The River Kingdoms is a tumultuous land of bloodthirsty bandits, treasure-laden ruins, and self-proclaimed kings, and for years it has been the subject of study for Ulisha, a curious and capable half-orc explorer. Shortly after performing a heist that enraged the local nobility, she came across a collapsing stone circle and discovered Silverhex, an enchanted sickle used by druids millennia before. She did not have long to admire her find, though, for the nobles had posted a bounty to end her meddling for good.
Unable to deal with her pursuers on her own, she has contacted the PCs, who may know her from previous adventures. If they can raise enough money, she's willing to sell them Silverhex at a steep discount and then pay off her bounty. By the time the PCs arrive at Ulisha's meeting place, she is nowhere to be found. However, she left behind her journal full of profitable leads as a sign of good faith. Using her journal as a guide, the PCs can explore the region, seek their fortune, and earn enough gold to buy the ancient relic.
These six adventures take the PCs to a graveyard in Gralton, a mist-choked forest in Ustalav, a brainwashed village in Razmiran, an ancient crash site in Numeria, and finally to a city of assassins in Daggermark.

The Silverhex Chronicles is a series of six Quests, short adventures designed to take approximately 1 hour each. Collectively, the Quests tell a cohesive story that the players can experience in any order, though it is recommended the PCs use the Silverhex Quest as a finale. Excerpts from Ulisha's journal appear on page 27, and each one corresponds to one of the Quests. It is recommended that the GM provide these to the players all at once, allowing them to choose which adventures they wish to play and in which order.

All player must use one of the 1st-level Pathfinder Society pregenerated characters, available from paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/gmResources.

A player who plays through one or more of the Quests receives a Chronicle sheet for The Silverhex Chronicles, noting which ones he played. He can later play the rest of the Quests in the series, earning greater rewards (See the Variable Rewards boon on the Chronicle sheet at the end of this series). At any time, he can apply the Chronicle sheet to a 1st-level Pathfinder Society character, but if that character gains XP from another Chronicle sheet, he can no longer earn additional rewards for playing the other Silverhex Chronicles Quests. The Silverhex Chronicles can be replayed for credit, but the credit must be applied to a different 1st-level character each time.
When a GM runs one of these Quests, she also gets credit applied to a character. However, each time she runs a Quest, she can check off any one of the Quest boxes on her Chronicle sheet. In this way a GM can continue to earn credit toward a character, even if she runs the same Quest several times for different groups.

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Even before their flight from Galt, the noble families Tullivor and Sarvio were bitter rivals. After resettling in Gralton, both clans hired adventurers, including the bard Ulisha, to recover family heirlooms they'd abandoned during the Red Revolution-and sometimes to steal each other's treasures too.
Recently, Laban Tullivor was entombed along with a treasure. Near the mausoleum, a pedestal explains that the tomb's magical trap can be dispelled when the last rays of the setting sun fall upon that spot. Since the rays of dusk are blocked year-round by the spire of the nearby Sarvio Mausoleum, this puzzle encourages treasure-seekers to vandalize it, thus humiliating Laban's rivals one last time. But Laban's scheme backfired as one Sarvio scion, misinterpreting the riddle, murdered Laban's heir.

Guided by Ulisha's notebook, the PCs investigate a mausoleum in Gralton's cemetery. Near the tomb, they find a fresh corpse splayed across a statue. Through deduction, the PCs learn that the victim was Northis Tullivor, Laban's son. Based on a riddle spoken by the bust, it appears someone murdered Northis in an attempt to bypass the tomb's trap.

The PCs begin the adventure in Gralton, where Ulisha's journal entry has led them. There the PCs can attempt a DC 10 Diplomacy or Knowledge (local) check to confirm that Laban Tullivor was a corrupt and cruel man. Before dying, he boasted about the treasure to be entombed with him as well as about a magical trap that could be bypassed by “one who earns Tullivors' thanks.”

For a small city, Gralton boasts an ostentatious cemetery, with the tombs of wealthy Galtan refugees evoking their lost glories.
Before bringing Northis Tullivor here, Rhiannon Sarvio bribed the city watch to steer clear for the night. Regardless of when the PCs arrive at Gralton Cemetery, they find the gates ajar and no guards on duty. A successful DC 10 Knowledge (local) check confirms this is unusual.

As the PCs approach the Tullivor Mausoleum (area A2), they notice a human form slumped over a small marble pedestal. This is the corpse of Northis Tullivor. Minutes before the PCs entered the cemetery, Rhiannon Sarvio murdered Northis here. She now skulks behind her own family's tomb (area A3), watching the PCs warily.
Moving the corpse reveals a bust of Laban Tullivor atop the pedestal. If anyone stands facing the bust, a permanent magic mouth activates, reciting the riddle: “When the last sun falls upon this spot, receive my thanks” (Rhiannon, hearing “the last son,” thinks it refers to Northis).

