Paths of the damned. Part 2, Spires of Altdorf

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by  Chart, David

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1
Table of Contents
— t c —
aBle of ontentS
IntroductIon .........................3 cHapter III: tHe artefact ......49
About This Book ......................................................3 Finding the Artefact ...............................49
How To Use This Book ........................................3 Summary ..................................................................49
Heart of tHe empIre .................5 Running Intrigue ................................................50
NPC Relationship Map ............................51
The History of Altdorf .............................5
Getting Started ......................................................53
War and Fortification .........................................5
Characters ................................................................53
Plague and Punishment .......................................5
A Tempting Offer .................................64
The Time of the Burgomeisters ........................6
Getting the Artefact ...............................65
Siege and Reconstruction ....................................6
The Easy Way ........................................................65
Wizardry and Statesmanship ............................7
The Hard Way ......................................................65
The Present Day ......................................................8
Destroying the Artefact ...........................67
Altdorf Guilds..........................................................8
The Transfiguration
Altdorf Citizenship ................................................8
of Resplendent Glory ......................................67
Places in Altdorf .....................................9
Cleansing of the Corrupted Vessel ................68
The Upper Classes ...................................................9
The Fleshless Made Flesh ...................................70
The Lower Classes ................................................14
Public Areas ............................................................18 cHapter IV:
Specific Places .......................................22 tHe SHadow of fIre ..............71
The Amethyst College .........................................22
The Burglary ........................................ 71
The Bright College...............................................24
Scene of the Crime................................................71
The Celestial College ...........................................25
Looking for Distractions ..................................72
Empire House .........................................................26
To Catch a Thief ..................................................73
The Jade College ..................................................28
In the Ruins ............................................................74
The Light College .................................................29
Asking Around ...................................... 75
The Palace of Retribution.................................30
At the Cock Pit .......................................................75
The Temple of Sigmar ........................................31
To the Warehouse ................................................75
Evoking Altdorf .....................................33
At Empire House ...................................................76
Descriptions ..............................................................33
The Bell ..............................................76
Events ..................................................35
The Secret Shrine ...................................77
Local Colour ..........................................................35
Recruiting Lord Frederick ...............................77
Adventure Initiations ..........................................35
Finding the Shrine ...............................................77
Combat Obstacles .................................................36
Heresy Revealed .....................................................78
Chance Meetings ...................................................36
Aftermath ...............................................................79
cHapter I: cHapter V: Bad Blood ..........80
tHe Second SHard ................38 The Daemon Letter ................................80
Proper Preperation ...............................................39 Thugs by Night ....................................82
The Dagger of Yul K’chaum ................... 39 Sniper .................................................82
Bright Peril ..........................................40 Horrors at Home ....................................83
Cold Revenge ....................................... 43 Frenzied Shoppers ..................................84
cHapter II: Mutant Murderers .................................. 85
Finding Carlott .....................................88
farewell, mIddenHeIm ..........44
The Three Beards ..................................................88
On The Road .......................................45
The Tenements .......................................................89
The Beastmen Attack ..............................46
Carlott’s Web ........................................................90
Night Attack ........................................47
Aftermath ............................................92
Aftermath ................................................................48
Experience Point Awards ...................................92
Arrival in Altdorf ..................................48
Player Handouts .................................... 93
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Introduction
I
ntroductIon
Spires of Altdorf is the second part of Paths of the Damned, Chapter III: The Artefact
an epic campaign series for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.
It follows on from Ashes of Middenheim and is intended for This chapter provides information and encounters for the main
characters who are nearly finished with their first careers or plot: locating and destroying the Dagger of Yul K’chaum.
already into their second careers. Since this section is intrigue-based, it includes details on many
NPCs, what they know, and how they fit into the plot.
