Overdue...

2nd August 2022

## Adventurers Attending

* Kitz Drecas
* Belras the Interrogator
* Casper

## Mission Notes

Karn has a task for some new adventurers – return a book to a library somewhere in the woods beyond Gnometown. The book, written in elvish on what appears to be birch bark, tells the story of the sun and the moon. Karn suggests that the adventurers might care to visit his friend Tobias, proprietor of the Big Bad Book Shop in Gnometown who may have a better idea about the location of the library to which the book belongs.

Travelling to Gnome town and meeting Tobias, our adventurers discover that the library is in a place called the Blue Wood and that the place (and the library) were abandoned by the elves at least 1700 years ago. Quite why the book has turned up now is a mystery – although Karn may know. Tobias provides the party with a little children’s rhyme that the elvish children still play hide-and-seek to.

>
> Landus had a library
> The library can’t close
> Find the books...
> Find the books...
>
>
> Book of the Leaf
> Book of the Sky
> Book of the Sun and the Moon
> Find the books...
> Find the books...
>
>
> Landus had a library
> The library can’t close
> Find the books...
> Find the books...
>
>
> Book of the Feast
> Book of the Child
> Book of Death and Hope
> Find the books...
> Find the books...
>
>
>
>

Heading into the woods using a rough map drawn for them by Tobias, the adventurers arrive in an area of ancient beech woodland where the grey trunks and the light dappled through the dense leaf canopy give the place a strange blue light. Exploring ancient mounds, the party disturb some troubled elven spirits and come close to death fighting them off. After a brief rest they continue into the woods where, wreathed in mists, is Librarium Landusii.

Entering the library, our adventurers meet Landus who is grateful for the return of the long lost book. Landus calculates the fine for being overdue – 1795gp, 8 sp and 1 cp. In return for putting the book back in its proper place, Landus agrees to waive the fine - “...but be careful, there are, er, things in the stacks that sometimes aren’t friendly.”

Following the directions to “Section Q3: 123.62”, the adventurers climb up a ladder to an upper stack, a ladder that seeks to grapple and devour them. Fighting off this ladder mimic the adventurers then deal with some aggressive animated piles of books before returning the book to its rightful place on the shelves. At this point Kitz is inflicted with a persistent ringing sound in his head.

Landus is appreciative of the assistance as well as the return of the book, and gives each adventurer a library card. They discover that the reason for the library not closing relates to a contractual arrangement with hell.

## Loot

* Standard Level Xp & Gold
* Library Card: grants advantage on a skill check for arcana, history, medicine or religion. When used for a check the card cannot be used again until after a long rest.

## Rumours

* What is the contractual arrangement with hell? Will it be concluded if the remaining books referred to in the children’s rhyme are found? Where did Karn get the book from?
* Why did the elves abandon the Blue Wood?
* How can he get rid of the annoying and distracting ringing sound in his head? - Kitz