Development: The PCs may ignore the corpse and proceed directly to Tullivor's tomb, but more likely, they investigate the crime themselves. The following clues may help with their investigation: The body is that of a young human male dressed in a noble's outfit with his hands bound with rope. A successful DC 10 Perception check uncovers a belt buckle resembling a badger and that the deceased's facial features somewhat resemble the bust's. With a successful DC 15 Knowledge (nobility) check, a PC can confirm the badger is the Tullivor sigil, and the victim is most likely Laban's heir, Northis Tullivor.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Heal or Perception check observes that Northis was killed with a short sword and also bears scratches on his face. With a successful DC 15 Survival or Knowledge (nature) check, the PC also identifies the source as hawk talons. Further, there are two sets of humanoid footprints surrounding the pedestal, and a PC can spot and follow these back to area A3 with a successful DC 10 Survival check. A matching set of prints is also near the cemetery gates, accompanied by hoof prints.

The mausoleum is a 15-by-10-foot structure constructed of superior masonry. Its sole ingress is a locked iron door (hardness 10, hp 60; Break DC 28; Disable Device 30); however, its lock automatically opens if the door's trap is bypassed or disabled.

Trap: On his deathbed, Laban Tullivor commissioned a complex magical trap for his tomb. Any attempt to disable the lock or break down the door activates the trap.

Treasure: The mausoleum contains five sarcophagi bearing the names of the Tullivors interred within. Above Laban's casket, a gleaming tapestry depicts the Tullivor crest and the family motto: “Never in Shadow.” The tapestry, woven with gold and silver thread, is worth 550 gp.

Development: If the PCs enter the mausoleum before encountering Rhiannon Sarvio (see area A3), she approaches the tomb on horseback. She feels entitled to the Tullivor tapestry and attacks the PCs if they refuse to surrender it.
If the PCs ally with Rhiannon before entering the tomb, she accompanies them inside. When she sees that the treasure glorifies House Tullivor, she becomes enraged and tries to grab the tapestry, intending to hack it apart. For each round that she attacks the tapestry uninterrupted, reduce its value by 50 gp.

This alabaster tomb evokes a past age of Galtan architecture, including a ten-foot spire atop a broad dome. Its awnings teem with sculpted white raptors. An iron gate bears the motto, “Last to Fall.”
The Sarvio mausoleum is a 15-by-15-foot tomb of superior masonry. Through the ironwork of its padlocked gate (hardness 10, hp 60; Break DC 25; Disable Device 25), one can see that the tomb's interior contains four sarcophagi but no valuables. If PCs seek to topple the mausoleum's spire (see Development below), they must first succeed at a DC 15 Climb check to scale the dome. Pushing over the stone spire requires a DC 24 Strength check. Alternatively, the PCs can break it with bludgeoning or slashing weapons (hardness 8; hp 72); however, the spire has a weak point near its base (Perception or Knowledge [engineering] DC 15 to identify), making the task much easier (hardness 4; hp 36).

Creatures: After abducting Northis, Rhiannon brought him here, left her horse Zephyr near the northwest corner of her family's tomb and then escorted her rival to area A1, where she murdered him in a deluded attempt to bypass the trap in area A2.
Upon hearing the PCs approach, she conceals herself here with her horse Zephyr. Her white hawk, Triumph, hides among the statuary on the roof. Spotting Rhiannon and Zephyr as they hide in this area requires a successful DC 11 Perception check. Those that exceed the DC by 10 or more also spot Triumph.

The youngest daughter of Lord Sarvio, Rhiannon pathologically seeks her family's approval. Hearing of Tullivor's treasure, she assumed the patriarch had entombed himself with the platinum chalice he'd stolen from the Sarvios. In truth, Ulisha stole the cup from Tullivor and sold it, but Rhiannon doesn't know that. Plotting to claim the treasure, Rhiannon mistakenly concluded Northis's death would solve the riddle of the bust-or that, even if she failed, her family would celebrate the death of one more Tullivor.

The PCs' interactions with Rhiannon depend upon how and when they encounter her. If they fail to link her to Northis's murder, she has the upper hand and may approach the PCs offering to help them solve the riddle. Of course, she plans to betray them once inside the mausoleum. She prefers to have the PCs bypass the trap, although if the PCs deduce the correct method, she balks at desecrating her own family's tomb. A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Bluff or Diplomacy check changes her mind, but she still betrays the PCs once the treasure is in hand.
If accused of murder, Rhiannon rapidly changes tactics while forestalling combat as long as possible. She is shrewd and silver-tongued but prone to fits of haughty rage. Her typical approaches and possible dialogue are detailed below.

Denial: “I was here, praying at my own family's tomb. I believe I heard something unpleasant just as you showed up.”

Bribery: “The Tullivor mausoleum contains an object rightly belonging to us. If you help me retrieve it, you may earn the Sarvios' gratitude.”

Threats: “Perhaps I saw Northis slaughtered by a pack of tomb raiders, dressed identically to yourselves. The testimony of a Sarvio would outrank your version of events.”

If the PCs cannot solve the riddle, the GM can help them in several ways. First, unless the players explicitly enter the cemetery at night, mention the sun setting as they investigate, and describe the shadow of the spire crossing the pedestal at area A1. Second, if the PCs trigger the trap in area A2 but still have difficulty unlocking the tomb, have the impact of the sound burst loosen the hinges, reducing the door's Break DC to 20. If the PCs still can't access the tomb, have the city watch arrive, demanding explanations. If the PCs can prove that Rhiannon murdered Northis, the surviving Tullivors reward them with 500 gp-not the treasure they sought, but a comparable prize that may better suit lawful-aligned PCs in any case.

