The Adventurer’s Almanac

Written by: Michael Curtis

Edited by: Aeryn “Blackdirge” Rudel
Cover art by: William McAusland
Cover layout by: Jim Wampler
Interior art by: Tom Galambos, Fritz Haas, Jim Holloway, Cliff
Kurowski, William McAusland, Jesse Mohn, Stefan Poag, Chad
Sergesketter, Mike Wilson
Interior layout by: Jamie Wallis
Published by Goodman Games

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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................p. 1
The Grand Course of Days Calendar ........................p. 4
1. Hardfrost ......................................................................................p. 8
2. The Shroud .................................................................................p. 14
3. Galehome .......................................................................................p. 23
4. The Bloom ...................................................................................p. 31
5. Drawblade ...................................................................................p. 38
6. Magusbirth ..................................................................................p. 45
7. Wealwind .....................................................................................p. 52
8. The Blaze .....................................................................................p. 61
9. Starfall .........................................................................................p. 67
10. The Reap .....................................................................................p. 74
11. Cofferfill .....................................................................................p. 83
12. Emberfade ...................................................................................p. 91
13. The Rime ......................................................................................p. 101
Appendix: Blank Calendar Page ....................................p. 111

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Preface
Saluta ons and approba ons, honored member!

I gratefully extend my figura ve hand to you for your con nued par cipa on in and support of our esteemed brotherhood (and now
sisterhood as I’m so regularly reminded by our fairer members) the Order of Adventurers, Explorers, and Treasure Seekers. Your
annual fees and regular thing of rumors, maps, and lore make it possible for the Order to support all our brave members in their
pursuits of wealth, adventure, and glory no ma er where they may roam. These generous dona ons also assist the Order in caring
for the less fortunate of our organiza on or those they leave behind.

The chapbook you now hold in your hands is another result of your annual contribu ons. As a member in good standing, your pay-
ment of this year’s dues en tles you to this complimentary copy of the first-ever Adventurer’s Almanac, a new endeavor by the Order
of Adventurers, Explorers, and Treasure Seekers. Here, between these covers, you will find a compete calendar of the year to come
annotated with important events, feasts, fes vals, and holidays. All too o en has one of our members perished due to a dearth of
knowledge concerning important annual events—the fate of Hogg’s Band a er deciding to plumb the Lich’s Lick during Dead Feast
springs to mind—and this calendar hopes to prevent such tragedies in the coming year.

In addi on to being a compendium of events both celes al and terrestrial, the Adventurer’s Almanac collects an array of current
rumors, known adventuring sites, recently unearthed treasures, and other informa on per nent to our occupa ons, all of which have
been supplied by members of the Order just like you. Each kernel of knowledge has been checked for authen city to the best of our
ability, but we hope you’ll remember that some of our brethren are wont to engage in exaggera on or hyperbole, so always keep
your wits about you and never assume such lore to be truthful un l verified by your own eyes. If this almanac is successful, the Order
will be looking to repeat its publica on next year, so please keep your ears open for new rumors, recently discovered ruins, and any
other useful lore you encounter on your expedi ons.

Good roads to you all and may Chance favor your endeavors.

Vester X. Reodotyl, Grandmaster of the Order of Adventurers, Explorers, and Treasure Seekers.

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Introduc on
In their rush to create an interes ng campaign world for their players to explore, many game masters expend their energies drawing
maps, building encounters, and cra ing carefully balanced NPCs to challenge the characters. In all the excitement to get to the meat
of the encounter—typically combat—it is easy to forget that it is o en the li le nuances that bring a fantasy world to life and not the
pitched ba les that play out during the course of a gaming session.

Another problem that plagues many a roleplaying campaign is game master burnout, a phenomenon that usually occurs because the
game master has exhausted his crea vity in coming up with interes ng adventures and new creatures, treasures, and magic to thrill
his players. It happens to the best of referees and is one of the hazards of taking responsibility for entertaining your friends around
the gaming table on a regular basis.

The Adventurer’s Almanac is intended to address both of these issues by providing the game master with a bevy of material to add to
his campaign, draw inspira on from, and use as adventure seeds to build his own exci ng scenarios. In addi on, the Almanac intro-
duces a generic yet interes ng fantasy calendar with which to organize his campaign world and help breathe life into the se ng. It
literally gives the game master an en re year’s worth of material for his campaign.

The Adventurer’s Almanac differs from most commercially produced role-playing game supplements. Within these pages you won’t
find many hard game mechanics or creature a ributes. Instead, this book provides the reader with adventure seeds, campaign color,
sugges ons for new treasures and systems, and other content commonly called “fluff ” by role-playing aficionados. Like the author’s
previous book, The Dungeon Alphabet, this almanac is intended to serve as a springboard for your own crea vity rather than a hard
and fast “this is how you do it” instruc on manual.

The material provided in this book is intended to be used with any fantasy role-playing system. To help assist the game master in
incorpora ng it into his own campaign world and rule set, the author has presented the informa on herein in a system neutral format.
Sugges ons for how to apply one’s preferred rules are provided and mechanical modifiers are given in a two-fold manner that can be
used whether your systems employs a d20 or percen le dice to determine success. As in all things in the game master’s world, he has
the final say on how to include the material in the Adventurer’s Almanac in his own campaign. There is no right or wrong way to u lize
the material of this book, so long as you and your players have fun. This material is yours to do with as you wish. Let your imagina on
run riot.

Although the author is aware that fantasy role-playing games are played throughout the world and that campaign worlds run the
gamut from the pseudo-historical to the totally outlandish, some concessions had to be made with the Adventurer’s Almanac to make
the most of the limited space available for new material. This book assumes the game master’s campaign takes place in a temperate
region in the northern hemisphere of a round world with a revolu on similar to that of Earth. The seasons, month descrip ons, and
many adventure seeds are based on this assump on. Some modifica ons may be necessary if your game occurs in a significantly differ-
ent loca on. Also, the various animals a ributed to each day are derived from a wide range of real creatures from various climates and
con nents around the world. Game masters are free to remove the names of any animal not typically known amongst the denizens of
their campaign worlds and replace them with more appropriate mundane and mythological creatures. The Grand Course of Days works
best when modified to reflect the world it inhabits.

The book also assumes that there is some large central body of government in your campaign world. For demonstra on’s sake, the
Adventurer’s Almanac uses the fic onal Aeternal Empire, a Rome-like imperial realm that has stood for centuries. Despite its size, most
events and adventure seeds situated in the Aeternal Empire can easily be relocated to any (mostly) civilized land with a stable govern-
ment.

