A clearing centered around a cracked, obsidian monolith. The "weeping" is strongest here, forming a shallow pool of black sludge. The Boss: A Shambling Mound made of blackened, oily vines.
The party finds a small, mud-caked hut belonging to Kaelen, a hermit druid who has partially succumbed to the blight.
Killing the mound stops the immediate threat, but the stone must be cleansed (using Kaelen’s dew or a Dispel Magic spell) to stop the blight permanently. Adventure Rewards A series of encounters for 5th Edition Dungeons...
Kaelen is paranoid and speaks in riddles. The party must use Persuasion or Medicine (to treat his sap-burned hands) to calm him.
At the end of every turn, the Stone pulses. Every creature within 30 feet must make a DC 13 Wisdom save or take 1d6 psychic damage as they feel the forest's "grief." A clearing centered around a cracked, obsidian monolith
Survival, Mystery, Blight Hook: The local druids have gone silent, and the forest is physically "weeping" a black, viscous sap that attracts aggressive, mutated insects. Encounter 1: The Choking Canopy (Combat/Environmental)
If successful, he reveals the blight isn't natural—it’s leaking from an ancient "Sorrow Stone" recently unearthed by grave robbers. He gives the party a Vial of Purified Dew , which can neutralize the sap on one creature or object. Encounter 3: The Sorrow Stone (Boss/Objective) The party finds a small, mud-caked hut belonging
A shield made from the blackened wood. It grants resistance to Acid damage but weighs twice as much as a standard shield.