The Nice Grower
Hook
Growmaster Brambledu initially claimed that a “nice grower” donated the alien growth found in the Crystal Gardens. The party later learned that the gift was soil brought from Lamordia by a powerful traveler.
Evidence
- The creature was not native to Darkon.
- It was connected to a magical network beneath the Gardens.
- Upon death, the network absorbed most of its remains.
- The party recovered its organic heart.
- Brambledu described the donor only as a “nice grower.”
- A garden janitor said the donor was a strong adventurer who arrived carrying soil from Lamordia.
- The druids accepted the soil as a gift intended to benefit the Gardens.
- The traveler left after making the donation.
- The alien blight later emerged from the Lamordian soil.
Open questions
- Who was the donor?
- Did Brambledu or the druids ever know the donor’s name?
- Was the creature knowingly introduced as a weapon, carrier, or experiment?
- Is it responsible for the gray corruption or merely connected to it?
- Were other donated specimens placed elsewhere in the Gardens?
Next steps
- Ask Brambledu or the janitor for a physical description and the timing of the donation.
- Search the Gardens’ donation or acquisition records.
- Examine the heart for clues to the creature’s origin.