Lunatic’s Notes

by Wojciech Krzymiński

Table of Contents
Player Characters...............................................................................................................................3
Kratar von Wowhund..................................................................................................................3
Kvetin ‘Ivy’.....................................................................................................................................3
Nagl/Nergal...................................................................................................................................3
Act 1.....................................................................................................................................................3
The Downfall of House Bracken.................................................................................................3
Act 2.....................................................................................................................................................3
Wolfheim........................................................................................................................................3
Act 3.....................................................................................................................................................4
Goblins!...........................................................................................................................................4
The Pale Lord.................................................................................................................................4
Biberstein........................................................................................................................................4
Act 4.....................................................................................................................................................4
Strange Things in Plauen.............................................................................................................4
Act 5.....................................................................................................................................................4
The Sphere of Silence....................................................................................................................4
The Black Tower............................................................................................................................5
The Red Arrow..............................................................................................................................5
The Haunted House.....................................................................................................................5
Dark Rumours...............................................................................................................................5
Act 6.....................................................................................................................................................5
Fifty Able Men...............................................................................................................................6
Demons or Angels?.......................................................................................................................6
Nechrubel’s Gift............................................................................................................................6
Rescuing the Damsels...................................................................................................................6
Act 7.....................................................................................................................................................6
The Feast of Love..........................................................................................................................6
A Sack of Salt.................................................................................................................................6
The Wild Fire.................................................................................................................................7
The Feast of Blood.........................................................................................................................7
The Unmet Fate.............................................................................................................................7
A Bountiful Inheritance................................................................................................................7
Act 8.....................................................................................................................................................7
Second Day....................................................................................................................................8
Magical Blades...............................................................................................................................8
Vodenburg Destroyed..................................................................................................................8
White and Black............................................................................................................................8
 Dead Again....................................................................................................................................8
Dark Matters..................................................................................................................................9
Act 9.....................................................................................................................................................9
The House of the Unicorn............................................................................................................9
After the Apocalypse....................................................................................................................9
A Noble Goal.................................................................................................................................9
The Justiciar of Plauen................................................................................................................10
Argval’s Revenge........................................................................................................................10
Act 10.................................................................................................................................................10
Knives Out...................................................................................................................................11
New Men......................................................................................................................................11
A Bride for the Hero...................................................................................................................11
The Expedition............................................................................................................................11
The Venomous Green.................................................................................................................11
The Lord of the Mountain..........................................................................................................11
Restoring Order...........................................................................................................................11
The Flying Heads........................................................................................................................12
Act 11.................................................................................................................................................12
A Bitter Victory............................................................................................................................12
Stench of Secrets..........................................................................................................................12
Roses and Thorns........................................................................................................................13
Act 12.................................................................................................................................................13
The Messenger of Doom............................................................................................................13
The Cult of Sodomy....................................................................................................................13
Peace and Prosperity..................................................................................................................13
Act 13.................................................................................................................................................14
Guests from Turrenborg.............................................................................................................14
The Nightly Visit.........................................................................................................................14
Overseas Exploration.................................................................................................................15
Act 14.................................................................................................................................................15
The Treaty....................................................................................................................................15
The Prophecy...............................................................................................................................16
Preparations.................................................................................................................................16
Act 15.................................................................................................................................................16
City Business................................................................................................................................16
A Guest from the Woods...........................................................................................................16
Act 16.................................................................................................................................................17
The Inquisitor’s Downfall..........................................................................................................17
The Rain of Frogs........................................................................................................................17
Act 17.................................................................................................................................................17
The Yellow Island........................................................................................................................17
The Pirates....................................................................................................................................17
Crimson Sails...............................................................................................................................17
Act 18.................................................................................................................................................17
 The Short Book of Ye..................................................................................................................17
The Last Act......................................................................................................................................18
Player Characters
Kratar von Wowhund
He is the last member of the noble family of
Wowhund. He bears the talking sword
Durandal and has just one follower–the
jester Graft.
Kvetin ‘Ivy’
After he escaped from the orphanage of
Father Rusty, the small gutter scum
survived on streets of Galgenbeck.
Blasphemous tattoos cover his body. He
stole a strange object: a green behelit.
Nagl/Nergal
He was born in a tunnel under Graven-
Tosk. Since four generation his family has
been robbing graves. He was educated in
the True Faith but he became a heretic and
now worships the goddess Häil, Lady of
Panic.
Act 1
Nergal
The Downfall
Bracken
Countess Elena von Bracken hired Nergal
to rescue her brother Erich and regain a
strange green egg he stole from the family
treasury. Few weeks ago Dieter Danzig, a
necromancer, convinced Erich he can teach
him dark magic. In exchange Dieter
demanded the green egg. However, the
behelit was destined not for him but for
Erich precisely.
Nergal fought against Dieter in the
dungeon. The heretic broke the mirror
where the Red Woman was imprisoned.
She devoured Dietrich. Nergal took a cache
of Dietrich’s notes and patches of inscribed
skin.
Erich led Nergal through a secret
passage to the castle. They released
prisoners from the castle dungeon.
Amongst them was a were-wolverine. The
party went upstairs and saw that Elena was
in the throes of passion, penetrated by two
men at once, for an orgy was in progress in
the main hall of the castle. Erich unleashed
the were-wolverine on his sister. She was
ripped to shreds. Other participants of the
orgy were intimidated and paid a ransom
to Erich. Erich then declared the green egg
goes back to the chest in the treasury.