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The Grand Course of Days
The Adventurer’s Almanac is intended to give the game master a calendar that is fantas cal enough to allow the players to lose them-
selves in the game se ng without completely losing their grasp on the structure of weeks, months, and years. This calendar, known
as The Grand Course of Days, is based on our earthly calendar but with enough tweaks and addi ons to make it seem at home in a
game rife with dragons, elves, and magic. Although this calendar makes basic earthlike assump ons about the passage of me (365.25
days to the year) and lunar phenomenon (one moon with a revolu on of about 27.4 days), it can be modified by the game master to
accommodate more days or mul ple satellites by simply adding them to the 13-month calendar.

The Grand Course of Days, was created by the chronologer Phutataes in the year now known as -6 GCY (Grand Course Years). Phutataes
based his calendar on a much earlier one whose origins lie with the Ineffable Ancients of the southern jungles. Phutataes combined this
calendar with the horoscopy of Ekkim the Strange, an astrologer best known for a ribu ng each day of the year to an animal spirit that
influences the events of that day. The result was both simple enough to be understood by common laborers and tradesmen, yet s ll
adequately grandiose-sounding to be used by nobility to record important events. In only a few years a er the unveiling of Phutataes’
calendar, it was formally adopted by the Aeternal Empire and is now in use in many other lands.

The Grand Course of Days is a lunar calendar, dividing the year into thirteen months with one day (and some mes two) which falls
between the years. A month is comprised of twenty-eight days, of which each is named a er a par cular animal as well as having a
numerical designa on. However, in daily usage, due to the sheer number of animal names, days are only called by the numerical desig-
na on followed by the month’s name, such as “the 11th of Drawblade.” Amongst sages, wizards, and hierarchs, as well as in legal and
royal documents, days are always given in a day name/number/monthly fashion, such as “Day of the Owlbear, 17th day of The Shroud.”
Weeks are not formally acknowledged in the Grand Course of Days, but are some mes used by the general populace. When so used,
they are called “faces,” which either refers to the changing appearance of the moon or is a corrup on of “phases.” An example of such
usage would be: “I’ll have payment to you by the second face of Starfall.”

Each year is separated by one or two days that occurs, for all intents and purposes, outside of the annual course of me and is not con-
sidered part of any par cular year. This period always contains one of these days, called “The Day of the Phoenix” or “The Day without
a Year,” which is used to plan for the year to come as well as having legal implica ons. Every four years, a second day is added to keep
the Grand Course of Days calibrated to the passage of me, much like a leap year does to our own calendar.

The Grand Course of Days is also associated with the alignment of the heavens and most cultures who u lize the calendar also use it for
astrological determina on, with dwarves being the sole excep on due to their predominantly subterranean existence. This astrological
system, along with a system for game masters looking to introduce it to their campaign, is presented in greater detail below.

Calendar Format
Each month of the Grand Course of Days is given its own chapter in the Almanac. At the start of each chapter a monthly calendar is
presented to give the game master an overview of that month’s events, much like the average wall calendar. Each day on this calendar
contains up to five useful pieces of informa on for the game master. Not every day contains this data, but the format in which it is
presented remains unchanged throughout the calendar. The informa on includes:

A) The day’s name, which is always prefaced with “The Day of the…”
A Aardvark when spoken.
B 10 Striding
C B) The numerical date of the day.
Tower arrives at
coast C) Any holiday or event occurring on that date.

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D) The phase of the moon (if applicable).
D
(2/5)
E) That day’s equivalent in the Gregorian Calendar presented in a
month/day format. This is useful if the game master needs to make
an off-the-cuff es ma on of weather, temperature, or other seasonal-
based determina ons.
E
Following the monthly calendar is a short descrip on of each month that gives a broad picture of what life is like at that me of year
and the ac vi es that typically occur during this me. This descrip on is followed by an astrological précis covering the sign that gov-
erns that month (more on this below).

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The month is then further broken down into a day-planner format with each individual day containing some adventure idea, holiday,
fes val, or natural or magical phenomenon that occurs on this date. The day-planner also serves as a numerated table should the
game master need to generate a random event using a d%. This allows the referee to generate an adventure idea randomly, determine
the birth days of player characters, locate the date of some impromptu historical event, or even determine on what day the campaign
begins with a roll of the dice.

Feasts, Fes vals, and Holidays

In a me when regulated work weeks were yet undreamt of, special days were o en the only ones that laborers, tradesmen, and other
“working class” individuals were allowed to rest. Suffice to say, fes vals, holy days, feasts, and celebra ons were observed both eagerly
and o en. In a pseudo-medieval fantasy world, this should also be the case.

Due to space limita ons, the Adventurer’s Almanac only details special days that are either likely to affect professional treasure-
hunters or are weird enough to bring fantas c detail and adventuring opportuni es to one’s campaign world. These holidays should
certainly not be the only ones celebrated in your world; people love a good party!

The game master is encouraged to create many addi onal special days and place them within his own world’s calendar. No less than
one addi onal and unique holiday a month should be created, with a new one for each week being an even be er op on. They should
run the gamut from the ecclesias cal to the ordinary and from the solemn to the outrageous. No reason is too mundane or outlandish
to base a special day around; just look at our own real world holidays.

To get the game master started or if there is the need to suddenly create a spur of the moment celebra on, the table below provides
100 events or ac vi es that might occur during a feast, fes val, or holiday. Simply roll on the table 1d3 (or more) mes and combine
the results to determine what happens during the fes val. That should be enough to get the crea ve juices flowing or at least make
for an interes ng backdrop against which to carry out the session’s ac vi es. Game masters are free to ignore conflic ng results or to
build upon the conflict to create even wilder kinds of celebra ons.

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 Random Fes val Crea on Table
D100 Roll Fes val Event D100 Roll Fes val Event
1 Saints venerated 51 Hide-and-go-seek challenge
2 Animals driven out to/brought back in from pasture 52 Ceremonial singing
3 Pilgrimage to holy site 53 Weapons broken
4 Reenactment of famous important ba le/event 54 Animals ceremonially married
5 Weightli ing 55 Free love prac ced
6 Celebrated only by one gender 56 Consump on of sacred hallucinogenic substances
7 Bonfires lit 57 Bullwhip fights
8 Costumes worn 58 Miracles (real or imagined) occur
9 Fire-walking 59 Sins atoned for
10 Bull-figh ng 60 Slaves freed
11 Ceremonial dancing 61 Special animal or person hunted
12 Animal sacrifice 62 Clowns/mimes run amok
13 Snake-handling 63 Sleep is forbidden
14 Binge drinking 64 Sex is forbidden
15 Buildings/people/animals decorated 65 Fas ng
16 Effigies burned 66 Circumcisions performed
17 Gender roles reversed 67 People blessed
18 Age roles reversed 68 Greased pole-climbing
19 Money collected 69 Mock/real combat
20 Money burned or melted 70 Insult contests
21 Horsemanship contests 71 Riddle challenges
22 Wrestling 72 Storytelling
23 Temporary shrines constructed 73 Pyrotechnics (explosive or magical)
24 Ancestors venerated 74 Local monster appeased
25 Animals venerated 75 Other races venerated
26 Human sacrifice 76 Mock/real spell duels
27 Criminals sentenced/pardoned 77 Unquiet dead appeased
28 Ceremonial tokens sold 78 Scapegoat elected
29 Flower petals showered on all 79 Special foods eaten
30 Special lights or lamps lit 80 Certain class/people mocked
31 Temporary ruler elected 81 Foreign dei es defiled
32 Ceremonial marriages arranged 82 Juggling
33 No alcohol is allowed 83 Mock jail for those not having fun
34 Marksmanship contests 84 Tug-of-war across river/mud pit

