Story Threads
Keep completed threads in the table so the group retains a record of how they resolved.
| Thread | Type | Priority | Status | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Leg-Taker of Martira Bay | Murders / urban threat | Medium | Active | Evade the guards, then investigate the Rat House and its chanting |
| The Beast in the Bone Chambers | Combat / guarded mystery | High | Resolved | The bone golem was destroyed, though the ossuary’s skeleton horde remains |
| The Prisoner in the Brazier | Prisoner / magical torture | High | Active | Learn who the burning captive is and what the circle now does |
| The Screech Above | Dragon / castle mystery | High | Active | Learn what landed above Castle Avernus and where it went |
| The Prisoner Called Voss | Identity / memory | High | Active | Learn who Voss was and why he was imprisoned beneath Castle Avernus |
| Darian’s Erased Name | Identity / archive mystery | High | Active | Learn how and why Darian was removed from the Book of Names |
| The Road to Barovia | Travel / ritual investigation | High | Active | Help Snowmane face the swamp ahead and continue toward Barovia |
| The Sixth Floor of Avernus | Exploration / treasure | High | Resolved | The party bypassed the barrier, reached the treasury, and received Irik’s approval |
| Ooru’s Search for the Ka | Artifact / soul | High | Active | Search the hidden library for more about Ankhtepot and the seven gods |
| The Crimson Retinue | Surveillance / Kargatane | High | Active | Test Aldo’s scarecrow passphrase when safe |
| The Silver Lady of Nevuchar Springs | Faith / domain mystery | Medium | Open | Identify the Silver Lady and Sister Elda’s cloche talisman |
| The Haunted Visage | Spirit / mystery | High | Active | Learn whom it was waiting for and what it meant by finding Carver’s relative |
| The Gray Roots | Mystery / threat | High | Active | Investigate the network and deeper growth in the Gardens |
| Silence in the Crystal Gardens | Rescue / mystery | High | Active | Search for the missing cook and explore Spring and Winter |
| The Nice Grower | Investigation | High | Active | Identify the donor of the alien creature |
| The Vanished Druids | Mystery | High | Active | Determine when, why, and how the druids disappeared |
| The Silent Crows | Surveillance / omen | Medium | Active | Determine whether all three crows were Vidic or his allies |
| The Keepers of the Feather | Faction / wereravens | High | Active | Learn the duties, hierarchy, and reach of the order the party has joined |
| Thirteen Bells | Omen / mystery | Medium | Active | Ask residents why midnight repeatedly brings thirteen chimes |
| The Shroud at Rivalis | Threat | High | Active | Learn who animated the scarecrow and how it relates to the Shroud |
| The Red Star Ritual | Omen / mystery | Unknown | Open | Determine whether the vision depicts Castle Avernus |
| The Screaming Cheese | Investigation | High | Active | Examine Carver’s sample and identify the mold donor |
| Invitation to Castle Avernus | Invitation / danger | High | Resolved | The invitation admitted the party as Darian’s guests |
| The Red Boil Plague | Disease / threat | High | Active | Examine the cattle and research the century-old outbreak |
| Vidic’s Occult Hunt | Investigation | High | Active | Await Vidic’s hunt for the whistling fiend in Clawgin |
| The Black-Scaled Rose | Mystery | Medium | Active | Identify the rose and the jester who left it |
| The Legacy of Van Richten | Investigation / inheritance | High | Active | Determine what Van Richten bequeathed and where he went |
| Ghosts of Richten House | Haunting | High | Active | Identify the ghosts and what binds them to the estate |
| Azalin’s Coinage | Clue / investigation | Medium | Active | Compare the sealed Castle Avernus cache with the party’s earlier coins |
| Blood on the Marsh Road | Consequence / mistaken identity | High | Active | Identify the slain travelers and account for their deaths and mutilation |
| Poison for the High Sentinel | Assassination / infiltration | High | Resolved | Track the consequences of Ablander’s death and identify the unused poison |
| The Dark Delver Defector | Bounty / divided loyalties | High | Active | Decide how to handle Duskren and the unfulfilled bounty |
| Erasmus Beyond the House | Ghost / journal mystery | Medium | Open | Determine how Erasmus appeared in Neblus |
| The Stolen Memories of Darkon | Memory / domain mystery | High | Active | Verify Duskren’s account and investigate Darcalus Rex |
| The Kargat and the Kargatane | Conspiracy / hierarchy | High | Active | Prepare for Castle Avernus while learning Baron Metus’s hierarchy |
| The Ordered Rats of Martira Bay | Surveillance / urban mystery | High | Active | Investigate Baron Metus’s wererat hideout and the festering houses |
| The Weight upon the Chain | Curse / restless dead | High | Resolved | Rage gave the maimed souls funeral rites at sea, ending the curse |
| Darkon’s Fractured Throne | Succession / domain mystery | High | Active | Identify Darkon’s rival powers and investigate Castle Avernus |
| Beneath Martira Bay | Conspiracy / underground site | Medium | Open | Follow Siv’s drainage route beneath the Cosmopolis Club |
| The Risibilos Card | Invitation / performance | Low | Open | Learn what Risibilos is |
| The Phylactery in the Castle | Artifact / succession | High | Active | Defeat the bone beast and search the tunnel it appears to guard |
| Aldo’s Southern Visits | Investigation / contact | Medium | Resolved | Aldo’s southern contacts were revealed as Kargatane associates |
| The Dead on the Southern Road | Undead / ambush | Medium | Open | Identify the bat-transforming spellcaster and its allegiance |
Status guide
- Active — the party is currently pursuing it
- Open — unresolved but not currently pursued
- Blocked — cannot progress without new information or access
- Resolved — answered or completed
- Failed — no longer achievable
- Abandoned — deliberately set aside