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The Missing Mechanist

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The Missing Mechanist

The narrow streets of the industrial district that runs along the docks is a maze of workshops, forges and other complexes that support the shipping sector. Loud clangs of tools can be heard echoing through the corridors.

Description

As you walk the tight alleys of the docks ward, you notice a young woman standing outside a workshop, pacing worriedly. She appears concerned and is holding a small trinket with great care.

Adventure Hook

The Trigger: Just outside of an industrial workshop in the Docks Ward, a young apprentice paces back and forth. She approaches the party and introduces herself as Nesta. She’s clutching a broken copper gear and explains that her mentor Bramen, a brilliant crane engineer who has vanished mid-shift after discovering a structural gap in the main foundry wall.

  • The Objective: The party is asked to enter the maintenance tunnels beneath the foundry and locate Bramen. They discover he has been abducted by a gang who are trying to force him to hand over the master keys to the shipyard warehouses.
  • REWARDThey receive 30 silver pieces (sp) and a custom-tuned Mechanist’s Lens, which grants a +2 bonus to all Intelligence (Investigation) checks made to analyze complex machinery, locks, or structural weak points.