35 Turtle hurling 85 Games of chance

36 Sculptures created 86 Animal wrestling
37 Ritual cleaning/cleansings 87 Goods and wares for sale
38 Foot-racing 88 Ta ooing
39 Mock serpents/dragons paraded 89 Fer lity encouraged
40 Mud-hurling/egg-throwing 90 Fires forbidden
41 Certain colors forbidden 91 Omens interpreted/fortunes told
42 Parades 92 Natural object (tree, moon, lake, etc.) venerated
43 Ceremonial structures/vessels built 93 Beauty pageant/beard contest
44 Flagella on 94 Lo ery held
45 Ceremonial “ba les” between groups 95 Indulgences sold
46 Fields/streams/forests blessed 96 Ritual pros tu on
47 Theatre performed 97 Torture conducted
48 Music concerts held 98 Ceremonial recita on
49 Ritual masks worn 99 Arguments mediated
50 Gi s exchanged 100 Mock funeral/execu on

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Astrology for the Grand Course of Days:
The belief that the heavens forge our des nies is a common one, and most races and cultures have developed astrological systems
designed to read the inten ons of the stars. Although all these cultures share the same night sky, the manner in which they interpret
the stars and name the heavenly bodies varies from place to place. The following astrological system is that of the Aeternal Empire,
being the most common one used by humans. Game masters are free to rename the astrological signs to fit their own campaigns.

Astrologers believe persons born during the year share certain characteris cs based on what constella on of stars was predominant in
the sky at that me. These individuals are said to be of the sign of that constella on. In the Aeternal Empire, there are fourteen such
constella ons spread throughout the year: Wolf, Wraith, Cat, Dryad, Soldier, Mage, Coin, Torch, Shield, Wyvern, Beggar, Witch, Bear,
and Dragon (although Dragon is not a true constella on but rather a single star that is most brilliant at one point in the year).

Each of these signs shares personality traits called either day traits (posi ve personality a ributes) or night traits (nega ve personality
a ributes). While not everyone who shares a sign has all of these traits or even some of them, enough do to make such gross gener-
aliza ons somewhat true. If a player or game master is at a loss to determine the personality of a PC or NPC, they can simply choose
any three of the six traits given for each sign below and use those as a star ng point. Note that some day and night traits are direct
opposites, so the game master or player should avoid choosing traits that contradict one another.

In addi on to these personality traits, those born under each sign occasionally possess certain quirks that either help or hinder their
journey through life. Each PC or NPC has a 20% chance of beginning play with one of these quirks. If the dice indicate the character
possesses one, roll a d%. On a roll of 01-60, the character has the posi ve quirk. On a roll of 61-00, he starts play with the nega ve one.
The game master can adjust these chances as he desires and the exact game benefits of each is le to him to adjudicate.

To find what sign a character is, roll a d% on the table below. Players or game masters who want to determine the birthday of the char-
acter can also roll a d% on the indicated month’s day-planner table or use a d4 to find the week of the character’s birth and a Zocchi d7
to decide the day of that week on which it occurred.

Astrological Sign Table

D% roll Birth Month Sign
01-04 Hardfrost The Wolf
05-09 The Shroud The Wraith
10-16 Galehome The Cat
17-23 The Bloom The Dryad
24-30 Drawblade The Soldier
31-37 Magus Birth The Mage
38-44 Wealwind The Coin
45-55 The Blaze The Torch
56-67 Starfall The Shield
68-78 The Reap The Wyvern
79-85 Cofferfill The Beggar
86-92 Emberfade The Witch
93-99 The Rime The Bear
100* Day of the Dragon or the Day of the Cicada The Dragon
* Roll d% again. If the result is 01-90, birthday is on the Day of the Dragon. On a result of 91-00, birthday is the Day of the Cicada (the
leap year).

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The Grand Course of Days Calendar

Hardfrost
Rooster Ant Ox Donkey Shrew Reindeer Gnat
1 Ves bule 2 3 4 5 6 7
Aurora
Terribilis’
First Appearance
(637 GCY)
(1/1) (1/2)
G (1/3) (1/4) (1/5) (1/6) (1/7)

Yak Pigeon Ice Bear Wolf Lemming Elk Rabbit

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Weird of Fall of the Dead Weird of
Wolves kingdoms of Moon Night Wolves
Begins Kryhiss Ends
(11,278 GCY)
@
(1/11)
(1/8) (1/9) (1/10) (1/12) (1/13) (1/14)
Ermine Remorhaz Lynx Wolverine Gull Skunk Walrus
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Tanner’s Rest Rime
King’s Palace
Raised
(15 GCY)
(1/15) (1/16) (1/17) (1/18)
T (1/19) (1/20) (1/21)

Musk Ox Bonnacon Ye Antelope Panther Trout Horse

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Po er’s Rest

(1/22) (1/23) (1/24) (1/25)

* (1/26) (1/27) (1/28)

Hardfrost
The first month of the Grand Course of Days, Hardfrost marks the middle of winter, a me when the northern lands are locked inice and
snow, and commerce and adventuring grind to a halt. Further south, the inhabitants crowd into cozy tap rooms or around their blazing
home hearths to escape the chill, and even in the tropics the temperature is balmy rather than sweltering. As the first month of the
year, Hardfrost is usually used to prepare for new ventures, a end to ma ers at home, and as a period of introspec on for those look-
ing to improve themselves in the months ahead. This does not mean that adventuring opportuni es cease to occur, but those seeking
fortune and glory may have to travel some distance to find them.

Hardfrost Astrological Traits

Sign: Lupris the Wolf
Known as: Wolves
Day Traits: Sociable, clever, brave
Night Traits: Crudeness, bullying, violent
Posi ve quirk: Survival (character gains a bonus against temperature extremes and inclement weather)
Nega ve quirk: Pack mentality (character suffers a minor penalty on any rolls made while alone)

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Astrologically, the month of Hardfrost is associated with the sign of Lupris the Wolf, the Great Grey Wolf that Chases the Sun. Those
born under this sign are called “Wolves” and naturally seek out the company of others. Many make good leaders as well: They fight
tenaciously for what they believe in, and woe is he who threatens what a Wolf deems precious.

