Special Thanks Section 05: Night Section 08: Bamboo Grove Art Credits Yasue's Attack Section 09: Epilogue Pronunciation Guide Tengu For the DM Ashiarai Yashiki NPC Profiles Yanari Section 01: Introduction Kuchisake-Onna Combat NPC Stat Blocks Section 02: Mountain Path Baku Sei Section 03: Shirakawa Castle Section 06: Morning Hideyori Anegakoji Map Pond Section 04: Tour of Grounds Aftermath Yokai Stat Blocks Fence Secrets Yuki-onna Shirime Section 07: Confrontation Yukinko Audience Room Scenario 1 Tengu Konoe’s Chambers Scenario 2 Ashiarai yashiki Hideyori’s Chambers Scenario 3 Hahakigami Ruri’s Chambers Scenario 4 Kuchisake-onna Shrine Scenario 5 Yanari Kitchen Scenario 6 Kappa Servant’s Quarters All Scenarios Osakabe-Hime Bathhouse Hitodama Courtyard Kuzunoha Guest Chambers Tamamo no Mae Hidden Passages Castle Keep

DUNGEONSampleS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Eberron, the dragon ampersand, Ravnica and all other Wifilezards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries.

This work contains material that is copyright Wizards of the Coast and/or other authors. Such material is used with permission under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild.

All other original material in this work is copyright 2019 by R.S. Callahan-Gray and published under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. Special Thanks Before the game begins it is a good idea to let I would like to thank the following people for players know what to expect. This module is their support, insight and feedback while designed as a mystery, with a heavy social and developing this adventure: investigative component. Will B. (for encouragement) Kevin Fox (for bouncing ideas) While there is combat this is not a module Jean Lorber (for editing assistance) Sumalee Passaretti (for sensitivity reading) designed for players who kill everything and John Wallace from Gametrodon (for review and feedback everyone they come across, and most on the first edition) encounters have options that can lead to a Great Grandma Grace (for inspiration) non-violent outcome. Art Credits This module contains mature content Cover artwork © 2015 Dean Spencer, used including violence and descriptions of with permission. All rights reserved. graphic injuries, suicide, mentions of Sei (page 2) drawn by Dri Gomez (@saint_dri) sexuality and descriptions of psychological All other artwork by tada /copyright PIXTA abuse and gaslighting. It is not recommended for players under the age of 15. For the DM This module is designed to run between 4 to 6 Pronunciation Guide hours for a party of 4-6 level 4 characters. Shirakawa (She-rah-kah-wah) Anegakoji (Ah-nay-gah-ko-jee) Text written in italics is intended to be Yokai (yoh-kai) narrated out loud by the DM. Bold indicates Kitsune (key-tsu-nay) monster names, with a page number and Tamamo no Mae (Tah-mah-moe no Ma-ey) outside source indicated if applicable. Text in Heian-Kyo (Hay-ann K-yo) boxes explains mechanics or information Yuki-onna (you-key-on-nah) pertinent to that particular section. Yukinko (you-kin-ko) Nekomata (nay-ko-mah-tah) Konoe (Koh-no-ey) This story revolves around the investigation of Yasue (Ya-sue-ey) Shirakawa Castle and the misfortunes Hideyori (He-day-yo-ree) plaguing the Anegakoji family. Unbeknownst Ruri (Rue-ree) to the family, Lord Konoe's second wife Yasue Shirime (She-ree-may) is actually an ancient and extremely powerful Hahakigami (ha-ha-key-gah-mee) kitsune, or nine-tailed fox, known as Tamamo Tengu (ten-goo) no Mae, whose modus operandi is to infiltrate Osakabe-Hime (Oh-sah-kah-bay Hee-may) a powerful family as a concubine or consort Ashiarai yashiki (ash-ee-ar-ai yah-she-key) and drain individuals of their life force until Yanari (yah-nah-ree) they die, at which point she moves on to her Kuchisake-onna (koo-chee-sah-kay on-na) Baku (bah-koo) next target. Her enormous magical energy has Kappa (kah-pah) drSampleawn other yokai to the castle, and the family file Hitodama (he-toe-dah-mah) now faces nightly intrusions that have rattled Sessho-Seki (Say-sho Seh-key) their nerves.

1 Section 01: Introduction friendly facade and surprise them. When ready to begin, read this: The players can introduce their characters at The land of Yamatai is steeped in old magic, and this point, and when everyone is ready, living alongside its people are creatures called yokai. proceed with the narration. It's not correct to call them demons, spirits or even monsters, since they come in every imaginable shape The Anegakoji family has reached out for help and size. Some look like people, some animals, and dealing with a yokai infestation in their castle, even household objects can be imbued with a which sits atop Mt. Shirakawa. You are mercenaries fragment of divine power and come to life. who have been hired by a mysterious but well known Exorcist named Sei, who has taken the job. Some yokai are benevolent, some are just living their lives while a few have malicious intent and thrive in It is September, but unseasonably cold. It began the presence of conflict and pain. The people of snowing as you started up Mt. Shirakawa, and it Yamatai have learned to coexist with these yokai, has already been several hours since you departed though conflicts do arise. When they do the people from the nearest village. Your breath steams in the call upon Exorcists to drive out the troublesome cold air, rising like small clouds into the grey sky. yokai and restore peace. But half the battle for an Exorcist is determining which yokai is causing the As you walk Sei turns to you. You only met them* a problem, and why. And those answers tend to few days ago, and after all this time you’re still not uncover deep and dark secrets that many would sure if they are a man or a woman. They have long prefer to keep hidden. white hair and very light brown, almost golden eyes.

Which is where you come in.

Section 02: Mountain Path By the end of this section, players should know their mission and have a general sense of the setting and the level of isolation faced by the people in the castle.

The appearance of Aya and Koharu should tell them to be wary and not take anything or anyone at face value. The two are actually a yuki-onna and yukinko, and their intent is to lead the party off the path and allow them to succumb to hypothermia, at which point the Sample * Sei’s pronouns are they/them and they arefile genderfluid. Sei is a two will drain their life force. Though they can natural shapeshifter and can appear as either or neither gender at will, fight they prefer to lure their victims in with a and will accept being referred to as he, she or they.