Heart: Into the Bloody Depths
ABOVE US, THE CITY, SPIRE, STRETCHES INTO THE SKY. BENEATH US, THE CITY, HEART, STRETCHES INTO THE EARTH. DOWN THROUGH DIRT AND ROCK AND WATER, DOWN INTO THE DEPTHS OF DARKNESS, DOWN INTO MADNESS AND SICKNESS, DOWN INTO SOMETHING ANCIENT AND OTHER.
FOLK GO INTO THAT PLACE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. SECRETS OF MAGIC LONG-LOST OR EVER DISCOVERED. SPELLS THAT ITCH IN YOUR BLOOD. UNKNOWABLE CREATURES TO HUNT AND HARVEST. SOMEWHERE TO HIDE OR START AGAIN. FORGIVENESS FROM A GOD THAT CAN’T HEAR THEM BEG FOR IT.
AND NOW: YOU, THINKING YOU’VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.WONDERWHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.
THE HEART CAN SMELL YOU. THE HEART KNOWS YOU’RE COMING. WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF THAT DOOR, WHEN YOU CLIMB DOWN THE CHASM AT THE END OF THE ROAD, WHEN YOU CRAWL ON YOUR BELLY THROUGH THE WRITHING PRESS OF ROCK, WHEN YOU EMERGE BEATEN AND BLOODY, IT’LL HAVE YOU.
THE HEART KNOWS WHAT YOU WANT, AND BY THE GODDESS, IT’LL GIVE IT TO YOU OR KILL YOU TRYING.
Games Master: Pandorym
Player Characters (PCs)
| Player | Character | Class | Blood Stress | Mind Stress | Echo Stress | Fortune Stress | Supplies Stress | Fallout(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertname | Sucks-Down-Teeth | Cleaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Blooded (Major, Ongoing) |
| FrivYeti | Arnet Leeds | Junk Mage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Funkadelic | Grayson | Deadwalker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
Non-Player Characters (NPCs)
Sandovar, human owner of the "Red Room Parlor" inn. Former delver himself but stopped after receiving a painful curse.
Garak, gnoll owner of "Garak's Gains" in Derelictus and former soldier.
King Teeth, cannibal demigod and ruler of Grist. Can grant miracles to his followers. Desires to consume Charnel and become a full god.
Ahlysaaria Quinn, eccentric drow owner of the "Hairless Haven" flophouse and advocate against all facial hair.
Locations
Derelictus, the City Between. The home hub for all delvers heading into the Heart.
- Red Room Parlor: Inn and delver meeting place, this establishment is most renowned for the large panel of crimson stained glass that shines red light into the main area of the building.
- Garak's Gains: A thief fence filled with stolen goods and supplies, owned by the gnoll Garak.
- Hairless Haven: A dilapidated flophouse with a ban on beards and a severe dislike of long hair and mustaches. Owned by the drow proprietress Ahlysaaria Quinn.
- The Cobweb: A place in Derelictus for the Midwives who lost their purposes or were cast out in Spire.
