In the Shadow of the City-God
"Mur's fortunes have been built on tear salt¸ and merchants from distant lands travel to the city for this healing elixir. There are two tear salt springs in town¸ owned by two rival patrician families: the Falconi and the Capullo. Mur's laws forbid open conflict¸ and like most crimes against citizens¸ the punishment for breaking the peace is severe: live entombment within the living city's ever-growing walls! Nevertheless¸ cloak-and-dagger intrigue always claims new victims¸ and discord between the two families has now escalated into almost open warfare after the elderly Ercol Falconi's young wife has disappeared. Time is ticking away¸ and only a bold company of outsiders can resolve the feuds and discover the masterminds behind it all... under the watchful eyes of the City-God!"
A 32-page adventure module for 3rd to 4th level player characters¸ In the Shadow of the City-God combines urban intrigue¸ cloak-and-dagger action¸ and dungeon crawling in a single package. Visit Mur¸ a city-state worshipped and forever constructed by its citizens as a living god¸ and discover the secrets the scheming noble families do not want you to know. Inspired by Shakespeare and the bloody renaissance authors who had preceded him¸ Mur is one of the great charismatic locations in fantasy RPGs¸ and an excellent place to set your own adventures ‐ after you have played this one. Visit Mur's sights¸ and descend into three dungeons crisscrossing its convoluted undercity. Also included is The Valley of the Skull¸ a wilderness adventure taking you to a lost world designed by a mad emperor¸ and a fold-out player's map of the city of Mur.
This module by Istvan Boldog-Bernad has been translated into the English¸ with illustrations by Denis McCarthy (who also did the cover)¸ Stefan Poag¸ and the Dead Victorians.
This electronic edition is provided free of charge to people who have purchased the print version.