Act 2
Ivy, Kratar von Wowhund, Nergal
Wolfheim
At the entrance of the village of Wolfheim
Nergal met Ivy and Kratar von Wowhund
of House (and his jester). The peasants had been
cursed to change into werewolves. In the
village the PCs met a worshipper of the Fire
God who helped them during the battle
against the monsters. The leader of the
werewolves tried to use Ozzo’s mummified
head to summon a horde of demons but
was shot dead. Nergal took the head after
Ivy dug out two precious black stones of
the eye sockets. At the leader’s corpse Ivy
also found the unholy scroll «Eyelid Blinds
the Mind».
The PCs decided to go to Hopfen. It is a
moderately prosperous domain due to
large fields of hops and barley.
Act 3
Ivy, Nergal
Goblins!
Black mist took Nergal and Ivy to another
place. They descended into ancient tunnels
to liberate two noblewomen from clutches
of lustful goblins. The girls thought third
noblewoman–Clara von Mehrgold–had
been taken by the goblins and eaten. Nissa
von Vodenburg (black hair, blue dress) and
Tessa von Klarstein (blonde, yellow dress)
will travel with the PCs to Vodenburg.
The cousin of Nissa and Tessa is Markus
von Klarstein, a minor nobleman who
would not inherit land in ordinary
circumstances. However, if Nissa and Tessa
vanish or are found dead, he gets the
domain. He had hired goblins to attack the
carriage they noblewomen were travelling
with.
The Pale Lord
The PCs discovered they were close to the
domain of the vampire Nicholaus von
Kahlstein. A friendly farmer fed them and
let them sleep in a barn. The lord von
Kahlstein arrived in the night and
interrogated the farmer; the PCs heard the
conversation. Later, the vampire visited
Nergal was visited in a dream.
Biberstein
The itinerary is Kahlstein > Biberstein >
Plauen.
Ivy killed an inquisitor and a temple
guard. and then he posed the bodies
suggesting the guard attacked the holy
man.
Act 4
Nergal
Strange Things in Plauen
A mad girl wearing a metal mask and a
mantle of whispers killed a scholar of the
occult who had a metal scroll tube with the
seal of the demon Zerubiel. Nergal defeated
the girl and traced the whole affair to a
priestess of Nechrubel. In the dungeon
underneath the sewers she has a magical
machine that destroys demonic items.
Nergal let her destroy the scroll tube.
Nissa von Vodenburg sent three letters
to her friends and allies. One of them is her
former beloved, Vatan von Schwarzhand.
He rules over the domain of Elztal,
northwards of Vodenburg.
Act 5
Ivy, Kratar von Wowhund
The Sphere of Silence
Markus von Klarstein intercepted one of
Nissa’s letters. He sent his minions to
Plauen to capture the PCs and the
noblewomen. The leader of the group,
Burkhard, read the scroll ‘The Wondrous
Globe of Obtenebration’, summoning a
sphere of darkness and silence that covered
the scene. Only Nergal escaped with his
mules because he went to the stable to
check a strange noise. He though he heard
his Lady’s voice there.
The Black Tower
Ivy was taken to the Black Tower next to
the Hill of Despair, where carnivorous
flying monsters descend to eat crucified
convicts. Kratar von Wowhund awoke in
the cell next to Ivy. Markus sent another
team of thugs to catch Kratar because he
lusted for his magical sword. Durandal was
not interested in changing his allegiance
after so many years in the service to the
House of the Hound, so Markus ordered it
to be stored in the Black Tower indefinitely.
Kratar and Ivy defeated the jailer and
his boss, the young, inexperienced Orfen
von Bach. Ivy took 35 s and documents,
containing names of the victims killed by
flying monsters on the Hill of Despair.
There were few noble names on that list.
Ivy also learnt there is a huge reward of 10
gold coins (which amounts to 1000 s) for
the head of the heretic Konrad von Blanken.
The Red Arrow
In Plauen Ivy contacted Gerd, the leader of
the Brotherhood of the Four Winds. The
criminal told Ivy that one of his brothers
saw the black carriage that bore no
markings took both noblewomen to
Vodenburg. The Brotherhood of the Four
Winds has an alliance with the Fellowship
of Sea Monsters, a major gang in
Vodenburg. Gerd also told the PCs that
Graft was being kept as a pet by the rival
gang–the Red Arrow Brotherhood–in their
inn. Kratar hired ten whores from a brothel
next to the inn and went inside. Durandal
intimidated the gangsters and Kratar
regained his jester.
Kratar released nine whores and
retained the youngest and prettiest of them,
Magari.
Heinrich von Jungbrunnen, the lord of
Plauen, watched from afar through a
mirror-bird. Later, Ivy killed the hybrid.
The Haunted House
Kratar, Ivy, Graft and the young harlot
Margari reached the great city of
Vodenburg. Graft intimidated a city guard
by pretending to be an inquisitor. At the inn
‘The Crane’ Ivy talked to ‘Pike’, a brother
from the ‘Brotherhood of the Sea
Creatures’; Gerd from the Navigators’
Guild recommended the PCs. Pike told the
PCs they can hide them either in a mill or in
a house that allegedly is haunted. The PCs
decided for the haunted house. Ivy
searched it throughout and realized the
inhabitants must have left in a great hurry
because most of the things were still in the
house. Ivy noticed a dark figure looked at
him from beyond a mirror. A similar figure
stood in the corner while Kratar fucked
Margari. The nobleman also saw that
ceiling ornaments formed a face that was
watching him for few minutes.
Dark Rumours
People say that the alchemist Risten Grell,
called ‘the White Wolf’, captures young
women and drains their lifeblood. Others
claim he does not have living servants but
animated corpses. Ivy expressed a wish to
infiltrate Grell’s house.
Act 6
Nergal
Fifty Able Men
Only Lygan von Reid replied to Nissa’s
letters. He wrote he could gather fifty men
in Vodenburg.