In this adventure, the Player Characters (PCs) head to Altdorf
to find and destroy the Dagger of Yul K’chaum, the second Chapter IV: The Shadow of Fire
artefact that contains the imprisoned essence of the Daemon
Xathrodox. Once inside the great city, they get caught up in This section details the machinations of a Bright Wizard who
intrigue amongst the Colleges of Magic in their attempts to has sinister designs on the Dagger of Yul K’chaum. If his plans
acquire both the dagger and a method to destroy it. come to fruition, a new chaos threat is let loose in the Empire.
Chapter V: Bad Blood
a t B
Bout HIS ook
This final chapter provides information and encounters for the
Paths of the Damned: Spires of Altdorf consists of the following final plot, that of a Crimson Skull cultist trying to get revenge
sections: on the PCs for their actions in Ashes of Middenheim. The
Aftermath section of this chapter wraps up the adventure and
Heart of the Empire: Altdorf
details experience point awards.
This section provides an overview of the capital of the Empire.
H t u t B
It includes a history of the city, descriptions of both generic ow o Se HIS ook
and specific locations, adventure hooks, and advice on evoking
the proper atmosphere for Altdorf. While this material is In order to use Spires of Altdorf, you will need the Warhammer
focused on providing you what you need to run this adventure, Fantasy Roleplay rulebook, plus paper, pencils, and dice.
it also gives you plenty of information you can use to run Although you can run this adventure on its own, it works
further Altdorf scenarios. much better as the middle section of the entire Paths of the
Damned campaign. If you are starting with this adventure, four
Chapter 1: The Second Shard pre-generated characters have been provided at the back of the
book. They are kitted out and ready to go.
This chapter is an overview of the adventure in full. It provides
details on the three main plots, statistics for the two primany Spires of Altdorf is not an ideal adventure for the novice GM. It
antagonists, and general advice on how to run the web of contains three major storylines that require constant juggling by
intrigue at the heart of Spires of Altdorf. the Game Master. You really need to be comfortable in the GM’s
seat before attempting to run an adventure like this one. Unlike
Chapter II: Farewell, Middenheim
Ashes of Middenheim, the action is not presented sequentially.
Instead, the adventure requires you to assess what your players
The adventure proper begins here, in Middenheim. The PCs
have done and advance the plot as appropriate. This requires good
benefit from research in the Collegium Theologica, which puts
timing and a large dose of common sense. You also need to be
them on the path of the dagger and on the way to Altdorf.
intimately familiar with the material, so it is recommended you
Italso details their journey on the road to Altdorf, and the
read over the material at least twice before running the adventure.
perils that bevil them.
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Heart of the Empire: Altdorf
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Heart of the Empire: Altdorf
H e
eart of tHe mpIre
Altdorf, as befits the capital of the largest realm of the Old World, is a great city. Straddling the Reik and linking the banks
and dozens of small islands with hundreds of bridges, it draws much of the trade of the Empire through its markets. The
Storm of Chaos left it largely untouched, so its splendours still awe those coming from the country, particularly from regions
left devastated. Natives will happily tell outsiders of their city’s glories and complain bitterly amongst themselves about its
inconveniences.
The Imperial Palace, the Temple of Sigmar, and the Colleges of Magic are only the most important institutions found in Altdorf.
Opera, theatre, soirees, markets, shops, taverns, pit fights, street brawls—Altdorf has entertainment suited to all tastes and all
pockets. As the late Siegfried Johanson, noted rake-about-town, said “When one is tired of Altdorf, one is tired of life.”
This book includes an overview map of the city but not a street-level maps; the city is far too large, and in a few places the magic
of the Colleges makes any map unreliable. Instead, this section provides material you can use to make the players feel as though
they are in Altdorf along with their characters.