D% Roll Random Dates, Events, and Adventure Ideas for the Month of Hardfrost
01-04 1st of Hardfrost: Ves bule (see p. 13).
05-07 2nd of Hardfrost: A normally quiet volcano rumbles menacingly and produces gouts of purple smoke and silver ash. Great eye beasts hover
about the smoldering mountain’s rim, excava ng the rock with their deadly rays. They seek something, which is undoubtedly bad news for all
other races.
08-11 3rd of Hardfrost: The giant polar bear, Pale Doom, terrorizes Qusimaux villages. Legend says that riches beyond imagina on lie within his
glacial den.
12-14 4th of Hardfrost: Furred serpents are a acking travelers with almost diabolical cunning. Previously unknown in this region, these creatures
must be a new species, a magical crea on, or something that slithered in from another world.
15-18 5th of Hardfrost: A ye horde led by spell-hurling abominable snowmen lay siege to a remote castle. They demand the fortress be turned over
to their lord and master, the Haired Rajah of the Dead Night.
19-21 6th of Hardfrost: Avalanches in the mountains decimate winter elf villages, forcing them to come to the human lands seeking aid.
22-24 7th of Hardfrost: Aurora Terribilis (see p. 10) first appeared on this day in 637 GCY.
25-28 8th of Hardfrost: Weird of Wolves begins (see p. 13).
29-32 9th of Hardfrost: The last crystal wands (see p. 10) are forged on this date -11,278 GCY as the Kingdom of Kryhiss collapsed into open rebellion
and the wands’ makers perish in the conflict.
33-36 10th of Hardfrost: Wererats kidnap the Lord Execu oner’s daughter with the intent to infect her with lycanthropy unless he frees their impris-
oned leader.
37-40 11th of Hardfrost: Dead Moon Night (see p. 10).
41-43 12th of Hardfrost: The PCs wake up one morning, dead—or at least that’s how it appears. No one pays a en on to them, their efforts to draw
people’s a en on fail, and physical a acks pass through their bodies without effect. What happened? Just when all seems hopeless, one man
speaks directly to them and offers to introduce the PCs to a group who can help them.
44-47 13th of Hardfrost: Barbarians come to town with a never-before-seen creature encased in a block of ice. They reveal there are more where
they found this one and will direct others there for a fee.
48-50 14th of Hardfrost: Weird of Wolves ends.
51-53 15th of Hardfrost: Tanners’ Rest (see p. 8); The Tanners Guild announces they are seeking exo c hides to meet special orders and will pay top
coin to those who provide them with skins.
54-56 16th of Hardfrost: Pods of tanic whales have been driven south by the ice and are now a acking ships in the warm southern waters. Reports
say that scaly humanoids are seen swimming amongst them.
57-60 17th of Hardfrost: First ice eyrie (see p. 11) was encountered on this date in 127 GCY.
61-64 18th of Hardfrost: Treasure hunters spend the evening is a cozy inn compe ng against each another in various contests to win a map carved
on a piece of exo c scrimshaw. Some are poor losers.
65-67 19th of Hardfrost: Frost giants come to a remote northern village looking to trade exo c commodi es (mammoth furs, giant walrus tusks, ice
emeralds, etc.) or at least that is what they claim. Their mo ves may be more sinister.
68-71 20th of Hardfrost: The residents of an ice-bound manor begin dying of hypothermia in well-heated rooms. A vampire who subsists on body
heat instead of blood is the culprit.
72-75 21st of Hardfrost: Rime King’s Palace (see p. 12) raised with powerful sorcery on this date in 15 GCY.
76-78 22nd of Hardfrost: A ship from foreign lands blows ashore, its crew entombed in ice. Although it contains a few riches, the ship’s s ll living and
dangerous cargo escapes and begins to terrorize the locals.
79-82 23rd of Hardfrost: The last of the Ice Knights was laid to rest on this date in -3746 GCY He was buried in his Frost-Guard (see p. 11) armor. Many
s ll seek his ice-bound tomb.
83-85 24th of Hardfrost: Someone or something is impersona ng public figures, using their iden es to collect money, sow discord, and otherwise
tarnish the reputa on of these individuals. A reward is being offered for the culprit(s), but the PCs may find themselves vic ms of the scams
first.
86-89 25th of Hardfrost: Ice golems commanded by a mysterious, fur-clad woman tear down the walls of a fron er outpost and carry off the fort’s
winter ra ons and most of the armory.
90-93 26th of Hardfrost: Hearth fires around the city turn into infernos as fire elementals spontaneously appear in them. Who or what is to blame?
94-96 27th of Hardfrost: Po er’s Rest (see p. 12); Poltergeist run amok, destroying the Po ers Guild’s inventory during the celebra ons.
97-100 28th of Hardfrost: A notorious pirate plans to sail into the pack ice to find a legendary treasure. She needs brave souls to accompany her, but
will treachery or riches be their reward?

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Interes ng Events, Places, and Things for the Month of Hardfrost
Aurora Terribilis: These seem to be magical curios, suitable for display in any home with more wealth than sense. An aurora terribilis
is a clear glass bo le whose mouth is sealed with a cork and dipped in black wax. Small arcane symbols pertaining to weather, contain-
ment, cold, and the sky are inscribed on the wax. Within the bo le, blue and green lights, like those that appear in the cold northern
skies, flicker and dance, cas ng a faerie-like display on the walls and faces surrounding the bo le. It is a cap va ng display and an
en re evening’s entertainment can be had simply watching the lights writhe and swirl.

Aurora terribilis are enchanted crea ons and emit a magical aura that can be detected by the appropriate spells and methods. They
also radiate a faint nimbus of evil, which can also be discerned with magic or by those steeped in holy righteousness. This evil aura is a
byproduct of the aurora terribilis’ manufacture and true purpose.

The bo les, as beau ful and harmless-appearing as they are, are crea ons of the frigid demons that cavort on the cold northern winds.
Known by a variety of names (wendigo, Ithha, valkyrior, etc.), these fiends enjoy the taste of human flesh yet seldom encounter mortals
on the northern ice. To correct this paucity of meals, the demons cra aurora terribilis and arrange for them to infiltrate the southern
marketplaces, where the unsuspec ng buy them as curiosi es. Once the bo le is in the hands of a mortal, it is only a ma er of me
before the demons receive a fresh meal delivered directly to their awai ng maws.

Each me an aurora terribilis is viewed for more than an hour, there is a cumula ve 1% chance that the viewer is suddenly spirited away
by demonic magic to find himself atop a frigid, wind-swept plateau surrounded by a sea of ice. Overhead, the northern lights dance
and flicker, and the screams and howls of the demons are heard as they ride the night winds. Eventually one of the fiends no ces the
new arrival, a er which the poor soul is doomed. Back in his now-empty home, only a gust of cold air, evidence of a brief, yet powerful
wind and an empty bo le with its lights permanently dimmed remain.

