The cave reeks of old meat and fear. Animals scream in cages. A spiral of runes daub the floor, the colour of rust.
Available actions[]
1.
Seal the cave and cover up the existence of Maleficarum Serault does not need a reputation for blood magic. Not now.
Difficulty: Cunning*2
Success: A shroud of silence Your soldiers put the cave's contents to the sword and the torch. They tear down the entrance with picks and pulleys. A generous application of silver coins fogs memories. Within the week, it is as if the cave had never been found.
+10 Dignity
Failure: Leaks You order the cave's contents destroyed and the entrance bricked up. You buy silence from the one who discovered it. But if a maleficar is abroad in Serault, who can you trust? Even the thoughts of your closest advisors may not be their own...
+4 Peril, +4 Dignity
2.
Hunt down the maleficar Blood magic summons demons, distorts flesh, enslaves minds. It cannot take root in Serault.
Difficulty: Rulership*6/5
Success: To the edge of the Tirashan You hound the maleficar across Serault, slaying the horrors they send against you. Given no choice, your quarry turns and plunges into the patient vastness of the Tirashan, where silence wells between trees as old as the world. Let's see how long they last in there.
-4 Twilight, +3 Clues
Failure: Eluded The maleficar confounds their trail with sorceries. They plant false confessions in innocent minds. They strew misshapen horrors along your path like diseased fruit. When you eventually lose the trail, you can see the relief in the harrowed faces of your soldiers. Your quarry has eluded you, and Serault will know further terrors.
+6 Twilight, +3 Clues
Trivia[]
The image displayed for this quest is the heraldry of the Antivan Crows.
