The Thunder Below the Lantern Spire

Description

Adventure Summary

For characters of levels 5-7. In a floating city lashed by an unnatural storm for three relentless weeks, trade has stalled, bridges sway over open sky, and fear spreads faster than thunder. The characters are approached to stop a band of sky pirates supposedly using storm cover to prepare a raid on the city’s central aether-lift. Yet the pirates claim they are trying to destroy the true source of the storm before the whole city is torn from the heavens.

Background

The storm began when a noble cabal called the Gilded Chain secretly activated a bound air elemental within an ancient brass engine beneath Lantern Spire, hoping to make the city dependent on their guarded lightning routes. Their rivals, a pirate captain and a hidden priest using augury and deception, learned part of the truth and began striking supply craft to force the engine’s discovery. Now both factions spread lies: the nobles call the pirates raiders, while the pirates pose as saviors. Neither side trusts outsiders enough to tell the whole truth.