GM Ghost's The Haunting of Harrowstone

Game Master Del Azast

An old friend has died and you are called to Ravengro, but it seems you are here for more than just a funeral. Ravengro


The Haunting of Harrowstone

"You are hereby sentenced to live the remainder of your short life in Harrowstone, which, I hasten to add, is a blessing compared to the extent of your crimes and the suffering of your victims. There you will reside in the misery of your thoughts until such time as you are drawn, hanged, and quartered. May the gods have no mercy on your blighted soul." -The final sentencing of Vance Saetressle in 4661 by Jurisdeclaris Axernis the Third

Trust points 23

Research Locations:
Lorrimor's Study
Ravengro Town Hall
The Temple of Pharasma
The Unfurling Scroll

Known Info:

Harrowstone:
Harrowstone is a ruined prison partially destroyed by a fire in 4661 (it is 4713 now), the building has stood vacant ever since. The locals suspect that it's haunted, and don't enjoy speaking of the place.

Harrowstone was built in 4594. Ravengro was founded at the same time as a place where guards and their families could live and that would produce food and other supplies used by the prison. The fire that killed all of the prisoners and most of the guards destroyed a large portion of the prison's underground eastern wing, but left most of the stone structure above relatively intact. The prison's warden perished in the fire, along with his wife although no one knows why she was in the prison when the fire occured. A statue commemorating the warden and the guards who lost their lives was built in the months after the tradgedy, that statue still stands on the riverbank just outside of town.

Most of the hardened criminals sent to Harrowstone spent only a few months imprisoned, for it was here that most of Ustalav's executions were carried out. The fire that caused the tragedy was, in fact, a blessing in disguise, for the prisoners had rioted and gained control of the prison's dungeons immediately prior to the conflagration. It was only through the self-sacrifice of Warden Hawkran and 23 of his guards that the prisoners were prevented from escaping, the guards gave their lives to save the town of Ravengro.

At the time Harrowston burned, five particulary notorious criminals had recently arrived at the prison. While the commonly held belief is that the tragic fire began accidentally after the riot began, in fact the prisoners had already seized control of the dungeon and had been in command of the lower level for several hours before the fire. Warden Hawkran triggered a deadfall to seal the rioting prisoners in the lower level, but in so doing trapped himself and nearly two dozen guards. The prisoners were in the process of escaping when the panicked guards accidentally started the fire in a desperate attempt to end the riot

Party Members
Arilla Taurandir/Ranger (Trapper) 1
Edekar Avad/Bard (Dirge Bard) 1
A'isha Al-Rajhi/Paladin (Oath against Undead) 1
Dr. Stefan Von Herzog/Wizard 1
Alek Oltorev/Investigator 1
Rhia Van der Geist/Oracle 1

Party XP 450/2000