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+arc: 1
+levels: 5-8
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+# Arc 1 — Heirs of Sundering
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+## Summary
+
+The party arrives in [[Eastmarch]] amid strange weather and missing caravans. The [[The Hand of Ruin|Hand of Ruin]] is cracking a [[Seal Anchor]] while the party uncovers the conspiracy and follows it to [[Valhold]].
+
+## Important Locations
+
+| Location | Notable Places |
+|----------|----------------|
+| [[Eastmarch]] | Marshal's Garrison, The Bent Anchor, Mira's Apothecary, Moongrove Shrine |
+| [[The Sinking Chapel]] | Mill, basement guard post, cult chapel, secret tunnel |
+| [[Old Salt Road]] | Caravan ambush point, border patrol route |
+| [[Valhold]] | Blackthorn Keep, Spire of Silence, Gilded Market, Temple of the Seven |
+
+## Random Encounter Table (d8)
+
+| d8 | Encounter |
+|----|-----------|
+| 1 | 2d4 bandits and a scout on the Old Salt Road |
+| 2 | 1 cult patrol with a cult fanatic |
+| 3 | Lightning mephits near the seal hill |
+| 4 | A frightened merchant caravan with suspicious cargo |
+| 5 | A Crown Concordat patrol questioning travelers |
+| 6 | A druidic omen from the Verdant Circle |
+| 7 | A ruined shrine with clues to the seals |
+| 8 | An elemental storm that forces shelter |
+
+## Loot Table (d8)
+
+| d8 | Loot |
+|----|------|
+| 1 | 25 gp and 2d4 days of rations |
+| 2 | Potion of healing |
+| 3 | Scroll of *protection from evil and good* |
+| 4 | Cult amulet bearing the spiral sigil |
+| 5 | Silver holy symbol or druidic charm |
+| 6 | 50 gp in mixed coin |
+| 7 | Common magic trinket from the DMG |
+| 8 | [[Ring of the Verdant Eye]] |