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# STORY HOOKS

When bringing Lowtide into play, the GM may use the following points to enrich the story by introducing artifacts, Villains, discoveries, and rewards.

## THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE CLIFF

At the top of a cliff overlooking the sea, hidden by thick vegetation, is an old disused lighthouse—a picturesque and oft-forgotten sight.

Crab cave.

A partially submerged cave leads directly into the cliff. Giant crabs with strange carvings on their carapaces have taken refuge from the currents here. They aren’t aggressive, but react if someone attacks or gets too close. What is the meaning of those carvings? Has one of the PCs ever seen something similar?

The lighthouse.

This ancient building rises atop the cliff. Completely covered in creeping vines, it lies forgotten in this remote part of the promontory. It dates back to ancient times—perhaps it was built by the ancestors of the bay’s current residents. The lantern found at the top is decorated with strange paintings and frescoes, depicting a flaming bird. Who built the lighthouse? What was its original purpose?

Golden egg.

Resting on the old lantern’s base, this object is craved by researchers and smugglers. Nobody knows who the real owner is, nor how it came to be here, and none has been brave enough to move it. Gathering enough evidence, the Player Characters may discover that the tower was the nest of an ancient creature who used the lantern’s light as a waypoint to return home, but that fire has been out for a long time. What kind of egg is it? Where is the mother?

Curlybeard, the self-proclaimed Pirate King.

While inside the lantern room, an old sea dog looking for the egg (see above) attacks the PCs. He fights with an old pistol and a rusty cutlass, which can inflict weak. When he enters Crisis, the pirate grabs the egg and attempts to escape (a 4 section Clock, with one section automatically filled at the end of each round). As the singed beard might suggest, the pirate is Vulnerable to fire damage, but Resistant to ice and air. During the fight, the PCs feel the earth shake and the cries of a strange creature getting closer each round—perhaps the mother is coming back to protect the egg? If so, would she unleash her fury only upon Curlybeard? Or the protagonists as well?