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He IStory of ltdorf
Altdorf began its life as a small Unberogen settlement on an of Altdorf can go to Morr!” Hereafter, the city was known as
islet in the river Reik. Known as Reikdorf (the city of the The Great Reek.
river), it offered good fishing, fertile farmland, and an excellent
From 600 IC onwards, the Cult of Sigmar began to root
defensive position. Over time, this tribal capitol began to grow,
itself deeply in the bedrock of Altdorf society. The constant
spilling out of its islet home to cover the nearby western shore
strife and battling of local warlords aided the growth of the
and many other small islands in the Reik. By the time Sigmar
cult, whilst growth of commerce repaired Altdorf’s fortunes.
journeyed into the east, Reikdorf claimed to be the largest
Money flowed into the cult’s coffers, and by 990 IC, the Grand
settlement in all the lands of men. Bridges were built, and the
Theoginist convinced Emperor Ludwig the Fat to grant the
basic structure of the city formed.
Sigmarites an electoral vote. Not content with this, the cult
As Sigmar’s Empire spread, trade began to blossom. Farmland threw a lavish series of banquets and successfully lured the
was claimed from the woods and the Goblin tribes. Many small ruler’s court to an Altdorf palace. Ten years later, the Cathedral
settlements appeared across the Reikland, and the prosperity of Sigmar was completed, exactly 1000 years after the Battle of
of the area began to grow. Most of the spare food from these Black Fire Pass. The Dwarf stonemasons who laboured on the
farms found its way to Reikdorf, where it was shipped upriver buildings were granted freedom of the city and settled down to
for fine profits. Reikland wool, leather, and timber also moved create what later became the Dwarf quarter. Religious feeling
across tribal boarders. As this trade matured, attracting money flowered, and the first great illuminated tomes of The Life of
and craftsmen to the settlement, Reikdorf began to specialise in Sigmar were created.
forging, cloth, and fine ales.
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lague and unISHment
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ar and ortIfIcatIon
By Boris Goldgather’s reign, Altdorf was a rich mixture of
From 300 IC onwards, the character of Reikdorf changed, races, religions, craftsmen, merchants, nobles, and peasants.
as the prosperity of the surrounding lands began to wane. The Great Reek was famous for its thieves and riches—the
Long years of Goblin wars, internal strife, poor harvest, and Emperor being the biggest crook of them all. His heavy
social decline took their toll on the rich town. The sturdy taxes and free-spending ways resulted in a season of riots and
stone temple of Sigmar was soon joined by defensive walls, as scandals. Several Sigmarite priests were exposed in public
Reikdorf learned to fend off hard times. alongside their mistresses and harems, causing outrage, shock,
and further riots. Martial law was imposed, but only the
The strong walls attracted many folk to the town, and by 500
disastrous Black Plague of 1111 finally beat out the flames of
IC Reikdorf had more than quadrupled in size. The ruling
insurgency.
powers attempted to persuade the people to build in stone,
rather than flammable wood, but this directive was cheerfully The city folk cheered Goldgather’s death in 1115 and
ignored. Despite all his efforts, Emperor Sigismund “The attempted to stem the tide of anarchy that followed. This
Conqueror” could not break the Reikdorf instinct to do attempt failed, and as the merchants feared, trade took a
things on the cheap. The Warrior Emperor formally named turn for the worse. Matters became dire with the accession of
the place Altdorf (the old city) and ordered the place fortified Emperor Mandred Ratslayer in 1124 IC. The new Emperor set
in stone to better defend against the local warlords and bandit up his palace in Middenheim, and the focus of trade moved
tribes. He died before his vision could be completed, and in away from Altdorf. Chaos ensued as the luxury trade collapsed,
557 IC his son, Siefried “The Lawgiver”, moved to Nuln in debts went unpaid, and the nobility fled like rats from a
disgust. The young Emperor declared, “The reeking streets sinking ship.