Because years can some mes go by between the purchase of an aurora terribilis and the disappearance of its owner, it is difficult to
connect the two events. Only when a buyer vanishes soon a er its purchase or when the en re guest list of a “viewing party” (an event
where the privileged gather at the buyer’s home to watch the lights, drink wine, and indulge in other diversions) is the cause read-
ily apparent. This subtlety allows the aurora terribilis to con nue to appear in witch markets, bazaars of the bizarre, and curio shops
without suspicion.

Crystal Wand: This magical object is a blue-white rod that measures 1.5 feet in length. It appears to be formed from a steel-hard crystal
similar to quartz. The p of the wand is encased in a 2-inch sheath of silver etched with prehistoric glyphs, and the bu of the rod is
encased in amber. The grip of the wand is wrapped in a strip of tanned hide with a pebbly texture, the skin of some ex nct beast.

The history of the crystal wand is hazy, but the glyphs on its p and the hide-wrapped grip suggest it came from the ancient kingdom
of Kryhiss that once lay north of the Peaks of Starva on. Kryhissic sorcerers achieved hitherto unmatched excellence with magics that
altered crystalline structures, and the gemstone guardians that once served as bodyguards to nobility are s ll encountered in forgo en
barrows.

A crystal wand has the ability to transform one type of crystal into another, provided the item or its owner fails a resistance check
against magic. The wand’s power decays any substance with a crystalline structure, changing it into another, less durable material.
Diamonds can become snowflakes, sand can become glass, salt can become ice, etc. Each use of the wand effects one cubic foot of
ma er and expends a single charge of the wand. Each wand contains half the normal number of charges for the game’s rule system.
Any transforma on enacted by the wand is permanent (barring another use of the wand), but the ma er altered might not be (ice will
melt, glass can break, salt can blow away, etc.).

Dead Moon Night (Day of the Wolf, 11th of Hardfrost): Not all cultures in and around the Aeternal Empire u lize the Grand Course
of Days. Nearly all humanoids such as goblins, ogres, trolls, and orcs, and several indigenous nomadic tribes mark me solely by the
changing of the moons rather than the more detailed crea on of Phutataes. This cruder but no less accurate method of me keeping
is called the Parade of Thirteen Moons.

The Parade of Thirteen Moons measures the year by its thirteen full moons, with each one given a tle based on its appearance, prop-
er es, or season. Each lunar period lasts from the new moon to new moon, with the full moon it is named for occurring in the middle
of the indicated me cycle. The exact start and end of each lunar period varies from race to race with some coun ng the night before
the new moon as the end of one cycle while others mark the day a er the new moon as the beginning of a new period. To further com-
plicate ma ers, not all species refer to each moon by the same tle, and this presents difficul es for scholars a emp ng to pinpoint
specific events dated with the Parade of Thirteen Moons.

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Dead Moon Night is the first moon of the Parade of Thirteen Moons. Its name comes from the shared opinion that the moon assumes
a cadaverous appearance at this me of the year. Passing clouds and shadowy patches on the moon’s face give it a skull-like look, and
it is certain there is unexplained phenomenon affec ng the dead on this night. Whether there is a direct connec on between those
morbid events and the moon’s visage yet eludes sages.

The barriers between the living and the dead are thinner on Dead Moon Night, and necroman c magics of all types enjoy the benefit
of amplified power. All spells that affect dead flesh or deceased spirits work at full efficiency on this night. There is no need to roll to
determine damage, area of effect, dura on, or any other randomly determined elements on this night—simply use the maximum pos-
sible for each. In addi on, any a empts to resurrect the dead are always successful when invoked under the Dead Moon.

This is a mixed blessing, however, as the abili es of the undead are also more potent on this evening. All damage done by the undead
as well as other special abili es they may possess that have random variables are treated as if the maximum possible result was rolled.
For this reason, it behooves necromancers to not become complacent with their own power on this night.

Frost-Guard: Ages ago, long before the founding of the Aeternal Empire, the frozen glaciers of the north lands had advanced much fur-
ther south and most of the con nent was shrouded in a perpetual blanket of snow and ice. Life was harsh in this frozen age. Hordes of
monsters prowled the lands, a acking lone, snow-bound se lements. Ci es were rare and economies poor, for much of the resources
that man now takes for granted were buried under massive glaciers. It was in this frozen epoch that the Ice Knights arose to do ba le
against the forces of evil which plagued the land.

These noble warriors roamed the land astride woolly mammoth mounts and soared through the skies on tamed snow drakes. With iron
deposits locked under the glaciers, the Knights used potent enchantments to forge weapons and armor out of magically-tempered ice.
Stronger than steel, these arms and armaments turned back the forces of the cold north and aided the Knights in restoring hope and
warmth to the southern lands. The Ice Knights pursued their quarry north, sacrificing their lives to end the frozen age once and for all.
Many were buried along with their armor and weapons in secluded barrows in the icy wastes.

Frost-Guard appears to be plate armor forged from a dense blue-white ice. Magically enchanted, the armor provides protec on three
steps be er than normal full plate and reduces any cold-based damage inflicted on the wearer by half. If the cold a ack allows a
resistance check against the damage and this check is successful, the wearer takes no damage. The icy armor also has the chance of
refrac ng beam or ray a acks, causing them to be dispersed into harmless rainbows. Any such a ack has a 50% chance of unaffec ng
Frost-Guard’s wearer.

Predictably, the armor is very vulnerable to heat, and the wearer suffers a -2/-10% penalty against heat-based a acks and the possibil-
ity of resis ng them. Each heat a ack also reduces the armor’s defensive power by two levels as the armor melts. Addi onally, for each
day the armor spends in temperatures above freezing, it loses a single level of protec ve power. This mel ng damage can be repaired
by returning the armor to a cold climate, where it will recover one level of protec ve power each day it remains in those temperatures,
or by cas ng cold-based magic upon it. For each 10 points of damage or frac on thereof the spell would normally inflict, Frost-Guard
regains one level of protec on. Note that if these spells are cast upon the armor while it is being worn, the wearer suffers damage from
the spells, but with the benefit of the armor’s protec on against frost a acks as men oned above.

Ice Eyrie: The world is much older than most people care to consider, especially those who dwell within the seemingly immortal gran-
deur of the Aeternal Empire. These ci zens delude themselves into thinking that the laws, boundaries, and culture that nurtures and
protects them always were and shall always be. If they cared to scru nize the moldering histories and ancient maps, they’d see that
the Aeternal Empire is not the first great realm—nor will it be the last.

Of these antecedent empires, the greatest were lost when the world turned cold and the ice and snow covered the once-lush lands
which they occupied. Even the great magics that these ancient people commanded was insufficient to halt the frigid doom that
destroyed them, leaving their magnificent ar facts of power entombed beneath mile-deep sheets of ice. There, these magical items
slumbered, potent but inaccessible.

