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Perhaps the most outlandish idea is that the Lord of for the warforged who maintain it. Other ossuaries exist
Blades is not a true warforged at all. The first warforged in a variety of locations. The basic functions of these
were created by an artificer named Aaren d'Cannith, places remain the same, regardless of the original pur­
who became furious when the house used his invention pose of the structure. The Lord of Blades' warforged
to create weapons of war. Based on that knowledge, troops defend these sites with their lives.
some believe Aaren transferred his consciousness into
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a warforged body so that he could personally seek ven­ W A RFORGED s suARY ADVENTURES
geance for the wrongs done to his children. The Warforged Ossuary Adventures table offers some
In the years following the war, the Lord of Blades is reasons why characters might seek out such a place.
a force to be reckoned with. The warforged are some
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of the few beings able to thrive in the desolation of the WA F O R G E D 0SSUARY AD E N T U R E S
Mournland, so the followers of the Lord of Blades are d6 Adventure Goal
building a nation of their own amid the devastation. Rescue an artificer who is being forced to graft war­
They search out and scour sites that were devastated in forged components onto the Lord of Blades' warriors.
the Mourning to gather lost weapons and magic, all part 2
of their preparations for full-scale war against the crea­ Locate a docent (see chapter 5) carried by a warforged
tures of flesh. wizard who has joined up with the Lord of Blades.
3 Capture a warforged artificer thought to be an advisor
W A RFORGED 0 S SUARY to the Lord of Blades, who is touring a series of ossu­
aries and inspecting the remains.
A warforged ossuary is a former temple, crypt, or
warehouse deep in the Mournland that now houses the 4 Steal a House Cannith spell book and workshop log
remains of slain warforged. It is a place of honor and re­ from before the Day of Mourning that is being held in
flection for the Lord of Blades and his followers. the ossuary's vault.
5 Extract a warforged spy from within the Lord of
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which has been refitted into a resting place for the Lord Retrieve a Cannith schema supposedly held within the �
of Blades' followers. Equal parts crypt, monument, ossuary that tells of a process for transferring a war­ �
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