In one of her more daring heists, the explorer Ulisha once stole a grim lantern (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 301) from a gentleman necromancer in Caliphas. Ulisha fled across Avalon Bay and into Varno's Forest of Veils. Harried by undead pursuers, she decided to stash the magical treasure in the woods, so the mage could not track her any further. She chose an unhallowed spot, hoping the pervasive negative energies would camouflage the grim lantern. It worked; Ulisha escaped, and the treasure lay undisturbed for months until the necromancer lost interest.
Now, while Ulisha hides from other enemies, the PCs can use her notebook to retrieve the grim lantern f rom its hiding spot-provided they can brave the curse of Cannibal's Grove and outwit a duplicitous fey who would claim the treasure for herself.

Following the instructions in Ulisha's notebook, the PCs travel through Varno, stopping at the Restless Bear Inn to ask directions to Cannibal's Grove. The hostess seeks to discourage them from their quest with tales of the Famished Shaman, whose spirit supposedly still haunts the woods. Meanwhile, the inn's “house spirit,” an atomie named Sicklewit, spies on the PCs and decides to steal the grim lantern as soon as the PCs recover it.
The PCs navigate the misty woods, arriving first at a haunted stone circle then at the stream where Ulisha buried the treasure. As they dig, Sicklewit seeks to frighten the PCs with her magic before attacking with an elk that she convinced to aid her. Once the true nature of the threat is clear, the PCs can overpower Sicklewit and claim the grim lantern, earning a percentage of the item's worth.

The PCs travel through Varno without incident, following instructions left in Ulisha's journal. They see little of the region's timid peasantry until they arrive at The Restless Bear.

The inn is a one-story hostel with a claustrophobic ambience. It features plain walls, simple wooden doors, shuttered windows, and smoky tallow fat candles that keep the interior in a state of dim light.

A PC who succeeds at a DC 10 Perception or Knowledge (nature) check notes that the head belonged to a juvenile brown bear (a species common to this area), and that having been stuffed long ago, it has begun to look rather mangy. Once the PCs enter the inn, read or paraphrase the following.

The inn's only visible occupant is its hostess Birdy, a spindly widow versed in local lore and superstition. She provides meager food and lodging for 5 cp per client in addition to answering the following questions:

Creatures: Sicklewit the atomie dwells among the inn's rafters. A kleptomaniac, she is responsible for the junk in the rafters as well as the occasional disappearance of guests' personal affects. Birdy has caught glimpses of Sicklewit but believes the fey is a friendly “house spirit.” Sicklewit eavesdrops on the PCs, and can also read Ulisha's notebook over their shoulders (using invisibility to avoid detection). When she deduces that the PCs are in search of treasure, she decides not to steal from them here but instead follow them into the woods to scare them away from their intended haul.
For combat information about Sicklewit, see area B3.

Development: Whether the PCs stay overnight or only linger briefly, their visit sends Sicklewit scrambling to prepare a hilarious trap. She steals the bear's head from area A1, then persuades an elk to transport her to Cannibal's Grove and arrive before the PCs. When the PCs leave the inn, they may attempt DC 15 Perception checks to notice that the head has disappeared. If the PCs can't get directions from Birdy, Sicklewit alters her plans and leads the PCs to Cannibal's Grove herself, using dancing lights but keeping herself hidden in the mists.

One mile southwest of the inn, a clearing encircled by stones marks Cannibal's Grove. Regardless of the time of day, thick tendrils of mist rise from the ground and grant concealment to all creatures beyond 5 feet. Unsettling noises permeate the clearing-mostly echoes from the babbling stream to the south.

PCs travelling here from area A arrive just north of the stones.

Haunt: The dark powers of the Famished Shaman linger in this area; any PC who enters the ring activates a grotesque haunt. Should a humanoid creature enter the circle of stones, they are pervaded by the insane hunger of the cannibal druid who once worshiped-and fed-here.

Downhill from B1 and through a copse of trees, a shallow but swift stream flows past a 10-by-15-foot islet, mostly formed from boulders. Treat the slope, the stream, and the island as difficult terrain.

Creatures: Two creatures lurk in the trees east of the stream: Sicklewit the atomie and a large elk with yarn and ribbons in its antlers-the lone animal she was able to persuade to help her in combat. Both aggressors remain concealed in the misty undergrowth. When Sicklewit hears confirmation that the PCs have recovered the grim lantern (see Treasure below), she attacks.

Treasure: Ulisha buried the grim lantern ( Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 301) on the islet beneath a tent of flat stones. With a successful DC 20 Perception check, a PC notices a faint orange glow emanating from beneath the rocks; this allows them to uncover the treasure swiftly, with just one DC 10 Strength check to shift the boulders. Otherwise, locating the grim lantern takes three DC 10 Strength checks, spread out over 10 minutes of searching.
Being buried in this glade has affected the grim lantern's magic, reducing its effective caster level to 1. It needs substantial magical repairs to return it to full working order.

Development: If Sicklewit successfully filches the grim lantern, she cannot resist the urge to return in 1d4 rounds to hover invisibly above the island while laughing and taunting the PCs. This indulgence gives the PCs an opportunity to recover their prize. If the PCs are having difficulty, have Sicklewit outlined by the mists, thereby reducing her invisibility miss chance (50%) to normal concealment (20%).

