Poll #473 - Pick a plot for wereravens

Five Plots Involving Wereravens

Hey all,

The next adventure features wereravens. I’ve used my robo friend to generate some ideas for plots. Pick the one you like best.

1. The Flock’s Oath

Plot Summary:

A village elder has disappeared after a mysterious murder, and the adventurers are hired to find them. Their investigation leads to a nearby forest, where a secretive wereraven flock has taken the elder. The wereravens believe the elder is cursed and poses a threat to the village. The adventurers must determine whether the flock is protecting the village or hiding something more sinister.

Twists:

• The elder is cursed with lycanthropy but is unaware of their condition.

• The wereravens have their own dark secrets, including forbidden knowledge of the curse.

2. The Feathered Prophecy

Plot Summary:

The adventurers are approached by a mysterious wereraven prophet who delivers a cryptic warning about a looming disaster. The wereraven asks the party to retrieve an ancient relic hidden in a ruined monastery. As the party undertakes the task, rival factions, including a group of treasure hunters, seek to claim the relic for their own purposes.

Twists:

• The wereraven’s prophecy is not entirely truthful; they have their own hidden agenda.

• The relic is cursed, and returning it could unleash more harm than good.

3. The Shadow in the Spire

Plot Summary:

A spire in the heart of a sprawling city is the base of operations for a secretive guild of wereravens. When prominent nobles begin disappearing, the adventurers are hired to investigate. The wereravens claim they are hunting a greater evil hiding among the nobility, but the truth is murkier, and their methods are ruthless.

Twists:

• The wereravens are exposing a vampire’s influence over the city.

• Some wereravens have become corrupted and are hunting indiscriminately.

4. The Black Feather Curse

Plot Summary:

An isolated village finds itself plagued by sudden, deadly storms, always preceded by the arrival of a single black feather on its outskirts. The adventurers discover that the wereravens in the area are being forced to summon the storms by a powerful sorcerer who has bound them with a magical contract.

Twists:

• The wereravens offer to help the adventurers, but breaking the contract risks their lives.

• The storms hide something worse—a greater elemental being that the sorcerer is trying to control.

5. The Lost Aviary

Plot Summary:

The adventurers stumble across a hidden, overgrown sanctuary once home to an ancient wereraven flock. The sanctuary is haunted by spirits of the flock’s past members, and a surviving wereraven seeks help reclaiming it. However, the spirits warn of a terrible betrayal within the flock’s history that must be uncovered before the sanctuary can be restored.

Twists:

• The betrayal involves a deal made with dark powers that still affect the sanctuary.

• A rival flock now claims the sanctuary as their own, complicating the quest.