Demons or Angels?
Heinrich von Jungbrunnen believes the
mirror-birds are guardian angels that were
sent to assist him in the godly work. He is a
fanatic who practices mortification of the
flesh and preaches to anyone quite often.
The lord of Plauen invited Nergal and
discussed with him the situation. He then
proposed that Nergal and Sariel–a
changeling who can transform their body–
go to Vodenburg and investigate the
matter.
Markus von Klarstein has not yet
organized the funeral, although he
announced that Nissa and Tessa are dead.
He did not present any evidence, thus his
power in Vodenburg is not secure. Other
noble house think he is an upstart; the
Guild do not like rumours the White Wolf
is helping Markus.
Nechrubel’s Gift
Nergal went to the sewer to talk with Sister
Magdalene. She explained her cult avoids
Heinrich von Jungbrunnen because he
would think of them as heretics. She gave
Nergal a parchment with a holy symbol
and advised him to visit the apothecary
Lukas Windmann in Vodenburg.
Windmann belongs to the cult of Nechrubel
and knows a lot about magical
transformations.
Rescuing the Damsels
Nergal managed to rescue Nissa and Tessa.
He killed Burhkard who dissolved into a
bloody pulp. Burkhard was a magical
construct of the White Wolf; its magical
powers were parts of his body, not scrolls.
The hero and the damsels drove to Plauen.
Act 7
Ivy, Kratar, Nergal
The Feast of Love
In Vodenburg Markus von Klarstein
organized a feast to celebrate his marriage
to Elena von Greiff. The feast will last seven
days. Seven important nobles from
neighbouring domains were invited,
Heinrich von Jungbrunnen is one of them.
Noble guests will party in the Klarstein
Palace; for the Vodenburg citizens there are
tables in the courtyard. The rabble will get
various cakes and beer at stands
throughout the city. In the main fountain
red wine flows instead of water. Markus
also sent servants to gather all noble-
looking guests and invite them to the feast
in order to avoid slighting anyone. Kratar
de Gull (white gull, wings spread on blue
field) found Kratar von Wowhund and
invited him to the wedding feast.
The noble families and the merchant
guilds of Vodenburg decided to gather for a
consultation, as the current matter is
unclear and they do not want unnecessary
bloodshed. Heinrich von Jungbrunnen will
certainly participate in the consultation.
A Sack of Salt
Helena Verena von Gleizhagen talked with
Kratar and gave him a parchment with the
password to the backdoor of the White
Wolf’s residence. If a brave man kills the
sorcerer, a big sack of salt and gratitude
would be the prize. Kratar talked with
Heinrich as well because the White Wolf
has many enemies. They would like to use
a foreign agent for the dirty work.
The Wild Fire
Nergal visited the apothecary Windmann,
as advised by Sister Magdalene. The
apothecary showed him a jar with magical
fire that burns everything and gave him
silver weapons (a sword and two short
swords). As the White Wolf is a
shapeshifter, he will not regenerate the
injuries caused by silver blades and arrows.
The Feast of Blood
The PCs melted some of their silver coins to
prepare silver weapons.
The were-wolverine was summoned by
the White Wolf and unleashed at the PCs
while they were in the haunted house. The
PCs killed the shapeshifter and liberated
him from the curse. He thanked them.
Using the mirror-bird Nergal saw that
the White Wolf attacked Heinrich von
Jungbrunnen in the Klarstein Palace. Sariel
transformed into a horse and bore Ivy on
her back. Nergal and Kratar rode their own
horses. The White Wolf hung Heinrich
from the chandelier and wanted to sacrifice
him in a very special way. The sorcerer was
a difficult opponent but the PCs finally
killed him.
Ivy tried several times to remove the
chain with the White Wolf’s green behelit.
When the demonic patron of the sorcerer,
the pale-skinned, three meters tall Lady of
the 144 Transformations, appeared, Ivy
tried to claim that behelit but Kratar shot an
arrow at his hand. The cursed object rolled
on the floor up to the feet of the demon. The
Lady smiled and said: ‛It seems your time
has not come yet. And you have a green egg
of your own, don’t you?’
Just after the demon disappeared in a
cloud of darkness, Markus von Klarstein
and fifteen of his men rushed into the
chamber. He was killed quickly. Nergal
whispered a suggestion to Sariel and she
transformed into Markus, claiming the
killed man was an impostor. The soldiers
believed her.
The fire demon, bound by the White
Wolf’s spells, broke free. The sorcerer’s
house was burnt to the ground. Evidence of
conspiracies was conveniently destroyed.
The Unmet Fate
Nergal will use the scroll ‛Unmet Fate’ to
resurrect Heinrich von Jungbrunnen.
A Bountiful Inheritance
After the White Wolf’s death Ivy took the
sorcerer’s equipment left in the chamber.
1. a set of twenty one curved and serrated
blades and hooks, perfect for torture and
surgery
2. a wooden, two-level box (ten divisions
per each level)
2.1. a small jar with unknown black
ointment
2.2. a vial of the Red Poison, three doses
2.3. a vial of the Black Poison, one dose
2.4. a jar of the Spider-Owl Soup, four doses
3. a purse with 96s
4. a small book with black covers; the
writing is unknown but it contains magical
symbols seen on unclean scrolls
5. three golden rings, each worth around
75s
Act 8
Kratar, Nergal
Second Day
The wedding has to go on. Sariel ordered to
burn Markus’ corpse right after the battle,
although Nergal had other plans. The
heretic resurrected Heinrich von
Jungbrunnen from Hell (everyone goes
there in the first place). Heinrich
remembered only fragments at the
beginning but he felt a great hunger and
thirst. He devoured large quantities and
drank copiously at the wedding feast.
