Unresolved Campaign Business
Open Threads
Mysteries, promises, threats, ambiguities, and story hooks still tugging at the campaign.
| Thread | State | Scope | Description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What the hell is Faban Colon Carrying? |
open
character hook
|
Sessions 0-?
-
|
Faban carries something in his satchel. It is protected by powerful magic. Even detect magic was not able to penetrate the leather satchel to understand the contents. An inscription was found that read "In Silence, Truth Endures. In Restraint, Power Fails to Corrupt. In Vigilance, Temptation Is Denied." | None |
| What is Corvinas' connection to Rage, the Wells, and the Cataclysm? |
open
character hook
|
Sessions 4-17
Paramon
|
Corvinas bears an infernal mark tied to a demon of rage; the Paramon Well recognizes him as conflict; his village history and the Well backlash remain unresolved. | - |
| Can the Cataclysm be stopped, or only softened? |
open
lore mystery
|
Sessions 5-19
-
|
Multiple sources say the Cataclysm may be underway, tied to Wells, primordial over-release, dragons, and possibly not fully preventable. | - |
| How will the party reach Hanedal and its Well? |
open
pending quest
|
Sessions 5-14
Hanedal Island
|
Father Joseph says Hanedal Island has one of the Wells and no known maps; Jennifer identifies Henedal/Hanedal as birthplace of magic and a Well location across the sea. | - |
| What does each Well want, fear, or protect? |
open
lore mystery
|
Sessions 6-18
-
|
Khorag, Ordor, and Saiffi behave differently. The lore file names this as an open question, and future Wells may distrust the party. | - |
| What remains of Ardema of the Seven Seals? |
open
active threat
|
Sessions 6-7
Thataways
|
Ardema appears during the attack on Thataways and plane-shifts away rather than dying. His identity, faction, and next move remain unresolved. | - |
| Where is the Monastery of the Open Hand Well in the Gale? |
open
pending quest
|
Sessions 6-14
Gale Monastery
|
Khorag identifies a sibling in the heart of the Gale at a monastery of the Open Hand; Jennifer confirms it as a known Well. It has not been visited. | - |
| Where is the Wand of Wells now? |
open
lore mystery
|
Sessions 6-19
Druid Retreat
|
Khorag says the Wand closes Wells and names Jennifer as last known user; Jennifer later says it was stolen amid magical failures. The party continues planning around the Wand. | - |
| Are the cults trying to return Tiamat, Chaotix, or both? |
open
active threat
|
Sessions 9-19
Balrog
|
Library research names Chaotix and primordial chaos; the tabaxi says Tiamat and demons are preparing resurrection; Balrog cultists summon Orsydon while trying to awaken Tiamat. | - |
| What ancient curses or protections remain at the archaeological dig site? |
open
lore mystery
|
Sessions 11-13
Archaeological Dig Site
|
Sam warns that removing the site's protection may return the arcane, Wells, and ancient curses; later evidence includes Abyssal influence and a necrotic dagger. | - |
| What is the role of the black/obsidian Abyssal dagger? |
open
active threat
|
Sessions 12-13
Archaeological Dig Site
|
Sam uses the black dagger in a failed blood ritual; Gildas identifies it as Abyssal/necrotic and stores it with other dangerous artifacts. | - |
| Who is Cole, and what does The Rogue betrayal card mean? |
open
character hook
|
Sessions 13-13
Mountain Road
|
Cole reappears with a magical deck; Faban draws The Rogue, which Cole says harbingers betrayal. No later resolution appears in current canon. | - |
| Who stole the Wand of Wells, and for what purpose? |
open
active threat
|
Sessions 13-15
Druid Retreat
|
Jennifer says the Wand was stolen; the tabaxi later says demons seek resurrection material and that the Cataclysm may be required. This may point to an organized actor. | - |
| What are the rules of disturbed, active, depleted, or portable Wells? |
open
lore mystery
|
Sessions 14-18
Paramon
|
Ordor is disturbed and later no longer sentient; Saiffi can be carried; the consolidated Wells lore lists the rules of Well states as an open question. | - |
| Who or what was riding the Paramon guardian? |
open
active threat
|
Sessions 14-15
Paramon
|
The water elemental appears to have been a place-bound guardian used or ridden by another force, suggesting an invader capable of repeating the act. | - |
| What faith or faction was Iron Paw actually serving? |
open
faction tension
|
Sessions 15-17
Paramon
|
Iron Paw wears borrowed Namaloan colors, reacts strongly to the Celestial Isles, casts Silence readily, and reveals eldritch or hellish power before defeat. His larger allegiance remains unclear. | - |
| Why does the eastern coast remember conquest around the Celestial Isles? |
open
faction tension
|
Sessions 15-16
Paramon
|
Paramon grows quiet around the Celestial Isles, and commoner testimony suggests the eastern coast remembers conquest while claiming forgetfulness. | - |
| What will happen at the sunken city of Catur? |
resolved
pending quest
|
Sessions 13-21
Catur
|
Catur is one of the known Wells. The party has reached the coast, gained a boat, and is preparing to descend, while locals warn that Catur's peoples distrust strangers. | Resolved in session21: the party reached underwater Catur, gained an audience with the queen, entered the well chamber, and ended in a flooding crisis. |
| What is the meaning of the sapphire-eyed stranger? |
resolved
dm foreshadowing
|
Sessions 15-15
Paramon
|
Gildas speaks with a sapphire-eyed stranger in a tavern and mentions it only once afterward. This has no current explanation. | Not an important thread |
| What does it mean to carry Saiffi? |
resolved
lore mystery
|
Sessions 18-20
Balrog
|
Saiffi is a truth-bound Well and is currently with the party in a waterskin. The lore file explicitly marks the meaning of carrying Saiffi as unanswered. | We returned him to his Well in Balrog |
| What is the large intelligence or force beneath the waters near Catur? |
resolved
dm foreshadowing
|
Sessions 20-21
Coast near Catur
|
The fishermen report missing boats, lights under the water, and something thought-large beneath. This appears to be immediate next-session foreshadowing. | This was Naiman in his aquatic form |
