Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion - Candlekeep Mysteries

Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion. Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion An Adventure for 9th-level Characters Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray Developed by Christopher Perkins Written by Amy Vorpahl In this adventure, the characters fight against a ticking clock to stop a misguided cult from launching one of Candlekeep's towers into space, along with a small trove of valuable tomes. One of the cultists has a change of heart and tries to thwart the whole enterprise by stealing one of the books, hoping to delay the launch. This book ends up in the characters' possession after the cultist dies while carrying it. Titled Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, the book describes how Candlekeep was built and contains architectural diagrams for most of its structures. The book's author, a former Keeper of Tomes named Isajar, also describes the magical wards protecting Candlekeep. Among other things, Isajar was well known for detesting the use of the letter C as a hard consonant, preferring the letter K. Beginning the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following to the players, adjusting to account for their location in Candlekeep, when you're ready to begin: You are approached by a decrepit, gray-bearded dwarf in a custodial uniform carrying a heavy, square tome bound in black leather. The weight of the book causes the old dwarf to wheeze, squint, and clench his teeth. Before he can utter a word, his knees buckle and he collapses with the book pressed underneath him. The dwarf, Buron Sternmettle, is dead-the victim of a sudden heart attack. Because his soul doesn't want to return, spells such as revivify and raise dead can't restore him to life. Buron Sternmettle was a quiet Avowed acolyte who also belonged to a secret cult called the Livestock. In the cult, Buron was known by the alias Rooster Muffin (see "Stonky's Cult" later in the adventure). A search of Buron's body yields nothing of value except the book he was carrying. Book Description Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion is bound in sturdy black leather, w...