The Last Tithe of Gutter-Crown

Description

Adventure Summary

For 3rd- to 5th-level characters, this encounter takes place beneath a sprawling medieval city whose guilds, gangs, and noble houses all pretend the old sewers are merely ruins. The PCs are hired by a desperate fence named Marra Vey to stop Boss Keldrake, a brutal underworld lord, from sacrificing debtors at midnight. An ancient pact is about to expire, and the price must be paid.

Background

Centuries ago, the city’s founders bargained with a trapped fiendish presence called the Ledger Below. In exchange for peace in the streets, the city promised one “lawless soul” every 99 years. The criminal guilds inherited the duty, turning it into a secret ritual tax. Boss Keldrake now holds the ledger-stone, but his recent kidnappings are not greed or cruelty alone: if no payment is made, the entity awakens beneath the city and claims thousands.