Ghost tower of inverness maps3/7/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() The first part of the adventure involves the ruins of the castle and the dungeon beneath it. ![]() Escorted to the ruins of Inverness they are given an amulet which will teleport them back once they retrieve the Soul Gem. Obviously this is something which can easily be adapted to fit any campaign. Originally meant for tournament play, the pregenerated characters have interesting backgrounds, primarily being criminals who go on this quest in return for amnesty. The default background for the adventure has the Seer of Urnst persuade his duke to employ adventurers to retrieve the Soul Gem. Though on fog-shrouded nights the central tower can supposedly still be seen (a "ghost tower" if you will). The entire Castle Inverness was magically lifted "from the very foundations of rock upon which it rested." Within the central tower was said to be the "Soul-Gem" which "dragged the souls of men screaming from their mortal flesh and trapped them within its many facets." When one day the wizard failed to return an angry mob (presumably with pitchforks and torches) stormed the castle and tore down the central tower. The Ghost Tower of the title refers to the central tower of the castle of the dreaded wizard Galap-Driedel. Part of the reason, now that I think of it, is my grandmother needed the picture of the seer within it as a model for the Halloween costume she sewed for me - my grandmother was quite the seamstress but not particularly familiar with the fantasy genre. For whatever reason, I don't think I played C2: The Ghost Tower of Inverness more than once or twice. ![]()
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