The Barony of Shump

Baron Shump von Shump "saved" Irevein’s Gocha Margrave from a plague by leading his warband of barbarians across the area, executing all those infected. He then declared the area “Gotcha,” first county of Shumpland. Shump's followers now live in the gutted territory, a weird combination of lavish excess (from the plunder) and abject scarcity (from the dead workforce).

Prelude: The Sarcophagus of the Dread Necromancer

Non-exclusive contract for the recovery of the magic sarcophagus of the necromancer, XXX.

Location narrowed down but not known
Occupied territory of other state – wetlands
3 possible locations, local folk lore may provide insight (drinking songs, funeral hymns, ghost stories, etc.)
Can be located with a brute-force search with added risk, wetlands thought to have monsters
A wagon, 2 mules, and a handler will be provided to aide retrieval
“South of the moonstone cairn.”
Slide grid puzzle (sunken, dirty)

The Court of the Marquess

PCs failed their previous quest, find themselves in tremendous debt.
Debt to be repaid by the fulfillment of the government’s contract to find a tomb.
PCs in the main hall of the court of the Marquess, the local governor. They’re sharing space with similarly sized groups of adventurers, all receiving small parcels and scrolls from their respective, “handlers.”
Handlers are wagon drivers, messengers, and scribes. They’re meant to be a non-combat NPC that travels with the PCs.
All the groups are given a single lead as to the possible location of an ancient tomb.
Go to location, investigate the area for rumors and gain local knowledge, search for tomb.
PERCEPTION: None of the handlers have identifying emblems.

Easy Travel to the Border

While in XXX, the going is safe, well marked, and easy.

Dangerous Travel to Lead Location

Lead Location

Some notes from Dom

Mask as tribute to foreign state
envoy goes missing
artificer shopkeep marie, Marie’s Curios and Relics
orc civil war
plague cure
ΔT Resistance Movement
Tc Moon Wizards