The Rust Peak Crisis
The Dwarven settlement of Ironholt is dying. Not from war or plague, but from a creeping, metallic rot. The lifeblood of the town—the Rusted Iron Mine—is overrun with weapon-devouring rust monsters, making salvage impossible. The town's only hope lies with the Dwarven Salvage Yard, a black-market operation that illegally strips and sells the corroded ore. But the Yard's methods are poisoning the land, and the miners who brave the infested tunnels are being left to die. You arrive as outsiders, hired to break the stalemate. Every choice you make will save one group while damning another. There are no heroes here, only survivors.
Chronicle Prelude
The central square of Ironholt, a once-proud Dwarven settlement now choked with red dust and despair. The air smells of ozone and decay. Broken mining equipment lies scattered. A desperate town elder pleads for your help from the steps of the sealed-off mine entrance, while across the square, the gates to the infamous Salvage Yard are guarded by grim-faced mercenaries.
Environmental Traits
The Rust Peak region is a closed ecosystem of decay. The mine's collapse unleashed a swarm of rust monsters, but the true crisis is the conflict over its corrupted heart. The Salvage Yard's alchemical runoff is creating a toxic swamp that slowly spreads, while the miners' refusal to abandon their home leads to ever-more desperate, fatal forays into the monster-infested depths. Victory requires deciding which part of this dying world is worth saving, and which must be sacrificed.
Legendary Archetypes
Rayan
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