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Riots and fires broke out once more, and the Cult of Sigmar siege, the city was rocked by the uncovering of several Chaos
attempted to take control of the city. A cynical policy of “Bread cults and a scandal involving a lector of Sigmar anointing
for Believers” required folk to swear an oath of loyalty to the a wolfhound to the office of priesthood. Outside the city
cult in return for food and protection. Altdorfers defrauded bounds, Crackle Hill was established as the execution grounds
this system so extensively that the cult’s coffers were almost for heretics and traitors, whilst Morr’s Oak remained the
emptied and for little gain, as the population returned to its hanging place for ordinary criminals.
cheerful irreligious nature once the handouts ceased. It took
As the centuries wore on, the increasingly empty purses
over 300 years for the cult and the city to recover from this
of the counts allowed the rich to buy themselves titles and
financial disaster.
coats of arms from the nobility. Heraldry became deeply
Around this time, the beginnings of an organised guild fashionable, and Altdorf introduced Mercier laws to govern
structure began to appear. These guilds later dominate the which colours, cloths, and cuts could be worn by each class.
political life of the capitol, but at this time, they focused on Later repealed as unenforceable, these laws did manage to set
protecting their members against the harshness of the times. custom (and fashion) for some time to come. By the turn of
In the wake of plague and turmoil, many country peasants the millennium, the Burgomeisters marshalled the guilds and
flocked to the city to fill the empty houses and join the new seized the opportunity to become self-governing. Huge gifts
guilds. This move from the farmlands, combined with many of money surreptitiously flowed into the coffers of the Princes
poor harvests, beggared the Reikland Elector. The ruined noble of Altdorf, enabling the once-mocking title to again become a
approached Altdorf for aid and eventually made a deal. The reality. The city became a self-governing state, and the newly
Count formally adopted the Prince of Altdorf; the Count then empowered Burgomeisters engineered huge tax breaks for
abdicated all Electoral privileges to the Grand Prince. Vast themselves.
sums of money flowed into the Reikland estates, restoring the
fortunes, if not the title, of the former Count. S r
Iege and econStructIon
The dual title of Grand Prince of Altdorf and Elector Count
This prosperity was smashed by civil war and sieges. The
of Reikland then passed from prince to prince, though it
vampire lords of the Von Carstein family laid siege in 2051 IC
seemed to bring little luck with it. The crippling upkeep of the
and 2132 IC. Both attempts came at a great cost to the city.
Reikland and collapse of Altdorf trade meant that before the
The walls were breached in several places, and the loss of life
1200s ended, the rulers of The Reek were known as “the poor
was tremendous. The city brazened the sieges out, mockingly
princes”. From this time forward, money became increasingly
adopting the “shade of death” as the banner of Altdorf. This
important as a source of power and leverage. Bribery and
gallows humour did not disguise the tolls the sieges exacted.
corruption seeped into all aspects of city life.
The Von Carstein habit of catapulting rotten zombies into
the city brought many winters of plague, while crippling taxes
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He Ime of tHe
created an era of poverty and desperation. By the Battle of
Hel Fen in 2145 IC Altdorfers no longer cared that the Von
B
urgomeISterS
Carstein line had been crushed. Every able-bodied man was
expected to aid in the rebuilding of the defensive walls or lose
The 1500s opened with a bold move from the Burgomeisters.
their citizenship. Many protested, but they lacked the spirit to
Following the trend of the times, the Guilds openly bribed the
riot.
nobility to return to the city. Gifts of lands and walled estates
lured some, whilst other responded to generous loans and The next 300 years are known as The Great Reconstruction.
“honour tithes”. The Elector count of Wissenland reportedly Gradually, pride, money, and comfort returned to Altdorf.
received a gift of 50 white peacocks with gilded beaks and Even the indignity of the Great Boil Plague of 2302 did little
purple-stained feet. He promptly invited the guild masters of to deflate the growing sense of recovery. The citizenry laws were
Altdorf to a feast and served up the birds on silver salvers as a revised, and Altdorf gathered thousands of new taxpayers to her
lesson about loyalty. bosom. The early seeds of the Imperial menagerie began when
the fashion of gifting rare beasts became popular amongst the
Despite this rebuke, by 1547 IC and the time of the Three
nobility. The Great War Against Chaos brought further monies
Emperors, Altdorf managed to repair its fortunes. As the
to Altdorf merchants as weaponry and supplies became scarce.