As the millennia pass, the old ice slides towards the sea, mel ng and breaking as it reaches the coast, and occasionally a slab of glacier
containing one of these prehistoric ar facts breaks free. Most fall into the sea to ul mately melt and deposit the item on the sea bed,
but some exhibit strange behavior. Powered by the capabili es of these entombed items, the ice breaks free from its earthly bonds
to take to the air, floa ng aimlessly on the winds un l the sun turns them to mist and cold, gentle rain. Thus, the ice eyries are born.

These flying icebergs en ce both monsters and adventurers to their cold surfaces. Flying monsters, especially those acclimated to the
cold, enjoy using the eyries as secure roos ng grounds. Ice drakes, hoarfrost wyverns, snow harpies, and cold gargoyles will all take
roost on an ice eyrie when one floats by, hun ng unsuspec ng prey as the iceberg enters new territory. Since ice eyries are short lived

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phenomenon, these creatures seldom have me to accumulate much treasure, but the very nature of the eyrie’s crea on is enough to
en ce adventurers to take to the air and risk their lives against the beasts who make their homes upon them.

These adventurers search out the item or items that give the iceberg its gravity-defying power. O en, in addi on to these entombed
ar facts, ruins and other prehistoric structure remain intact within the ice. The relics, riches, and magic contained within these prehis-
toric buildings outstrip those found in dungeons of more recent excava on, and wealth-seeking adventurers use whatever means they
can to reach an eyrie in search of plunder. Once upon the flying ice, these adventures discover that threats older than the newly-arrived
flying creatures lurk in the ruins. Undead, cryogenically preserved dinosaurs, slumbering sorcerers, and constructs of terrifying power
and incomprehensible terror await intruders in the frozen corridors beneath the ice.

Ice eyries typically last 1d3 weeks, less if they dri into extremely warm climates. When an ice eyrie is encountered, there is a 75%
chance that monsters have taken up residence upon it. Roll a d4 to determine how many types of creature currently occupy the eyrie
with a roll of 1-3 indica ng a single species and a roll of 4 indica ng two. Determine or choose what type of creature is present as per
your preferred game system. There is an addi onal 1 in 6 chance of the eyrie containing a ruin or mini-dungeon within the ice. Create
and stock this site as normal

Ice eyries typically come into play in the campaign in one of two ways. The first is when they dri into an inhabited region and the
creatures roos ng upon it begin a acking local livestock and residents. PCs with the ability of flight are likely to be hired to ascend to
the eyrie and slay or drive off the threat. The second method of using an eyrie is to have the PCs learn that one is in the vicinity and
encourage them to plunder it for its ancient and forgo en magic and wealth. In this manner, eyries are perfect for introducing strange,
homebrewed magic and monsters from the campaign world’s dim past. The game master is free to use ice eyries in other scenarios.
One suggested manner would involve the residents of a drought-stricken region hiring adventurers to track down an eyrie and arrange
for it to somehow be brought to their land. Once there, the farmers hope to tether it above their fields and use the melt runoff to
irrigate their crops.

[Profession] Rest (various dates): These labor holidays occur throughout the year and each is named a er the professional guild which
benefits from it. There is Beggar’s Rest, Wheelwright’s Rest, Cooper’s Rest, Smith’s Rest, etc., and each is listed by that name on the
Grand Course of Days calendar. This descrip on applies to all of them regardless of their exact name.

On these days, all members of the appropriate guild are granted a day of rest. From the lowliest appren ce to the guild grandmaster,
no one goes to work. Instead, the guild tradi onally hosts a feast at their guildhall, which is a ended by all members in good standing
and their families. Games are played, musicians perform, and awards and gi s are given to outstanding members of the guild. The day
ends with dancing and drinking, but not to overabundance, for tomorrow it is back to work.

Other than possibly a ending the Adventurers, Explorers, and Treasure Seekers fes val (see Adventurer’s Carouse on p. 104), these
holidays will seldom affect the PCs. However, the game master should remember that on these labor holidays no business owned by
the appropriate guild’s members will be open. This could inconvenience the party should they be ready to venture forth on a new
quest and find that the weaponsmith who promised them that new sword is off carousing at the guildhall. Strict applica on of these
labor holidays is a good way to remind the PCs that the campaign world does not revolve around their needs and that NPCs are living,
breathing people, too.

The Rime King’s Palace: North of the Glacier of Blades lies the Rime King’s Palace. This structure is a strikingly beau ful site: con-
structed en rely from ice, the Palace reflects and refracts the eerie, shi ing colors that mysteriously appear in the sky at these north-
ern la tudes, giving it an unearthly appearance amongst the stark white landscape. On nights when the skies are clear, the palace
seems to glow from within with molten red illumina on.

The palace is home to the self-proclaimed Rime King, a fearsome ice giant who rules the surrounding glaciers with cruel tyranny. Under
his command are a ba alion of frost ogres, snow drakes, rime hounds, and other cold-climate monsters. More interes ng to adventur-
ers and treasure-seekers are the rumors of the Rime King’s treasury, which stories tell is laden with precious ice diamonds, cold gold,
mammoth furs, and the ivory tusks of giant walruses.

The Palace itself predates the king’s occupa on. Sculpted from the surrounding ice by magic, the palace sits above a ri filled with roil-
ing lava, and it is this pit that gives the palace its molten inner glow. Despite the great heat emerging from this ri , the same powerful
magics that formed the palace also protect it from mel ng. In the lowest depths of the palace’s dungeon, creatures born from the fiery
pit cavort amongst the frosty halls and delight in tormen ng the King’s less intelligent servants.

As of late, rumors have dri ed south to the warm lands along the coast. The Qusimaux people, a rugged race of polar barbarians, have
observed great numbers of fearsome frost monsters gathering at the palace. Mammoths drawing siege equipment of tremendous size
are seen crossing the glacier, and the sound of pounding metal rises from the magma forges beneath the frosty fortress. The Rime King

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has conquest on his chilled brain, but none know where he plans to strike first. Great glory and ample rewards await those who could
return with this much-desired intelligence.

Ves bule (Day of the Rooster, 1st of Hardfrost): One of the few holidays celebrated across na onali es and social standing, Ves bule
is the celebra on of the new year. On this day of fresh starts and new beginnings, most households engage in a symbolic cleaning of
the hearth, sweeping away the ashes of the previous year in prepara on for the new. Doors and windows are opened to the cold air
and children run through the house banging pots and skillets together to drive the previous year out of the home. Celebrants dress in
white linen (or silk if they can afford it) before journeying to their local temple to swear oaths of self-improvement in the year to come.
All day long, seers, fortune-tellers, and astrologers travel from house-to-house making a dy profit off the curious who wish to know
what the coming year holds.

