Rise of the Runelords

This storage room, once filled with forgotten crates and unused tools, now serves a darker purpose. Dust clings to the air, the only light coming from a dim lantern set atop an overturned box. Thick ropes and a discarded blindfold lie on the cold stone floor—waiting. The door is reinforced and locked, its purpose clear. This is an impromptu holding cell, prepared by Tsuto for his sister, Ameiko, should she answer the letter he plans to send. The room is eerily quiet, as if expecting its next unwilling occupant. Footprints in the dust suggest recent activity—someone has been pacing, preparing… waiting. If the party has spent enough time in Sandpoint, Tsuto sends a heartfelt letter to Ameiko, requesting a private meeting in the Glassworks basement. The letter is persuasive, appealing to their shared past and his supposed regrets. If she goes, he ambushes her, binds her, and locks her here as a bargaining tool or a final severance from Sandpoint. She leaves the letter at her inn.