PCs who successfully recover the grim lantern gain a valuable magic item. If they dutifully return it to Ulisha, she fulfils her promise to award them 10 percent of the item's value (580 gp). In the meantime, the PCs can use it in subsequent quests.
Unscrupulous PCs may try to sell the treasure themselves. In this case, have any merchants they approach refuse to buy the macabre device, fearing that it may be cursed. Only Ulisha has the appropriate contacts to vend the item.

Razmir is a new addition to the pantheon of gods worshiped on Golarion, claiming to have ascended to divinity by completing the Test of the Starstone. Since his arrival in the port city of Xer 50 years ago, his burgeoning nation of Razmiran has expanded time and time again, pushing back the borders of the neighboring River Kingdoms.
At the heart of Razmir's religion lies one of the greatest falsehoods of all time: Razmir is not a god. He is merely a powerful, inscrutable spellcaster whose zealous faithful rely on clever arcane tricks, deception, intimidation, and magic items to substantiate their leader's divine right. One such item is a mesmeric baton, a golden scepter that allows its bearer to influence the minds of the meek. Usually a mesmeric baton is implemented as part of a larger scheme or used to gain access to restricted areas or force politicians and tradesmen to reveal their gravest secrets.
Two months ago, a high-ranking priest of Razmir entrusted a mesmeric baton to Folloth Teag, a lower ranking acolyte in the church. Given instruction by his superiors to use its powers to collect tithes from the less faithful along the borders of Razmiran, Folloth soon became mired by his own greed and vanity. He first arrived in Allenstead a month ago and, through use of the mesmeric baton, he's been unanimously elected mayor, stolen most of the town's wealth, and ordered the construction of a grand statue in the center of town. Each day at noon he delivers a new sermon to his obedient followers, ostensibly providing guidance and meaning in their lives.
In truth, Folloth uses this opportunity to activate his mesmeric baton again and re-affirm his stranglehold on Allenstead.

Following a recent entry in Ulisha's notebook, the PCs learn of a Razmiri priest in possession of a gilded scepter rumored to have powerful magical properties. According to Ulisha, this priest has taken up residence in Allenstead, a village that lies on the borders of Razmir and the River Kingdoms. When the PCs arrive in Allenstead, its residents are in a state of mass hypnosis, reciting the religious texts of Razmir and praising the infallibility of their new mayor, Folloch(訳注：Follothと思われる、以降原文の訂正は省略) Teag, who has brought them into the fold of his cultlike faith. Through the residents, the PCs learn of Teag's arrival in the village a month ago and that he delivers a sermon each day at noon. When the PCs confront Teag, he tries to flee while ordering the enthralled masses to cover his escape. After the PCs break free from the mob, they manage to corner Teag at the stables where he faces them in combat. After Teag has been deposed, the mesmeric baton he bears reverts to its mundane nature and the spell on the townsfolk is broken.

Ulisha's notebook contains a map and directions to Allenstead, and the PCs' journey to the village is uneventful.

The PCs may want to gather information about Razmir, Razmiran, and Allenstead before they arrive at their destination.

10+ Worship of Razmir began in the River Kingdoms, where it spread quickly and led to the creation of a theocracy. Allenstead has always resisted conversion despite being on the very edge of Razmiri territory.

15+ Razmir is known as the Living God, a man who claims to have ascended to divinity by completing the Test of the Starstone. His faithful preach law, luxury, and obedience.

20+ Razmiri wear identical masks to conceal their identities, but the material the masks are made of denote one's position in the clergy: gold is above silver, and silver is above iron.

Allenstead consists of a few dozen buildings built along either side of a solitary dirt road that leads from Razmiran to a ferry dock on the West Sellen River. At the center of the village, construction is nearly complete on a large stone statue of a Razmiri priest that stands nearly 20 feet in height. The head of the statue peers down at a stage.

At this point, the PCs are free to explore the town and speak to whomever they'd like. Everyone in Allenstead has fallen under Folloch's spell and as the PCs speak to the town's residents, they can identify the locals' bewildered state with a successful DC 15 Sense Motive check. The locals all regard Folloch with reverential awe, and after listening to his magically augmented sermons, they are able to quote some of his slogans flawlessly. The following are likely questions the PCs have as well as the typical townsperson's response.

Folloch orates from this stage every day, and with each use of his mesmeric baton h e keeps the residents of Allenstead spellbound. As noon approaches, the townspeople stop their various activities and form a crowd at the base of the stage. At noon, Folloch exits from a house and makes his way to the stage.

Creatures: Folloch is flanked on stage by a pair of guards. When Folloch notices the PCs in the crowd, he turns the attention of his sermon to them.

With a flourish, Folloch activates mesmeric baton by grinning malevolently, extending the rod, and uttering an arcane word. Unbeknownst to the priest, his constant and reckless use of the scepter has drained it of its power, and it now does nothing. Realization slowly spreads across his face, and Folloch stammers for his congregation to defend him as he flees the stage.

