Rise of the Runelords

The crumbling remnants of chairs and a long table clutter the floor, remnants of what was once a study. To the south, three stone doors stand, each marked with a strange seven-pointed star. Time and Erylium’s centuries of frustration have left this place in ruin. Scattered among the rubble are countless fragments of books and scrolls, their spiky script now illegible. Once part of the Scribbler’s library, these texts fueled Erylium’s knowledge of witchcraft and devotion to Lamashtu, but now they are worthless. The three southern doors lead to ancient prison cells. Within each lies a skeleton of a deformed humanoid—one with three arms, another with an enormous skull, and a third whose ribcage extends to its pelvis, with stunted leg bones below. A DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check while searching the ruined pages uncovers a hidden treasure—a scroll of *flaming sphere* (3rd level)—tucked beneath the remains of a shattered chair.