territories fought, The Great Reek learned to profit from the
The fall of distant Praag in 2303 caused minor alarm, but The
civil war. The guilds effectively ran most city life, and riches
Reek believed itself immune to serious change.
became the ultimate dream of every citizen. The city continued
to grow and evolve throughout this time of strife. By the It came as a shock when Magnus the Pious announced that
first siege of Altdorf in 1701 IC, the famous ‘dorfer attitude Altdorf would become home to the Orders of Magic. Riots
was recognisably present. A proud and cunning people, the erupted throughout the summer of 2304 IC, and few were
siege did not break their spirits; rather, it became a point of prepared for the martial law that followed. Many abandoned
principle to ignore the hunger, death, and horror of the Orc the city when the time came for the High Elves to warp the
warlord Gorbad Ironclaw’s incursion. All the temples of the fabric of Altdorf to accommodate the College buildings. They
city experienced a marked rise in offerings at this time, and eventually returned to find the city much the same, yet utterly
a religious renaissance swept the city. In the aftermath of the different. Becoming thoroughly unmappable, pandemonium
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ensued as ‘dorfers learned to navigate by landmarks rather than of the aldermen and guild masters, a series of trade sanctions
sense of direction. Street guides became common, and martial were applied to the new city state. Fearing that their status as
law remained as anti-wizard sentiments remained high. a tax haven would be challenged, many of the upper echelons
of Altdorf loudly protested the move. Many privately lent their
w influence to aid in deposing Emperor Dieter IV, which was
Izardry and
accomplished shortly thereafter.
S
tateSmanSHIp A month of celebrations ensued as the Prince of Altdorf was
elected to the throne. The guilds publicly swore allegiance to
The Orders of Magic quickly set out to court the guilds and
Willhem III, offering huge gifts and revenues to the once-
their leaders. The Grand Prince grew alarmed at this, for the
impoverished office of Princedom. Merchants and institutions
wizards seemed to quickly enmesh themselves in the complex
scrambled for Imperial patronage, and under the advice
web of negotiation and extortion that passed for Altdorf
of the Grey Order, Willhem auctioned off his favours and
politics. Magister, a separate state of citizenry, was created to
appointments for huge sums. This money allowed the new
curb the power of the Orders. Complex laws on trading, land
Emperor to engage in unprecedented amounts of statecraft,
ownership, and voting rights served to keep the wizards in line,
ensuring loyalty amongst much of the nobility for some time.
at least for a while.
The Grand Prince officially recognised the Altdorf Press as
A vital distraction occurred in 2324 IC when the water a newspaper, hoping to gain a measure of control over the
system collapsed. Wells filled with foulness from the midden scandal sheet. Typical, this move failed as the paper remained
heaps, sewers clogged, and the river ran black with filth from true to the irreverent spirit of Altdorfers everywhere.
thousands of privies, tanneries, and graveyards. The “Summer
The Great Fire of 2431 allowed Willhelm to entirely rebuild
of Cess” united the guilds for the first time as they banded
Altdorf’s east side and curb the Order of Bright Wizards. The
together to sink new wells, line sewers, and create aqueducts.
reconstructed area became a prestigious neighbourhood, having
The Clean Water Company was created with monies from all
well laid out streets and stone buildings. The loss of goods and
craftsmen; however, it was riven with infighting, rivalry, and
revenue hit the merchants hard, and while they were on the
virtual ineffective for many years. A political tool of the guilds,
back foot, the Grand Prince seized many political gains. This
the company was pushed from pillar to post for over 100 years,
trend continued with the accession of Karl Franz in 2502. His
gradually accomplishing its goals at a great cost to the people.
personal interventions eventually resulted in the Stench Act of
By 2429 Altdorf was rich, settled, and powerful. Despite 2506. This legislation effectively handcuffed the overweening
its own past, the city was scandalized by Marienburg’s egos of the guilds and the Orders of Magic, causing uproar and
announcement of independence. After an emergency session outrage.
