The Prisoner in the Brazier
Hook
Rage broke the final restraint chains in Castle Avernus’s torture chamber, releasing a massive fire elemental from the copper brazier.
Evidence
- The circle siphoned magic from Rage when he entered it.
- Cages, torture devices, and wall-mounted daggers surround the brazier.
- Carver concluded that the chamber was a magical torture apparatus and that disturbing the fire would be dangerous.
- Breaking a chain altered the circle and caused the daggers to glow.
- When the final chain broke, an enormous flash of heat filled the room and a massive fire elemental emerged.
- The elemental summoned smaller elementals and wielded a sword of black, smoldering rock.
- Pearl delivered the killing blow; the party then destroyed the remaining sparks.
Open questions
- What was the circle designed to punish or contain before the elemental’s release?
- Did destroying the elemental permanently disable the chamber?
Next steps
- Treat the chamber as dangerous if the party returns.
- Seek records or magical clues if the circle becomes relevant again.