Development: The villagers that have gathered at the base of the stage turn against the PCs, grabbing at them and trying to hold them back. While the unarmed townsfolk are no challenge in combat, their sheer numbers can prevent the PCs from chasing down their quarry. Instead of resolving this as a combat, the PCs have 3 rounds in which to succeed at a number of skill checks equal to twice the number of PCs. Each skill check represents one round of action, and a PC cannot use the same skill more than twice. So long as a player can explain how he might use a skill to escape a crowd, it's a valid option. Examples include using Bluff to mislead the crowd, Acrobatics to jump past villagers, Escape Artist to wriggle out of their grips, and Climb to reach high ground. The DC for the skill checks is 15, though the GM can award up to a +3 competence bonus on a check if the player uses a skill in a particularly clever or effective way. If a PC uses a 1st-level spell in a clever way, it counts as a success without requiring a skill check.

Development: If the PCs succeed, they escape the crowd quickly. Otherwise, Folloch Teag has extra time to prepare for the imminent combat.

The stables are located next to a wall started by a past mayor but never actually finished.

Creatures: Folloch Teag has fled to the stables in an effort to escape the PCs. He and his guards are here, hastily filling a carriage with chests and luggage-what remains of Allentown's wealth. As the PCs arrive, he levels the scepter at them one last time. After it fails to activate yet again, he engages the PCs in combat.
If the PCs failed to earn enough successes in three rounds to escape the crowd quickly, Folloch has recovered a scroll of grease and consumed a potion of mage armor (increasing his AC by 3).

Development: With Folloch defeated, the residual magic on his mesmeric baton finally fades, revealing its true appearance to be that of a simple iron rod. The guards, if conscious or alive, thank the PCs for breaking the Razmiri priest's spell.

With Folloch Teag defeated and the mesmeric baton drained, the people of Allenstead quickly regain their senses. While some still suffer from moments of amnesia, all are grateful to the PCs. As a parting gift, they give the PCs 300 gold for their assistance and allow them to take what they want from the defeated Razmiri priest.

During the Age of Darkness thousands of years ago, a massive starship from a distant world crash landed in the region now known as Numeria. As it tore through the atmosphere, the ship shed components and fragments across the landscape, resulting in thousands of other, smaller crash sites-some small enough to avoid discovery. Among these were escape pods launched as the ship made its descent. One such pod fell in southern Numeria, where it scorched the treetops and crashed into the side of a hill. Although its traveler has long since departed or perished, the vessel remains.

A few decades ago, a Pathfinder uncovered a cave containing petroglyphs of the Rain of Stars. He took note of the cave's location and made rubbings of its etchings before shipping the papers off to the Grand Lodge in Absalom for evaluation. Although interesting, the find did not warrant further investigation, so plans to examine the rubbings or explore the cave were shelved. Recently, Ulisha found herself searching through a storeroom for a rare urn and came upon the rubbings. Unlike the Pathfinder who preceded her, Ulisha noticed that the rubbings actually mapped a crash site from the Rain of Stars. By traveling back to the Pathfinder's cave and surveying the hills from that vantage point, Ulisha believes that she's pinpointed the location of this crash site.

Following another clue in Ulisha's notebook, the PCs travel across the border and into Numeria, looking for an ancient crash site. They are able to enter the foothills of a small mountain range north of Gralton without difficulty, and they traverse the hills without incident before coming upon the wreckage: an escape pod from an ancient spaceship. After opening the pod, they find a silver bracelet capable of generating a force field. When the PCs turn to leave the area they are confronted by a Kellid hunting party that demands the PCs turn over the bracelet and anything else of value. If the PCs refuse, the Kellids attack.

After giving the PCs the page from Ulisha's notebook (see the handout on page 28), read or paraphrase the following to get the adventure underway.

Give the PCs time to prepare before they leave Gralton to follow up on Ulisha's findings. Once they leave, they find Ulisha's map is straightforward and easy to follow. The PCs journey north is an easy one. The Numerian border is unguarded and they can easily slip across.

The PCs may want to gather information on Numeria before heading into that land.

10+ Numeria is a brutal land where only the strongest survive. It was shaped by an astronomical event known as the Rain of Stars, when a large meteor exploded in the sky and rained down upon the land.

15+ The Kellids that call Numeria home often scavenge the fallout from the Rain of Stars for a rare metal known as Numerian Steel. Scholars call the substance adamantine, and it is famed for its durability and ability to cut through the hardest materials as though they were cloth. When alloyed with iron, it is less durable and much less valuable.

20+ Some say that the object that fell during the Rain of Stars was not a meteor at all, but in fact a massive ship carrying advanced technology and creatures from other worlds. The local population views this technology with suspicion and prefers to reclaim then often destroy any such finds they come across.

The trees become sparse as the PCs climb into the Numerian foothills. A series of switchbacks rises to a low summit.

The escape pod that crashed here embedded itself deeply into the side of the hill. Over time, the hill has eroded, covering the vessel in layers of dirt. By succeeding at a DC 15 Knowledge (nature) or Perception check, a PC notices that the soil along the slope of the hill here is looser than it should be, as if a recent rockslide had covered it. It only takes a few minutes of digging to uncover a solid metal surface buried below. The escape pod is ovoid, just over 10 feet in length and 5 feet in diameter at its widest point.
The metal is strange and unfamiliar, but with a successful DC 20 Knowledge (nature) check, a PC can identify it as an alloy of iron and adamantine. The entire wreck appears to be relatively undamaged. Its surface is scratched and dented but unbroken, and a 3-by-5-foot section of the side appears as though it could be opened on a hinge. Opening the escape pod requires a successful DC 20 Strength check. When the pod opens, read or paraphrase the following.