It is widely believed that what occurs on Ves bule is a portent of the coming year, so celebrants do their best to encourage good for-
tune in the months to come. They wear their finest, newest clothes, give gi s to family members, neighbors, and close friends, visit
loved ones, and eat well and drink hear ly, all in the hopes that these fortunate occurrences will be revisited upon them again and
again during the year.

Because the year is fresh and new, it has yet to become clu ered with the psychic debris that impedes divina on. As such, the game
master should allow any divina ons or auguries which are performed on Ves bule to be slightly more accurate or detailed than nor-
mal. Vagueness isn’t completely banished, but the cryp c answers these divina ons normally produce aren’t quite so muddled during
Ves bule.

The supers on about one’s behavior during the holiday influencing their fortune throughout the year is precisely that—unless the
game master wishes otherwise. At his or her discre on, the game master can reward those PCs who a empt to curry the good will
of the Powers That Be with fine dress, small favors and gi s, and friendly visita ons to loved ones. In this case, a small reward should
be given to those PCs once in the coming year. This reward could be mee ng an influen al NPC who grants them a boon, doubling (or
tripling) the treasure found in one encounter, receiving an unexpected gi of fine clothes or master-cra ed arms and armor, or some
similar event. No more than one of these events should occur for each PC, and they may be spread out throughout the year.

Weird of Wolves (Day of the Yak—Day of the Rabbit, 8th—14th of Hardfrost): For the last decade, the northern lands have been
plagued annually by packs of ferocious wolves that terrorize the land for a seven day period. Travel abroad during this me, especially
at night, is dangerous, and wolf packs have even broken into homes to feast upon those within. These a acks appear to be focused
around the ny village of Lurach nestled deep in the Chiming Peaks.

Because of these a acks, a form of subtle totemic worship has arisen in these secluded villages, cut off as they are from the rest of the
civilized lands by dense evergreen forests, rocky crags, and snow-filled valleys. For these seven days, wolf worship becomes the norm
and missionary priests of the more civilized southern gods are given li le choice but to turn a blind eye.

Each night during the Weird, a small number of livestock is driven into the pastures outside of the villages and le staked out for the
wolves. Each herdsman and farmer in the village must surrender one of his animals to fill the nightly quotas during the Weird, dona ng
even more if the a acks are especially ferocious. As the wolves tear these sacrifices apart, great fires are lit throughout the villages and
prayers of deliverance are offered up to Lupris the Wolf. While most villagers refuse to speak of it, there have been cases where the
yearly a acks were so fierce that livestock were not the only offerings le staked out in the night.

These rites came into being a er the villages failed to stop the wolf pack a acks by conven onal means. The wolves outwi ed all
a empts to trap them or to track them back to their dens. More disturbing was that the animals shrugged off wounds inflicted by
spear, sword, and arrow. Now the villagers endure the a acks each year and pray for small losses.

The reason that these a acks occur is Lurach’s dark secret. Ten years ago, the local patriarch of the Robaun family came into conflict
with his neighbors over property boundaries. Robaun was a spiteful old codger and largely disliked by the village, so when his neighbors
decided to accuse Robaun of being a werewolf, thinking that he’d be forced to leave the village for good, many accepted the charge
without ques on—too many, in fact. As hysteria gripped Lurach’s villagers, these false accusa ons resulted in not only Robaun but
most of his family being burned at the stake. Only the patriarch’s younger brother and niece escaped the fires. They are believed to be
the cause of these yearly a acks and a bounty exists on both of them.

This belief is correct. The surviving Robauns escaped into the surrounding wilderness and took shelter in a remote cave. There they
called blindly upon whatever powers would aid their vengeance against their accusers. One sinister power responded to their pleas
by making the villagers’ accusa ons true, turning the two surviving Robauns into especially fierce lycanthropes. The lycanthropy strain
they carry is so virulent that the two spend most of the year in their wolf form and possess none of their mortal memories. Only on the
nights near the anniversary of their family’s incinera on do they return to human form and remember their former existence.

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The Weird of Wolves is a fine adventure scenario for game masters and players who enjoy a mul -layered story where things are more
complex than they first appear. The PCs can hear of the a acks or get hired by one of the villages to put an end to them. Once in the
area, they will hear the villagers blame the Robaun werewolves for the a acks and become drawn into conflict with the lycanthropes
and their wolf minions. It is likely the PCs ul mately learn the truth about the false accusa ons against the Robaun family and that
the villagers are to blame for that which now threatens them. Neither side is wholly innocent, leaving the PCs to make a decision as to
who should be brought to jus ce. The original accusers are s ll alive, as are many of the residents who willingly looked the other way
when the Robauns were burned. S ll, while these locals deserve some punishment, the two surviving Robauns quest for vengeance
has not only resulted in the deaths of Lurach’s villagers but spilled over into neighboring se lements as well. They, too, must pay for
their crimes.

Because of the unusual nature and origin of the Robauns’ lycanthropy, the wolves that accompany them during the Weird gain some of
the benefits of the curse. Although their game stats remain those of normal wolves, they receive the same immunity to normal weap-
ons as lycanthropes and are only affected by silver and wolfsbane. They also will never flee from a fight unless the Robauns do first.

The Shroud
Cod Mink Porcupine Beaver Flounder Goat Swan
1 2 3 4 5 6 Athollos 7
First Gnaw Gresades Slain;
Massacre Helm Goes
Recorded Missing
(265 GCY) (884 G.C.R)
(1/29) (1/30) (1/31) (2/1)
G (2/2) (2/3) (2/4)

Pig Badger Moose Weevil Asp Ferret Vulture

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Cartographer’s Ootabayuck Porter’s Rest Geyst’s Famine
Rest Goblins Get a Strange Moon Night
Good Idea Demise

@ (2/10)
(904 GCY) (898 GCY)
(2/5) (2/6) (2/7) (2/8) (2/9) (2/11)
Mouse Camel Owlbear Clam Bobcat Owl O er
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Camelmeet Unfurling of
the Eigh old
Path Begins

(2/12)
Leopard Mole
(2/13) (2/14)
Seal
(2/15)
Blue Whale
(2/16)
Halibut
(2/17)
Caribou
T (2/18)
Wyvern
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Malak Nivaluvas Unfurling of
His horns Wine Appears in the Eigh old
“Dies” The Empire Path Ends.
(-7840 GCY) (878 GCY)
(2/19) (2/20) (2/21) (2/22) (2/23) (2/24)
0 (2/25)
The Shroud
The Shroud is the second month in the Grand Course of Days and is regarded as the beginning of winter’s end. The month gets its name
from both the fierce blizzards that seemingly envelop the northern regions and from the dense, frigid mists that arise in the southern
lands when warm and cold air collides. These fogs are especially prevalent along the coast and near the Aeternal Capital.

