The Prisoner Called Voss
Hook
The party freed a human prisoner called Voss from a guarded cell beneath Castle Avernus. He claims to remember nothing of his past but feels he was once someone powerful.
Evidence
- Two large skeletal beings guarded his barred cell.
- Voss battered the bars with animal desperation during the battle.
- Rage smashed the cage open, and Carver used calm emotions to settle him.
- He gives his name as Voss but claims no other memories.
- He believes or feels that he was once powerful.
- He sincerely pledged himself to the party after being freed.
Open questions
- Who is Voss?
- Why was he imprisoned beneath Castle Avernus?
- What kind of power does he dimly remember?
- Who took his memories, and can they be restored?
- Can the party safely trust him while his past remains unknown?
Next steps
- Keep Voss safe while observing what abilities, knowledge, or memories return.
- Search the crypts and Castle Avernus’s records for evidence of his imprisonment.