The systems the buttons once operated are no longer functional. Only one of the levers-the one that opens and closes the hatch-still operates.

Treasure: A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Appraise or Knowledge (engineering or local) check identifies the discs as Numerian “silverdisks,” a form of currency. There are 35 in the pod, each worth 10 gp. The silver bracelet is an even greater prize, as it dampens the kinetic energy of any objects moving toward the wearer. Mechanically, this grants the wearer 15 temporary hit points, but due to damage the bracelet sustained, there is no way to recharge these temporary hit points. Further, after maintaining this field for 24 hours, the bracelet permanently runs out of energy. A PC can identify the bracelet's properties with a DC 18 Knowledge (engineering) check. The adamantine used to create the escape pod is valuable, but separating it out of the iron alloy could be very difficult; the pod is worth little as scrap metal.

When the PCs first crossed the border, a group of Kellids that occasionally patrols this area spotted them and began to approach. Rather than confronting the PCs immediately, the Kellids decided to wait and see what the trespassers were up to. Now that the PCs have discovered the crash site and recovered the items within, the Kellids move in to claim the prize. As the PCs descend the summit and work their way down the switchbacks, the Kellids step out from the surrounding brush and block the path.

Creatures: The Kellids are short-tempered but honor their word if the PCs agree to hand over all their gold, the silverdisks, and the bracelet. A PC can also convince the Kellids to let the PCs keep their gold but surrender the silverdisks and bracelet with a successful DC 15 Diplomacy check. Should the PCs refuse or offer a lesser deal, the Kellids attack, certain that they can simply claim what they want off the PCs' dead bodies. There is virtually nothing the PCs can say to convince the Kellids to leave without the silverdisks and bracelet, though an exceedingly cunning and dramatic lie (applying a .10 penalty on the Bluff check, minimum) might allow the PCs to escape without a fight at the GM's discretion.

Once the PCs have defeated or fled the Kellid hunters, they can return to the River Kingdoms to plot their next move. The Numerian silverdisks should help with the purchase of Silverhex when the time comes. In the meantime, the silvery bracelet the PCs recovered from the wreck should prove useful in future endeavors.

Ulisha occasionally needs extra funding for her expeditions. Though she detests the people of Daggermark, she is willing to do business in the city to gain the gold she needs. One of her best clients is the Poisoners' Guild, which frequently buys esoteric ingredients from across the Inner Sea region to create the deadly venom demanded by so many assassins. Of late, the poisoners have been running low on spider silk, which they use as a binding agent in certain recipes. Ulisha has noted a nearby nest in her journal, and has also recorded the name of a potential buyer.

The PCs begin by following directions in Ulisha's journal to a nest of giant spiders to collect adhesive. The PCs fight the two spiders defending the nest. Ulisha's journal hints that more potent chemicals can be found in the spiders' web glands, and the PCs have the option to harvest them.
The PCs then must try and sell these in Daggermark. Ulisha names a buyer in her journal, but she claims the man doesn't pay much. The PCs have the option to find a more desperate buyer. Once they reach the merchant, issues arise that prevent them from getting full price, and the PCs have the option to negotiate to bring the price back up.

The PCs begin the adventure in Daggermark, which Ulisha's journal uses as a starting point to find the spider's nest. The players should also have a copy of the corresponding journal entry, which lays out their goals. Allow the PCs to make checks to learn about Daggermark and the spiders they're likely to encounter.

The PCs may already know about Daggermark.

10+ Daggermark is one of the River Kingdoms. It is an exercise in anarchy, as anyone can hire assassins at affordable rates.

15+ These hires come from an Assassins' Guild, which has found a particularly deadly partner in a Poisoners' Guild that also operates out of Daggermark.

20+ Because anyone can hire an assassin, everyone in Daggermark tends to be overly polite. Most leaders don't last very long, as anyone taking exception to their policies can hire deadly force rather easily.

25+ P Cs know enough about the day-to-day politics of Daggermark to receive a +2 circumstance bonus on checks to find another merchant.

The PCs may have some knowledge about giant spiders.

11+ Giant spiders are known for their venom, which is known to weaken their prey.

16+ Spider webs contain a strong adhesive that is used as a stabilizer in volatile poisons. This adhesive is most valuable when it is fresh; the silk glands of a freshly killed spider are the best source.

21+ The PCs know exactly where the silk glands are located. This provides a +2 bonus on any check to harvest the glands.

The map leads the PCs from the outskirts of Daggermark into the Shroudwood to the city's southeast. As the PCs approach their quarry, signs of obvious spider habitation increase, and especially large cobwebs link some of the higher branches. None of these are fresh enough to harvest adhesive.

Creatures: Two giant spiders hide in the canopy webs. A PC can spot the spiders with a successful DC 17 Perception check.

Development: The central orb of web is a newly laid egg sack. The eggs are worthless in Daggermark, but the webbing holding the sack is covered in fresh adhesive. The PCs may also try to collect a silk gland from a spider corpse with a successful DC 15 Heal or Survival check. They may only attempt this check once for each corpse. If the PCs gather the adhesive around the egg sack, they earn one Trade Point, which affects how much gold they can earn later. If the PCs harvest at least one silk gland they earn one more Trade Point. Only award one point for removing silk glands, even if the PCs harvest both.