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The month’s name has a grimmer meaning as well. This late in the winter, food stores are depleted and hunger is a constant companion
to the poor. Many unfortunates do not live to see the spring and finish the winter wound in a burial sheet, wai ng to be interred once
the ground has thawed. Such delays between death and burial make this month a fer le period for the spontaneous forma on of the
restless dead.

The Shroud Astrological Traits

Sign: Desulina the Unquiet
Known as: Wraiths
Day Traits: Quiet, reless, and caring
Night Traits: Moroseness, selfishness, and cowardice
Posi ve quirk: Unobtrusive (character receives a posi ve modifier to surprise or hide rolls)
Nega ve quirk: Unse ling (character suffers a minor penalty to any social interac on rolls)

Born under the sign of the infamous “Woman in White” of myth, wraiths are emo onal contradic ons. O en possessing great empa-
thy, wraiths shun society to spare themselves the emo onal pain of personal rela onships. The ul mate wallflowers, wraiths are prone
to melancholy and exude an almost alien awkwardness when dealing with others. Wraiths make excellent scholars, as once they fixate
on a problem, they are relentless in finding its solu on.

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D% Roll Random Dates, Events, and Adventure Ideas for the Month of The Shroud
01-03 1st of The Shroud: Villagers begin to go missing, only to be found drowned beneath the ice-locked surface of a local lake. With no visible holes in
the ice, how did they get there and who is responsible?
04-07 2nd of The Shroud: Parliaments of snow owls start a acking nocturnal travelers, rifling through their belongings as if searching for something.
They return to a barren wood outside of town each dawn.
08-11 3rd of The Shroud: A travelling mage is earning good will by feeding the hungry with a magical bag of endless food. He is actually an unscrupulous
illusionist whose meals are phantasmal crea ons.
12-15 4th of The Shroud: Each winter since 265 GCY, gruesome cannibalis c massacres have been reported around the empire. These horrific murders
are the work of gnaws (see page 19), which were first documented on this day of that year when thirty-six of the creatures ran wild in the capital.
16-18 5th of The Shroud: Ice trolls cross a frozen river to wreak havoc on a fron er town. Finding civiliza on to their liking, they take over the se lement
and invite more of their kind to set up residence.
19-22 6th of The Shroud: Athollos Gresades of Jodo Pharr was slain on this day in 884 GCY. His Helm of Woeful Visage (see p. 19) goes missing in the
a ermath of his death. It is believed to have been spirited away by a loyal follower, but its current whereabouts are unknown.
23-25 7th of The Shroud: Giant seals infest the waters of a seaside town, devouring the already depleted schools of fish. Would-be heroes must over-
come a zealous druid and an aqua c race who consider the seals allies if they want to drive off the great whiskered anglers.
26-28 8th of The Shroud: Cartographer’s Rest (see page 12); A down-on-his-luck dealer in paper and ink comes into possession of secondhand parch-
ment from an uncertain source. To his surprise, each page is a palimpsest containing anything from a treasure map, a spell, or the lost work of a
famous playwright. Adventurers line up to purchase his wares or to discover where the parchment originated from.
29-32 9th of The Shroud: The tribe now known as the Carpenter Goblins (see p. 18) became inspired on this date in 904 GCY. They con nue to be a
menace to wooden structures everywhere and their preda ons have become a nuisance to all who dwell near their tribal lands.
33-36 10th of The Shroud: An enemy of a local burgher has laid an enchantment on his household, causing his furniture to animate and run amok, lead-
ing to embarrassment and property damage. The burgher wants the enemy revealed and his heirloom furniture returned unmarred.
37-39 11th of The Shroud: Porter’s Rest (see page 12); Servants in noble houses and rich merchants’ villas belong to an evil sect, one dedicated to their
masters’ destruc on. On a certain night, the footmen and chamber maids will rise up to sacrifice their employers, but one acts too soon, exposing
the cult. But can it be stopped before the night of the rite?
40-42 12th of The Shroud: On this date in 898 GCY, the wizard, Geyst of the Bones, was slain. His strange demise (see page 21) placed a horrendous curse
on the Castle Haglair and its riches remain untouched within.
43-46 13th of The Shroud: Famine Moon Night (see p. 18).
47-49 14th of The Shroud: A crack in the earth spouts a growing pool of hot lava, shrouding the region in mist as it melts the snow. Strange shapes lum-
ber about within the mist, howling unearthly shrieks.
50-53 15th of The Shroud: The sea starts giving up its dead as the corpses of drowned sailors shamble ashore and begin preying on the locals. Is this the
work of an evil cleric or a portent of the apocalypse?
54-56 16th of The Shroud: Camelmeet (see page 17).
57-60 17th of The Shroud: New, monstrous hybrids of animals are preying on woodcu ers in the forest. Is the same demented genius who birthed owl-
bears now cra ing panthersnakes, wolfvultures, gorillaeagles, badgerbats, and deer gers?
61-64 18th of The Shroud: A casket bound in iron and covered in warding glyphs washes ashore near a ny fishing village. Days later, the hamlet is found
deserted, but with newly-dug tunnels leading deep into the earth. Who or what is down there?
65-67 19th of The Shroud: The ghosts of frozen explorers ride the frigid northern winds of a blizzard, slaying those who venture forth from their snow-
bound homes. One man knows the secret of their rage and how to stop them, but doing so implicates him in a horrendous crime.
68-70 20th of The Shroud: Unfurling of the Eigh old Path begins (see page 21).
71-74 21st of The Shroud: Soldiers and adventurers alike suffer injury when their metal arms and armor abruptly turn searing cold. A mastermind has
plans for conquest, but can the PCs stop him without relying on iron or steel?
75-78 22nd of The Shroud: Rumors of a secret, well-stocked food storehouse lead hungry individuals into the sewers to search for its loca on. There they
find that the “food” stored within eats the hungry.
79-82 23rd of The Shroud: A dead angel falls to earth in the middle of town. His blood has restora ve powers, which causes civic unrest as different
fac ons fight for possession of the corpse.
83-85 24th of The Shroud: A prominent silversmith goes missing and his family offers a generous reward to find him. His kidnappers are a tribe of kobolds
whose warren is under siege by wererats.
86-89* 25th of The Shroud: One this date in -7840 GCY, the great sorcerer-priest Malack His horns (see page 19) is believed to have died and been
encased in a crystal pyramid of his own crea on. The moving tomb is s ll sighted from me to me.
90-93 26th of The Shroud: Nivaluvas (see page 20) wine appears in the empire for the first me on this date in 878 GCY. To this day, a shipment of nivalu-
vas arriving in town sparks heated and some mes violent bidding wars between vintners.
94-96 27th of The Shroud: Unfurling of the Eigh old Path ends.
97-100 28th of The Shroud: Giant snow apes kidnap a halfling duchess and carry her off to their mountainous lair. There they worship the diminu ve
noble as a goddess, a role she finds quite to her liking.

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