Dead Gods
5th day of the Bull, 13945
Session Reports
The industrial heart of Nolavor beckons—where smoke-wreathed spires pierce toxic skies and the Whispering Depths echo with the death-songs of fallen gods. Navigate the treacherous politics of the Rust Barons, survive the necromantic alliances that reshape the balance of power, and descend into cursed catacombs where ancient corruption still seeps through stone and spirit!
Essential Tools for The Jungle's Claw
Dive into these resources to navigate and enrich your experience as legends are forged in the deadly crucible of Grizburg's industrial nightmare.
- World Calendar
- World Map
- DnDBeyond Campaign Page
- FOUNDRY VTT
- Discord Server
- Consent in Gaming
- Email the DM!
The Forge of Dark Legends
The Greenglade Massacre has forged more than mere survivors—it has created instruments of legend whose names will echo through the toxic corridors of power for generations to come. As the Rustleech's smokestacks pierce the poisoned mists surrounding Grizburg, five figures stand transformed upon her deck: Thronn the Strider, master of paths both seen and hidden; Fouk the Runescriber, weaving arcane formulae with technological precision; Sherman the Vandal, whose puppet-guided hands serve systematic destruction; BöötMóöntch the Seeker of Veins, tracing death through corrupted divine channels; and Valdin the Defender, his Oath of Conquest manifesting as unbreakable aegis for chosen allies.
These are no longer desperate adventurers clinging to survival—they have become political weapons whose very presence can reshape the balance of power among the Nine River Houses. The elaborate deception at Vo-Len demonstrated mastery of skills that few mortals possess: the ability to wage war through theater, to craft truth from lies, and to orchestrate death with the artistry of master craftsmen. Now, as Grizburg's smoke-wreathed skyline emerges through the industrial haze, they carry with them the dark authority earned through blood and betrayal.
The Rust Baron's Domain
Grizburg stands as a monument to mortal ambition corrupted by divine death—an industrial nightmare where the Rust Barons' foundries belch toxic smoke into skies already poisoned by six millennia of accumulated corruption. Here, the boundaries between legitimate commerce and necromantic experimentation blur like flesh in acid rain, while political alliances shift as readily as mercury flows through the city's contaminated waterways. The party's newfound status as figures of dark legend grants them access to circles of power previously beyond their reach, but also marks them as threats to established orders who profit from the current chaos.
The industrial sprawl conceals networks of influence that stretch from the counting houses of legitimate merchants to the shadow laboratories where Rust Barons conduct experiments that would horrify even hardened veterans of Nolavor's toxic realm. Captain Grimharbor's skeletal fleets dock openly in harbors where the living and the dead conduct business with equal legitimacy, while House Ironwak's technological innovations serve purposes that blur the line between progress and abomination. In this environment, the party's demonstrated capacity for elaborate deception and calculated violence makes them valuable assets to those who understand that survival requires embracing the darkness rather than fighting it.
The Whispering Depths Await
Beneath Grizburg's foundations lie the Whispering Depths—catacombs that echo with the death-songs of Zothra-Khar, whose divine demise in the Black Fire War still taints the very stones with corruption that seeps upward through crack and crevice. These ancient passages hold secrets that could reshape the known world: artifacts of divine power that predate written history, technologies that blur the boundary between magic and machine, and knowledge that was buried with good reason when the gods themselves walked among mortals.
The party's evolution from survivors to legends has prepared them for trials that would break lesser mortals—challenges that will test not only their newly forged abilities but their willingness to sacrifice everything in pursuit of power that exists beyond conventional understanding. The Whispering Depths promise revelations that could elevate them to heights of influence that reshape entire civilizations, but at costs that may transform them beyond recognition of their former selves.
As toxic rain begins to fall upon Grizburg's corroded streets, five figures prepare to descend into darkness that has claimed gods and mortals alike, carrying with them the terrible knowledge that sometimes the most profound transformations require embracing the very corruption that others flee.