Kratar left the feast and visited the
Countess Helena Verena von Gleizhagen.
He argued the task was done, even if the
White Wolf was not killed in his own
house. She paid him 3000 silver coins, gave
him the exclusive right of representation of
the Gleizhagen Salt Mining Company in the
city of Plauen, and exerted influence on
Markus von Klarstein. Markus agreed to
the contract between the houses of
Klarstein and Gleizhagen regarding mutual
cancellation of tolls and taxes.
Magical Blades
Nergal wanted to visit Master Windmann
for the third time. However, the alchemist
failed to properly handle the wild fire and
the whole Apothecary Street burnt to ashes.
The blind knight Risten de Goren
allowed Nergal to take the sentient, talking
sword Saradir. In fact, the sword is a fire
salamander bound to this world.
Kratar ordered Graft to find a silver
battle axe and a wagon. A servant of the
Öde, the King of Panic, gave a magical axe
to the jester.
Vodenburg Destroyed
Sariel transformed into a young nobleman,
Svend von Krallen, and left the city with
the PCs.
The black disk shattered and a legion of
demons fell down on the city. They melted
down stone and hacked flesh away. Lygan
von Unterklarstein, the guard captain, and
his two men managed to flee, although they
were badly wounded.
White and Black
In Plauen Thomas von Jungbrunnen made
a fateful decision and used his crimson
behelit to transform himself. His patron is
the Lady of the Black Ecstasy. Her fabulous
body is living black metal with specks of
gold. A circle of thorns grows on her head.
Thomas changed into his human form
and tried to induce one of the PCs to join
him in the quest for power. It would mean
that the other PC has to die. They rejected
the offer and attacked him. Thomas shed
his mortal flesh and appeared in his true
form as a strange white figure with four
arms. Kratar bellowed to Graft to sing a
battle song and the jester sang a great song,
listing all Kratar’s ancestors. The nobleman
though they were at his side for a moment.
Durandal roared with fury as he cut deep
into the demon’s unnatural flesh (critical
20). Nergal fought as well with Saradir that
bursted with flames several times. Through
the mirror-bird’s eye the heretic saw the
true form of the sword: a burning
salamander wrapped in black chain.
The PCs killed Thomas after a hard
fight. Because he did not have time to name
Nissa as the sacrifice, the Lady of the Black
Ecstasy appeared and took his crimson
behelit back. She explained to the PCs that
Vodenburg was chosen by lottery, not
because to its inhabitants’ sins.
Dead Again
Heinrich von Jungbrunnen escaped the
inferno at Vodenburg and raced to Plauen.
A demon pierced him with a black blade, so
Heinrich died right after he was taken from
the horse, at the courtyard of the Plauen
castle. Kratar pretended to hear Heinrich’s
last will, naming Nissa von Vodenburg as
the heir. She quickly adapted and started
calling herself the Baroness von
Vodenburg-Plauen.
Dark Matters
The PCs talked briefly with the Chief
Inquisitor of Plauen, Master Rupert, about
the fate of Vodenburg and behelits. He
admitted not much is known about these
cursed objects. For now it is unclear
whether Thomas von Jungbrunnen had his
behelit for a long time and chose to activate
it only recently. Nergal will read Thomas’
papers to find an answer.
Act 9
Ivy, Kratar, Nergal
The House of the Unicorn
This two-story house belonged to Felban
von Trübe, a wasteful young man who
owed a great sum of money to Heinrich
von Jungbrunnen. Felban died in the
inferno in Vodenburg. Ivy paid 100s in
advance to the Baroness von Vodenburg-
Plauen. The house costs 400s in total and
has a cellar with three rooms. Ivy hired
craftsmen to renovate and paint the inside
of the house.
Ivy also hired a bard, Wolfram, to have
songs sung in the streets of Plauen.
Wolfram got a golden ring and free housing
in the House of the Unicorn as long as he
sings the praise of the valorous heroes,
especially Kratar and Lady Nissa.
After the Apocalypse
Although Nissa von Vodenburg lost her
city, she still owns four manors: Hüfingen,
Sigmaringen, Mengen and Altstetten.
Sigmaringen lies about two miles away
from the salt mine Salzbach, which
belonged to the Countess von Gleizhagen.
There are rumours about a new gang of
bandits roaming the countryside. It is said
the bandits rob and rape, and then kill and
flay their victims. Nobody could verify the
rumour yet.
Another more substantial piece of news
is the death of four miners in the salt mine.
They were killed by a monster with sharp
claws.
Vatan von Schwarzhand, Nissa’s former
fiancé, was not in Vodenburg during the
wedding. As soon as he learnt about the
city’s destruction, he started gathering men
and supplies. He is trying to restore order;
he sent Nissa a letter with description of his
actions and aims.
Nergal and Kratar advised Nissa to
send men to Vodenburg to regain gold,
silver and other valuables from the rubble.
She ordered wagons to be built for the
expedition.
In the evening Nissa, Tessa, the PCs and
Margarit met at a supper in the dining hall.
Ivy surprised everyone because he arrived
wearing better clothes and smelling with an
expensive perfume from Kritzian Dyor, the
master perfumer. Ivy bought a bottle from
Dyor.
A Noble Goal
Nergal wants to elevate his status by
becoming a nobleman. He believes he
deserves the promotion due to his valour
and services rendered. He asked Nissa
whether he could get an orphaned domain
in the vicinity. He enquired at the castle
chancery about domains without lords. The
scribes prepared a list for him. For example,
the domain of Brauen that lies next to the
Sigmaringen manor is without its lord
because Svend von Brauen died in the
inferno. Nissa told Nergal she thinks about
adopting him, thus ennobling him.
