Session 1 Report - Mines of the Lost

OOC DATE: 12th June 2026

IC DATE: 8th Jadewind, 1500 AF

PLAYERS:

• DUGGOR (DAVE)

• GRACK (ROB)

• SARYA (DEE)

• VANDREN (JOHANNES)

The party set out from Sarendib for the Mines of the Lost, following rumours that the ancient mining complex was cursed and that those who entered lost their souls. Before leaving the city, they met their bardic contact, Faelora Starlute, who informed them that a member of the Greenharbour Trading Company had recently been assassinated, allegedly by the Ras-Godai. She offered to arrange an introduction to Greenharbour House if the party returned with news of their adventures.

On the outskirts of the city, the adventurers were approached by the elderly trader Yousef Al-Safir, whose son Hamid had disappeared while working at the mines. Desperate for answers, he promised the party 50 gp if they could discover his son’s fate.

The journey to the mines was uneventful apart from a distant sighting of a colossal purple sandworm and mysterious robed figures glimpsed in the swirling sands. Upon reaching the abandoned mining camp, the party found evidence of a hurried departure, including bloodstained cloth, mining charms, and abandoned equipment. Following animal tracks, they encountered three intelligent vultures who revealed the central mystery of the site: a strange “blue stone” beneath the mines was consuming names and identities. The vultures warned the party not to speak their true names near it and explained that creatures affected by the stone became empty shells. The party adopted aliases for safety: Green, Prancing, Pointy, and Dashing.

Descending into the mines, the group discovered glowing blue crystals, strange glass scarab beetles, and evidence that the crystals contained fragments of memories. They found miners transformed into hollow husks, jackals retaining fragments of their former humanity, and shrines warning that names anchored souls to mortal bodies. One jackal proved to be Hamid Al-Safir, transformed but still self-aware. The jackals helped clear a collapsed tunnel in exchange for food.

Deeper within the mines, the party located the source of the corruption: a floating blue “star-heart” that had fallen from the sky during the Reign of Blue Fire. The entity attempted to claim identities and offered to reshape those who surrendered themselves to it. After fighting off spectral manifestations and resisting psychic assaults, the party shattered the star-heart with magic and pickaxe blows. The corruption faded, the blue crystals dimmed, and the imprisoned souls were finally released. However, some lingering supernatural effects remained upon the adventurers, suggesting the encounter may have left its mark.

• Elven bard and ally of the party.

• Composer of The Ballad of Swordthrower Duggor.

• Offered to arrange an introduction to Greenharbour House.

• Shared rumours concerning the assassination of a Greenharbour merchant.

• Elderly trader.

• Father of the missing miner Hamid.

• Offered 50 gp for news of his son’s fate.

• Missing miner sought by his father.

• Transformed into a blue-eyed jackal by the power of the blue stone.

• Retained fragments of his memories and identity.

• Carried a love letter from his wife.

• Intelligent scavengers dwelling around the mines.

• Retain memories from creatures they consume.

• Warned the party about the blue stone and its effects.

• Provided valuable information regarding the fate of the miners.

• Abandoned mining settlement in a basin of red desert mesas.

• Rumoured to steal the souls of those who enter.

• Site of the fallen star-heart and blue crystal corruption.

• Rocky ledge occupied by intelligent vultures.

• Covered in bones, scraps, and odd trinkets.

• Overlooks the mining camp.

• Vertical mine shaft lined with glowing blue crystals.

• Infested with strange glass scarab beetles.

• Contained evidence of the blue stone’s influence.

• Ancient shrine warning against the power of names being stolen.

• Decorated with funeral masks and celestial inscriptions.

• Explained the spiritual significance of true names.

• Home of the transformed miners and animals.

• Occupied by Hamid and other altered creatures.

• Contained scavenged treasures and clues.

• Cavern housing the fallen celestial object.

• Source of the mine’s corruption.

• Filled with spectral figures and psychic phenomena.

• 2 torches.

• Cracked lantern.

• Miner’s lucky charm (worth approximately 5 gp).

• Bloodstained cloth.

• Silver key.

• Bone-handled knife (worth approximately 8 gp).

• Cracked hand mirror (worth approximately 5 gp).

• 36 silver pieces.

• Bronze funeral mask beneath clay coating (worth approximately 40 gp).

• 80 silver pieces.

• 30 gold pieces.

• Payroll tablet listing 17 miners.

• Vial of oil labelled “for blue burns”.

• Blue crystal marble.

• Gold ring (worth approximately 20 gp).

• Gold tooth.

• Insect-based rations.

• Pickaxe recovered from the mine.

• What exactly was the celestial object known as the star-heart?

• Was it truly a fragment of the Reign of Blue Fire catastrophe?

• Are there other star-hearts buried beneath Kemet?

• What became of Hamid and the other transformed victims after the star-heart was destroyed?

• Why do some lingering supernatural effects remain on the party?

• Who ordered the assassination of the Greenharbour merchant?

• What role did the Ras-Godai play in the murder?

• What opportunities or dangers await at Greenharbour House?

• Who were the mysterious robed figures seen near the sandworm during the journey?

Greenharbour House

• Meet representatives of the Greenharbour Trading Company.

• Investigate the assassination of a Greenharbour merchant.

• Potentially work for the company in exchange for payment and influence.

• Follow up on the rumours concerning the Ras-Godai assassins.

• Duggor: Green

• Grack: Prancing

• Sarya: Pointy

• Vandren: Dashing