The PCs can use Ulisha's map to get out of the forest as easily as they got in. Once in Daggermark, the PCs can ignore Ulisha's misgivings and simply seek out Johannes Vox. Alternatively, the PCs might seek out another buyer. Whichever path they choose, they must venture into Daggermark itself; only a city with a thriving trade in poison has buyers for the adhesive.

If the PCs seek another buyer, they roll a Diplomacy or Knowledge (local) and consult the following table to see whom else they find.

15+ A gnome would-be apothecary, Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof, recently failed to deliver some promised goods to the Poisoners' Guild. She needs something to appease the guild before they decide to drastically renegotiate their contract.

25+ Though he has a reputation for being a fierce negotiator, dwarven merchant Narngar Ninefingers has run up quite the gambling debt. Debtors tend not to last long in a city of assassins, and Narngar is growing desperate for something he can sell to important patrons to prove that he's worth keeping around.

Deciding to sell to Vox earns no Trade Points. Deciding to sell to Ezmerlilly earns one trade point. Deciding to sell to Narngar earns two Trade Points.

Total the party's trade points so far. The Trade Points determine how much the merchant is willing to pay for the poison supplies. If the price is low, the merchant pays only money, but the higher the price, the more the merchant relies on paying the PCs in alchemical goods and information.
The PCs can earn one additional Trade Point by successfully negotiating with the merchant. The three merchants all have concerns about the reagents, and a PC must convince the merchant into giving the best price. Alternatively, a PC might use enchantment magic or similar effects to gain the merchant's cooperation, but such attempts are risky. If the magic fails, the merchant refuses all dealings with the PCs and warns other merchants about the PCs' tactics. This increases the DC of any further Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks by 5. Attacking the merchants will have the PCs thrown out of the city with several less-than-veiled threats of assassination should they return.
Each of the merchants has a different issue with the merchandise. Vox thinks there are more nests and believes that the market hasn't completely dried up. Using Bluff to convince him that the PCs wiped out all available nests works well. His pride makes him hard to intimidate. Ezmerlilly is paranoid that she'll be swindled. Diplomatic efforts placating her work well, whereas her suspicion makes her hard to bluff. Narngar is terrified that his debtors will come to collect. He's already on edge, so intimidation is effective. He's in a rush to make a deal, though, so diplomacy is difficult.
With a successful DC 15 Sense Motive check, a PC can ascertain which technique would be most effective to negotiate with a particular merchant. They can retry negotiation checks up to three times, but each failed attempt increases all DCs for that merchant by 2.

Development: Total the PCs Trade Points. The merchant agrees to pay the PCs an amount corresponding to the number of Trade Points they have, as shown on the table above. If the PCs earned at least 3 Trade Points, the merchant also provides them additional information regarding where to find Ulisha and Silverhex; in this case, the merchant says the following.

The merchant gladly draws a map for the PCs to follow if they managed to buy the information. It should be clear to the PCs that the half-orc in question is Ulisha and the blade is Silverhex.
If the PCs have any questions about the “Vessels Between,” the merchant gladly explains that it's the name of the assassins' guild. The merchants do not volunteer this news unless it is gained through Trade Points, and the information gives the PCs an advantage in the Silverhex Quest.
On the characters' Chronicle sheets, mark the “Special Resources” box if they successfully bartered for the potions and alchemist's fire. Mark the “Special Information” box if they successfully bartered to learn Ulisha's location.

Ulisha considers herself a master archaeologist-so much so that she gave the leaders of Galt's Red Revolution a treatise criticizing the revolution as a threat to relics and historical sites. The Red Revolution dislikes critics, and she was branded an enemy of the Revolution. Anwald Greenfelt, formerly a Tullivor manservant, has been acting in Galt to stir up revolutionary fury and direct it at Ulisha, who he blames for the troubles his former masters faced. The revolutionaries know nothing of this, but they love the promise of dead enemies. They financed Anwald's purchase of guild services. The sale of Silverhex was supposed to give Ulisha the gold to placate Anwald, but he has acted faster than anticipated.
Even when leaving her journal for the PCs Ulisha did not realize her peril. If the PCs were able to buy information from a merchant in part five, they will arrive before Ulisha's assailants. Otherwise the PCs will find her cornered and fighting a losing battle for her life.

If the PCs received the Special Information award in Webs, they begin en route to save Ulisha and arrive before their assailants do. Otherwise they begin in a marketplace where they overhear Anwald. With his information, the PCs arrive at a battle in progress, finding Ulisha in serious danger. The PCs fight off the pair of neophyte assassins and have a chance to speak with Ulisha and obtain Silverhex.

This adventure takes place in Daggermark, a city in the River Kingdoms known for its assassins. See the knowledge checks on page 19 for more information.
If the PCs did not gain information in Webs, read the following to get the adventure underway:

The man is Anwald Greenfelt, a venerable Taldan and former manservant to the Tullivor family. He is currently suffering a crisis of conscience. It was Anwald who whipped up the Revolution's fury against Ulisha, whom he perceives as the cause of his former masters' untimely demise. It was Anwald who hired assassins with funds raised by the Revolution. Now he doubts this course. He turned to liquor, but that only made him doubtful and talkative. He knows where Ulisha is currently and is eager to talk.

The PCs may wish to know more about the assassins sent to kill Ulisha.