The Justiciar of Plauen
Kratar von Wowhund seeks the
advancement as well. He starts from a
much better position because he is a
nobleman already. Kratar offered valuable
advice to Nissa. She agreed to his designs
and conferred on him the office of the
justiciar. Now he has power to judge and
punish in Her Lady’s name. Moreover, he
is responsible for the tax collection. Right
after gaining the office Kratar went to the
Goldsmiths Street where he visited
Harmug, a master goldsmith, and forced
him to make signet rings with a new coat of
arms: the hound holding a shield with the
coat of arms of the Vodenburg-Plauen
domain. Kratar gave the second ring to his
accomplice Margarit and commanded her
to gather information about the
underworld of Plauen. She was a whore
until recently, therefore she knows many
ladies of dubious reputation and violent
men of the city. There are three criminal
organization there: the Brotherhood of the
Wind Rose, the Brotherhood of the Red
Arrow and the Brotherhood of Thorn (led
by Thorn Grund, an experienced killer). Ivy
has good connections with the Brotherhood
of the Wind Rose.
Kratar plans to increase the city army
because now the balance of force is tipped
in the favour of the Inquisition. See the
table below:
Faction Number of Men
the Inquisition 100
the castle guard 25 men-at-arms + servants
the five guilds 100
the four manors 40
The five guilds are: Goldsmiths, Bakers,
Butchers, Masons and Cloth Merchants.
The main city gate is manned and
maintained by the Goldsmiths’ Guild. The
other four guilds are responsible for their
parts of the city wall. Each Guild can
muster twenty crossbowmen with
gambesons and kettle hats.
Argval’s Revenge
Argval was a painter and printer who
offended with caricatures many a powerful
person in Vodenburg. They framed him as
a murdered and bribed the judge to
sentence him to death.
Two days after Lygan von Unterklarstein
arrived in Plauen he began dying because a
cursed lead amulet was sewn into his straw
mattress. The amulet was put there by
Argval, a young vampire who desired to
avenge his own death on the Hill of
Despair. The PCs lured Argval into the
Plauen castle and destroyed him.
The Inquisitor Hubert failed and submitted
to the seduction.
Argval was a painter and printer from
Vodenburg who was sentenced to death
because his satirical prints offended many a
noble person.
Act 10
Ivy, Kratar, Nergal

Knives Out
Ivy talked with the Brotherhood of the
Wind Rose and offered them a deal. He will
be their chief and ensure they are the only
criminal organisation in Plauen.
Thorn decided to rob a salt transport
before it reaches Plauen. Ivy planned with
the Brothers of the Wind Rose to ambush
Thorn’s men right after the robbery and
take the load.
Kratar tried to push Ivy to submit to his
control but the lowborn did not budge. It
seems they will confront this issue again.
New Men
Kratar told Margarit to use the new name–
Morgana von Fang.
Kratar gave Lygan von Unterklarstein a
new panoply and nominated him as the
captain of the new city guard.
Kratar selected recruits to the new
guard. He asked the candidates whether
they would inform him against their
colleagues. Five men replied they would
not do that: Daeru, Theras, Felban, Lygan
and Grin. They were accepted. Each
guardsman get 20s a week; their keep is
covered by the city.
Kratar visited the alchemist Prügl and
ordered thirty doses of the Blue Poison.
A Bride for the Hero
Hilda von Brauen is the youngest sister of
the dead lord of Brauen, Svend. The
Baroness thinks the sixteen year old girl
could be married to Nergal, although the
hero has to be ennobled first.
The Expedition
As Master Hubert believes he had failed
miserably during the fight against Argval,
he decided to lead the expedition to
Vodenburg to erase the stain from his soul.
Master Robert and Master Katlar do not
think it is necessary but they failed to
convince Hubert. He ignored their
argument there are only three Inquisitors in
Plauen. At least two novices completed the
training but they lack experience.
The Venomous Green
Guided by the miners Hueru and Margan
Ivy, Kratar and Nergal descended into the
bowels of the salt mine. They saw bloody
stains where miners had been slain. First,
the PCs defeated three waves of undead
dogs. The serpentine wizard, Osscarh,
waited in the salt lake, surrounded bu the
undead dogs. He used the filthy creatures
as shields to absorb damage and hit Kratar
with the spell «Thulsa’s Green Bolt» (DR12
to dodge, d10 damage ignores armour). The
PCs, however, did not falter and killed the
evil mutant.
The Lord of the Mountain
The Spirit of the Mountain told them all
men must leave the salt mine and never
return. He did not stop Osscarh because the
wizard actually drove everyone away but
he did not consider him an ally. The Spirit
told the PCs there is an unused salt mine
further north where the salt bed is thick
and quite easy to reach.
Restoring Order
Urgel Mengl was a successful miller in
Sigmaringen. He exploited his position and
charged 5% above the usual rate. He did
not provide widows with sacks of bran as
the customer dictates, therefore he was
hated by the villagers. When Kratar arrived
in Sigmaringen, he added a surtax to
Urgel’s obligations and requested 2000s to
be paid immediately. Urgel was so blinded
by hate and greed that he decided to kill
Kratar. The miller tried to lure Kratar to a
shed where he attacked him with an axe.
The nobleman easily deflected the blow and
wounded the miller. He will be given up
into the hands of the Inquisition. The
miller’s daughter was given to the oldest
apprentice. Kratar also took in two
strapping lads–Karg and Kratar—to the city
guard.
The Flying Heads
Three human heads with black wings and
cheeks marked with magical symbols were
seen flying around Plauen. They were
whispering: «He is coming! He is coming!»