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this is increasingly irrelevant. Guilds frequently operate as a
t p d
He reSent ay law unto themselves, policing their members, protecting their
interests, and attempting to gain concessions from the various
The Burgomeisters seethe and plot as they have for many political groupings of the city.
years. Recently, wars have demanded the Emperor’s full
Guilds are almost infinite in variety. Broadly speaking, all
attention, and a regent Marshal has been appointed to govern
offer some form of apprenticeship and career progression to
Altdorf. The guilds have attempted to bribe, depose, and
their members, while demanding fees and services in return.
scandalize this office, to little effect. Secret plots abound,
Admission to a guild allows the individual a chance to earn
and in the political climate of 2522, Altdorf is rife with
Altdorf citizenship and, perhaps, a chance to join one of the
cliques, cults, assassins, and resentment. The Storm of Chaos
many city councils.
threatens much of the Empire, and while the Emperor has
been away, many powerful factions have tried to gain the Some guilds are powerful enough to defy city law, having
upper hand. somehow won charter to try their own members by private
means. Guilds offer a variety of benefits to their members
The Orders of Magic remain apart from this intrigue,
from pensions and scholarships to matchmaking and widow
no doubt due to some secret knowledge of their own.
funds. A man may easily spend his whole life within a guild;
Meanwhile, in taverns across the capitol, the ordinary folk
although, it is a rare day when loyalties are allowed to change.
gossip of the next manoeuvre by the city council and the
Marshal’s likely counter measure. The Altdorf Press has If asked (or even bribed) the average Altdorfer might say the
reported strange goings on throughout the docklands and following about the foremost guilds:
an uncharacteristic silence from the Cult of Sigmar. The
• The Mercer’s Association: “Bunch of jumped-up tailors.
dispossessed and war-orphaned have flooded into the poor
Yer can spot ‘em by their fancy robes.”
quarters of Altdorf, and terrible tales of plague abound. An
air of expectation hangs over the city. What the future holds • The Guild of Stevedores: "Don’t mess with the Wharf
is unclear—but this much is certain, to live in Altdorf these Rats—there’s an awful lot o’ big lads in that Guild.”
days, is to live in interesting times…
• The Mercantile Society: "The Grocers? Ah, they’re
a g sponsoring that new weights an’ measures law, right?”
ltdorf uIldS
• The Butchers' Guild: "Solid lads—still, I wonder if
Many hundreds of guilds find their homes within the they’re going ter survive that dead body scandal?”
stinking streets of Altdorf. Technically, to qualify as an official
• The Masons' and Carpenters' Guild: “ Damn builders!
guild, an organisation must be recorded in the Civic List, but
They’re slow, expensive, an’ stuck up. How many
qualifications do yer need to lift bricks, I say!”
• The Blackpowder Men: "I never seen no one scareder of a
Bright Wizard. Heh. Run at ‘em in orange robes an’ watch
‘em squeal! Guns or no guns, they sound like girls!”
• The Imperial Guild of Arms and Armourers: "The A
and A is a solid guild. They’re all a bit deaf, but they’re
good to widows.”
• The Lawyers' Guild: "Just like Morr—yer can’t avoid ‘em,
but you don’t have ter like it.”
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ltdorf ItIzenSHIp
Altdorfers are a proud lot. Even the lowest citizen takes
pleasure in their status as a part of the great city. They may not
understand the arcane system of rights and vassalage, but that
doesn’t prevent them from telling folk about it. Outsiders from
the provinces are treated with a measure of disdain and pity, for
what ancient glories can they claim kinship to? What history
is there in some godforsaken patch of trees? Whatever they say,
nothing compares to the heritage of each and every citizen of
Altdorf; at least, that’s what they believe.
Dating from the feudal times of Sigmar, the citizenry laws
originally dictated who worked where, what tax they owed,
and who they served. Complex even then, these dubious
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