15+ The assassins of Daggermark are more affordable than other hired killers. They refer to themselves as the Vessels Between, as they take targets from life to death.

20+ The more one is willing to pay, the more highly trained the assassin he can hire. The guild doubles as a school for assassins in training, and even these neophytes are available for hire.

25+ Assassins sent on missions outside of the city often work in pairs so as to better protect one another.

If one or more PCs has the Special Information reward from the Webs Quest, the PCs instead begin this adventure en route to Ulisha's hiding place and arrive several minutes before the assassins do. Allow them to attempt the Knowledge check above to know about the Daggermark assassins. If a PC has the Special Resources reward from the Webs Q uest, he also has a flask of alchemist's fire and a potion of cure light wounds t hat he can use during this adventure. Any unused expendable items from this reward can be used in other Quests in this series but are not available during other adventures.
As the PCs approach, read or paraphrase the following.

Creatures: If the PCs arrive first, Ulisha is surprised and wary, but she believes the PCs if they inform her of the assassins on the way. She knows the assassins are eager to prove themselves and will not give up. Unless the PCs have a better idea, she suggests setting up an ambush. Ulisha dismisses any attempts to discuss Silverhex until the assassins are defeated.
If the PCs learned about Ulisha from Anwald, they arrive as the inexperienced assassins taunt the Pathfinder. So far, she has had to use several of her abilities to defend herself as detailed below.

Development: Ulisha is grateful for the PCs' assistance, and she gives them her three wands in thanks. She also does what she can to heal their wounds. Once she composes herself, she regains her scholarly demeanor. Ulisha does not give the PCs Silverhex for free, for she believes that the gold from its sale is her only hope of paying Anwald “restitution” and getting him to call off his assassination attempts. If the PCs want to confront Anwald and convince him themselves, proceed to the A Feud for Family section below.
So long as the PCs don't attempt to harm or intimidate her, Ulisha is a steadfast ally despite her aloof behavior. From this point on, even after the conclusion, she is willing to use her knowledge to help the PCs should they request it.

If the PCs decide to confront Anwald, finding him is easy (DC 5 Diplomacy check to gather information), for he has made a mournful boor of himself over the past week. Although he is still upset about Ulisha's actions, he has regretted calling her out as an enemy of the Red Revolution. If the PCs are willing to pay him 500 gold pieces (the cost of the long-since-sold platinum cup Ulisha took from the Tullivor family), he agrees to speak in Ulisha's defense, convince his Galtan contacts to leave her alone, and cancel the bounty on her.
Anwald's sense of duty is very strong, and convincing him to drop the feud without blood or gold requires a successful DC 25 Diplomacy check. Alternatively, the PCs might lie to Anwald and convince him that Ulisha is no longer alive with a successful DC 25 Bluff check. Providing some personal effect of hers like a cloak or weapon grants the PCs a +5 bonus on this check. Intimidation or enchantment magic can secure his cooperation for a limited time, but not for long enough to make a difference. Killing Anwald does not solve the problem either, as the Red Revolution continues to hound Ulisha and send others to take his place.
If the PCs manage to get Anwald to call off the assassination, Ulisha expresses genuine joy and gives the PCs Silverhex as a gift of friendship. Give each PC the Pleasure Doing Business boon on his Chronicle sheet.

If the PCs have obtained Silverhex, then their initial goal is complete; however there may be other leads in the journal that the PCs can follow. Ulisha does all she can to help the PCs, assuming she survives and they part on friendly terms. The friendship of a scholar so deeply knowledgeable about the River Kingdoms and its surrounding nations is perhaps even more valuable than the ancient druidic sickle.

Variable Rewards: The gold, XP, and Prestige Points you earn on this Chronicle sheet are based on how many of the Quests you completed, and until you play an adventure other than Silverhex Chronicles, you can continue to play the other Quests and earn greater rewards-even over multiple sessions. Before beginning a different adventure, calculate your rewards for this Chronicle sheet based on the following table. Check off any of the boons you earn below.

Elixir of Treasure Seeking: One of the special treasures you recovered while seeking fame and fortune was a flask of liquid that glowed softly with golden light. Drinking this elixir gives you the ability to find treasure in unlikely places, granting you a +2 competence bonus on Appraise and Perception checks for duration of an entire adventure. In addition, if you earn less than the maximum gold piece reward during an adventure, your sharpened senses lead you to a small cache of gold and gems that increases your gold earned by 150 gp (up to the maximum reward given in the adventure). When you use this boon, cross it of your Chronicle sheet.

Impressive Find: A representative from the Pathfinder Society-an organization of archaeologists and explorers-has heard of your discoveries in the River Kingdoms and invites you to join the Society as a field agent. Once you earn 12 or more Fame, your superiors award you one additional Prestige Point (but not Fame) in recognition of your excellence. You cannot have more Prestige Points than Fame, and if you would exceed this maximum, the bonus Prestige Point must be spent immediately or lost.

Pleasure Doing Business: As thanks for your assistance, Ulisha offers to sell you Silverhex at a lower price: 6,326 gp. You can increase Silverhex’s enhancement bonus or apply other weapon special abilities, but you always calculate the weapon’s effective final price as though it were 2,000 gp lower (e.g. Silverhex costs 16,326 gp as a +2 spell storing alchemical silver sickle-not 18,326 gp).