Act 11
Nergal
A Bitter Victory
Nergal sent his mirror-bird to spy on the
expedition led by Master Hubert. The
Inquisitor was accompanied by ten novices
and twenty henchmen. A rabble joined
them as well.
The procession reached the ruins of
Vodenburg after few hours. They saw
something new gleaming amongst the
black, shiny stones. It was a black dome,
about twenty meters in diameter. The
mirror-bird felt a malevolent presence and
a man, wearing brown rags crawled out of
a hole. He did not introduce himself but
Master Hubert recognized the voice. The
stranger looked like his former teacher,
Kutz, who became a fervent servant of Hell
and was burnt at a stake ten years ago. Kutz
claimed his body is just a clay to be
reshaped at his will. In fact, it was just a
flesh puppet that was sent by the demons,
waiting inside the dome. Through the
mirror-bird’s magical eye Nergal saw a
black circle of demonic energy that
surrounded Kutz. After a string of black
symbols (similar to cuneiform characters)
shot from the circle to the dome, it became
partially transparent. Seven demonic
figures were standing there, waiting. The
puppet was supposed to crack the dome
open and release its masters into the world.
If the Inquisitor helped them, they could
devour his soul instantly. Master Hubert
was not a sentimental fool and decided to
destroy the puppet. He forced a scale of the
Two-Headed Basilisk down the puppet’s
throat, causing a huge explosion. Hubert’s
body was horrendously injured but he died
happy. The dome sank into the cursed
ground and the location was covered by
rubble.
Stench of Secrets
Nergal went to talk with Sister Magdalene.
He noticed he was being followed and
caught the last spy in the chain. It was a
low-level member of the Red Arrow gang.
Sister Magdalene convinced Nergal to
spare the unlucky man because she needs
servants for menial tasks. As she possessed
a scroll that erases the victim’s memory, she
can try it out. If the victim dies in the
process, his corpse will join a crowd in the
river.
Thanks to his mirror-bird the heretic
spied on both Plauen inquisitors. Master
Robert was completely occupied by his
occult studies. Master Katlar indulged his
appetites for fine dining and young men.
Roses and Thorns
Nergal had a talk with Hilda von Brauen in
the castle garden. He was watched by three
grim chaperones. Hilda told Nergal about
books she read. In general, she plans to
return to Brauen because she wants to be
independent from Nissa, although she is
grateful to her. A lady needs a husband too.
However, the Brauen domain was taken
over by Galt von Weißenschild, a minor
noble of no importance.
Act 12
Ivy, Kratar von Wowhund, Nergal
The Messenger of Doom
The lords of Hell decided to get rid of the
heroes. A possessed madman called
«Goosefoot» was sent to Plauen to lure the
PCs into a trap. The PCs willingly went into
the jaws of danger.
Goosefoot led them to the woods where
they encountered twisted albino mutants.
The PCs killed two creatures. A rain of ash
was falling; the air was filled with a
brimstone odour. After the party exited the
forest they saw that a huge glowing red
crystal was hovering above a naked hill.
Four chains held the crystal captive, as the
cursed rock wanted to fly away. As
Goosefoot stood in front of the crystal, a
black, scaly arm reached and gripped his
head. His skin and flesh was sucked into
the crystal; a sad heap of bones was left on
the ground. Elyxonos the Thrice-Cursed
jumped out from the red crystal. He was
clad in black, shape-shifting plate armour.
The PCs defeated him without suffering
wounds. His corpse turned into a bronze
statue. Next, Golgothus the Skinned
attacked the PCs but he failed as well.
After the fight Kratar read the scroll
«Whispers Pass the Gate» and summoned
Goosefoot’s ghost to talk. The dead man
told the PCs everything about the cult of
sodomy in Plauen.
The Cult of Sodomy
The Inquisitor Master Katlar was the leader
of a sodomite cult in Plauen. Other cult
members were: Scarlet Pol, Pretty Frank
(both from the Brotherhood of the Red
Arrow), the cloth merchant Senkil, the spice
merchant Kathan, and Kritzian Dyor, the
master perfumer. They met in secret places
to perform vile rituals. Master Katlar had
an obscene altar in his chamber with a
statue of a demon–a multi-armed
hermaphroditic figure with large penis and
youthful breasts. The demon demanded
that all sodomites pay a tribute of their
semen every week, which Katlar then
zealously smeared on the figure.
In his capacity as the justiciar Kratar
von Wowhund summoned Master Katlar to
his office at the main courtyard of the castle
borough. The obese Inquisitor denied all
accusations of indecency but Kratar had
hard evidence of the contrary, so he slashed
with Durandal, mortally wounding Katlar.
The rest of the sodomites were arrested;
their property was forfeited (half of it went
to the justiciar).
Peace and Prosperity
Gerard, the leader of the Brotherhood of the
Wind Rose, told Ivy that the situation in
Plauen is getting worse every day. Food
became more expensive because peasants
are fearful to visit the city. The trade is
dead, so there is no one to steal from.
Brothel owners and whores complain that
the sex business is doing very bad.
Ivy started organizing a fair to
rejuvenate the economy of Plauen. He will
meet the guild representatives, for they
should contribute and pay a part of the
expenses.
The justiciar equipped his guard with
horses and light armour. Lygan von
Unterklarstein oversees daily fighting and
riding exercises. Two of the black-skinned
acrobats are members of the city guard; the
guard is now forty men strong.
Act 13
Julius von Griff, Ivy, Kratar von Wowhund,
Nergal
Guests from Turrenborg
Two Inquisitors from Falkenhayn went to
Turrenborg to join an expedition to Plauen.
