Connects to: The strange metal of the Broken Spear (40.06) is also found in a recent discovery: a smooth shield-shaped artifact about the size of a castle that has been uncovered on a hill overlooking Castle Tarengael (16.16). There is a door that was opened by the tomb robbers sent by the Collector, but the team that entered was not heard from again and the door is now sealed.
Inside are peculiar fungus people who work strange magic using blinking wands that shoot lightning or fire. There are also golems made of the impervious metal of the exterior. There are shards of glowing blue stone scattered about the shield - the golems occasionally venture forth to collect them.
The Collector is currently collecting shields, and has set his heart on adding this unique specimen to his collection.
Hooks:
- How does the Collector hope to retrieve the shield?
- What is the strange metal?
- Where did the golems and fungi folk come from?
- What are the effects of the blue stone, did it cause the mutations of the gnolls of the Broken Spear?
- Did the shield really belong to Alberon? Does he plan to get it back?
