Secret of Sorrowpeak Asylum | 9th-level 5E Adventure (Patreon)

This Adventure Pack includes:

• 15-Page Adventure PDF
• 2 New Monsters
• 1 New Magic Item
• 2 Full-Color VTT Maps
• 8 VTT Tokens

Secret of Sorrowpeak Asylum

Secret of Sorrowpeak Asylum is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to five characters of 8th to 9th level and optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 9. Venture into Sorrowpeak Asylum, a haunting ruin shrouded in fog and family secrets, to confront the twisted experiments of Dr. Thalen Blackthorn. Uncover the truth behind chilling medical horrors, navigate traps and unspeakable atrocities, and decide the fate of the Whitetower family in this gothic horror adventure.

Background

Hidden away on a craggy, forsaken island shrouded in perpetual fog lies Sorrowpeak Asylum, a place of torment and forgotten souls. Once a lauded institution for the mentally unwell, its veneer of respectability hid a dark core. At its helm was Dr. Thalen Blackthorn, an illegitimate offspring of the noble Whitetower family. Driven by an aberrant belief in the divine power of pain to purify souls, Dr. Blackthorn subjected his patients to horrific experiments, seeking to cleanse their spirits through physical suffering.

The Whitetower family, wealthy and influential, secretly funded the asylum to distance themselves from Dr. Blackthorn and potentially benefit from his forbidden research. However, as whispers of the terrible treatments inflicted on patients reached the public ear, the family withdrew their support, and the asylum was shut down. Dr. Blackthorn disappeared without a trace, leading some to speculate that he died at sea.

Years passed, and the asylum was mainly forgotten until recently when eerie lights flickered within its shattered windows. An expedition led by adventurers hired by the Whitetowers and led by a distant cousin of Dr. Blackthorn set out to explore the building and eliminate any remnants linking back to the family. Instead, They were taken captive by the spirits haunting its dark halls, doomed to fall under their knives.

Now, Sorrowpeak Asylum stands as an eerie monument to human suffering and forbidden knowledge, its shattered windows like hollow eyes peering into the fog. The haunting flicker of lights in the distance and the mournful wails that carry on the wind speak of a malevolent presence that endures. A psychic snare, wrought through dark magic and unholy experimentations, still binds spirits to its decrepit halls. Despite its crumbling structure and the scars of the past, the asylum is far from lifeless; it is a restless predator, ever hungry for new souls to trap in its never-ending nightmare. 

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