The Turrenborg merchants wish to establish
a trade relations with Plauen, therefore they
asked Nissa von Vodenburg-Plauen for an
armed escort. The PCs and seven city
guards rode to meet the merchants’
delegation halfway.
Gretil von Turrenborg (on a red field a
crenellated white tower) led the delegation.
Five young nobles accompany him.
Amongst them are Julius von Griff and
Urkin von Berg (on a golden field a black
rock with a single peak). The other half of
the delegation are professional fighters:
Dog, a fanged maniac; Doll, a serial killer
and scalp hunter; Thom, an archer; Dan, a
swordsman; Kann, a skilled rider.
Nergal watched Dog and Doll thanks to
his mirror-bird. The fanged maniac just got
drunk quickly. Doll bought a diseased
whore and flayed her. He took her hair too.
The Nightly Visit
Erekigalluzzu, the Lord of the Crimson
Lightning, unleashed seven shape-shifting
slaves against the Plauen castle as the first
wave of the nightly attack. In their human
forms the slaves were tattooed with blue
spiral tattoos on their necks, backs and
thighs. Their bestial form resembled a
hybrid of man and badger with black fur
and shining, yellow eyes. They had sharp
claws, so they could easily scale castle
walls.
One of the creatures rushed into Julius’
room. His companion Urkin von Berg was
sleeping; Julius’ jester–Boldfart–was laying
on the floor. Urkin ran out, raising the
alarm. Julius wounded the creature with his
magical dagger but the wound closed
immediately. He called upon Boldfart to
break a bed baluster and pin the raging
thing with it to the wall. The stupid buffoon
failed to hold the beast. It pierced Julius’
shield. He hacked at the shape-shifter with
the axe and pushed it from the windows
into the night. The beast spread its patagia
and landed safely on a roof below.
Meanwhile, three shape-shifters were
scaling the wall in order to get into other
guest rooms. On the battlements one could
see three other creatures fighting against
the guards.
Nergal rushed to Hilda von Brauen’s
room. With his magical sword he sliced in
twain a shapeshifter. The bloody halves fell
down onto the main courtyard and
changed into human remains. He told
Hilda to run to the main hall.
Kratar took care of Nissa and then
organised the defence in the main hall. He
issued silver arrows and crossbow bolts to
the guardsmen. Soon, a silver-tipped rain
hit the creatures at the battlements. It
seemed the battle was going well for the
defenders.
 A thud was heard. The roof of the hall
shook. And it shook again. Something big
was walking on the roof. Kratar mocked the
new enemy, calling it a coward. A huge
black shape with wing leapt onto the
courtyard. Erekigalluzzu was quite strange
to behold, as its head was a black, glass
globe levitating about twenty centimetres
above its neck. Its body was alike a three-
meters tall and vaguely human male but
sexless. The demon had also batlike wings.
It raised its arms and crimson lightning
crackled between its palms. Immediately
after the crimson bolt hit the nearest shape-
shifter, its back was broken and two black
wings grew from the wound. Kratar kicked
a window open and ran down towards the
demonic lord. A new crimson lightning
rushed toward Kratar, ready to burn him to
ashes. Kratar parried the magical bolt with
his runic axe and slashed with Durandal.
Julius arrived as second on the courtyard,
Nergal was third. Erekigalluzzu was a
difficult enemy due to his protective ward
(-d10). Julius then used the scroll «Te-le-kin-
esis» to push his cursed dagger deep into
the demon’s side. The magical poisoned
blade worked well. Erekigalluzzu trembled
and his arms dropped. His huge, unnatural
corpse was laying motionless on the
courtyard. The PCs heard the voice of the
eel encased within the globe. Had they
liberated the eel, it would devour
everything in sight. The Inquisitor Dölun
stepped in and laid hands on the globe. He
told everyone to move far away from him
and to close eyes. He then activated the
power inside the iron diadem and
destroyed the eel. The glass merged with
the iron, leaving a blog of slag. Dölun died
during the explosion. Kratar summoned his
wraith with the scroll «Whispers Pass the
Gate». After the talk Ivy resurrected Dölun
with the scroll «Unmet Fate». Dölun’s iron
diadem was not restored to him because it
served its purpose.
Overseas Exploration
One of the attractions during the wedding
of Markus von Klarstein was a troupe of
three black-skinned acrobats. They escaped
from the inferno and found shelter in
Plauen. Kratar took the black-skinned men
into the city guard; their female companion
practices her art in the best brothel.
Three Africans were rescued from a
shipwreck about a year ago. They learnt the
language but did not disclose their origin.
Contrary to the official theology there is
another continent. It is much bigger than
the known continent and contain various
kinds of men, beasts, and monsters. Spices
and exotic fruit are grown there in the hot
climate. The Turrenborg merchants dream
about gold and black pepper which stores
dwindled to a meagre level. Gretil von
Turrenborg asked Kratar von Wowhund
whether he would like to participate in an
expedition, if not personally, then at least
covering a part of its cost.
Act 14
Ivy, Kratar von Wowhund, Nergal
The Treaty
The guests from Turrenborg signed a trade
treaty with the domain of Vodenburg-
Plauen. Ivy and Nergal witnessed the
negotiations.
During the festive dinner Fegan von
Gramm, a young nobleman, tried to seduce
Tessa von Klarstein. Ivy swapped Fegan’s
love note with a vulgar one, so Tessa was
disgusted in the end.
The Prophecy
Kratar was told by Morgana von Fang
about a cult of sodomites and the cult of
Nechrubel in the sewers. The justiciar
descended with ten guardsmen to meet the
strange people of the sewers. Sister
Magdalene greeted him and showed him
the magical oven. She also conveyed him
the last prophecy. In three months at the
latest the bubonic plague breaks out, and
then a rain of frogs will cover Plauen. The
end will begin then.
