Hilde Ironhand 1

 A series played using Quill: Coal & Parchment and Quill Quest: The Warlord's Downfall. This post is published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence.

The Demon-Haunted Tower

Esteemed Guhlo, Keeper of Tomes,

I trust that this letter finds you in good health. I write to you regarding a matter of great mystery and urgency that is taking place in a nearby settlement. It is my sincerest hope that your wisdom and generosity will save these poor people from the plight that assails them.

People are going missing in the night, vanished from their beds and never seen again. Animals are found dead, the local livestock dwindles in number. Their fields are filled with withered dead crops, their livelihood and that of the kingdom is threatened by this menace.

At the centre of this peril stands a black building. It is said that the architect of this evil resides within, plotting an escalating series of calamities. Their identity is unknown, but what is known is that they must be stopped.

None have able to approach the tower and survive, all who have attempted have died. It is as if the structure is shielded with some kind of magic defence that denies all entry. Perhaps there is a text in your collection that might hold the answer to these wards?

I know that you are extremely protective of your charges, and with good reason for it is the greatest collection of arcane works in the land. There is none better than yourself to protect them, being a weaver of magics with no equal. I trust that you will see fit to share your knowledge in this matter.

Hilde Ironhand.

Guhlo didn't reply to the letter, Hilde's handwriting was too illegible and her flattery too overt. She ventured to Swanvale nonetheless and fought off some of the malevolent symptoms. She couldn't address the cause but she gave the villagers some respite. When she returned home she calculated that she'd made a small profit.