Some way south of the old Verlime citadel (18.07), there is a dank and wretched swamp. Deep in this fetid place one may come across a small community of wooden huts built in the treetops. Those who dwell there are all weremen of Barnabus Bloodnose. Their close proximity to each other sets up a magical resonance which enhances the power of the disease, strengthening the Barnabus persona and subduing the unfortunate host body. Because of this, the weremen spend most of their time as Barnabus, but transform back into their original bodies at the full moon. During the period of their transformation, they hang themselves upside down from the tops of trees so that they cannot escape. The varied host bodies wail and cry for help, but none hear them, and in the morning they turn back into Barnabi. Someone who lives nearby has been contracted by the Barnabi to cut them down each month after their transformation.
Subhex:
- Sunless Sea: part of a vast subterranean sea lies under this hex.
Connections
- The clever Lord Kardash of the Fourth Castle has made some sort of agreement with the Barnabi to keep any more of his peasants from being turned into weremen (18.11).
Hooks:
- Who lives near the Barnabi who is willing to aid them by cutting their ropes each month?