Preparations
Kratar ordered boats to be built. Ivy is
buying out wood.
Sariel told Kratar she wants to journey
with his party overseas.
Act 15
Kratar von Wowhund, Nergal
A giant demon falls down to earth. Its belly
is swollen, for it is pregnant with smaller
demons.
City Business
Nergal wants to take care of orphaned
noble women and children because their
wealth is going to waste.
In the main hall of the castle Nissa von
Vodenburg-Plauen conducted the
ennoblement ceremony. She conveyed him
the coat of arms of the Stern family (on a
golden field there is a black eight-pointed
star). Now Nergal is an independent
nobleman with his domain, as the marriage
to Hilda von Brauen has been arranged.
The Brauen domain is worth 1000s.
Kratar von Wowhund ordered two solid
chests, adorned with lot of jewels and
equipment with poisoned blades. He thinks
Ivy will try to steal the chests.
A Guest from the Woods
The Brauen domain was taken over by the
neighbour Galt von Weißenschild. He had a
mixed band of men with him (five
horsemen, seven infantrymen). The newest
recruit was a cooper’s son. The mirror-bird
showed Nergal that something attacked
Galt’s men. It felt they were scared. A
couple of corpses lay around, ripped by
claws.
In the nearby woods the mirror-bird
spotted two large, black creatures and a
gaunt man, covered with white clay and
clutching a staff. The man started to chant a
strange song and thumping his chest. The
creatures resembled black bears.
Nergal von Stern rode with Kratar von
Wowhund who was accompanied by fiften
city guards. The PCs were not convinced by
Galt’s story that two monsters attacked his
band without a reason. Kratar hit the
cooper’s son into the face because the
young man was offering his–unasked–
opinion on everything.
The PCs left the manor house and
shouted towards the strange man in the
woods. He replied to them he wants to get
only Galt. He did not need money or
anything else men need. The PCs ventured
to the woods and talked with the hermit.
He explained to them Galt is dead, killed by
the changeling that is hiding in the manor.
The hermit told them he wanted to initiate
the changeling into the mysteries of the
forest sanctuary of Mother Earth before the
world ends. The changeling betrayed the
trust and committed a sacrilege within the
sanctuary, therefore the hermit wanted to
get him. The PCs gave ‛Galt’ up to the
hermit who sliced his throat. The hermit
also told the PCs that old powers are fading
quickly as the end approaches. The dead
gods will not resurrect until the world has
been remade.
Act 16
The Inquisitor’s Downfall
Kratar tricked Master Robert to drink a
wire mixed with the Blue Poison. His
subordinate, praeceptor Norbert, also
drank the poisoned wine and died. The
poison liquefied their entrails.
Ivy then took five men and robbed the
Inquisition HQ. Nergal noticed the
commotion and participated in looting. He
took a small black box with seven scrolls;
he shared them with his companions.
Demon of Capillaries > Kratar
Palms Open the Southern Gate > Kratar
Bestial Speech > Nergal
Eyelid Blinds the Mind > Nergal
False Dawn/Night’s Chariot
Grace of a Sinner . Ivy
Aegis of Sorrow > Ivy
In the Inquisition HQ Ivy also found a
piece of human skin with the map of the
Yellow Island.
The Rain of Frogs
After Master Robert’s death the rain of
amphibious demons started falling down.
Similar creatures appeared in Turrenborg.
The demon horde spread and devoured
everything. In the last moment the PCs
boarded one of their ships in Turrenborg
and sailed away. The ship houses a crew of
fifty and thirty passengers.
Act 17
The Yellow Island
They passed the Yellow Island, although
Nergal spied on the wizard–‛the Eater of
Souls’–who lives there. The wizard laughed
them out. The PCs continued their journey.
The Pirates
On another island a band of pirates buried
a large box with the soporific ‛Red Mist’.
Ivy ventured on the island after the pirates
sailed away and stole the box. He gave it to
the alchemist.
Crimson Sails
At a distance the mirror-bird showed
Nergal a large galley with three masts and
crimson sails. The ship belongs to the Lady
of Qarth, Yasmin bint Malik. Her half-
brother Azrad bin Osama bin Malik is her
adviser, as well as an accomplished sorcerer
and astronomer. Katar, Nergal and Ivy
levitated to the galley deck, making a good
impression. Azrad used the Powder of
Understanding to facilitate the
communication.
In Qarth the PCs were accommodated in
the palace. Ivy arranged that the alchemist
and the medic were admitted to the School
of Healing.
Nergal and Azrad tested a magical
scroll in a remote valley.
Act 18
The Short Book of Ye
A week has passed in the city of Qarth. The
prophet Ye, driven by his demonic lord and
true owner of the blue behelit, launched an
attack. A week ago Ye bribed most of the
palace guards and gathered a rabble of
fanatics. He also had a horse made of three
enslaved shape-shifters. The prophet
completely underestimated the PCs. He
thought they are simple robbers. Kratar
killed three most important cultists and
intimidated the rest. Nergal saved Jasmin
bint Malik and convinced Azrad to use a
scroll to release the prophet’s monstrous
horse from the bondage. Ye died of
multiple wounds, thinking it was unfair.
His demon lord then appeared as a knight
in black armour. While fighting Kratar
bound the demon with the fetters he got
from Inquisitor Dölun. Nergal slashed with
his fiery sword and thus both the demonic
knight and the blue behelit were destroyed.
Saradir, however, was gone as well. Nergal
found just a droplet of molten metal in the
ashes.
The Last Act
The PC broke out of the demonic prison
and became minor gods in a new world.