602 The Path of Pain – Level 6 Delve

There is an old, popular saying that goes like this: “Some people are so very poor, that the only thing they have is money”. And it is true. Some filthy-rich individu­als ignore what to do or where to spend their ridiculous amount of wealth. It often ends badly; mortal men easi­ly fall into temptation and the power money bestows on them turns them into the worst versions of themselves.

601 Tomb of the Opal King – Level 4 Delve

Heroes are often hired to take care of a monster, save the life of a missing person, or retrieve an item of great importance to their employer. In all of these cas­es, the heroes are permitted to keep the valuable objects they find or the treasure they stumble upon. But some­times, on some rare occasions, the heroes’ mission is to protect that treasure from being plundered.

600 The Wisdom of the Stone – Level 2 Delve

All societies require something to believe in. It becomes a necessity, almost like eating and breathing. Faith does not necessarily mean good or peacefulness. A strong faith may motivate someone to give their life for their cause. Or it could reshape their lives complete­ly, turning them into servants of a certain god. As long as the individual mind truly believes, it does not matter what it believes in. And in a world of magic and fantasy, the things that people believe in often become true.

598 Hall of Molten Dreams – Level 5 Delve

Beware of the undisputed influence of popular lead­ers for their followers’ deeds may wreak havoc upon the world. The leaders of powerful organizations like reli­gions, sects, or even political parties wield the weight of their influence like a murderous weapon. A charismat­ic, evil person who commands the respect of dozens or even hundreds of individuals has a tremendous impact on their surroundings. Furthermore, their personal qual­ities often attract the weak-minded or the outcasts. Peo­ple without a purpose such as these, become zealous be­lievers. They are capable of unthinkable atrocities.

597 Hall of Gnawed Bones – Level 4 Delve

Blissful are the ignorant who spend their lives without knowing the sorrow that the truth comes with. The truth that perilous threats surround them and may awake from their slumber from one moment to the next. The arcane past heritage is so vast that there is no way to anticipate the dangers that bygone spells and incan­tations may bring into the world. Scholars know that numerous time-bombs exist in the Material Plane; an­cient, dormant spells that await the right time to spring, or for the position of an astral body to occur. And some are more dangerous than others. Such is the case of the evil mage Artorius and his fabled Hall of Gnawed Bones.

595 Seeds of Life – Level 5 Delve

Legend has it that a dilapidated druidic circle in the Grand Forest leads the brave and the cunning to a strange vault where the last Seeds of Life are guard­ed. These seeds are rumored to have all kinds of heal­ing properties and life-lengthening qualities. Depending on the culture, the alleged powers of these seeds and the gourd trees that they give birth to vary from the com­mon to the extraordinary. The old druid ruins in the for­est used to be an observatory but little of it remains. The stone circles and the deep stone carvings shall endure the passage of millennia before they stop functioning.