1 Resource and rolls lkll

for a result of shh. Eyeland Dis Hive loses 1
Resource and receives an espiedBy(Eyeland Advance)
token, and Commander Riviek receives j in the next
social encounter with the PCs (or they receive a j) and she
also attempts to bully them into assisting the Eyeland
Advance with the espionage attempt, potentially calling in
a favor or the like if possible.
F or future Org Turns, Org Turn 1 should begin with
applying the cumulative changes above as well as
whatever necessary to reflect events in the core session. In
GOLEMS, every game evolves a little differently as
different org maneuvers drive narrative framing between
core sessions.
Here, it makes a lot of sense to tweak how the Temple of
Seeing is played since Jisuak and Lequin have somewhat
opposed aims and, to reflect this, a good approach might be
to play every third of the Temple of Seeing’s Org Turns from

E yeland Dis Hive rolls a 1, resulting in an Accumulate

Resources Action on the RAT.
Eyeland Dis Hive rolls a lllkkllll for a
result of aa. Eyeland Dis Hive gains 1 Resource
and somehow “offers” the PCs something in
exchange for “a resource.”
the perspective of Lequin as he tries to accumulate power
and find ways to control the Dis, with the rest of the
Temple’s Org Turns played from the perspective of Jisuak.
This should probably culminate in a new org being formed
that is embedded within the Temple of Seeing. This
embedded org would align to the Eyeland Dis Hive and
oppose the Eyeland Advance—depending on how the
story is evolving it may or may not either oppose or align to

T he Temple of Seeing rolls a 7, but cannot select the Tier

Upgrade Action as they lack the Resources. A couple
rerolls later and, after a strange series of 7s and 8s, a 5 is
the Temple of Seeing itself.

In addition, the Dis are somewhat of a wild card. More than

finally rolled, resulting in the Espionage Action on the any other faction on the Crucible, their intentions and
RAT. I’m going to target the Flyers’ Union with the goals are opaque and unknowable. Consider always
Espionage Action—I think Jisuak wants to look into the playing the Eyeland Dis Hive’s Org Turn using the RAT and
rumors of their involvement in smuggling æmber off randomizing who they use attack actions against by simply
Eyeland. rolling 1d(# of other orgs) and assigning a respective value
to each other org. This should keep things from stagnating
The Temple of Seeing spends 1 Resource and rolls
and a chaos monkey always makes things fun!
lkkkkll for a result of hht. Flyers’ Union
cannot perform Espionage on its next Org Turn and
Lequin has an encounter with the PCs where he attempts
to bully information out of them on the Flyers’ Union,
mistaking them for members.

T he Flyers’ Union rolls a 3, resulting in an Acquire Asset

Action on the RAT. There is no roll for this, and I
decide the Flyers’ Union acquires another Mercenary.

T
•
otals leading into Org Turn 1 are:

Eyeland Advance: -1 Resource

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 RECOMMENDED FIRST ACT
T he first act and recommended scene progression below is provided to make moving your group into Eyeland easier.
It can be used as either the very first act of the campaign or as a transitional sequence of scenes bringing seasoned
adventurers to Eyeland. In either case, the act should provide sufficient framework for around one or two average sessions
of gameplay for most tables.

Entering Eyeland
Entering the region of Eyeland is most likely done by way of Eyeland River. If entering via the various external
regions, your players should make a survival check and then encounter an adversary from the corresponding en-
counter area random encounter list selected based on the success or failure of the survival check. However, the
river entrance can be run as follows:

▶Navigating Eyeland River is a skill challenge requiring 9 s before 4 f. Survival and navigation skills make
sense, but allow the players to be creative in which skills are used.
• If the players fail the skill challenge, their transport breaks apart in rapids and they wash up on the
shores of Underlake along the Tip of the Wastes, each having lost one item. The nearest settlement is
quite a trek away and this may be another dangerous travel sequence.
• If the players succeed the skill challenge, they exit the river into Underlake unscathed, if a bit shaken,
and can select which settlement they want to head to first. Total amount of a rolled might modulate
this.
▶ d should cause an encounter from Eyeland River’s random encounter list.
▶ hhh should be spent to upgrade the difficulty of the next skill check attempted.

Negotiating Passage to the Isle

Once the PCs have properly entered the region of Eyeland and made their way to a settlement of some sort, it is
time to figure out how to make it up to the isle. They can either catch a ride with a Flyers’ Union Member making
deliveries (either above-board or illicit), or could make their way to one of the four Æmberstairs by boat. Some
key items below should be considered:
▶ Both boat and aircraft require fuel of some sort. A minimal payment to cover some of the cost of fuel should be
required--fuel either is, or at least makes use of, æmber so this could be a quick side adventure to acquire 1 Æm-
ber from either the wild or by purchasing from one of the nearby settlements.
▶ If the PCs negotiate part of their payment to be performed by serving as crew, appropriate skill checks should
be required. Failure or success, they should probably make it to the isle, but failure may result in expended strain
or even a short encounter along the way (e.g., sky pirates, sea monsters, etc.)
▶ If approaching by sea, once the PCs reach the docks of an Æmberstair, the climb is still an arduous task and
checks should be required accordingly. Only the Antispire Æmberstair is still frequently in use and maintained
to any degree. The other Æmberstairs, and especially the Untouched Æmberstair, either have fallen into disrepair
or were never used--the Untouched Æmberstair also requiring the PCs figuring out some manner of making it to
the isle surface from the underside where the stair ends.
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 Welcome to Eyeland
When the PCs finally make it to their destination on the isle, they should have time to engage with the local scene.
This could mean restocking, visiting the local watering holes, surveying the town, or whatever makes sense to the
players. This is also where the Adventure Seeds created by the Org Turn 0 and described above come in to play.
Further, depending on what you want to do with the metaplot, you may also wish to drop small hints and back-
drop here. The PCs may catch wind of rumors of Martian Flying Saucers having been spotted in the area. A larger
order of Logos lab supplies may be posted to the local boards looking for servicing bids. It’s your Eyeland, so run
wild with it! And, as always, make sure everyone (yes, even the GM) has a good time. Welcome to Eyeland...and
good luck!

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